Christopher Hemsworth (born 11 August 1983) is an Australian actor. He rose to prominence playing Kim Hyde in the Australian TV series Home and Away (2004–07) before beginning a film career in Hollywood by taking on parts in the science fiction film Star Trek (2009) and the thriller A Perfect Getaway (2009).
Hemsworth went on to star in the fantasy film Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), the war film Red Dawn (2012), the action thriller Blackhat (2015), the biographical thriller In the Heart of the Sea (2015), the comedy Ghostbusters (2016), and the Men in Black film series spin-off Men in Black: International (2019). His most critically acclaimed roles include the comedy horror The Cabin in the Woods (2012) and the biographical sports film Rush (2013), in which he portrayed James Hunt.
Chris Hemsworth and Wife Elsa Pataky Are ‘Closer Than Ever’ After Overcoming Relationship Hardships: ‘They Love to Have Fun’
usmagazine.comChris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky may have their hands full as parents of three, but their love for each other has withstood the test of time.“They love to have fun and explore new things,” a source exclusively reveals in the newest issue of Us Weekly about the pair, who share daughter India, 11, and twin sons Sasha and Tristan, 9.
However, balancing their careers with raising three little ones proved quite the challenge for many years.“They’ll be the first ones to tell you, it was really hard in the beginning,” the insider notes. “The kids were still in diapers and Chris’ career was taking off — he was working nonstop.”Having starred in several projects in Australia in the early 2000s, Hemsworth’s career skyrocketed with his role as the God of Thunder, Thor, in the 2011 superhero flick of the same name.
In addition to reprising the role in numerous Marvel projects over the years, he’s cemented himself as a bonafide action star in The Huntsman: Winter’s War, In the Heart of the Sea, the Extraction series and more.Pataky, 46, for her part, has racked up several notable credits since beginning her acting career in the ‘90s, including four installments of the Fast & Furious franchise.Now that their kids are growing up and becoming more independent, the source shares that the couple are “closer than ever.”In the midst of raising a family amid stardom, Hemsworth, 39, discovered he has a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer’s disease while filming his 2022 Disney+ series Limitless With Chris Hemsworth, explaining to Vanity Fair in November 2022 that he is “eight to 10 times more likely” to battle the neurodegenerative disease later in life.In a sweet gesture, Pataky surprised her husband by undergoing an old-age makeover on the
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