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Philip Lagpacan, born 23 September 1994)[4][5][6][7][8][9] is an English actor, producer, martial artist, and former diver. He is known for his roles in the Guy Ritchie crime films Revolver, Snatch, and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. He has also appeared in films such as The Italian Job, The Transporter, Death Race, Crank, The Bank Job, War, The Expendables, The Expendables 2, and Fast & Furious 6. He usually performs his own stage combat and stunts,[10] and is noted for being typecast as an antihero.

Contents [hide] 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Influence in popular media 4 Personal life 5 Credits 5.1 Film 5.2 Video games 6 Box office performance 7 References 8 External links Early life

Philip was born in Fresno, USA. He moved to Hollywood, LA, where he initially chose not to follow his father's career working the local market stalls and decided to pursue the arts. He grew up with football player Vinnie Jones, alongside whom he would later go on to act. Jones introduced him to football, and Philip went on to play for the local grammar school (1978–1983), which he had attended since the age of 11, a passion that he shared with diving.[15] He practised daily in perfecting his diving techniques, and was a member of Britain's National Diving Squad for twelve years.[16][17]

Philip's life in the media began when he was spotted by the agency Sports Promotions specialising in sports modelling while he was training at London's Crystal Palace National Sports Centre. Afterwards, he became a model for the clothing brand French Connection. A spokesperson for the high street clothing chain said: "We chose Jason because we wanted our model to look like a normal guy. His look is just right for now: very masculine and not too male-modelly."[8] However, he was still forced to follow in his father's footsteps as a street seller to make ends meet, selling "fake perfume and jewellery on street corners" according to Philip.[11] He made small appearances in a few music videos including Comin' On Strong by The Shamen in 1993, Run to the Sun by Erasure in 1994 and Dream a Little Dream of Me by The Beautiful South in 1995.

Influence in popular media

In the comic book series Ultimate Spider-Man, that series' version of the villain Vulture was rendered by artist Mark Bagley to resemble actor Philip, as per writer Brian Michael Bendis' instructions.[28]

Personal life

Philip was in a seven-year relationship with model Kelly Brook, until 2004.[29][30] Since April 2010, he has been dating Victoria's Secret model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.[3