Appeared in British TV commercials

Worked as a con man on London's street, hustling fake designer perfume and knock-off jewelry

Cast by director Guy Ritchie as one of a quartet of would-be gangsters in the comedy "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels"

Reteamed with Ritchie for a leading role in "Snatch"

Co-starred as a futuristic policeman in "John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars"

Appeared alongside Jet Li in "The One"

Starred as Frank Martin, the ex-Special Forces operative in the action feature "The Transporter"

Cast in F. Gary Gray's "The Italian Job"

Starred opposite Kim Basinger in the thriller "Cellular"

Returned for the sequel "Transporter 2"; scripted by Luc Besson

Once again teamed with Ritchie for "Revolver" (released theatrically in 2007)

Cast opposite Steve Martin in the "The Pink Panther" prequel

Played hit-man Chev Chelios in the high-octane thriller, "Crank"

Co-starred opposite Jet Li in "War"

Starred in "The Bank Job" directed by Roger Donaldson and based on a 1971 true life robbery

Played the lead in Paul W.S. Anderson's remake of the 1975 film "Death Race"

Reprised role as Frank Martin for "Transporter 3"

Reprised role of Chev Chelios for the sequel, "Crank 2: High Voltage"