Liam Hemsworth
Hemsworth was born in Melbourne, Australia, to Leonie , an English teacher, and Craig Hemsworth, a social-services counsellor.His two older brothers are Chris and Luke Hemsworth, who also work as actors. His maternal grandfather is a Dutch immigrant, and his other ancestry is English, Irish, Scottish, and German. Hemsworth has said that though there is competition for jobs among them, it is friendly: "We are brothers and we are always competitive, but it is a good thing, it pushes us and we are always happy whenever someone books something."
When Hemsworth was in year 8, he and his family relocated to Phillip Island, a small Australian island southeast of Melbourne.After the family relocated to Phillip Island, he became a devoted surfer during his teen years. He took up flooring work for a time and then decided to pursue acting, following in the footsteps of his brothers, Luke and Chris Hemsworth.In 2007, Hemsworth joined the cast of the famous Australian soap opera Neighbours, in which brother Luke had also starred. Liam played Josh Taylor, a surfer who loses the use of his legs due to an accident. Hemsworth starred in other Australian television productions as well that included the drama Macleod's Daughters and the fantasy series The Elephant Princess.In March 2009, Hemsworth moved to the United States to pursue his career there. He and his brother Chris first stayed in the guest house of Chris's manager, William Ward, before renting their own Los Angeles apartment.
Acting Career
Career beginnings: 2007–2010
1. The week of 8 July 2007, Hemsworth began filming episodes for Neighbours, Hemsworth's character, Josh Taylor, was a recurring character from 2007 to 2008.
2. In 2008, Hemsworth began acting on the children's television show The Elephant Princess, playing "Marcus", the lead guitarist of the protagonist's band.
3. In 2009, Hemsworth was selected to act opposite Sylvester Stallone in Stallone's 2010 film, The Expendables, but his character was written out of the script (Hemsworth later co-starred in The Expendables 2).
4. Hemsworth's brother, Chris, told Movieline that just a few hours after Hemsworth learned he would not appear in The Expendables, director Kenneth Branagh called to ask him to test for the lead role in the 2011 film Thor.
5. In March 2010, Details magazine selected Hemsworth as one of their predictions for "The Next Generation of Hollywood's Leading Men".
6. Later that month, it was announced that Hemsworth was in negotiations to star in Arabian Nights, a 3D action film that will be directed by Chuck Russell for Inferno Entertainment. It was later confirmed that he will be starring in the movie.
7. Hemsworth starred in the music video for "Colder Weather" by the Zac Brown Band.
8. On 4 April 2011, Lionsgate announced Hemsworth to be one of the leads, Gale Hawthorne, in The Hunger Games, which was released in 2012.
2011–present
1. In June 2011, he became attached to war drama Love and Honor which also stars Aimee Teegarden and Teresa Palmer.
2. In 2013, Hemsworth appeared in Empire State, with Emma Roberts, and Paranoia, co-starring Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman and Amber Heard.
3. On 11 June 2012, Los Angeles-based non-profit organization Australians in Film announced that Hemsworth would be honoured at an exclusive benefit dinner on 27 June 2012 in Hollywood.
4. In 2015, Hemsworth portrayed the love interest of Kate Winslet's character in the Australian literary adaptation The Dressmaker, which was filmed in Victoria in the summer of 2014.
5. Hemsworth starred in director Roland Emmerich's 2016 film Independence Day: Resurgence.
6. In 2019, he played a fantasy version of a romantic comedy leading man in the film Isn't It Romantic.
Personal Life
While filming The Last Song in June 2009, Hemsworth began a relationship with his co-star Miley Cyrus. After a three years, he couple announced their engagement in June 2012. They lived together in Los Angeles but ended their engagement in September 2013.
Finally, Hemsworth and Cyrus married on 23 December 2018 at their home in Nashville, Tennessee.
Hemsworth and Cyrus made a joint $500,000 donation to The Malibu Foundation through Cyrus's foundation.
Hemsworth is the ambassador of the Australian Childhood Foundation. Hemsworth talked about his association with the foundation, "I have the best parents you can have. They have worked in child protection for twenty years and have only ever given me encouragement and support. The world is a scary enough place as it is for children. It is important that home should always be a safe place for them." When asked if he believed he was a hero to children, Hemsworth said he did not know, but that he would like to be a good role model.
Hemsworth is vegan and told Men's Fitness that he found "no negatives to eating like this. I feel nothing but positive, mentally and physically.
Hollywood Characters
All three Hemsworth siblings have made their way to Hollywood, with Chris well-known for his roles in Star Trek, Thor, The Avengers, and Snow White and the Huntsman. In 2012, eldest brother Luke, whose acting career was Australia-based, signed with ROAR Management in anticipation of a move to the States, eventually landing a role in the HBO series Westwood.
