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.
'We're making progress, but we still have a long way to go': The Oldham riots - 20 years on
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFor the latest Oldham news sign up to the MyOldham newsletter here For Rafit Hussain the sights and sounds remain as vivid today as they did 20 years ago.
On Saturday, May 26, 2001, Mr Hussain was making his way home when he saw some teenagers throwing stones at a car in Glodwick in Oldham.
He didn't know it at the time, but he'd wandered into the midst in one of Britain's worst race riots. "The noise, the atmosphere, it was something to experience," he said. "There was smoke, petrol bombs, fires, sirens, people screaming." The flashpoint had come earlier that evening when a group of Asian teenagers, who were playing cricket near the Good Taste chip shop on Roundthorn Road, got into an argument with two white boys.
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