Chris Hemsworth

Chris Hemsworth
Hemsworth at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con International
Born	11 August 1983 (age 32) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Residence	Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2002–present
Spouse(s)	Elsa Pataky (m. 2010)
Children	3
Parent(s)	Craig Hemsworth Leonie Hemsworth
Relatives	Liam Hemsworth (brother) Luke Hemsworth (brother)

Chris Hemsworth (born 11 August 1983)^[1][2] is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Kim Hyde in the Australian TV seriesHome and Away (2004) and as Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Thor (2011), The Avengers (2012), Thor: The Dark World (2013) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). He 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).

Also in 2015, Hemsworth starred in the action thriller film Blackhat, had a comedic role in the fifth installment of National Lampoon'sVacation series, Vacation, and headlined the biographical thriller filmIn the Heart of the Sea.^[3]

Early life[edit]

Hemsworth was born in Melbourne,^[4] to Leonie, an English teacher, and Craig Hemsworth, a social-services counsellor.^[5][6] 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."^[4] He attended high school at Heathmont College^[4] before his family again returned to the Northern Territory, and then moved a few years later to Phillip Island.^[7] He is the middle of three boys; his brothers Luke (older) andLiam (younger) are also actors.

Career[edit]