Chris Hemsworth
Chris Hemsworth | ||
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| Personal information | ||
| Birth name | Christopher hemsworth | |
| Birth | August 11, 1983 (age 37) Melbourne ( Australia ) | |
| Family | ||
| Spouse | Elsa Pataky | |
| Children | 3 | |
| Family | Luke Hemsworth (brother) Liam Hemsworth (brother) | |
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| Years active | 2002-present | |
Following his success on Australian television, Hemsworth moved to the United States and made his film debut with the film Star Trek (2009). Shortly after, he would achieve great worldwide recognition with his role as Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, starring in the films Thor (2011), The Avengers (2012), Thor: The Dark World (2013), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). ), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame(2019), which were box office hits and earned him positive reviews. Hemsworth has also appeared in comedies such as Vacation (2015), Ghostbusters (2016), and Men in Black: International (2019), in addition to war films such as 12 Strong (2018) and Extraction (2020).
Hemsworth has been featured on Forbes magazine's annual list of the industry's highest-paid actors in four different years. In addition, his films total more than $ 11.7 billion at the box office, making him one of the twenty highest-grossing actors in history.
On the other hand, since 2010 he has been married to actress Elsa Pataky, with whom he has three children and resides in Byron Bay. He is also a philanthropist actively working for foundations supporting Australian children and fighting marine pollution.
Biography
1983-2003: first years and beginnings in acting
Christopher Hemsworth was born on November August 1983 in the city of Melbourne ( Australia ), the son of Craig Hemsworth, an adviser to social services, and Leonie van Os, a professor of English. He is the second of three siblings; He has an older brother named Luke Hemsworth and a younger brother named Liam Hemsworth both actors.
He is of Dutch and Irish descent from his mother, as well as British and German from his father. He was raised for most of his childhood in Melbourne and spent his adolescence in Bulman. He attended the Heathmont College, where he participated in several school plays until his family moved to Phillip Island near his 18th birthday
After his parents left on a European trip for five months, Hemsworth moved in with one of his uncles due to constant fights with his younger brother. Soon after, at age 19, he landed a role as King Arthur on the television series Guinevere Jones This, coupled with the career his older brother was building, inspired him to pursue acting. Thus auditioned for several operas soap and got minor roles in Neighbors and Marshall Law.
2004-2010: recognition on Australian television and foray into cinema
Following his Australian television debut, Hemsworth would appear in the series The Saddle Club and Fergus McPhail between 2003 and 2004. Later, he moved into an apartment in Sydney and auditioned for the series Home and Away, where he landed the role of Kim. Hyde. His tenure on the series lasted until 2007 and he recorded a total of 189 episodes until he resigned, although the series generated considerable popularity, Hemsworth felt that he was not gaining respect within the industry for his performance. However, this paper gave an award in the Awards Logie as Most Popular Actor New 2005.
On the other hand, he also participated in the fifth season of the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars as a couple with the professional dancer Abbey Ross, and both were in fifth place. As he commented, this participation almost cost him to be being as Thor, since the executives of Marvel Studios thought that it would generate a negative response on the part of the followers of the comics.
After two years of inactivity due to la ack of opportunities on television, he made his film debut with the movie Star Trek (2009) playing George Girk, and also appeared in A Perfect Getaway(2009). In both films, Hemsworth received positive reviews for his performance.
After being discovered by manager William Ward and seeing that he could forge a career in film, he moved to Los Angeles ( United States ) and starred in the film Ca $ h (2010). According to the film's director, Stephen Milburn Anderson, Hemsworth had been living in the country for just six weeks when he auditioned and was struck by her physical attractiveness and charisma, for which he was cast in the lead role.
About his performance, The Hollywood Reporter wrote an article mentioning that Hemsworth was one of the actors to consider, as he had the potential to become one of the main exponents of cinema in the coming years.
