Star on the rise: Chris Hemsworth
July 23rd 2009 07:49
Remember this name, because Australian hottie Chris Hemsworth is going to be huge! After giving a brief but stunning performance as George Kirk in this year's Star Trek movie, the young actor has scored not one, but two major roles in upcoming Hollywood blockbusters: the title role in the Kenneth Branagh-directed Marvel Comics adaptation of Thor, and the lead role in the Tom Cruise co-produced Red Dawn remake. Not bad for someone who moved to Hollywood less than two years ago...
Like many Aussie actors, including the late Heath Ledger, Hemsworth began his acting career on local drama Home and Away. He scored himself many adoring female fans as the handsome, brooding Kim Hyde, and won a Logie award for Most Popular New Talent. This was where he met rising starlet Isabel Lucas, and the two quickly became an item, dating for more than two years.
After they split, Lucas moved to Hollywood, with Hemsworth doing the same not long after. His natural acting ability, combined with his obvious good looks, scored him movie roles almost immediately, though he's quick to play his success down: "I don't know what to say. I got lucky, I guess - right place, right time."
It would seem that luck has little to do with it. Hemsworth comes from a family of actors - it was his brothers Luke and Liam who first encouraged him to give acting a go, and now they often find themselves competing for roles! It's all friendly sibling rivalry, however: says Chris, "The three of us have always been really close, and it’s not a spiteful, competitive kind of thing. We’re always kind of asking each other, 'How did we get in this position?' To be involved in any of this stuff is kind of a trip for us."
Hemsworth, who turns 26 next month, says he is looking forward to working on Thor, where he will be starring opposite the beautiful Natalie Portman. He also just wrapped filming on Cabin in the Woods, a horror movie from Buffy creator Joss Whedon, and is set to begin production on Red Dawn in a few months' time. I, for one, am expecting great things from our newest Aussie export, and it seems Hollywood's biggest movie producers are thinking the same.
Like many Aussie actors, including the late Heath Ledger, Hemsworth began his acting career on local drama Home and Away. He scored himself many adoring female fans as the handsome, brooding Kim Hyde, and won a Logie award for Most Popular New Talent. This was where he met rising starlet Isabel Lucas, and the two quickly became an item, dating for more than two years.
With ex-girlfriend Isabel Lucas
After they split, Lucas moved to Hollywood, with Hemsworth doing the same not long after. His natural acting ability, combined with his obvious good looks, scored him movie roles almost immediately, though he's quick to play his success down: "I don't know what to say. I got lucky, I guess - right place, right time."
Easy on the eye...
It would seem that luck has little to do with it. Hemsworth comes from a family of actors - it was his brothers Luke and Liam who first encouraged him to give acting a go, and now they often find themselves competing for roles! It's all friendly sibling rivalry, however: says Chris, "The three of us have always been really close, and it’s not a spiteful, competitive kind of thing. We’re always kind of asking each other, 'How did we get in this position?' To be involved in any of this stuff is kind of a trip for us."
A talented brood: Luke, Chris and Liam Hemsworth
Hemsworth, who turns 26 next month, says he is looking forward to working on Thor, where he will be starring opposite the beautiful Natalie Portman. He also just wrapped filming on Cabin in the Woods, a horror movie from Buffy creator Joss Whedon, and is set to begin production on Red Dawn in a few months' time. I, for one, am expecting great things from our newest Aussie export, and it seems Hollywood's biggest movie producers are thinking the same.
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