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.
Coronation Street scriptwriter Peter Whalley was a huge fan and a season ticket holder at Turf Moor.And he claimed that when he was looking for names for new arrivals on the cobbles he used his favourite Burnley aces for inspiration.Midfielder Paul, 46, played more than 250 times for the Lancashire club between 1993 and 2004 and revealed the Corrie connection in his new autobiography, Not Such a Bad Life.He said: "A mention on Coronation Street was always a possibility at this time."The scriptwriter was a guy called Peter Whalley, a season ticket holder, who had fun naming some of the characters in the street after his favourite Burnley players."His favourite player was Robbie Blake and apparently, he used a few names for some of the minor.
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