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.
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variety.comJenelle Riley Deputy Awards and Features Editor When Chris Hemsworth was told he would be receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, he was thrilled — and a little bit suspicious.
You see, the actor had been through this before. “I’ll tell you a funny story,” Hemsworth says with a laugh. “At least I hope it’s funny — it might make me look like an idiot.
But I’ll take the risk.” Back in 2019, Hemsworth and the cast of “Avengers: Endgame” were asked to put their handprints in cement outside the legendary TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood.
And Hemsworth conflated the two. “I thought that was the Walk of Fame! So when we did it, I thought, ‘Oh cool, I’m getting a star.’” he reveals. “And someone told me, ‘No, that’s not what this is.’” Hemsworth said nothing at the time. “I went along with it like I completely knew what was happening.
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