Chris Hemsworth (born 11 August 1983) is an Australian actor. Hemsworth is best known for portraying Thor in the Marvel Studios films Thor (2011) and Marvel's The Avengers (2012), a role he will reprise in Thor: The Dark World in 2013. He first became known for his roles as Kim Hyde in the Australian TV series Home and Away (2004), and for playing George Kirk, James T. Kirk's father, in the opening scenes of the 2009 film Star Trek. This was his first major film role. In 2012 he also starred in The Cabin in the Woods, Snow White and the Huntsman, and Red Dawn.
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