If there is cinematic butt to be kicked, rest assured that Jason Statham will be at the front of the line. Since he burst onto the scene in Guy Ritchie’s Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels in 1998, he’s left a lot of broken bodies and wrecked cars in his wake. And when Expendables 4 rolls out on September 20, he will be nearing his 50th film, the lion’s share being unapologetic explosive action.
Statham makes movies with staying power. He’s made four Expendables films (2010, 2012, 2014 and 2023), three Transporters (2002, 2005 and 2008), two Mechanics (2011 and 2016), tw0 Cranks (2006 and 2009) and two Megs (2018 and 2023). Oh, yes, he also jumped into the Fast and Furious universe, making Furious 7 (2015), The Fate of the Furious (2017), Fast X (2023) and the spinoff Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw (2019), teaming with Dwayne Johnson.
As a leading man, his films have delivered $1.8 billion worldwide, according to The Numbers. All told, his movies have made nearly $7.9 billion.
Not everything is action, mind you. Statham was in John Carpenter’s Ghost of Mars (2001), played a prisoner/football player in Mean Machine (2002) and lends his voice to the animated Gnomeo and Juliet (2011). He also did a fantasy film, In the Name of the King (2008); a crime thriller, 13 (2010); and a comedy, Spy (2015) with Melissa McCarthy.
And who can forget the tender moments with his wee daughter Maddie in Homefront (2013) or his gentle care of a nun played by Agata Buzek in Hummingbird (2013). Of course, the tender moments came before he had to take out a meth gang and a group of mobsters, respectively.
But that’s what you get with Statham. When things get touchy-feely, well, you know it’s not going to end well for someone.
Take a look back with us at Statham’s career in pictures … just stay on your toes.
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‘Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels’ (1998)
From left, Nick Moran, Jason Statham, Dexter Fletcher, and Jason Flemyng, 1998.
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‘Snatch’ (2000)
Statham with Brad Pitt.
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‘Ghosts of Mars’ (2001)
Statham with Ice Cube, left, and Clea DuVall.
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‘The One’ (2001)
Statham with Jet Li.
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‘The Transporter (2002)
Statham with Qi Shu, 2002.
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‘The Italian Job’ (2003)
Statham with Mark Wahlberg and Charlize Theron.
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‘Cellular’ (2004)
Statham as Detective Ethan Greer.
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‘The Transporter 2’ (2005)
Statham with Kate Nauta.
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‘Revolver’ (2005)
Statham as confidence trickster Jake Green.
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‘London’ (2005)
Statham as banker Bateman.
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‘Chaos’ (2005)
Statham with Ryan Phillippe.
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‘Crank’ (2006)
Statham with Amy Smart.
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‘Crank 2: High Voltage’ (2009)
Statham with Bai Ling.
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‘War’ (2007)
From left, Statham, Mathew St. Patrick and John Lone.
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‘The Bank Job’ (2008)
Statham with Daniel Mays.
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‘In the Name of the King’ (2007)
Statham with Ron Perlman, center, and Will Sanderson.
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‘Death Race’ (2008)
Statham with Natalie Martinez.
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‘Transporter 3’ (2008)
Statham with Natalya Rudakova.
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’13’ (2010)
From left, Sam Riley, Ray Winstone, Statham, Mickey Rourke and Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson on U.S. poster art.
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‘The Expendables’ (2010)
Statham with Sylvester Stallone in the first of the ‘Expendables’ trilogy.
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‘The Mechanic’ (2011)
Statham with Ben Foster, left.
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‘Gnomeo & Juliet’ (2011)
Statham was the voice for Tybalt.
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‘Blitz’ (2011)
Statham as London cop Tom Brant.
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‘Killer Elite’ (2011)
Statham with Robert De Niro.
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‘Safe’ (2011)
Statham with Catherine Chan.
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‘The Expendables 2’ (2012)
Statham as knife specialist Lee Christmas.
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‘Parker’ (2013)
Statham with Jennifer Lopez.
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‘Hummingbird (2013)
Statham as ex-Special Forces soldier Joseph Smith.
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‘Homefront’ (2013)
Statham with Izabela Vidovic.
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‘The Expendables 3’ (2014)
From left: Sylvester Stallone, Randy Couture, Antonio Banderas, Statham, Wesley Snipes and Dolph Lundgren.
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‘Wild Card’ (2015)
Statham with Anne Heche.
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‘Furious 7’ (2015)
Statham with Dwayne Johnson.
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‘Spy’ (2015)
Statham with Melissa McCarthy.
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‘Mechanic: Resurrection’ (2016)
Statham with Michelle Yeoh.
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‘The Fate of the Furious’ (2017)
Statham as former intelligence agent Deckard Shaw.
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‘The Meg’ (2018)
Statham with Shuya Sophia Cai.
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Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
Statham with Dwayne Johnson.
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‘Wrath of Man’ (2021)
Statham with Josh Hartnett.
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‘Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre’ (2022)
Statham with Josh Hartnett and Aubrey Plaza.
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‘Meg 2: The Trench’ (2023)
Jason Statham with the Meg.
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‘Expend4bles’ (2023)
The new team, from left: Randy Couture, Andy Garcia, Megan Fox, Statham, Sylvester Stallone, Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson, Tony Jaa, Dolph Lundgren and Iko Uwais.
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