Jason Statham's Best Roles - So Far
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Jason Statham
Born in Derbyshire England on July 26, 1967, Jason Statham always had an interest in athleticism. He had a strong interest in martial arts, excelled at diving and also played soccer for some time. As Jason started modeling for the brand French Connection, it was at this time that Guy Ritchie spotted him and got him his first role in the movie 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels' (1998). Since, his movies have accumulated over $1.5 billion in ticket sales!
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'Transporter' film series
Many may recognize Jason Statham most for his role in the Transporter film series. Let's just say: if you're into Bond films, you'll be into these three movies! From Ukraine to Marseille, Statham's character "Frank Martin" travels everywhere to transport special "packages". While there four Transporter films in total, Statham doesn't appear in the fourth.
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'The Italian Job'
Another one of Statham's best known works is in the 2003 film, The Italian Job. If you're looking for a witty, action-packed, and at times, romantic movie, this is the one for you. Jason starts alongside Charlize Theron, Mark Wahlberg, Mos Def and Edward Norton in this as they attempt to make one of the largest heists in history.
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'The Bank Job'
A couple years after The Italian Job was released, Statham starred in another heist movie: The Bank Job (2008). Unrelated to The Italian Job, this film was based on the real-life robbery which took place in 1971 on Baker Street, London. Allegedly in 1971, the actual story of this heist was to be unheard of in order to protect a member of the British Royal Family.
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'Crank'
Drugs and fights and Los Angeles? Sounds like a film Jason Statham would star in. Crank (2006) was exactly that - Jason's character was poisoned and sought to find and get revenge on the man who was responsible for this malicious act.
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'Spy'
One of Statham's funnier roles took place in 2015's Spy, starring Jude Law and Melissa McCarthy. As always, Jason portrays the action hero, or at least in this film, the wannabe hero in contrast to McCarthy's character. Jason was nominated for a Critics' Choice Award for Best Actor in a Comedy for his role. If you need a good laugh, this film is highly recommended!
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'The Mechanic' movies
Jason Statham has starred in several film series! In The Mechanic (2011), he portrays a professional assassin and covers up these individual's deaths. In 2016, he came back for its sequel: Mechanic: Resurrection, which gained $125 million at the box office.
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'War'
In 2007, Statham starred opposite martial arts king Jet Li in the action thriller War. This time, he plays the part of an FBI agent and seeks to capture the former CIA assassin, Jet Li's character "Rogue". Another action-packed film of Jason's to add to your list!
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'Fast and the Furious' film series
In another prominent film series of Statham, he starred alongside Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson and Vin Diesel in the Fast & the Furious franchise. Out of the already eight released films, Jason has starred in four of them! We'll have to wait and see if he'll be in the 9th one, set to be released in 2021!
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'The Expendables' film series
A film series with Statham starring opposite the legendary Sylvester Stallone AND Arnold Schwarzenegger? Count us in! The Expendables franchise was a huge box office success, so much that a TV series was created based off of it. Currently, a fourth film is in the works, with talks of Pierce Brosnan joining the cast!