Jason Statham is an English actor known for his roles as Frank Martin in The Transporter trilogy, Lee Christmas in The Expendables and Deckard Shaw in the Fast and the Furious franchise. Having started his professional career as a model featuring advertising campaigns and commercials, Statham is now one of the leading and most bankable actors in Hollywood. He has starred in many crime and action movies such as Crank, War, The Job Bank, The Mechanic and Spy.
Birth name
Jason Statham
Nickname
Jay
Profession
Actor, Producer
Nationality
Columbia
Private life
Anniversary / Date of birth
Jason Statham was born on July 26, 1967 in Shirebrook, Derbyshire, England, UK.
Age
He is currently 51 years old.
Sign of the sun
Leo
Ethnicity
White
Religion
Agnostic
Education
Jason attended a local high school since the age of 11, where he played football for the school team.
Family details
Jason Statham was born to dancer Eileen (née Yates) and Barry Statham, street vendor and salon singer. He has a brother named Lee Statham.
Civil status
engaged
Spouse / partner
Jason Statham has had a relationship with model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley since 2010. They got engaged in January 2016. The couple welcomed their first child, son, Jack Oscar Statham, on June 24, 2017.
Physical statistics
size
- In feet – 5 feet 10 inches
- In centimeters – 178 cm
- In meters – 1.78 meters
Weight
- In kilograms – 84 kg
- In pounds – 185 lbs
Body measurements
- Measurements – 48-16-34
- Chest – 48 inches
- Biceps – 16 inches
- Cut – 34 inches
bodybuilding
Athletic
Eye colour
Hazelnut
Hair color
Dark brown (bald)
Shoe size
He is wearing a shoe size 10 (US).
Sexuality
Straight ahead
Distinctive features
- Male body
- Deep voice
Professional statistics
Movie start
Jason Statham debuted on screen in 1998, playing Bacon in the US-British crime drama Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.
TV debut
Jason has not appeared in any television production yet. However, he participated in the talk show Late Night with Conan O’Brien in 2002.
Famous for
His performances of Frank Martin in the trilogy The Transporter, Lee Christmas in the franchise The Expendables and Deckard Shaw in the franchise Fast and the Furious.
Endorsements of the mark
He has appeared in several television commercials for French Connection, Kit Kat, Tommy Hilfiger and Levis.
Jason Statham’s net worth
Jason Statham has an estimated net worth of $ 50 million. He lives with his family in Beverly Hills, California.
Social media profiles
Jason had a lot of people on social media. In November 2018, it had more than 18 million followers on Instagram and 53 million followers on Facebook.
Jason Statham Facts
He started training in martial arts from an early age. He is also an accomplished diver. He was a member of the British National Dive Team for twelve years on a 10 meter platform and a 3 meter springboard. He finished 12th in Platform Diving at the 1992 World Championships.
As a child, he decided not to follow in his father’s footsteps by selling products on the streets. However, he was forced to sell fake perfumes and jewelry around the corner before gaining a major place in the creative industry.
He worked as a model in the early days of his career, as a model for major brands as well as for television commercials.
He was lucky when Ritchie entrusted him with Bacon’s main role in his 1998 crime thriller, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, after learning about his past as a black market seller.
As a passionate footballer, Statham is a big fan of the Nottingham Forest Football Club.
He was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.
Jason loves wakeboarding, jet skiing, windsurfing and climbing.
Statham left the road in a truck due to a faulty braking in the Black Sea while he was shooting on site in Varna, Bulgaria, for The Expendables 3.
He quotes Stallone, Bruce Lee, Paul Newman, Steve McQueen and Clint Eastwood as inspirations.