Chris Hemsworth facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Chris Hemsworth AM
Hemsworth at the 2024 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	Christopher Hemsworth (1983-08-11) 11 August 1983 (age 41) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Education	Heathmont College
Occupation	Actor film producer
Years active	2002–present
Spouse(s)	Elsa Pataky ​ (m. 2010)​
Children	3
Relatives	Luke Hemsworth (brother) Liam Hemsworth (brother) Joanne van Os (aunt)
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Christopher Hemsworth (born August 11, 1983) is a famous Australian actor. Many people know him for playing the superhero Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movies. Before Hollywood, he became well-known for his role as Kim Hyde in the Australian TV show Home and Away.

Chris Hemsworth has acted in many different types of movies. These include exciting action films, suspenseful thrillers, funny comedies, and biographical films (movies about real people's lives). In 2024, he received a special star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. This is a big honor for actors in Hollywood.

Early life

Chris Hemsworth was born on August 11, 1983, in Melbourne, Australia. His mother, Leonie, was an English teacher, and his father, Craig, worked as a social-services counselor. Chris has two brothers, Luke and Liam, who are also actors. Luke was born in 1980, and Liam was born in 1990.

Chris's family has roots from several countries, including Dutch, Irish, English, Scottish, and German backgrounds. He grew up in both Melbourne and the Outback area of Bulman, Northern Territory in Australia. He went to high school at Heathmont College. After that, his family moved back to the Northern Territory, and then later to Phillip Island.

Career

Starting out (2002–2010)

Chris Hemsworth began his acting career on television. He moved to Sydney and joined the cast of the Australian soap opera Home and Away. He played the character Kim Hyde for several years, leaving the show in 2007.

In September 2007, Chris also competed on the TV show Dancing with the Stars Australia. He danced for six weeks before he and his partner were eliminated from the competition.

In 2009, Chris got a small but important role in the movie Star Trek. He played James T. Kirk's father, George Kirk, in the movie's opening scenes. This role was first offered to another famous actor, Matt Damon, who turned it down. By 2010, The Hollywood Reporter magazine named Chris as one of the young male actors who were becoming very popular in Hollywood.

Becoming Thor (2011–2015)

In 2011, Chris Hemsworth landed the role that made him a worldwide star: the superhero Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. His first movie as Thor was Thor in 2011. Both Chris and his co-star Tom Hiddleston, who plays Loki, had tried out for the role of Thor.

Chris played Thor again in The Avengers (2012). In this movie, he was one of six superheroes who teamed up to protect Earth from his adopted brother, Loki. The other heroes included Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Chris Evans as Captain America, Mark Ruffalo as Hulk, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, and Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye.

In 2012, Chris also starred with Kristen Stewart in Snow White and the Huntsman, where he played the Huntsman. He also appeared in the 2012 movie Red Dawn.

Chris Hemsworth in 2013

In 2013, Chris starred in the sports drama film Rush. He played the real-life 1976 Formula 1 World Champion James Hunt. Later that year, he returned as Thor in Thor: The Dark World.

In 2015, Chris starred in the action thriller Blackhat. He played a hacker in this movie, but it was not very popular with audiences. That same year, he was in the comedy film Vacation. His last movie in 2015 was In the Heart of the Sea, where he played first mate Owen Chase.

Big movies and more success (2016–present)

In 2016, Chris Hemsworth played Eric the Huntsman again in The Huntsman: Winter's War. He also joined the cast of the Ghostbusters reboot movie, playing Kevin the receptionist.

Chris Hemsworth promoting Thor: Ragnarok at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con

Chris continued to play Thor in Thor: Ragnarok, which came out in 2017. He also appeared as Thor in the third and fourth Avengers movies, Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019). All three of these films were very successful.

In 2019, Chris starred in Men in Black: International, a spin-off of the Men in Black series. The next year, he was in the Netflix action thriller Extraction. In 2020, he played Thor again in the movie Thor: Love and Thunder.

Chris returned as Tyler Rake in Netflix's Extraction 2 (2023). He also starred in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, which was released in May 2024. For his role in Furiosa, he was nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.

Future movies

In October 2024, Chris Hemsworth started talking about playing the main character in a Disney movie called Prince Charming.

Public image

After playing Thor, Chris Hemsworth's strong physique (body) became very noticeable. People often talk about his workout routines because many fans want to have a "body like Thor's." Chris later created a fitness app called Centr. This app helps people learn how to "train, eat, and live better."

