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.
Luke Hemsworth: ‘I had to work harder because of family name’
peoplemagazine.co.zaLuke Hemsworth found his famous name a hindrance when he started his career in Hollywood. The 38-year-old Westworld actor, who is the older brother of Thor star Chris, 36, and Liam, 30, of The Hunger Games fame, admitted in a chat with Australia’s The Daily Telegraph newspaper that his family association meant he had to work “harder” to make his career successful. “I’ve probably had to work harder for most of the stuff that I do,” he said.
Although the star confessed being a Hemsworth did “open some doors”, he added that there was also a “stigma” attached to the name. “There’s an expectation that you need to conform to some sort of idea of what that is, but I just go about my day and do my work and my preparation and make sure that I’m on
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