Chris Hemsworth

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Birthday:

11 August 1983, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Height:

190 cm

Chris Hemsworth was born in Melbourne, Australia, to Leonie (van Os), a teacher of English, and Craig Hemsworth, a social-services counselor. His brothers are actors Liam Hemsworth and Luke Hemsworth. He is of Dutch (from his immigrant maternal grandfather), Irish, English, Scottish, and German ancestry. His uncle, by marriage, was Rod Ansell, the bushman who inspired the film Crocodile Dundee (1986).Chris saw quite a bit of the country in his youth, after his family moved to the Northern Territory before finally settling on Phillip Island, to the south of Melbourne. In 2004, he unsuccessfully auditioned for the role of Robbie Hunter in the Australian soap opera Home and Away (1988) but was recalled for the role of Kim Hyde which he played until 2007. In 2006, he entered the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars (2004) and his popularity in the soap enabled him to hang on until show 7 (Dancing with the Stars: Episode #5.7 (2006) when he became the fifth contestant to be eliminated.His first Hollywood appearance was in Star Trek (2009), but it was his titular role in Thor (2011) which propelled him to prominence worldwide. He reprised the character in the science fiction blockbuster The Avengers (2012).Chris's American representative, management company ROAR, also manages actress Elsa Pataky, and it was through them that the two met, marrying in 2010. The couple have a daughter and twin sons. Show less «

I love the adventure that comes with this work, the travel and all that. But also the craft, the storytelling. From a kid, I remember enjoyi...Show more »

I love the adventure that comes with this work, the travel and all that. But also the craft, the storytelling. From a kid, I remember enjoying certain books and getting swept away in movies. Show less «

[on life in the Australian Outback] It's beautiful up there in the Northern Territory. My earliest memories are of buffalo and crocodiles. A...Show more »

[on life in the Australian Outback] It's beautiful up there in the Northern Territory. My earliest memories are of buffalo and crocodiles. As a kid, you don't own a pair of shoes because it's too hot! Show less «

[In an appearance at San Diego Comic-Con on July 26, 2014, noting that, in the paper Marvel Universe, the new Thor will be a woman] I don't ...Show more »

[In an appearance at San Diego Comic-Con on July 26, 2014, noting that, in the paper Marvel Universe, the new Thor will be a woman] I don't want to speak too early and jinx it, but I think that could be my Oscar. Show less «

Everything shifted for me after Rush (2013). It wasn't as financially successful as other things I'd done, but it gave me more movement, mor...Show more »

Everything shifted for me after Rush (2013). It wasn't as financially successful as other things I'd done, but it gave me more movement, more options, more doors opening, more meetings. All of a sudden, it's "Oh, wow! You're an actor!". Show less «

I remember how differently people treated me when things went well. Some directors and producers who never gave a shit - at best, they would...Show more »

I remember how differently people treated me when things went well. Some directors and producers who never gave a shit - at best, they would have given me a sideways glance - next time I saw them, they're my best friend. That's gross. Show less «

[on the paparazzi] When I'm with my kids, and someone is scaring my kids - which is what they will do - that gets me fired up. The hairs on ...Show more »

[on the paparazzi] When I'm with my kids, and someone is scaring my kids - which is what they will do - that gets me fired up. The hairs on the back of my neck stand up. I get hot. I get flustered. And in the States, they're there, 24/7, at the gate, six feet away when you take out the rubbish. Nah mate, you don't have the right to do that. I don't give a fuck what anyone says - you're not a bonus to my career. Show less «