Chris Hemsworth
b. 1983
Australian actor (born 1983)
- Born
- 11 Aug 1983 · Melbourne
Life timeline
Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.
- 11 Aug 1983BornBorn in Melbourne
- 2005AwardLogie Award for Most Popular New Male Talent
- 2013AwardMTV Movie Award for Best Fight
- 2021AwardMember of the Order of Australia
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Meanwhile in the world
Major world events during their lifetime (1983 – today).
- 19841984 Summer Olympics
- 1985Schengen Agreement
- 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
- 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
- 19901990 FIFA World Cup
- 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
- 19941994 FIFA World Cup
- 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
- 19981998 FIFA World Cup
- 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
- 2003 – 2011Iraq War
- 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
- 20062006 FIFA World Cup
- 20082008 Summer Olympics
- 2008Russo-Georgian War
- 20102010 Haiti earthquake
- 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
- 20112011 Norway attacks
- 2011Libyan civil war
- 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
- 20122012 Summer Olympics
- 20142014 FIFA World Cup
- 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2015Paris Agreement
- 20182018 FIFA World Cup
- 2020COVID-19 pandemic
- 20212020 Summer Olympics
- 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2023Gaza war
- 20242024 Summer Olympics
- 20262026 Iran war
Biography
Christopher Hemsworth (born 11 August 1983) is an Australian actor and film producer. His films as a leading man have grossed over $12.1 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing film stars of all time. Hemsworth was one of the world's highest-paid actors annually from 2017 to 2019.
Hemsworth's breakthrough came as Kim Hyde on the Australian soap opera Home and Away (2004–2007), before making his Hollywood film debut in Star Trek (2009). He achieved global recognition for portraying Thor in eleven films across the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), beginning with his solo feature debut in 2011. He has since starred in other major-studio films such as Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), Ghostbusters (2016), Bad Times at the El Royale (2018), Men in Black: International (2019), Extraction (2020), and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024). He earned praise for his performance as Formula One driver James Hunt in the biographical sports film Rush (2013).
Hemsworth is a prominent advocate for brain health and was named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world for health in 2026. Often labeled a sex symbol, he has been referred to as one of the world's most attractive men by various media outlets.
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