Which actor plays the villain Deckard Shaw?

Jason Statham plays the villain Deckard Shaw in the Fast & Furious franchise.

Shaw is introduced in Fast & Furious 6 through a post-credits scene, where he is connected to Han's apparent death. He becomes the primary antagonist of Furious 7, targeting Dominic Toretto's crew after his brother Owen Shaw is left severely injured at the end of the previous film. Deckard is portrayed as a highly trained former British special-forces operative with a personal vendetta against Dom's family.

Statham's casting brought a major action-star presence to the series and set up one of its most important rivalries. The character later becomes an uneasy ally, working with the crew in The Fate of the Furious and appearing alongside Dwayne Johnson in the spin-off Hobbs & Shaw. A common mix-up is choosing Johnson because Luke Hobbs also begins as an antagonist, but Hobbs is a separate character and is played by Johnson, not Statham.