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Sam Worthington Profile |
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Birth Date: August 2, 1976
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Birth Place: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Birth Name: Samuel Worthington
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Height: 5'11"
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Biography |
Sam Worthington is an award-winning 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.
Worthington's international film career began with a series
of small roles in Hollywood productions such as Hart's War
(2002) and The Great Raid (2005), which was filmed in
Australia. He was one of several actors who was under
consideration to take over the role of James Bond from
Pierce Brosnan for the 2006 film Casino Royale. Director
Martin Campbell stated that only Worthington and Henry
Cavill were in serious contention along with eventual winner
Daniel Craig.
In 2007, James Cameron chose Worthington for a leading role
in his science fiction thriller Avatar. On 12 February 2008
it was revealed he was cast, on Cameron's recommendation, in
Terminator Salvation as Marcus Wright the amnesiac cyborg. |
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Other Information |
He won a scholarship to the John Curtin School of Performing
Arts in Fremantle, WA.
Said in an interview with Rove McManus that he had no
intention of becoming an actor and went to NIDA to support a
friend but was pushed through and got through. His friend
did not get into NIDA.
Was in the same class as Matthew Newton. The son of TV
personalities Bert and Patty Newton. |
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since December 15, 2008