born 11 August 1983,Chris Hemsworth was born in Melbourne,to Leonie, a teacher of English, and Craig Hemsworth, a social-services counselor. He was raised both there and in the Northern Territory, in a small Aboriginal community in the Outback called Bulman. He has stated, "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.He is the middle of three boys; his brothers Luke (older) and Liam (younger) are also actors. .

Chris Hemsworth is 30 years old.

Hemsworth dated his Home and Away castmate Isabel Lucas between 2005�2006. Hemsworth began dating actress Elsa Pataky in early 2010 after meeting through their mutual representatives.They married in December 2010,and have a child together, daughter India Rose (b. 2012) who was born in London, England.

He is best known for his role as Thor in the Marvel Studios films Thor (2011), The Avengers (2012), and in the upcoming 2013 film Thor: The Dark World; and as Kim Hyde in the Australian TV series Home and Away (2004). He has also appeared in Star Trek (2009), A Perfect Getaway (2009), The Cabin in the Woods (2012), Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), Red Dawn (2012) and Rush (2013). He will appear in the film adaptation of In the Heart of the Sea, based on the book by Nathaniel Philbrick.

intersting facts:(1)best known as thor,(2)has an older and younger brothers who're also actors.