He is best known for playing portraying tough, irredeemable, and machiavellian characters.

But Jason Statham showed off his softer side as he taught his son Jack, 20 months, how to ride a scooter in Beverly Hills on Monday.a

The actor, 51, looked every inch the doting dad as he coaxed his son into trying to ride the little blue scooter solo.

Doting dad: Jason Statham showed off his softer side as he taught his son Jack, 20 months, how to ride a scooter in Beverly Hills on Monday

The Fast and Furious star, who performs his own death-defying stunts in his movies, appeared to relish the opportunity in teaching the tot balance and mobility s𝓀𝒾𝓁𝓁s.

Little Jack looked the spitting image of his dad in a blue woolly cat, navy jumper and cream trousers.

Bonding time: The actor, 51, looked every inch the doting dad as he coaxed his son into trying to ride the little blue scooter solo

After practicing on the scooter, Jack was scooped up by Jason and carried on his shoulders as the pair set off on their afternoon walk.

Jason has thrown himself into fatherhood since welcoming his first 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 Jack with fiancée Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in June 2017.

Rosie and her fiancé have been going strong ever since their first date at the 2010 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, with the pair getting engaged 2016.

Recently, the model described motherhood as ‘magical’ because she claimed everything feels ‘so special and loving’.

She told Harper’s Bazaar: ‘It sounds so clichéd, but it’s just been the most magical experience.

‘Everything feels so special and sweet and wholesome and loving and then at the same time it’s been life-changing, and my focus is now this person; this is what I want to do.

‘This is what I want to pour my heart into now.’ She catches herself sounding too serious. “Hashtag blessed, right?”‘

Sweet: Jason has thrown himself into fatherhood since welcoming his first 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 Jack with fiancée Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in June 2017 (pictured together last month)