Christopher Hemsworth was born on 11 August 1983 and is an Australian actor.
42 Facts About Chris Hemsworth
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Chris Hemsworth rose to prominence playing Kim Hyde in the Australian television series Home and Away before beginning a film career in Hollywood.
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Christopher Hemsworth was born on 11 August 1983 in Melbourne, to Leonie, an English teacher, and Craig Hemsworth, a social-services counsellor.
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Chris Hemsworth's maternal grandfather is a Dutch immigrant and his maternal grandmother is of Irish descent; on his paternal line he is of English, Scottish, and German ancestry.
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Chris Hemsworth was brought up both in Melbourne and in the Outback in Bulman, Northern Territory.
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Chris Hemsworth started his career by appearing in several television series.
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In 2002, Chris Hemsworth starred in two episodes of fantasy television series Guinevere Jones as King Arthur, as well as making an appearance in soap opera series Neighbours and one episode of Marshall Law.
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In 2004, Chris Hemsworth auditioned for the role of Robbie Hunter in Australian soap opera Home and Away.
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Chris Hemsworth did not receive the part, but was recalled for the part of Kim Hyde.
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Chris Hemsworth moved to Sydney to join the cast, appearing in 171 episodes of the series.
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Chris Hemsworth left the cast of Home and Away on 3 July 2007.
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Chris Hemsworth later remarked that although he became more visible after Home and Away, his work on a soap opera did not earn him respect within the film industry.
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Chris Hemsworth was a contestant on the fifth season of Dancing with the Stars Australia, partnered with professional dancer Abbey Ross.
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In 2009, Hemsworth played James T Kirk's father, George Kirk, in the opening scenes of JJ Abrams' film Star Trek.
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The role was initially offered to Matt Damon, who turned it down; Abrams appreciated Chris Hemsworth taking on the role.
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That same year, Chris Hemsworth played the character Kale Garrity in the thriller A Perfect Getaway.
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Chris Hemsworth went on to play Sam in 2010's Ca$h alongside English actor Sean Bean, which was the first film he shot when he arrived in the United States.
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That same year, Chris Hemsworth was cast as the superhero Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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Chris Hemsworth shot the horror film The Cabin in the Woods shortly after the release of Star Trek, but it went unreleased until 2012.
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Chris Hemsworth later starred opposite Kristen Stewart in the film Snow White and the Huntsman as the Huntsman.
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In 2013, Chris Hemsworth starred in Ron Howard's sports drama film Rush, as 1976 Formula 1 World Champion James Hunt.
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In 2015, Chris Hemsworth starred in director Michael Mann's action thriller Blackhat, opposite Viola Davis.
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Chris 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.
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Chris Hemsworth was nominated for the MTV Movie Awards for Best Kiss with Leslie Mann.
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In 2016, Chris Hemsworth reprised the role of Eric the Huntsman in The Huntsman: Winter's War, alongside Jessica Chastain, who played his love interest.
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Chris Hemsworth later joined the cast of the reboot Ghostbusters film, playing Kevin the receptionist.
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The film disappointed critically and commercially, but Chris Hemsworth was praised for "deliver[ing] the most fun" by Caroline Westbrook of Metro and won the Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Movie Actor.
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Chris Hemsworth reprised his role as Thor in Thor: Ragnarok, released on 3 November 2017 in the US, and again in both the third and fourth Avengers films, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame in 2018 and 2019 respectively.
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Chris Hemsworth won the Teen Choice Awards for Choice Sci-Fi Movie Actor.
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In 2019, Chris Hemsworth starred in a spin-off of the Men in Black series, titled Men in Black: International.
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In 2020, Chris Hemsworth reprised the role of Thor in the fourth film, Thor: Love and Thunder.
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Chris Hemsworth has been working on Limitless, a six-part documentary series, for National Geographic.
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The episodes saw Chris Hemsworth take a plunge in icy Arctic water, fast for long periods of time, and participate in an indigenous Australian ceremony.
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Chris Hemsworth was to reprise his role as George Kirk in the fourth film of the rebooted Star Trek film series, but he left the project in August 2018 after contract negotiations fell through; Chris Hemsworth later said he found the script underwhelming.
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Chris Hemsworth later created the fitness app Centr, which provides paying customers access to nutrition, wellness, and exercise routines.
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Chris Hemsworth is an avid supporter of the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League.
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Chris Hemsworth was the star of the AFL's 2014 Everything's Possible campaign, donating the fees for his involvement to the Australian Children Foundation.
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Chris Hemsworth was the star in the AFL's 2017 "I'd Like to See That" commercial.
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Chris Hemsworth appeared in Forbes World's Highest Paid Actors list in 2014,2015, and 2018.
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Chris Hemsworth began dating Spanish model and actress Elsa Pataky in early 2010, after meeting through their mutual representatives.
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Chris Hemsworth was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours.
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In episode five of his National Geographic documentary Limitless, Chris Hemsworth revealed that his maternal grandfather suffers from Alzheimer's disease.