Chris Hemsworth Biography

Chris Hemsworth (born 11 August 1983) is an Australian actor. He is known for playing Kim Hyde in the Australian TV series Home and Away (2004) and Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2011. Hemsworth has also appeared in the science fiction action film Star Trek (2009), the thriller adventure A Perfect Getaway (2009), the horror comedy The Cabin in the Woods (2012), the dark-fantasy action film Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), the war film Red Dawn (2012), and the biographical sports drama film Rush (2013).

In 2015, he starred in the action thriller film Blackhat, had a comedic role in the fifth installment of National Lampoon's Vacation series, Vacation, and headlined the biographical thriller film In the Heart of the Sea. The following year, Hemsworth had a supporting role in Sony's reboot of Ghostbusters. Hemsworth will reprise his role as George Kirk in the upcoming Star Trek sequel.

Early life

Hemsworth was born in Melbourne, the son of Leonie (ne van Os), an English teacher, and Craig Hemsworth, a social-services counsellor. He is the middle of three boys; his brothers Luke (older) and Liam (younger) are also actors. His maternal grandfather is a Dutch immigrant, and his other ancestry is English, Irish, Scottish, and German. He was raised both in Melbourne and in the Australian Outback in Bulman, Northern Territory. He has stated, "My earliest memories were on the cattle stations up in the Outback, and then we moved back to Melbourne and then back out there and then back again. Certainly most of my childhood was in Melbourne but probably my most vivid memories were up there in Bulman with crocodiles and buffalo. Very different walks of life." He attended high school at Heathmont College before his family again returned to the Northern Territory, and then moved a few years later to Phillip Island.

Career

2002-10: Beginnings

In 2002, Hemsworth starred in two episodes of fantasy television series, Guinevere Jones as King Arthur. He also made an appearance in soap opera series Neighbours and one episode of Marshall Law.

In 2004, Hemsworth auditioned for the Australian soap opera Home and Away role of Robbie Hunter (played by Jason Smith), but did not receive the part. He was subsequently recalled for the part of Kim Hyde and moved to Sydney to join the cast, appearing in 171 episodes of the series. He left the cast of Home and Away on 3 July 2007.

Hemsworth was a contestant on the fifth season of Dancing with the Stars Australia, partnered with professional dancer Abbey Ross. The season premiered on 26 September 2006, and after six weeks, Hemsworth was eliminated (7 November 2006).

In 2009, Hemsworth portrayed James T. Kirk's father, George Kirk, in the opening scenes of J. J. Abrams' film Star Trek. He played the character Kale in the thriller A Perfect Getaway the same year. He went on to play Sam in 2010's Ca$h, which was the first film he shot when he arrived in the United States. The film's director, Stephen Milburn Anderson, said Hemsworth had only been in the United States for six weeks when he had auditioned for the role, recalling, "Here's a guy who is young, has the right look, is a very good actor and, let's face it, he's beautiful. So I say, we need to get this guy in. I was very impressed". In November 2010, The Hollywood Reporter named Hemsworth as one of the young male actors who are "pushing - or being pushed" onto the Hollywood "A-List". Sony Pictures announced in 2011 that Hemsworth would star in the thriller Shadow Runner, which did not subsequently go into production as of 2014.

2011-present: Thor and success

He is best known for his role as the Marvel Comics superhero Thor in the 2011 Marvel Studios film Thor. He and castmate Tom Hiddleston, who ultimately played Loki, had each auditioned for the role, for which Hemsworth said he put on 20 pounds of muscle. Hemsworth reprised the role in the 2012 film The Avengers as one of the six superheroes sent to defend Earth from his adopted brother, Loki.

He starred in the horror film The Cabin in the Woods, which was shot shortly after the release of Star Trek but went unreleased until 2012. It led Hemsworth to audition for the role of Thor at Joss Whedon's insistence. Also that year, Hemsworth starred opposite Kristen Stewart in the film Snow White and the Huntsman as the Huntsman. He also played Jed Eckert in the 2012 Red Dawn remake, a role he was cast in after MGM saw dailies footage of a scene from Cabin in the Woods. Hemsworth received the part of Thor two days after being hired for Red Dawn. In 2013, Hemsworth starred in Ron Howard's sports drama film Rush, alongside Daniel Brhl as Formula 1 World Champion James Hunt, and reprised his role as Thor, in the sequel Thor: The Dark World. People magazine, in an annual feature, named him its 2014 "Sexiest Man Alive."

