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 said he got a bit overanxious meeting fellow actor Brad Pitt for the first time last summer.'I met Brad Pitt actually at the Once Upon a Time...
in Hollywood premiere,' the 36-year-old actor told People, recalling how he was quick to embrace the A-list stalwart'He went to do a handshake and I went for the hug, he was fine with it,' Hemsworth said.
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