Jason Statham

 Jason Statham was born in Shirebrook, Derbyshire, to Eileen (Yates), a dancer, as well as Barry Statham, a street merchant and lounge singer. He was a Diver on the British National Diving Team and was ranked 12th in the World Championships in 1992. He was also a fashion model, black-market salesman, and, lastly, an actor. French Connection, where he was modeling, offered him the role of Bacon in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels which was his debut film. They became a major investment in the movie and introduced Jason to Guy Ritchie, who invited him to audition for a part in the film. He did this by asking him to play an illegal street vendor and get him to purchase fake jewelry. Jason must have done something right following the fact that Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) was hugely successful. Jason teamed up with Guy Ritchie again for Snatch (2000) and co-starred with Brad Pitt, Dennis Farina, and Benicio de Toro. Following Snatch (2000) was Turn It Up (2000) with US pop star Ja Rule, followed by a supporting actor role in the sci-fi movie Ghosts of Mars (2001), Jet Li's The One (2001) and another collaboration on screen with Vinnie Jones in Mean Machine (2001) under Matthew Vaughn's and Guy Ritchie's SKA Films. In 2002 Jason was cast as the role of Frank Martin in The Transporter. Jason also starred in The Italian Job (1969) as Handsome Rob.