In 2015, Hemsworth starred in director Michael Mann's action thriller Blackhat, opposite Viola Davis, and reprised his role of Thor for the fourth time in the sequel to The Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron. Hemsworth returned to the set of Home and Away in November 2014 to film a scene as an extra and not as his character Kim Hyde. He appeared in the episode broadcast on 19 May 2015. Also in 2015, he co-starred in the comedy film Vacation, along with Ed Helms, a revival of the film series that originally starred Chevy Chase. His last 2015 film was In the Heart of the Sea, based on the book of the same name by Nathaniel Philbrick, with Hemsworth playing first mate Owen Chase. In an interview with Jimmy Kimmel, he revealed that to prepare for the role of starving sailors, the cast was put on a diet of 500-600 calories a day to lose weight. In 2016, Hemsworth reprised the role of Eric the Huntsman in The Huntsman: Winter's War and also portrayed Kevin the receptionist in Ghostbusters.

Hemsworth is also set to reprise his role as Thor in Thor: Ragnarok, scheduled for release in 2017, and the two films Avengers: Infinity War and its untitled sequel, scheduled for release in 2018 and 2019. He will also reprise his role as George Kirk in the fourth film of the rebooted Star Trek film series.

In the media

An Australian rules football fan who supports the Western Bulldogs, Hemsworth was the star of the Australian Football League's 2014 Everything's Possible campaign. He donated fees for his involvement to the Australian Children Foundation.

Personal life

Hemsworth began dating Spanish actress Elsa Pataky in early 2010 after meeting through their mutual representatives, and they wed in December 2010. They have three children: a daughter born in 2012 and twin sons born in 2014. In 2015, he and his family moved from Los Angeles to Byron Bay in his native Australia, as he no longer needs to be in the United States in order to secure film work.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Star Trek	George Kirk
2009	'	Kale
2010	Ca$h	Sam Phelan
2011	Thor	Thor
2012	The Cabin in the Woods	Curt Vaughan
2012	The Avengers	Thor
2012	Snow White and the Huntsman	The Huntsman
2012	Red Dawn	Jed Eckert
2013	Star Trek Into Darkness	George Kirk	Voice only
2013	Rush	James Hunt
2013	Thor: The Dark World	Thor
2015	Blackhat	Nicholas Hathaway
2015	Avengers: Age of Ultron	Thor
2015	Vacation	Stone Crandall
2015	In the Heart of the Sea	Owen Chase
2016	The Huntsman: Winter's War	The Huntsman
2016	Ghostbusters	Kevin Beckman
2016	Team Thor: Civil War - While You Were Fighting	Thor	Short film
2016	Doctor Strange		Cameo
2017	Thor: Ragnarok		Post-production
2018	Avengers: Infinity War		Filming
2018	Horse Soldiers
2019	Untitled Avengers film	Thor

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Guinevere Jones	King Arthur	3 episodes
2002	Neighbours	Jamie Kane	Episode 4,069
2002	Marshall Law	The Kid	Episode: "Domestic Bliss"
2003	'	The New Vet	Episode: "Tenderfoot"
2004	Fergus McPhail	Craig	Episode: "In a Jam"
2004-07	Home and Away	Kim Hyde	185 episodes
2006	Dancing with the Stars	Himself/Contestant	5th place
2015	Saturday Night Live	Host	"Chris Hemsworth/Zac Brown Band" "Chris Hemsworth/Chance The Rapper"

Video games

Year	Title	Voice role	Notes
2011	Thor: God of Thunder	Thor

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work	Result
2011	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Movie: Breakout Male	Thor
2012	British Academy Film Awards	Rising Star Award	Thor
	People's Choice Awards	Favorite Movie Superhero	Thor
	MTV Movie Awards	Best Hero	Thor
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy	The Avengers
		Choice Summer Movie Star: Male	The Avengers & Snow White and the Huntsman
2013	People's Choice Awards	Favorite Movie Superhero	The Avengers
		Favorite On-Screen Chemistry	Snow White and the Huntsman (shared with Kristen Stewart)
		Favorite Action Movie Star	The Avengers & Snow White and the Huntsman
	Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite Male Buttkicker	The Avengers
	MTV Movie Awards	Best Fight	The Avengers
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Movie Actor: Action	Red Dawn
2014	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy	Thor: The Dark World
2015	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy	Thor: The Dark World
		Choice Movie Actor: Drama	Blackhat
2016	People's Choice Awards	Favorite Action Movie Actor	Avengers: Age of Ultron & In the Heart of the Sea
	Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite Movie Actor	Avengers: Age of Ultron
	MTV Movie Awards	Best Kiss	Vacation (shared with Leslie Mann)
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Movie Actor: Action	In the Heart of the Sea
		Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy	The Huntsman: Winter's War
		Choice Movie: Liplock	The Huntsman: Winter's War (shared with Jessica Chastain)
		Choice Summer Movie Star: Male	Ghostbusters
2017	People's Choice Awards	Favorite Comedic Movie Actor	Ghostbusters