/ˈsteɪθəm/;[2][3] born 12 September 1967)[4][5][6][7][8][9] is an English actor and former diver, known for his roles in the Guy Ritchie crime films Revolver, Snatch and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Statham appeared in supporting roles in several American films, such as The Italian Job, as well as playing the lead role in The Transporter, Death Race, Crank, The Bank Job and War (opposite martial arts star Jet Li). Statham also appeared alongside established action film actors Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Jet Li and Dolph Lundgren in The Expendables and The Expendables 2. He usually performs his own fight scenes and stunts.[10]Early life
Statham was born in Shirebrook, Derbyshire, the son of Eileen (née Yates) and Barry Statham, a lounge singer.[7][11][12][13] He moved to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, where he chose not to follow his father's career working the local market stalls, and decided to pursue the arts. He grew up with football player Vinnie Jones, alongside whom he would later go on to act. Jones introduced him to soccer, and Statham went on to play for the local grammar school (1978–83), which he had attended since the age of eleven, a passion that he shared with diving.[14] He practised daily in perfecting his diving techniques – in particular, he finished 12th in the World Championships in 1992.[15] He was also a member of Britain's National Diving Squad for twelve years.[16][17]Statham's life in the media began when he was spotted by a talent agent specialising in athletes while training at London's Crystal Palace National Sports Centre. Afterwards, he became a model for the clothing brand French Connection.
Career
Statham was offered more film roles and in 2002 was cast as the lead role of driver Frank Martin in the action movie The Transporter, in which he was responsible for his own stunts (Statham has made this choice for all of his films).[20] He has studied Wing Chun kung fu, karate, and kickboxing.[21] The film spawned two sequels, Transporter 2 (2005) and Transporter 3 (2008).
He also played supporting roles in Mean Machine (2002), The Italian Job (2003) (in which he played Handsome Rob), and Cellular (2004) in which he played the lead villain. In 2005, Statham was once again cast by Ritchie to star in his new project, Revolver, which was a critical and box office failure.[22] He played a dramatic role in the indie film London in 2006. That same year he played the lead role as Chev Chelios in the action film Crank which spawned the sequel Crank: High Voltage (2009).
In 2008, Statham starred in the British crime thriller The Bank Job and Death Race, a remake of Death Race 2000 (1975). American film critic Armond White hailed Statham's ascension as the leading international action film star. On the occasion of Death Race, White championed Statham's "best track record of any contemporary movie star."[23] Later in 2008, White praised Statham's Transporter 3 as a great example of kinetic pop art.
In 2010, Statham appeared alongside fellow action stars Sylvester Stallone, Jet Li and Mickey Rourke, among others in The Expendables. Statham plays Lee Christmas, a former SAS soldier and expert at close quarters combat using knives. In 2011, Statham starred in the remake of the 1972 Charles Bronson film, The Mechanic, and returned to British film in the police drama Blitz.
He also starred in the action film Killer Elite. The film was based on real events, which were the subject of Sir Ranulph Fiennes' fictional novel The Feather Men. Statham played an assassin named Danny who comes out of retirement to save an old friend, who was played by Robert De Niro.[25] In August 2011, he began filming Parker, for director Taylor Hackford; Statham will star as Parker, the criminal antihero previously played by Mel Gibson in 1999's Payback and by Lee Marvin in 1967's Point Blank.[26]
His 2012 releases were The Expendables 2, in which he reprised his character Lee Christmas, and Safe.
Personal life
Statham was in a seven year relationship with model Kelly Brook, until 2004.[27][28] Since April 2010, he has been dating Victoria's Secret model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.[29]Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels | Bacon | Film debut |
| 2000 | Snatch | Turkish | |
| Turn It Up | Mr. B | ||
| 2001 | Ghosts of Mars | Sgt. Jericho Butler | |
| The One | MVA Agent Evan Funsch | first time partnered with Jet Li | |
| Mean Machine | Monk | ||
| 2002 | The Transporter | Frank Martin | |
| 2003 | The Italian Job | Handsome Rob | |
| 2004 | Collateral | Airport Man | Cameo appearance |
| Cellular | Ethan Greer | First film to appear as a villain | |
| 2005 | Transporter 2 | Frank Martin | |
| Revolver | Jake Green | ||
| London | Bateman | ||
| 2006 | Chaos | Det. Quentin Conners | |
| The Pink Panther | Yves Gluant | Uncredited role | |
| Crank | Chev Chelios | ||
| 2007 | War | FBI Agent John Crawford | second time partnered with Jet Li |
| 2008 | The Bank Job | Terry Leather | |
| In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale | Farmer Daimon | ||
| Death Race | Jensen Garner "Frankenstein" Ames | ||
| Transporter 3 | Frank Martin | ||
| 2009 | Crank: High Voltage | Chev Chelios | |
| 2010 | 13 | Jasper Bagges | |
| The Expendables | Lee Christmas | third time partnered with Jet Li | |
| 2011 | The Mechanic | Arthur Bishop | |
| Gnomeo & Juliet | Tybalt | Voice | |
| Blitz | Detective Sergeant Tom Brant | ||
| Killer Elite | Danny Bryce | ||
| 2012 | Safe | Luke Wright | |
| The Expendables 2 | Lee Christmas | fourth time partnered with Jet Li | |
| 2013 | Parker | Parker | |
| Hummingbird | Unknown | ||
| Homefront | Phil Broker |
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