Jason Statham

About

Jason Statham is an English actor. Typecast as an antihero, he is known for action-thriller films and portraying tough characters. Statham began practising martial arts in his youth while working at local market stalls. His past history working at market stalls inspired his casting in the Guy Ritchie crime films Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) and Snatch (2000).

The commercial success of these films led Statham to star as Frank Martin in the Transporter trilogy (2002–2008). He gained more success as a part of the The Expendables (2010–2014) and the Fast & Furious franchise.

Jason Statham has been praised for leading the resurgence of action films during the 2000s and 2010s. According to a BBC News report, his film career from 2002 to 2017 generated an estimated $1.5 billion (£1.1 billion) in ticket sales, making him one of the film industry’s most bankable stars.

Statham played the lead in the 2018 action-horror film The Meg. In order to prepare for scenes wherein he swims in shark-infested waters, Statham swam with bull sharks in Fiji. The film would go on to gross $527.8 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing U.S.-Chinese co-production of all time.

Advertising & Endorsements

In 2003, Statham appeared in three British TV commercials for Kit Kat.

In February 2017, he starred alongside Gal Gadot in a 30-second super bowl ad for Wix.com during Super Bowl LI. CNET reported that the advertisement reached 22 million user impressions.