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Chris Hemsworth first played Thor in the 2011 film Thor. He reprised the role in the 2012 film The Avengers and through the 2019 film Avengers: Endgame. In 2021, he was appointed Member of the Order of Australia.
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Chris Hemsworth — early life, career, personal life, and legacy.
Of Dutch, Irish, English, Scottish, and German ancestry, Chris Hemsworth grew up moving around Australia after his family lived in the Northern Territory and finally settled on Phillip Island. His mother Leonie Hemsworth was an English teacher, and his father Craig Hemsworth was a social-services counselor. His uncle by marriage was Rod Ansell, the bushman who inspired the 1986 film Crocodile Dundee. Hemsworth attended Heathmont College in Heathmont, Victoria, where he graduated.
In 2004, Chris Hemsworth auditioned for Home and Away but was rejected for one role, only to be recalled for the role of Kim Hyde, which he played until 2007. That role brought him popularity, and in 2006 he competed on the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars. His first Hollywood appearance came in the 2009 science fiction film Star Trek, but his breakthrough was playing Thor in the 2011 superhero film Thor. He reprised Thor in The Avengers in 2012, Thor: The Dark World in 2013, Avengers: Age of Ultron in 2015, Thor: Ragnarok in 2017, Avengers: Infinity War in 2018, and Avengers: Endgame in 2019.
Chris Hemsworth married Spanish actress Elsa Pataky on December 26, 2010 after a five-month engagement. They met through their management company ROAR, which represented both. The couple have three children: daughter India Rose Hemsworth and twin sons Sasha and Tristan Hemsworth. Hemsworth adopted his late cousin’s son Perry Satya in 2008, who lives with the family in Byron Bay, New South Wales. He is an avid beekeeper and a supporter of the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League.
For his services to the performing arts and charitable organizations, Chris Hemsworth was appointed Member of the Order of Australia in the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6819 Hollywood Boulevard on May 23, 2024, with guest speakers George Miller and Robert Downey Jr. He revealed he inherited two copies of the APOE4 gene, making him ten times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease. Hemsworth’s portrayal of Thor defined the character for a generation of filmgoers.
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I Love the Adventure That Comes with This Work, the Travel and All That. but Also the Craft, the Storytelling. from a Kid, I Remember Enjoying Certain Books and Getting Swept Away in Movies.
I Remember How Differently People Treated Me When Things Went Well. Some Directors and Producers Who Never Gave a Shit at Best, They Would Have Given Me a Sideways Glance Next Time I Saw Them, They’re My Best Friend. That’s Gross.
Little-known facts about Chris Hemsworth — origins, oddities, and behind-the-scenes details from a public life.
Chris is incredibly close with his Thor co-star Tom Hiddleston, calling him an honorary Hemsworth.
He gained 20 pounds of muscle for the title role in the 2011 film Thor.
He is very good friends with Chris Evans, Tom Hiddleston, and Tessa Thompson, and also friends with Sienna Miller.
His uncle was bushman Rod Ansell, who inspired the 1986 film Crocodile Dundee; Rod was married to Chris’s aunt Joanne van Os.
He received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6819 Hollywood Boulevard on May 23, 2024, with George Miller and Robert Downey Jr. as speakers.
He studied American English at Screenwise Film & TV School for Actors in Sydney, Australia.
On December 26, 2010, he married Elsa Pataky after a five-month engagement.
His maternal grandfather Martin van Os is a Dutch immigrant; his other ancestry is English, Irish, German, and Scottish.
He is an avid beekeeper.
He paid off the mortgage on his father’s house with his earnings from the 2011 film The Cabin in the Woods.
His cousin Rob Hemsworth, an oyster farmer, competed on the sixth season of My Kitchen Rules.
Born on a Thursday, the day named after Thor, a character he portrayed.
Ranked #7 in Glamour magazine’s 50 Sexiest Men of 2013.
He adopted his late cousin’s son Perry Satya in 2008, who lives in Byron Bay as part of the Hemsworth family.
He was awarded the AM, Member of the Order of Australia, in the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
His movie idol is Sean Bean, with whom he worked in the 2010 film Ca$h.
Childhood friends with his personal trainer Luke Zocchi, met in primary school.
Chosen as the Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine on November 19, 2014.
Has starred in movies filmed in Australia and yet to film an Australian movie.
Attended and graduated from Heathmont College in Heathmont, Victoria.
Chosen as one of the 2011 Fun and Fearless Men by Cosmopolitan magazine.
Is an avid supporter of the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League.
His astrological sign is Leo.
Revealed he inherited two copies of the APOE4 Gene from both parents, making it ten times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease; his maternal grandfather died from the disease.
The last four letters of his surname are the same letters that form his most associated on-screen character’s name: Thor.
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