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Luke Hemsworth
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Hemsworth at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
Born (1980-11-05) 5 November 1980 (age 44)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Alma mater National Institute of Dramatic Art
Occupation Actor
Years active 2001–present
Spouse(s)
Samantha Hemsworth
(m. 2007)
Children 3
Relatives

Luke Hemsworth (born 5 November 1980) is an Australian actor. He is known for his roles as Nathan Tyson in the TV series Neighbours and as Ashley Stubbs in the HBO sci-fi series Westworld. He is the older brother of actors Chris Hemsworth and Liam Hemsworth.

Early life

Hemsworth was born in Melbourne, the eldest son of Leonie (née van Os), an English teacher, and Craig Hemsworth, a social services counselor. His younger brothers are actors Chris and Liam. His maternal grandfather is a Dutch immigrant and his other ancestry is Irish, German, Scottish and English.

Career

Hemsworth trained in acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art. In 2001, he started his career on the Australian soap opera Neighbours as Nathan Tyson. Mainly a television actor, Hemsworth has appeared in TV series such as The Saddle Club, Blue Heelers, Last Man Standing, All Saints, Satisfaction and Westworld. In 2012, he starred in the six part miniseries Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms as Gregory "Shadow" Campbell. He is set to star in the upcoming Australian war film The 34th Battalion as Robinson. He played the character Caleb Duran in the 2019 film Crypto, which follows the life of a family that gets embroiled in a crypto conspiracy involving Russian mafia.

In 2018, Hemsworth was selected as the newest face of Tourism Australia and appeared in a Dundee ad.

Filmography

Simon Pegg, Alice Braga & Luke Hemsworth Premiere of Kill Me Three Times (cropped)
Hemsworth with co-stars Simon Pegg and Alice Braga at the Kill Me Three Times premier in March 2015

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2014 The Reckoning Detective Jason Pearson
The Anomaly Agent Richard Elkin
Kill Me Three Times Dylan Smith
2015 Infini Charlie Kent
2016 Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child Travek
2017 Hickok Wild Bill Hickok
Thor: Ragnarok Thor actor Cameo
2018 We Are Boats Lucas
River Runs Red Von
Encounter Will Fleming
2019 Crypto Caleb
2020 Death of Me Neil
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee Himself (cameo)
2021 Asking for It Vernon
2022 Thor: Love and Thunder Thor actor Cameo
Bosch & Rockit Bosch
2023 Next Goal Wins Keith
Bad Hombres Donnie also executive producer
2024 Land of Bad Sergeant Abel also executive producer
Gunner Lee Gunner

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2001–2002 Neighbours Nathan Tyson 10 episodes
2003 The Saddle Club Simon Episode: "Foster Horse: Part 1"
2004 Blue Heelers Glen Peters 2 episodes
2005 Last Man Standing Shannon Gazal 3 episodes
All Saints Ben Simpson Episode: "Out of Darkness"
2007 Satisfaction Paul the Butcher Episode: "Lauren Rising"
2008 Neighbours John Carter 3 episodes
The Elephant Princess Uncle Harry Episode: "The Big Gig"
2009 Carla Cametti PD Electrician Episode: "Love, Honour and Cherish"
Tangle John 2 episodes
2011 The Bazura Project Villain Episode: "Money"
2012 Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms Gregory "Shadow" Campbell Miniseries
Winners & Losers Jackson Norton 2 episodes
2016–2022 Westworld Ashley Stubbs Main role
2021 Young Rock Coach Erickson 2 episodes
TBA The Terminal List: Dark Wolf Jules Landry Recurring role; Pre-production

See also

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