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Jason
Statham (born 12 September 1972) is an English actor, known for
his hard man roles in the Guy Ritchie crime films Lock, Stock and
Two Smoking Barrels, Revolver and Snatch. Statham also appeared in
supporting roles in several American films, such as The Italian
Job, as well as playing the lead role in The Transporter, Crank
and The One and War alongside with martial arts superstar Jet Li.
Statham is currently working on The Bank Job, and Death Race (a
remake of Paul Bartel's Death Race 2000). 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) and 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 also starred in
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, which was released
in the U.S. in 2008. He next appear in The Bank Job (2008), Death
Race (2008) and Crank 2: High Voltage (2009) ... more |
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