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.
'Limbo' Star Amir El-Masry on His Successful Push for Roles Beyond Arab Stereotypes
hollywoodreporter.comIn Netflix's romance/tech sci-fi series The One, Amir El-Masry — also recently seen on the HBO/BBC financial drama Industry and now appearing as the lead in Focus Features' darkly comic refugee film Limbo — played a DNA expert called Ben.
It’s a fact that many might consider unimportant, but for the Cairo-born, London-raised 30-year-old, being given this name was a major achievement and one that he had to fight for, pitching his case to convince the producers who wanted to go with something more Mediterranean. "As simple as it may sound, it speaks volumes," he says, adding that it’s "very uncommon" for him, as an Arab, to play a "Ben". "What it does, subconsciously, is change people’s views of what someone looks like when they're called.
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