Jason Statham | First Movie: Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels

Action-thriller movies are definitely where Jason Statham shines best. He usually portrays Machiavellian characters, those with no chance of being redeemed. Did you know, though, that the actor was pursuing a career in sports at first before he shifted to modeling and then acting? Yes. He was initially part of the British National Diving Team and then modeled for a short period for Levi’s and Tommy Hilfiger. Statham was then cast as Bacon in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, released in 1998.

The actor saw commercial success in the succeeding years after his debut, and so his investment money also increased. Now, he has a chance to increase that further as he is set to appear as Orson Fortune, an M16 agent in the movie Five Eyes. They are now filming the movie, and details on when it will premiere are likely to be announced soon.