Chris Hemsworth
Chris Hemsworth
Chris Hemsworth is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Kim Hyde in the Australian TV series Home and Awayand as Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Thor, The Avengers, Thor: The Dark Worldand Avengers: Age of Ultron. He has also appeared in the science fiction action film Star Trek, the thriller adventure A Perfect Getaway, the horror comedy The Cabin in the Woods, the dark fantasy action film Snow White and the Huntsman, the...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth11 August 1983
CityMelbourne, Australia
CountryAustralia
Having a director who is also an actor makes for that very relaxed way of working and it's empowering.
For whatever reason, we relate to anything godlike with an English accent. The English are very proud of that. And with anything Roman or gladiators, they have an English accent. For an audience, it is an easy trick to hook people in.
I remember asking one of the [cyber experts], I said, "Knowing what you know, and you exist behind the curtains so to speak, and you see behind the curtain, do you look at the world differently? Do you feel you have an upper hand?" He just started laughing and said, "Man, people have no idea how exposed they are, how vulnerable, and what's possible."
I grew up in a household with two brothers and we lived in the bush. We were constantly building weapons and forts and things. But I didn't set out to be an action hero.
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.
The more conflict and contrast you have with a character makes it more interesting.
You have the massive world that was created by Marvel, and then you have these very intimate actors around you. There was as much character work on this as there would be on a little independent film. So, I felt very fortunate in that sense.
I'd like to think I'm a normal sort of guy, but go to my mum and she'll probably say, 'You know,Chris was always the daughter out of my three boys.'
These cybercrime fighters are regarded as the superheroes. They're highly intelligent and have this alien-like, advanced-type knowledge within themselves. It's something that impressed me every day.
Growing up, my parents were my heroes, in the way they conducted their lives.
You can imagine how the kids teased me, with a name like Chris Hemsworth. 'Kiss Ham'sWart'-that's what they called me. Meaning if there was a piece of ham with an ugly wart on it, I was such a loser I'd probably kiss it. It was endless.
As kids, our experiences shape our opinions of ourselves and the world around us, and that's who we become as adults.
As a kid, you run around the house pretending to be a superhero, and now to be doing it as a job, I feel very lucky.
Being a superhero is a lot of fun.