Biography
Date of Birth
11 December 1983, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Birth Name
Christopher Hemsworth
Nickname
Kip
Chris
Height
6' 2¾" (1.9 m)
Mini Biography
Christopher Hemsworth was born on August 11, 1983 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia to Leonie Hemsworth (née van Os), an English teacher & Craig Hemsworth, a social-services counselor. His brothers are actors, Liam Hemsworth & Luke Hemsworth; he is of Dutch (from his immigrant maternal grandfather), Irish, English, Scottish, and German ancestry. His uncle, by marriage, was Rod Ansell, the bushman who inspired the comedy film Crocodile Dundee (1986).
Chris saw quite a bit of the country in his youth, after his family moved to the Northern Territory before finally settling on Phillip Island, to the south of Melbourne. In 2004, he unsuccessfully auditioned for the role of Robbie Hunter in the Australian soap opera Home and Away (1988) but was recalled for the role of Kim Hyde which he played until 2007. In 2006, he entered the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars (2004) and his popularity in the soap enabled him to hang on until show 7 (Dancing with the Stars: Episode #5.7 (2006)) when he became the fifth contestant to be eliminated.
His first Hollywood appearance was in the science fiction blockbuster Star Trek (2009), but it was his titular role in the superhero blockbuster Thor (2011) which propelled him to prominence worldwide. He reprised the character in the superhero blockbusters The Avengers (2012), Thor: The Dark World (2013), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019).
Chris's American representative, management company ROAR, also manages actress Elsa Pataky, and it was through them that the two met, marrying in 2010. The couple have a daughter and twin sons. He was appointed Member of the Order of Australia at the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours for his services to the performing arts and to charitable organisations.
Trivia
Chris studied American English at Screenwise Film & TV School for Actors in Sydney, Australia.
Has gained 20 pounds of muscle for the title role in Thor (2011).
Attended and graduated from Heathmont College in Heathmont, Victoria.
Very good friends with Chris Evans, Tom Hiddleston and Tessa Thompson. Friends with Sienna Miller.
His maternal grandfather, Martin van Os, is a Dutch immigrant. The rest of Chris's ancestry is Irish, English, and smaller amounts of German and Scottish.
Born on a Thursday, the day of the week named after Thor, a character he has portrayed.
(December 26, 2010) Married his girlfriend of 10 months Elsa Pataky following a 5-month-long engagement.
Ranked #7 in Glamour magazine's list of "50 Sexiest Men" of 2013, behind his younger brother Liam Hemsworth.
Has 3 children: daughter, India Rose Hemsworth (b. May 11, 2012) and sons, Tristan Hemsworth & Sasha Hemsworth (b. March 18, 2014) with wife, Elsa Pataky.
The last four letters of his surname are the same letters that form his most associated on-screen character's name: Thor.
Cousin Rob Hemsworth, an oyster farmer, competed on the sixth season of My Kitchen Rules (2010), representing Victoria.
His uncle was bushman Rod Ansell, who inspired the film Crocodile Dundee (1986). Rod was married to Chris's aunt (Chris's mother's sister), Joanne van Os, who is an author.
Is incredibly close with his Thor (2011) on-screen brother Tom Hiddleston, Chris has said Tom is an honorary Hemsworth and has been adopted into the family.
He was awarded the AM (Member of the Order of Australia) in the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to the performing arts and to charitable organisations. He is an actor in Melbourne, Victoria.
Paid off the mortgage on his father's house with his earnings from The Cabin in the Woods (2011).
Chosen as one of 2011 Fun and Fearless Men by Cosmopolitan Magazine.
Chosen as People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive (2014).
Currently resides in Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia.
Is an avid supporter of the Western Bulldogs rules football club.
Is an avid beekeeper.
Trademarks:
Deep resonant voice
Light bold blue eyes
Muscular physique
Quotes
I love the adventure that comes with this work, the travel and all that. But also the craft, the storytelling. From a kid, I remember enjoying certain books and getting swept away in movies.
[on life in the Australian Outback] It's beautiful up there in the Northern Territory. My earliest memories are of buffalo and crocodiles. As a kid, you don't own a pair of shoes because it's too hot!
[In an appearance at San Diego Comic-Con on July 26, 2014, noting that, in the paper Marvel Universe, the new Thor will be a woman] I don't want to speak too early and jinx it, but I think that could be my Oscar.
Everything shifted for me after Rush (2013). It wasn't as financially successful as other things I'd done, but it gave me more movement, more options, more doors opening, more meetings. All of a sudden, it's "Oh, wow! You're an actor!".
I remember how differently people treated me when things went well. Some directors and producers who never gave a shit - at best, they would have given me a sideways glance - next time I saw them, they're my best friend. That's gross.
[on the paparazzi] When I'm with my kids, and someone is scaring my kids - which is what they will do - that gets me fired up. The hairs on the back of my neck stand up. I get hot. I get flustered. And in the States, they're there, 24/7, at the gate, six feet away when you take out the rubbish. Nah mate, you don't have the right to do that. I don't give a fuck what anyone says - you're not a bonus to my career.
