Chris Hemsworth

Christopher Hemsworth AM born 11 August 1983 is an Australian actor and film producer Born and raised in Melbourne Victoria and Bulman Northern Territory he rose to prominence playing Kim Hyde in the Australian television series Home and Away 20042007 before beginning a film career in Hollywood In the Marvel Cinematic Universe Hemsworth starred as Thor in the 2011 film of the same name and reprised the role in several subsequent instalments which established him among the worlds highestpaid actors His other film roles include the action films Star Trek 2009 Snow White and the Huntsman 2012 and its sequel The Huntsman Winters War2016 Red Dawn 2012 Blackhat 2015 Men in Black International 2019 Extraction 2020 and its 2023 sequel the thriller A Perfect Getaway2009 and the comedy Ghostbusters 2016 Hemsworths most critically acclaimed films include the comedy horror The Cabin in the Woods 2012 the biographical sports film Rush 2013 in which he portrayed James Hunt the action film Furiosa A Mad Max Saga 2024which earned him a nomination for the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Roleand the animated film Transformers One 2024 in which he voiced Optimus Prime Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Hemsworth licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia