Sam Worthington
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| Date of birth | August 2, 1976 |
| Place of birth | Perth, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
Sam Worthington is an Australian actor. Worthington won a scholarship to the John Curtin School of Performings Arts in Fremantle, and then studied acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney.
After graduating from NIDA in 1998, Worthington performed in a production of Judas Kiss for Company B at the Belvoir St Theatre. He went on to act in a series of Australian movies and TV series; including a supporting role in Bootmen (2000) and leading roles in Dirty Deeds (2002), Gettin' Square (2003), Somersault (2004) and a modern Australian retelling of Macbeth (2006). Worthington won the 2004 Australian Film Institute (AFI) Award for Best Lead Actor for his role in Somersault. He is well known in Australia for his role as Howard in the acclaimed Australian TV series Love My Way, where he played the main love interest of the female lead.
In 2007, James Cameron chose Worthington for a leading role in his science fiction thriller Avatar. Sam will appear in the upcoming film Terminator Salvation as Marcus Wright [1].
Filmography
- Terminator Salvation ( 2009 )
- Avatar ( 2009 )
- Last Man ( 2008 )
- Macbeth ( 2006 )
- The Great Raid ( 2005 )
- Fink! ( 2005 )
- Somersault ( 2004 )
- Thunderstruck ( 2004 )
- Blue Poles ( 2004 )
- Gettin' Square ( 2003 )
- Dirty Deeds ( 2002 )
- Hart's War ( 2002 )
- Matter of Life ( 2001 )
- Bootmen ( 2000 )
Trivia
- Terminator creator James Cameron personally recommended Worthington, whom he directed in Avatar, to McG.
- Worthington tore a muscle on his left ribs during the first weeks of filming, but nevertheless insisted on performing his own stunts.
