Christopher Hemsworth is an Australian actor. Chris came into the limelight for his Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) role, as Thor ‘The God of Thunder’ with the 2011 film. He is also known for his roles in Men in Black: International (2019) and Extraction (2020).
Early life
Christopher Hemsworth was born on 11 August 1983 in Melbourne, to Leonie (née van Os), an English teacher, and Craig Hemsworth, a social-services counsellor. He is the second of three sons, following Luke (born 1980) and preceding Liam (born 1990); both of them are also actors. His maternal grandfather is a Dutch immigrant and his maternal grandmother is of Irish descent; on his paternal line he is of English, Scottish, and German ancestry. He was brought up both in Melbourne and in the Outback in Bulman, Northern Territory. He has said, “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.
Career
Hemsworth’s first acting job came in 2002, when he played King Arthur in two episodes of the fantasy television series Guinevere Jones.
He rose to prominence playing Kim Hyde in the Australian television series Home and Away (2004–2007) before beginning a film career in Hollywood. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Hemsworth started playing Thor with the 2011 film of the same name and most recently reprised the role in Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), which established him among the world’s highest-paid actors.
His other film roles include the action films Star Trek (2009), Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), Red Dawn (2012), Blackhat (2015), Men in Black: International (2019), Extraction (2020), the thriller A Perfect Getaway (2009) and the comedy Ghostbusters (2016). Hemsworth’s most critically acclaimed films include the comedy horror The Cabin in the Woods (2012) and the biographical sports film Rush (2013) in which he portrayed James Hunt.
Personal life
Hemsworth began dating Spanish model and actress Elsa Pataky in early 2010, after meeting through their mutual representatives. They married in December 2010. The couple have a daughter, India Rose, born in May 2012 and twin sons, Sasha and Tristan, born in March 2014. In 2015, the family moved from Los Angeles to Byron Bay, New South Wales, in his native Australia.
Hemsworth’s children train Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Thalison Soares, and he has regularly taken them to compete in national tournaments.
Hemsworth was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours.
In episode five of his National Geographic documentary Limitless (2022), Hemsworth revealed that his maternal grandfather suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. It was also revealed that Hemsworth himself has inherited two copies of the APOE4 gene, one from his mother and one from his father, which makes it eight to ten times likelier for him to eventually develop Alzheimer’s disease than the general population. As such, Hemsworth plans to take an indefinite break from acting to spend more time with his family.
Net Worth
39 year old Chris Hemsworth enjoys some of the biggest salaries in Hollywood. In 2013 alone, Chris Hemsworth earned $58 million thanks to roles in “Rush” and “Thor.” Between June 2016 and June 2017, Chris earned $30 million from his various endeavors. Between June 2017 and June 2018, he earned $65 million. Between June 2018 and June 2019, Chris earned $75 million – giving him the rank of 24th on Forbes’ list of highest-paid celebrities.
In 2013 Chris paid $4.8 million for a home in Malibu’s Point Dume neighborhood. The seller was fellow Australian icon Paul Hogan. Just three years later Chris sold this home for $7 million, which was actually $500,000 ABOVE asking.
Back in Australia Chris reportedly spent $15 million constructing a large mansion in Byron Bay, New South Wales. Today this home is worth an estimated $30 million. This property, which sits on 4-acres, features a 160-foot rooftop infinity pool. Elsewhere in the house they have a two-lane bowling alley. They spent a reported $500,000 on landscaping alone.
In November 2021 Chris reportedly paid $15 million for a 1,300 acre property in northeast Tasmania. The property has two miles of ocean frontage
This 6ft 2in. beauty has a net worth of $130 million.
