NOW: Jason Statham as Lee Christmas in Expendables 2

Unlike so many of his Expendables costars, Jason Statham has a background in diving, not martial arts. It’s a good thing he has focused so intently on becoming an accomplished and versatile actor these last years, though, because as Lee Christmas, he had to adopt the behavior of a knife expert. Statham rose to fame working on two Guy Ritchie films: Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch. But he also caught eyes for his roles in The One, The Transporter, The Italian Job, Cellular, Crank, and the against-type indie London.