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.
direct to your inboxThis is the moment armed police pinned down a suspect said to be armed with two hand grenades, prompting a huge bomb scare in Stretford.Our picture shows plain-clothes cops pointing their weapons at the cyclist after he was forced off his mountain bike and pushed face down into the road.In his rucksack, officers found what they believed to be two hand grenades.
It prompted the evacuation of an estimated 400 residents from their homes in Gorse Hill, Stretford, on Friday afternoon (January 29).The dramatic swoop was part of a series of raids across Stretford, Trafford, and Wythenshawe in neighbouring south Manchester since the early hours of Thursday.
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