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Jason Statham had his first speaking role in Collateral starring Tom Cruise. He plays a guy who bumps into Tom in the air port right at the beginning and they apologise to each other, and he plays no further part in the film. I think he may actually get the first line in the film but I'm not sure. Also he had hair then. (also he was an Olympic swimmer/diver before that)
Statham already had an action franchise by the time Collateral was made. He was a Commonwealth Games diver, not an Olympian.
Lock, Stock was 1998, The Transporter 2002, Collateral 2004 though? Maybe I'm missing something.
I thought it was Guy Ritchie's Lock Stock? Or was that first main character role?
Yeah, Statham had several roles of various sizes under his belt by the time Collateral was coming out. The Transporter came out in 2002, so he had already been the face of an action franchise by that point, not to mention his prior work with Ritchie.
Not even going to mention the Shamen music video?