2011-2019: Marvel Cinematic Universe
In 2011, Hemsworth achieved great recognition in the cinema when he was chosen to play the character of Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe His first performance as the character was in the film Thor (2011), which had a 77% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and was a box office success after grossing $ 449.3 million, making it the 15th most successful film in the world. 2011 Shortly thereafter would play Thor in The Avengers(2012), which received critical acclaim with a 92% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. In addition, it became the highest-grossing film of 2012 and the third in history up to that point, with a gross of $ 1.5 billion. His performance in The Avengers gave him an award at the People's Choice Awards, the MTV Movie Awards, and Teen Choice Awards. He also starred in The Cabin in the Woods (2012) as sociologist Curt Vaughan, who was a critical and box office success, and Snow White and the Huntsman(2012), which was a box office success and had a moderate critical reception where he played the hunter Eric, and also Red Dawn (2012), which was a critical and box office failure and where he played soldier Jed Eckert.
In 2013, Hemsworth had a cameo in Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) and starred in the movie Rush (2013) playing runner James Hunt. The film was a critical and commercial success, and experts especially praised its performance. He also reprised his role as Thor in Thor: The Dark World (2013), although he had a moderate critical response compared to its predecessor, topped the box office after raising $ 644.8 million, which made it the tenth film Aguilera of 2013. Thanks to this performance, was recognized at the Awards Huading. Two years later, he would reprise his role as Thor in2015's Avengers: Age of Ultron, which was well received by critics by achieving a 75% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and was also a box office success, grossing $ 1.4 billion which made it the fifth most successful film of the year. With this performance h,e received his second award at the People's Choice Awards. He also starred in In the Heart of the Sea (2015) as British sailor Owen Chase and Blackhat (2015) convicted hacker Nicholas Hathaway, both critical and box office failures. He also appeared on Vacation (2015), which, although poorly received by critics, was a hit at the box office.
In 2016, Hemsworth reprised their role as the hunter Eric in The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016), a sequel to Snow White and the Huntsman (2012). The film was a failure at both the box office and critics, with experts calling it one of the actor's worst films to date. In addition, he appeared in Ghostbusters (2016), which was ah was a good critical response but was a failure at the box office. This performance earned him a prize in the Kids' Choice. Hemsworth would have a brief appearance as Thor in Doctor Strange(2016) and later starred in Thor: Ragnarok (2017), which would become the most successful of the character's films, after receiving critical acclaim with a 93% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, in addition to grossing $ 854 million at the box office which was the ninth highest-grossing film of 2017. WThisfilm won the second prize at the Teen Choice Awards. That same year she was the face of Hugo Boss AG's Tonic fragrance.
In 2018, he starred in the film 12 Strong (2018), which had a moderate response at the box office and among critics. Similarly, appeared in Bad Times at the El Royale (2018), lived by critics but was a failure at the box office. Hemsworth played for the seventh time Thor in Avengers: Infinity War (2018), which was well-received by critics and grossed $ 2 billion at the box office, which was the most successful film of 2018. The following year, he returned to play Thor in Avengers: Endgame. (2019), which received critical acclaim and became the highest-grossing film of all time, grossing $ 2.7 billion. That same year, he starred in Men in Black: International (2019) as Henry and had a cameo in Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019), both critical and box office failures. Also was the face of the Infinite Hugo Boss fragrance.
2020-present: future projects
In 2020, Hemsworth starred in and made his producing debut with the film Extraction (2020), produced and distributed by Netflix. Although he had a moderate critical response, experts particularly praised Hemsworth's performance as mercenary Tyler Rake. Likewise, Extraction became a success after being viewed by 99 million users on Netflix during its first month of launch, breaking the previous record of 89 million held by Bird Box (2018). With this performance, Hemsworth won his third award at the People's Choice Awards and was nominated for the critics' choiceSuper Awards of 2021.
On the other hand, the actor will play Thor again in Thor: Love and Thunder, a film scheduled for release in 2022. In addition, he will star in Furious a prequel to Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) focused on the homonymous character. He will also star in Spider head as well as a biopic about Hulk Hogan and a sequel to Extraction all produced by Netflix.
Personal life and Public Image
Hemsworth had a relationship between 2005 and 2008 with actress Isabel Lucas whom he met during the Home and Away recordings. Sometime later, he began dating actress Elsa Pataky in early 2010 after meeting with some mutual friends. Both were married in December of that same year on the island of Sumba ( Indonesia ) and resided in the city of Los Angeles ( United States ).
