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.
Dad killed trying to cross unlit M66 at night... a coroner has criticised speed warning system after he was seen THREE times before tragedy
manchestereveningnews.co.ukDon't miss a thing that's happening in and around Bury by signing up to the free MyBury newsletter A coroner has criticised a motorway speed warning system after a confused dad was killed as he tried to run across the M66 ten minutes after he had first been reported on the hard shoulder.
Police sent Highways England three reports about a pedestrian on the motorway near Bury, the last from an off-duty sergeant who called for the speed signs to be reduced to 30mph after he had to swerve to avoid Lee Marsden, 35.
But the agency, which controls the electronic motorway signals, didn't realise the final alert had come from a police officer and so treated all three reports as 'unconfirmed'.
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