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 welcomes Tasmanian devils back after 3,000 years
nypost.comthe “Thor” actor explained to a 7News Sydney correspondent.“In 100 years, we are going to be looking back at this day as the day that set in motion the ecological restoration of an entire country,” Tim Faulkner, president of the environmental nonprofit, said in a statement.The Australian mainland was once home to the Tasmanian devil, before predators such as the dingo and humans all but eliminated the feisty creature.
Relegated to the Tasmanian island for thousands of years, the species suffered another setback: a transmissible cancer called devil facial tumor disease (DFTD).
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