He was brought up both in Melbourne and in the Outback in Bulman, Northern Territory. His 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. He is the second of three sons, following Luke (born 1980) and preceding Liam (born 1990) both of them are also actors. Hemsworth's most critically acclaimed films include the comedy horror The Cabin in the Woods (2012) and the biographical sports film Rush (2013) in which he portrayed James Hunt.Ĭhristopher Hemsworth was born on 11 August 1983 in Melbourne, to Leonie (née van Os), an English teacher, and Craig Hemsworth, a social-services counsellor. His other film roles include the action films Star Trek (2009), Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) and its sequel The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016), Red Dawn (2012), Blackhat (2015), Men in Black: International (2019), Extraction (2020), the thriller A Perfect Getaway (2009) and the comedy Ghostbusters (2016). In the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Hemsworth started playing Thor with the 2011 film of the same name and most recently reprised the role in Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), which established him among the world's highest-paid actors.

He rose to prominence playing Kim Hyde in the Australian television series Home and Away (2004–2007) before beginning a film career in Hollywood. Christopher Hemsworth AM (born 11 August 1983) is an Australian actor.

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