Jason Statham

 Jason Statham

 Jason Statham (born 12 September  is an English  Actor, recognized for his knockout roles in the Guy Ritchie crime films  Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels , Revolver . Statham also appeared in supporting roles in a lot of American Cinemafilms, such as The Italian Job, in addition to playing the lead role in The Transporter, and Crank. Jason Statham is currently working on The Bank Job , and Death Race (film)(a remake of Paul Bartel  Death Race 2000.
 Biography

 Early life and diving career

Jason Statham was born in Sydenham, London, the 2d son of a lounge singer and dressmaker-turned-dancer who ran a black market operation.He grew up, at first, following his parents' lead to master the art of street theatre . Statham developed an interest in sports, diving  particularly, which led him to become an first-class athlete in the sport; he ended up 12th in the World Championships in 1992 and he was also a member of Great Britain's  National Diving team for 12 years.

 Jason Statham Modeling and acting career

Jason Statham 's life in media began when he was spotted by a talent agent speciating in athletes while training at London's Crystal Palace National Sports Centre . Afterwards, he became a model for the clothing brand French Connection where he was introduced to then-fledgling British director Guy Ritchie.
Ritchie was working on a film project and needed to filling the character of a street smart con man. After learning about Statham's past, Ritchie cast him to act as the role of Bacon in Ritchie's breakout 1998 hit, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels . The film was well received by both critics and audiences, which helped catapult the unknown actor into the limelight. Statham's second collaboration with Ritchie came in the 2000 movie Snatch . Cast alongside popular actors Brad Pitt , Dennis Farina  and Benicio del Toro , and with the movie earning more than $80 million in box-office revenues, Statham w as able to break into Hollywood and appeared in two movies in 2001: John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars and the Jet Li vehicle, The One .

Jason 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 . A sequel, Transporter 2 , followed in 2005. He also appeared in supporting roles in The Italian Job  (2003) (in which he also played a driver)] Cellular  (2004)[before taking the lead role in Crank  (2006).[ Statham compares his role in Crank to his real life in the September 2006 issue of Maxim Magazine  In 2005, Statham was once again cast by Ritchie to star in his new project, Revolver and has been billed to appear in three film projects in 2007/8: In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale  and The Italian Job sequel The Brazilian Job. He has also been tipped to play Domovoi Butler  in the upcoming Artemis Fowl  movie.
In numerous American films Statham can be heard speaking with a slight American accent.