Luke Hemsworth

Biography

Luke Hemsworth is an Australian TV & Movie actor. He is the older brother of popular actors- Chris Hemsworth, Liam Hemsworth. He is popular for playing- Ashley Stubbs in Westworld(2016), Gregory  Campbell in Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms, Nathan Tyson in Neighbours, Shannon Gazal in Last Man Standing.

His recent appearances include playing "Actor Thor" in Thor: Love and Thunder(2022),  Bosch in Ocean Boy(2022), Keith in Next Goal Wins(2023).

Childhood- Family

Luke Hemsworth was born on 5th November 1980 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia to Craig Hemsworth(Father)- a social services counselor & Leonie Hemsworth (Leonie van Os)(Mother)- a science teacher. He grew up in Phillip Island, Australia.

Hemsworth Brothers:

1. Luke Hemsworth (born in 1980)
2. Chris Hemsworth (born in 1983)
3. Liam Hemsworth (born in 1990)

Image: Hemsworth Brothers- Luke, Chris, Liam

Education

• National Institute of Dramatic Art: Luke attended the institution for training in acting, alumni of the prestigious institution include- Cate Blanchett, Mel Gibson, Sam Worthington, Toni Collette and others.

Marriage

Luke Hemsworth & Samantha Hemsworth

Luke is married to Samantha Hemsworth, they married on 15th December 2007. The couple have four children:

• Holly Hemsworth (born 2009)
• Ella Hemsworth (born 2010)
• Harper Rose Hemsworth (born 2012)
• Alexandre Hemsworth (born 2013)

Image: Luke Hemsworth Family: Wife, Daughters & Son

Career

Luke got trained at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), Kensington, Sydney, New South Wales.

Luke made his debut in the Australian sopa opera Neighbours as Nathan Tyson, he appears in aout 10 episodes.

In the children's TV series The Saddle Club, he played Simon in the episode Foster Horse: part 1 (s2e19, 2003)

In the Australian police drama Blue Heelers produced by Southern Star, He played Glen Peters in 2 episodes of season 11 (s11e33-34).

In the Australian drama series Last Man Standing, he played Shannon Gazal in four episodes of season 1.

In the Australian medical drama All Saints, he played Ben Simpson in the episode "Out of Darkness"

In the Australian TV series Satisfaction, he played Paul the Butcher in the episode "Lauren Rising" (S1E4)

In the Austraian crime series Carla Cametti PD aired on SBS, he played as Electrician in the episode titled "Love, Honour and Cherish" (S1E5)

In the children's show The Elephant Princess aired on Network Ten, he played Uncle Harry in the episode "The Big Gig".

In the showcase drama Tangle, he played John in the first two episdoes of the first season.

In The Bazura Project, a comedy show about history of cinema aired on Australian community channel (and later on ABC2), he played villain in the episode titled "Money" (S4E3)

In the Network Ten mini series Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms, about the bike gang violence, he played Gregory Campbell in the all the 6 episodes of the first season.

In the seven Network drama Winners & Losers, he played Jackson Norton in two of the episodes (s2E16, S2E22)

In the 2014 British sci-fi movie The Anomaly, directed by and starring Noel Clarke, he played Agent Richard Elkin. Alexis Knapp, Brian Cox, Ian Somerhalder were also in the cast.

The Reckoning

In the 2014 Australian crime thriller The Reckoning, he played the role of Detective Jason Pearson. The story revolves around Detective Robbie Green investigating the murder of his colleague Jason Pearson and thus unearthing secrest about his partner.

Viva Bianca, Jonathan LaPaglia, Hanna Mangan-Lawrence, Alex Williams, Tom O'Sullivan were in the main cast.

In the 2014 black comedy Kill Me Three Times directed by Kriv Stenders, he plays Dylan Smith, an affair of Alice Taylor (played by Alice Braga)

In the 2015 Australian science fiction movie directed by Shane Abbess, Luke plays Charlie Kent.

In the 2016 scie-fi drama The Osiris Child, Luke voice the character Travek.

In the Westworld comedy video City Slickers in Westworld, he appears as Ashley Stubbs.

Hickok (2017)

In the 2017 western film Hickok, Luke plays the legendary Wild Bill Hickok, a famous lawman and gunslinger, who is assigned with taming the wildest cow-town. 

