Chris Hemsworth (born 11
August 1983) is an
Australian actor
. He is best known for his roles as Kim
Hyde in the
Australian TV series
Home and Away (2004) and as
Thor in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe films Thor (
2011),
The Avengers (
2012),
Thor: The Dark World (
2013) and
Avengers: Age of Ultron (
2015). He has also appeared in the science fiction action film
Star Trek (2009), the thriller adventure
A Perfect Getaway (2009), the horror comedy
The Cabin in the Woods (2012), the dark fantasy action film
Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), the war film
Red Dawn (2012) and the biographical sports drama film
Rush (2013).
Hemsworth's brothers,
Luke and
Liam, are also actors.
Hemsworth was born in
Melbourne,to
Leonie (née van Os), an
English teacher, and
Craig Hemsworth, a social-services counsellor.He is the middle of three boys; his brothers Luke and Liam (younger) are also actors. His maternal grandfather is a
Dutch immigrant, and his other ancestry is
English, Irish,
Scottish, and
German.He was raised both in Melbourne and in the
Australian Outback in
Bulman, Northern Territory. He has stated, "My earliest memories were on the cattle stations up in the
Outback, and then we moved back to Melbourne and then back out there and then back again. Certainly most of my childhood was in Melbourne but probably my most vivid memories were up there in
Bulman with crocodiles and buffalo. Very different walks of life."He attended high school at
Heathmont College before his family again returned to the
Northern Territory, and then moved a few years later to
Phillip Island.
An
Australian rules football fan, Hemsworth was the star of the
Australian Football League's 2014
Everything's Possible campaign. He donated fees for his involvement to the Australian
Children Foundation.Hemsworth supports the
Western Bulldogs.
Hemsworth began dating
Spanish actress
Elsa Pataky in early
2010 after meeting through their mutual representatives,and they wed in
December 2010.They have three children: daughter
India Rose (b. May 2012) and twin sons,
Tristan and
Sasha (b.
March 2014).In 2015, he and his family moved from
Los Angeles to
Byron Bay in his native
Australia, as he no longer needs to be in the
United States in order to secure film work
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