Luke Hemsworth

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Luke Hemsworth
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Hemsworth at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
Born (1980-11-05) 5 November 1980 (age 44)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Alma mater National Institute of Dramatic Art
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present
Spouse
Samantha Hemsworth
(m. 2007)
Children3
Relatives

Luke Hemsworth (born 5 November 1980) [1] is an Australian actor. He is known for his roles as Nathan Tyson in the TV series Neighbours and as Ashley Stubbs in the HBO sci-fi series Westworld . He is the older brother of actors Chris Hemsworth and Liam Hemsworth.

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Early life

Hemsworth was born in Melbourne, the eldest son of Leonie ( née van Os), an English teacher, and Craig Hemsworth, a social services counselor. [1] [2] His younger brothers are actors Chris and Liam. [3] His maternal grandfather is a Dutch immigrant and his other ancestry is Irish, German, Scottish and English. [4]

Career

Hemsworth trained in acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art. [5] In 2001, he started his career on the Australian soap opera Neighbours as Nathan Tyson. [6] Mainly a television actor, Hemsworth has appeared in TV series such as The Saddle Club , Blue Heelers , Last Man Standing , All Saints , Satisfaction and Westworld. In 2012, he starred in the six part miniseries Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms as Gregory "Shadow" Campbell. He is set to star in the upcoming Australian war film The 34th Battalion as Robinson. He played the character Caleb Duran in the 2019 film Crypto , which follows the life of a family that gets embroiled in a crypto conspiracy involving Russian mafia.

In 2018, Hemsworth was selected as the newest face of Tourism Australia and appeared in a Dundee ad. [7]

On 5 November 2024, Hemsworth was announced for the second series of Amazon Prime Video series Deadloch in the role of Jason Wade. [8]

Filmography

Hemsworth with co-stars Simon Pegg and Alice Braga at the Kill Me Three Times premier in March 2015 Simon Pegg, Alice Braga & Luke Hemsworth Premiere of Kill Me Three Times (cropped).jpg
Hemsworth with co-stars Simon Pegg and Alice Braga at the Kill Me Three Times premier in March 2015

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 The Reckoning Detective Jason Pearson
The Anomaly Agent Richard Elkin
Kill Me Three Times Dylan Smith
2015 Infini Charlie Kent
2016 Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child Travek
2017 Hickok Wild Bill Hickok
Thor: Ragnarok Thor actorCameo
2018 We Are Boats Lucas
River Runs Red Von
Encounter Will Fleming
2019 Crypto Caleb
2020 Death of Me Neil
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee Himself (cameo)
2021 Asking for It Vernon
2022 Thor: Love and Thunder Thor actorCameo
Bosch & Rockit Bosch
2023 Next Goal Wins Keith
Bad HombresDonniealso executive producer
2024 Land of Bad [9] Sergeant Abelalso executive producer
Gunner Lee Gunner
TBA Ithaqua Filming [10] [11]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001–2002 Neighbours Nathan Tyson 10 episodes
2003 The Saddle Club SimonEpisode: "Foster Horse: Part 1"
2004 Blue Heelers Glen Peters2 episodes
2005 Last Man Standing Shannon Gazal3 episodes
All Saints Ben SimpsonEpisode: "Out of Darkness"
2007 Satisfaction Paul the ButcherEpisode: "Lauren Rising"
2008 Neighbours John Carter3 episodes
The Elephant Princess Uncle HarryEpisode: "The Big Gig"
2009 Carla Cametti PD ElectricianEpisode: "Love, Honour and Cherish"
Tangle John2 episodes
2011 The Bazura Project VillainEpisode: "Money"
2012 Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms Gregory "Shadow" CampbellMiniseries
Winners & Losers Jackson Norton2 episodes
2016–2022 Westworld Ashley StubbsMain role
2021 Young Rock Coach Erickson2 episodes
2025 Deadloch Jason WadeTV series
TBAThe Terminal List: Dark WolfJules LandryRecurring role; Pre-production

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