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.
Thor alum Chris Hemsworth recently ventured into a daring sport for a new programme called Chris Hemsworth Getting Familiar with Sharks.
Participating in National Geographic’s annual Shark Week, the 37-year-old MCU star featured in one episode of the series, in which, the Aussie actor is on a “mission to uncover the science of shark behaviour and discover how humans and sharks can safely coexist.
There’s been an increase in local shark attacks on the east coast of Australia, which leads him to try to understand the different species of sharks and their behaviours.” Speaking to the press about the program, Chris shared that “where I live, we’ve just had the worst bate of fatal shark encounters in a century.
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