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 on how leaving his family for work 'got harder and harder': 'You don’t think the kids notice'
foxnews.comChris Hemsworth is revealing the fire that fuels him to be successful as a performer and, more importantly, as a father. The 36-year-old actor came clean about his desire to be the best father possible in a new interview with GQ Australia for their May/June cover issue and revealed that it was the direness of his childhood upbringing that motivates him to be the very best at what he does. "We had grown up with very little money," Hemsworth said. "My parents struggled with bills and financial pressures and I thought if I'm an actor, I can get us out of it, I can take care of my family." Hemsworth -- who has been a member of the Marvel Cinematic Universe since donning the hammer of Thor, the Norse god of thunder, in 2011 -- has clawed his way.
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