The movie stars Trace Adkins, Kris Kristofferson, Bruce Dern, Cameron Richardson, Kaiwi Lyman-Mersereau and others.

He appears in the 2017 video Dillon Francis: Say Less

In the 2017 action movie Thor: Ragnarok, he plays a cameo of actor Thor.

In the fantasy film We Are Boats written and directed by James Bird, he plays Lucas.

In the crime thriller River Runs Red directed by Wes Miller, Luke plays Von. Taye Diggs, John Cusack, George Lopez play the main roles.

Encounter (2018)

In the 2018 science fiction movie "Encounter", the story revolving around an encounter with an alien being who crashed the spacecraft in a rural field and is being chased by the government agencies, Will Dawkins (played by Luke) and his friends and family are on a mission to find the real intention of the alien and the extent of its powers.

Anna Hutchison, Cheryl Texiera, Tom Atkins, Christopher Showerman, Vincent M. Ward played the main roles.

In the 2019 crime thriller Crypto directed by John Stalberg Jr. Luke plays Caleb Duran, the brother of Martin Duran Jr. an anti- money laundering analyst at Omnicorp Bank. 

Death of Me

In the 2020 horror movie Death of Me directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, he plays Neil, the husband, Maggie Q plays Christine the wife. The husband and wife pair who were vacationing in a remote island of Thailand have woken up with no memory of the recent events. The first clue they find is a video of the previous night  showing one of them killing the other.

In the biographical series based on the life of Dwayne Johnson the Rock, Luke appears as the coach Erickson in 2 of the episodes

In Asking for it(2021), he plays Vernon.

In the supernatural comedy Thor: Love and Thunder of 2023, he appears as actor Thor.

Westworld

In the dystopian science fiction Westworld created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, Luke plays Ashley Stubbs, the Head of Westworld's Security. He is tasked with monitoring the hosts and human interactions and ensuring safety of the guests.

In this highly rated Western series, he appears in 26 episodes between 2016 and 2022.

In the drama Bosch & Rockit (aka Ocean Boy), he plays the titular role of Bosch, a father who is on the run for drug dealing, and his son Rockit who is along thinks of it as magical holidays.

In Bad Hombres, the 2023 movie about undocumented immigrants, he plays a small role.

In the 2023 sports comedy Next Goal Wins, he plays Keith.

In Gunner, the Action film written by Gary Scott Thompson, and directed by Dimitri Logothetis, he plays the titular role of Lee Gunner. The movie stars Morgan Freeman as Kendrick Ryker, Joseph Baena as Wally

