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.
Mark David About five years ago, feeling what he called “suffocated” by his blockbuster Hollywood career, Australian heart-throb Chris Hemsworth, one of the highest paid actors on the planet who hauled in an estimated $76.4 million in 2019, and knock-out Spanish model and actor Elsa Pataky, best known for her role in “The Fast and the Furious” franchise, officially moved their family from Los Angeles back to Australia’s scenic, surfing-centric Byron Bay, about two hours south of Brisbane.
Around that time, in early 2016, they splashed out $3.45 million for a secluded contemporary home in Malibu, Calif., where they could shack up when in town for professional engagements and industry events.
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