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.
Robert Downey Jr. roasts fellow Avenger Chris Hemsworth: ‘Second-best Chris’
foxnews.comChris Hemsworth was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday, May 23, 2024. At the ceremony, Robert Downey Jr.
delivered a roast in honor of his friend's newest accolade. Hemsworth and Downey Jr. starred in a number of Marvel movies together, including the "Avengers" franchise.The two play Thor and Iron Man, respectively, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
After starting out his speech with words of admiration and excitement about Hemsworth's 2024 film "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga," he switched gears. "Now here comes the roast," Downey Jr.
said. His roast was themed around "The Avengers," with the actor saying that he had reached out to fellow superhero stars, asking them to provide three words describing Hemsworth. "First off, [Jeremy] Renner says, 'Absurdly annoyingly amazing.' [Mark] Ruffalo came in strong with, ‘Friend from work,’" Downey Jr.
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