In May 2012, had their first daughter named India, and later, in March 2014, had twin boys named Sasha and Tristan.
In 2015, the couple moved with their three children to Byron Bay ( Australia ). On the other hand, after his appearance in Thor (2011), Hemsworth became one of the highest-paid actors in cinema. Forbes magazine whom he named him the fourth highest-paid actor of 2014, with earnings of $ 37 million. He reappeared on the magazine's annual list in 2015 in 15th position with a salary of $ 27 million, and in 2017 in 11th position with $ 31.5 million. Subsequently, he ranked fourth in 2018 with $ 64.5 million and second in 2019 with $ 76.4 million, being the highest-paid actor in the Marvel Cinematic Univers. In addition to this, was the best-paid celebrity first thirty of 2018 and the twenty-fourth of 2019.
Hemsworth's physique is generally the subject of discussion among the press, who consider him one of the most attractive men in the film industry and a sex symbol. Your exercise routines and diets are often published by various magazines such as Men's Heal, and Entertainment Weekly. As a result, the actor created a mobile app called Centr, which gives advice on nutrition and health. GQ magazine named him Man of the Year in 2010, 2012, and 2016, while People magazine named him the Most Alive Mansexy of 2014. However, Hemsworth has complained about excessive physical care received and during an interview with The Telegraph in 2021 said: "The bodybuilding is seen as a vanity, but if If I tried to lose a lot of weight or have an unhealthy body for a certain role, I would be taken seriously as an actor. Training for ten long years is a full-time job. That plus twelve hours of filming a day is really exhausting. "
Furthermore, Hemsworth has been an active member since 2010 of the Australian Childhood Foundation, a charitable endeavor that seeks to help Australia's children who are victims of domestic violence or abuse. The actor has raised more than $ 300,000 for the foundation and continually encourages his fans to donate. He also has promoted awareness of marine pollution and in 2020 donated one million dollars to reforest Australia's forests destroyed by the fires of 2019-2020. Emsworth also promotes tourism in the country and is generally considered the stereotype Australian.
Filmography by Chris Hemsworth
| Year | Qualification | Paper | Notes |
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| 2009 | A Perfect Getaway | Kale | |
| Star trek true | true Georgek | ||
| 2010 | Ca $ h | Sam Phelan | |
| Ollie Klublershturf vs the Nazis | Chad | ||
| 2011 | Thor | Thor | |
| 2012 | Red Dawn | Jed eckert | |
| Snow White & the Huntsman | Eric | ||
| The Avengers | Thor | ||
| The Cabin in the Woods | Curt vaughan | ||
| 2013 | Thor: The Dark World | Thor | |
| Rush | James hunt start | ||
| Star Trek Into Darkness | George kirk | Voice | |
| 2015. | Blackhat | Nicholas hathaway | |
| Vacation | Stone crandall | ||
| Avengers: Age of Ultron | Thor | ||
| In The Heart Of The Sea | Owen chase | ||
| 2016 | The Huntsman: Winter's War | Eric | |
| Ghostbusters | Kevin Beckman | ||
| Doctor Strange | Thor | Cameo | |
| 2017. | Thor: Ragnarok | ||
| 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | ||
| 12 Strong | Captain Mitch Nelson | ||
| Bad Times at the El Royale | Billy lee | ||
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame | Thor | |
| Men in Black: International | Agent H | ||
| 2020 | Extraction | Tyler rake | Also producer |
| Year | Qualification | Paper | Notes |
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| 2002 | Guinevere Jones | King Arthur | 2 episodes |
| Neighbors | Jamie kane | Episode 4069 | |
| Marshall Law | The Kid | Episode "Domestic Bliss" | |
| 2003 | The horseshoe club | The new Vet | Episode «Tenderfoot» |
| 2004 | Fergus McPhail | Craig | Episode «In a Jam» |
| 2004-07 | Home and Away | Kim hyde | 189 episodes |
