Jason Statham was born in Derbyshire, England, in 1967. He began his career as a model, before meeting Guy Ritchie who cast him in his 1998 crime film, Lock Stock And Smoking Barrels. He has become known for his roles as a tough-talking streetwise character. He has appeared in films such as Snatch, The Italian Job, and The Expendables. He has also appeared in the Fast and the Furious film franchise. He is engaged to English model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, who he began dating in 2010. Their first child was born in June 2017.