Chris is a big fan of the Western Bulldogs, a team in the Australian Football League. He was part of the AFL's 2014 "Everything's Possible" campaign. He gave the money he earned from this to the Australian Children Foundation. He also appeared in the AFL's 2017 "I'd Like to See That" commercial.

Wealth

As Chris Hemsworth's career in Hollywood grew, he became one of the highest-paid actors in the world. He was on Forbes magazine's list of the World's Highest Paid Actors in 2014, 2015, and 2018. In 2018, he was 31st on the magazine's list of Highest Paid Celebrities. In 2019, he was 24th, with an estimated earning of about US$76.4 million.

Charity work

In May 2020, Chris and his brother Liam joined other celebrities to read parts of Roald Dahl's book James and the Giant Peach. They did this to help the charity Partners In Health. This charity was co-founded by Dahl's daughter, Ophelia. At the time, the charity was helping fight COVID-19 in areas that needed help the most.

Personal life

Chris Hemsworth started dating Spanish model and actress Elsa Pataky in early 2010. They got married in December 2010. The couple has three children: a daughter named India Rose, born in May 2012, and twin sons named Sasha and Tristan, born in March 2014. In 2015, the family moved from Los Angeles to Byron Bay, New South Wales, in Chris's home country of Australia.

In 2021, Chris Hemsworth was given a special honor called Member of the Order of Australia. This was part of the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honors.

In his 2022 National Geographic documentary Limitless, Chris shared some personal health information. He learned that he has a higher chance of developing Alzheimer's disease later in life. He decided to share this to help others learn more about the condition.

Chris Hemsworth quotes

• "Work all paled into the background as soon as I had a baby."
• "Probably my most vivid memories were up there in Bulman with crocodiles and buffalo."
• "People who put themselves on the line and sacrifice their own safety for the greater good and for others, and anyone in any profession whose concern is the welfare for other people instead of the individual, are inspiring and important."
• "True happiness is not expensive. If it requires a high price, it’s a fake."
• "Being a father is certainly a task…but the best one that I could ever ask for. Being home, being with the family-that’s what it’s about."

Interesting facts about Chris Hemsworth

• Chris's aunt was once married to Rod Ansell, an Australian bushman. This bushman was the inspiration for the character in the movie Crocodile Dundee.
• In the 2012 movie Red Dawn, Chris played Jed Eckert. This role was played by Patrick Swayze in the original movie.
• Chris was born on a Thursday. This day of the week is named for Thor, the Norse god he plays in movies!
• Chris gained twenty pounds of muscle to play the role of Thor.
• Chris is good friends with his Avengers co-stars.
• He prefers when people are honest and candid with him, rather than just trying to flatter him.
• He likes to keep his family first and does not enjoy being followed by the press.
• His childhood nicknames were "Kip" and "Hemsy."

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Star Trek	George Kirk
	A Perfect Getaway	Kale Garrity
2010	Ca$h	Sam Phelan
2011	Thor	Thor
2012	The Cabin in the Woods	Curt Vaughan
	The Avengers	Thor
	Snow White and the Huntsman	Eric the Huntsman
	Red Dawn	Jed Eckert
2013	Star Trek Into Darkness	George Kirk (voice)	Cameo
	Rush	James Hunt
	Thor: The Dark World	Thor
2015	Blackhat	Nicholas Hathaway
	Avengers: Age of Ultron	Thor
	Vacation	Stone Crandall
	In the Heart of the Sea	Owen Chase
2016	The Huntsman: Winter's War	Eric the Huntsman
	Ghostbusters	Kevin Beckman / Rowan North
	Team Thor	Thor	Short film
	Doctor Strange		Cameo; mid-credits scene
2017	Team Thor: Part 2		Short film
	Thor: Ragnarok
2018	12 Strong	Captain Mitch Nelson
	Avengers: Infinity War	Thor
	Bad Times at the El Royale	Billy Lee
2019	Avengers: Endgame	Thor
	Men in Black: International	Henry / Agent H
	Jay and Silent Bob Reboot	Himself	Cameo
2020	Extraction	Tyler Rake	Also producer
2022	Interceptor	TV salesman	Uncredited cameo and executive producer
	Spiderhead	Steve Abnesti	Also producer
	Thor: Love and Thunder	Thor	Also executive producer
2023	Extraction 2	Tyler Rake	Also producer
2024	Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga	Dementus
	Deadpool & Wolverine	Thor	Repurposed archival footage from Thor: The Dark World
	Transformers One	Orion Pax / Optimus Prime	Voice role
2025	Stuntnuts: The Movie	Himself	Post-production
	Crime 101	Davis	Filming

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See also

In Spanish: Chris Hemsworth para niños