| 2006 | Dancing with the Stars | The same | Fifth season |
| 2015. | Saturday night Live | 2 episodes | |
| 2021 | Marvel's What If? | Thor | Voice |
| Year | Qualification | Paper | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Thor: God of Thunder | Thor | Voice |
| 2016 | Ghostbusters | Kevin Beckman |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Awards | Category | Nominated by | Outcome | |
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| 2005 | Lawards | Most Popular New Actor | Home and Away | Winner | |
| Most Popular Actor | Nominated | ||||
| 2006 | Nominated | ||||
| 2011 | Bafta awards | Rising Star | Thor | Nominated | |
| MTV Movie Awards | Best hero | Nominated | |||
| People's Choice Awards | Favorite Superhero | Nominated | |||
| Scream Awards | Nominated | ||||
| Revelation Actor | Nominated | ||||
| Teen Choice Awards | Newcomer Film Actor | Nominated | |||
| 2012 | Teen Choice Awards | Best Actor in a Sci-Fi / Fantasy Film | The Avengers | Nominated | |
| Best Summer Movie Actor | Winner | ||||
| 2013 | Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Butt Kick | Nominated | ||
| MTV Movie Awards | Best Fight | Winner | |||
| People's Choice Awards | Favorite Action Movie Star | Winner | |||
| Favorite Superhero | Nominated | ||||
| On-Screen Chemistry (shared with Kristen Stewart ) | Snow White and the Huntsman | Nominated | |||
| Teen Choice Awards | Best Action Film Actor | Red Dawn | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | MTV Movie & TV Awards | Best Shirtless Performance | Thor: The Dark World | Nominated | |
| Best hero | Nominated | ||||
| People's Choice Awards | Best Actor in a Dramatic Film | Nominated | |||
| Teen Choice Awards | Best Actor in a Sci-Fi / Fantasy Film | Nominated | |||
| 2015. | Huading Awards | Best International Film Actor | Winner | ||
| Teen Choice Awards | Best Actor in a Sci-Fi / Fantasy Film | Nominated | |||
| Best Drama Film Actor | Blackhat | Nominated | |||
| 2016 | Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Movie Actor | Avengers: Age of Ultron | Nominated | |
| People's Choice Awards | Favorite Action Film Actor | Winner | |||
| MTV Movie Awards | Best Kiss (shared with Leslie Mann ) | Vacation | Nominated | ||
| Teen Choice Awards | Best Action Film Actor | In the Heart of the Sea | Nominated | ||
| Best Actor in a Sci-Fi / Fantasy Film | The Huntsman: Winter's War | Nominated | |||
| Best Kiss (shared with Jessica Chastain ) | Nominated | ||||
| Best Summer Movie Actor | Ghostbusters | Nominated | |||
| 2017. | People's Choice Awards | Favorite Comedy Film Actor | Nominated | ||
| Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Movie Actor | Winner | |||
| Favorite Butt Kick | The Huntsman: Winter's War | Nominated | |||
| 2018 | Critics' Choice Awards | Best Actor in a Comedy | Thor: Ragnarok | Nominated | |
| Jupiter Awards | Best International Actor | Nominated | |||
| MTV Movie Awards | Best Fight | Nominated | |||
| Teen Choice Awards | Best Actor in a Sci-Fi / Fantasy Film | Winner | |||
| People's Choice Awards | Drama Star of 2018 | 12 Strong | Nominated | ||
| Movie Star of 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | Nominated | |||
| Action Star of 2018 | Nominated | ||||
| 2019 | Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Movie Actor | Nominated | ||
| People's Choice Awards | Favorite Male Movie Star | Avengers: Endgame | Nominated | ||
| Teen Choice Awards | Best Action Film Actor | Nominated | |||
| 2020 | Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Movie Actor | Nominated | ||
| Jupiter Awards | Best International Actor | Men in Black: International | Nominated | ||
| People's Choice Awards | The 2020 Movie Star | Extraction | Nominated | ||
| The Action Movie Star of 2020 | Winner | ||||
| 2021 | Critics' Choice Super Awards | Best Actor in an Action Movie | Nominated |
