Chris "Thor" Hemsworth

         

   

          An Australian actor born on August 11, 1983 at Melbourne. He is best known for his role as Thor in the Marvel Studios films Thor (2011) and The Avengers (2012); and as Kim Hyde in the Australian TV series Home and Away (2004). He's also appeared in Star Trek (2009), A Perfect Getaway (2009), The Cabin in the Woods (2012), Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) and Red Dawn (2012). In 2013, he will appear in the film adaptation of In the Heart of the Sea, based on the book by Nathaniel Philbrick.


          In 2013, he won People's Choice Award Favorite Action Movie Star for his roles in The Avengers and Snow White and the Huntsman.


          When stardome was not yet in his hands, he was a bar attender in an elite night club "Silvers" on one of the Melbourne's busy night district.


          In 2004, he unsuccessfully auditioned for the role of Robbie Hunter in the Australian soap opera "Home and Away" (1988) but was recalled for the role of Kim Hyde which he played until 2007. In 2006, he entered the Australian version of "Dancing with the Stars" (2004) and his popularity in the soap enabled him to hang on until show 7 ("Dancing with the Stars: Episode #5.7" (2006) when he became the fifth contestant to be eliminated.

          His first Hollywood appearance was in Star Trek (2009), but it was his titular role in Thor (2011) which propelled him to prominence worldwide. He reprised the character in the science fiction blockbuster The Avengers (2012).

          In 2013, Hemsworth will reprise his role as Thor in the sequel Thor: The Dark World, set to start filming in August 2012. He is also set to star in Ron Howard's action film Rush as Formula 1 driver James Hunt. Additionally, Hemsworth is scheduled to star in the 2014 thriller Shadow Runner.