Jason Statham 50 facts: finished 12th in the World Championships in 1992

50 facts from life of actor Jason Statham from The Transporter.

1. Statham is not only an actor but also martial artist, and former diver.

2. Starred in a range of action films from The Transporter to Crank and has over 40 productions that he worked on.

3. His debut was in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) where he played a hard man and earned him a rugged reputation.

4. He became involved in the world of fashion and was a French Connection model.

5. He landed several small roles in music videos such as The Shamen's Comin' On Strong, and Erasure's Run To The Sun.

6. Took up martial arts, training in karate and kick boxing.

7. Jason Statham voiced Sgt. Waters in Call of Duty.

8. Played the reckless pilot Shrike in THQ's Red Faction II alongside veteran actor Lance Henriksen.

9. Kit Kat hired him to do a commercial.

10. Statham played soccer through school. Played also for the amateur soccer team the Hollywood United.

11. He loves to play chess.

12. Is a passionate diver and he is very good at it.

13. Used sell knock-off goods and jewelry to unsuspecting tourists.

14. Has been an Olympic diver on the British National Diving Team and finished 12th in the World Championships in 1992.

15. British director Guy Ritchie cast him to play the role of "Bacon" after he leanred about Statham's past.

16. Did nearly all of his own stunts in the 2002 "The Transporter." Stunts included car chase sequences, scuba diving sequences and fight sequences.

17. Was in a relationship with English model and actress Kelly Brook for several years.

18. Was offered the role of Agent 47 in 2007 "Hitman" after Vin Diesel was dropped. Timothy Olyphant eventually took the role.

19. Lent his voice in animated Shakespeare comedy "Gnomeo & Juliet" as Tybalt, the gnome.

20. His father can sing, his brother plays guitar and Jason can handle drums.

21. Worked with Sylvester Stallone on The Expendables.

22. No one is too sure when Jason was born. Some say he came into this world in 1967 and others say 1972.

23. Guy Ritchie and Statham often played chess for money.

24. Has a couple movies coming out in 2015. Wild Card and the final installment of Fast and Furious, Fast 7.

25. Currently he is in relationship with model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.

26. Spent 12 years on the British national diving team, competing on the 10-meter platform and the 3-meter springboard.

27. Is friend with actor Vinnie Jones, and worked with him 3 times: first in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998), then in Snatch. (2000) and finally in Mean Machine (2001).

28. Jason Statham's nickname is "Jay."

29. Paid $10 million to purchase a 3,355 square-foot ocean front house in Malibu, California.

30. Given his voice to video games like Red Faction II as Shrike in 2002, Call of Duty as Sergeant Waters in 2003.

31. His father is a street seller and lounge singer.

32. His mother is a dancer.

33. His distinctive features are great muscular build and deep gravelly voice.

34. His first TV Show appearance was Late Night with Conan O'Brien in an episode dated 10 October, 2002.

35. Personal trainer Logan Hood helps him with training.

36. Grew up with a football player, Vinnie Jones.

37. Played football for his school from 1978 to 1983.

38. Statham's life in the media began when he was spotted by the agency Sports Promotions specializing in sports modeling while he was training at London's Crystal Palace National Sports Centre.

39. Starred in the action film Killer Elite. The film was based on real events, which were the subject of Sir Ranulph Fiennes' fictional novel The Feather Men. Statham played an assassin named Danny who comes out of retirement to save an old friend, who was played by Robert De Niro.

40. Rreprised his role as Lee Christmas in The Expendables 2 in 2012. In 2013, Statham had a cameo appearance at the end of Fast & Furious 6 as the brother of the film's antagonist Owen Shaw (Luke Evans).

41. In 2014, he returned as Lee Christmas in The Expendables 3, and in 2015, appeared in the action comedy Spy.

42. Statham has advocated for stunt performers to be given their own category at the Oscars.

43. His Malibu home boasts five bedrooms, five bathrooms, beautiful living room, a kitchen an open sitting area.

44. Owns a Spanish style compound in the affluent Hollywood Hills area of Los Angeles, which he bought from hilarious actor Ben Stiller for $7.3 million.

45. The actor likes Jet Skiing, and has been spotted riding a Jet Ski girlfriend Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.

46. Owns an Audi A8, a full-size luxury sedan featuring a near-perfect mingle of luxury, performance and style.

47. Owns a Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 with a mid-mounted 6.5-liter V12 engine developing 631 hp and 487 lb-ft torque.

48. He supports the Autograph Store Charity Fundraising, by signing the charity's auction items.

49. Has been spotted a couple of times wearing the IWC Big Pilots watch, a gem from the Swiss watch manufacturers.

50. Chose not to follow his father's career working the local market stalls but became an actor instead.