Overview
Chris Hemsworth
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special
Jimmy Fallon celebrates 10 years as host of The Tonight...
Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons
TMZ exclusively sits down with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone...
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
Settle in with the likes of Taika Waititi, Chris Hemsworth,...
Biography
Christopher Hemsworth AM (born 11 August 1983) is an Australian actor. Born and raised in Melbourne, Victoria and Bulman, Northern Territory, he rose to prominence playing Kim Hyde in the Australian television series Home and Away (2004–2007) before beginning a film career in Hollywood. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Hemsworth starred as Thor in the 2011 film of the same name and reprised the role in several subsequent instalments, which established him among the world's highest-paid actors. His other film roles include the action films Star Trek (2009), Snow White and the Huntsman(2012) and its sequel, The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016), Red Dawn (2012), Blackhat (2015), Men in Black: International (2019), Extraction (2020) and its 2023 sequel, the thriller A Perfect Getaway (2009), and the comedy Ghostbusters (2016). Hemsworth's most critically acclaimed films include the comedy horror The Cabin in the Woods (2012), the biographical sports film Rush(2013), in which he portrayed James Hunt, and the action film Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024); the latter earned him a nomination for the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.