Christopher Hemsworth AM (born 11 August 1983) is an Australian actor and producer best known for playing Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a role he has held since 2011. He first gained recognition in Australia through the soap opera Home and Away (2004-2007) before breaking into Hollywood. Beyond Marvel, he leads the Netflix action franchise Extraction as mercenary Tyler Rake and co-founded the fitness app Centr.
In July 2026, filming of Extraction 3 began in Australian Sydney and on the coast of New South Wales - Hemsworth confirmed the start of production with an Instagram post.
The heist thriller Crime 101 climbed to the top of the Prime Video streaming service (April 1, 2026) despite earning only 72 million dollars at the box office with a budget of 90 million.
The crime thriller Crime 101 premiered on February 13, 2026 in American cinemas; the film was directed by Bart Layton and stars Hemsworth alongside Halle Berry, Mark Ruffalo, and Barry Keoghan.
In April 2025, it was announced that Hemsworth will play the lead role in the action thriller Subversion for Amazon MGM Studios - a story of a naval commander being blackmailed by a cartel.
While filming the documentary series Limitless (Disney+/National Geographic) in 2022, Hemsworth discovered that he carries two copies of the APOE4 gene, which significantly increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
The conclusion to Marvel's 22-film saga follows the remaining Avengers as they try to answer Thanos's devastation.
Film screening of Avengers: Doomsday at Premiere Cinemas.