Christopher Hemsworth is an Australian actor. He first rose to prominence in Australia playing Kim Hyde in the Australian television series Home and Away before beginning a film career in Hollywood. Hemsworth is best known for playing Thor in eight Marvel Cinematic Universe films, beginning with Thor and appearing most recently in Avengers: Endgame, which established him as one of the leading and highest-paid actors in the world.Hemsworth's other film roles include the action films Star Trek, Snow White and the Huntsman, Red Dawn , Blackhat, Men in Black: International, and Extraction; the thriller A Perfect Getaway; and the comedy Ghostbusters. His most critically acclaimed films include the comedy horror The Cabin in the Woods  and the biographical sports film Rush, in which he portrayed James Hunt.