Facts & Trivia

• Hemsworth brother are all into acting, Luke was the first among the brothers to get into acting.
• Love for acting: Luke thinks the brothers developed love for imagination because of their disciplinarian mother who would carry the TV off into closet for months if they ever did mischief. It forced them to be creative to be entertained.
• Brothers were brought up pretty rough, the boys were physically strong and threw punches at each other to settle things, would use air rifles to mess with each other. Luke & Chris would wrap Liam in protective clothes and shoot him with air rifles.
• Luke has been a personal trainer to his brothers.
• Chris & Liam did not get along as kids, they would fight for everything, Their parents would leave Liam with Luke at the grandparents while Chris would be away with his uncle.
• Luke moved to Los Angeles in 2013 when he was chosen to be Chris's personal trainer for Thor. 
• He is very supportive of his brothers, he accompanies them to their film premiers.
• First Job: His first job was pumping gas at a gas station (AJs Autos), he was 14 at the time and had learnt changing tyres and other auto stuff.
• Ancestry: Luke is of Dutch, English, German, Irish, Scottish descent. His maternal grandfather is of Dutch ancestry.
• Flooring business: Luke was working in the flooring & timber business before acting, both his brothers worked with him before their acting career took off.
• He is the oldest of Hemsworth brothers, but he is the shortest of them all, he had a brick fall on him when he was a kid, he suspects (jokingly) that it might have stunted his height. The brick left a lump on his head, he calls it Eduardo.
• He has a super muscular ripped body.
• He likes wildlife.
• He loves dressing up for costume party
• Ice Bucket Challenge: Chris, Liam and Luke all took the challenge in 2014.
• Very Athletic: Apart from Surfing he is pretty good at swimming too, he used to win school swimming carnival competitions. He also loves rock climbing & hand gliding
• Screen Actors Guild Award: He was nominated along with the cast of Westworld in the category 'Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series'.
• He has a massive head, he is a more than moderate 177cm tall, but his head and ripped body make him look short, also his brothers are giants, thus comparatively makes him look short.
• His parents are involved with Australian Childhood Foundation.
• Australian Football: He played Australian rules football when young. He played it for 10 years.
• He has been critical of American president Donald Trump.
• Pets: He loves pets, has had dogs named Wally & Miko, Blu, parrot named Polly and another pet Thumper.
• His first car was a Alpha Romeo.
• He used to draw a lot as a kid, his elder daughter Holly & the next one Ella do sketches a lot as well.
• Luke helped his brother Chris with handling the baby.
• Tourism Australia: Luke has appeared in a Dundee ad for 'Tourism Australia' in 2018
• Uncle Rod Ansell: Luke's maternal aunt Joanne van Os is married to bushman Rod Ansell who was the inspiration to the Australian classic Crocodile Dundee (1986). Luke appeared in an 'Australia Tourism' ad as crocodile Dundee in 2018. His aunt Joanne has written about that in detail in her biography 'Outback Heart'.
• He has appeared on the shows- Jimmy Kimmel Live, Made in Hollywood, Entertainment Tonight, Saturday Night Live
• Never go to bed angry: His advice to young couple (originally given to his brother Liam Hemsworth & singer Miley Cyrus)
• Instagram feud with brothers: Hemsworth brothers are known to exchange cheeky lines, They have defaced each other's magazine covers, made fun of character dolls of each others, comparing their mights and muscles. The sibling rivalry is still strong and going
• Australian Love: Luke hopes to return to Australia eventually, his older children are accustomed to Australian ways, they have an Australian accent. "It is a time in our life where we've to live here & hopefully we will shift back to Australia.. but we are not locked in either way" says Luke regarding it.
• Charity:
  • Mallacoota Fires Support Fund: He helped raise funds to support the families and wildlife affected by the Forest fires of 2019-20 in Australia.
  • LA children's hospital: He has helped raise funds for children's hospital through bike riding events
  • Fight against ovarian cancer: He helped his friend raise funds to fight ovarian cancer. 
• Loves bugs: His instagram has more pics of lizards, frogs, butterflies and spiders than his children.

Filmography

Movies List

TV Series List

Others

• Dillon Francis: Say Less(2017) (short)
• City Slickers in Westworld(2017) (short)- Ashley Stubbs

News & Updates

• Attended Sandiago Comic Con 2019 in July 2019 to promote "West World"
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Quotes

• [About his brothers] They are quite tall (Big too), but they are actually very soft, I beat them, on every chance I get, they cry a lot, I take great joy in making them cry.
• Watching Chris achieve all that success crystallized in my mind that it was what I wanted to do. And that I couldn't stay sanding floors for the rest of my life. [He is in flooring business]
• [About balancing acting in a complex movie] You focus on work at hand, trying to be present at the moment and leaving the rest to others. That works for me.
• I don't understand why someone would want to take a photo of us (brothers) getting out of a car or on the beach. I think that's really weird.
• I've seen sharks in the ocean, it hasn't made me get out of the ocean [2]
• [About Miley Cyrus] She loves our kids, and our kids absolutely love her. She won our hearts. She is mature above her age. She's very much like Liam, they actually are a perfect match in a lot of ways.
• I was born in Melbourne but I feel like a gypsy.
• Chris is a freak, he doesn’t have to work out at all. Us mortals have to work out a little bit harder than Chris does (to keep the body in shape)
• I'm the 'short, dumb' Hemsworth brother
• I could probably live in London if you had better surf. [2]
• I don't think most people decide to become an actor because they want to be followed around all the time [2]
• I was all ridiculously oversized calves and thighs and biceps and head. My head is massive. My head is, like, off the charts. [2]
• ..from our grandparents we all developed a great sense of humor and from our parents a great work ethic [3]
• Australia holds a very sort of dear spot in my heart, our family' heart, we sort of have a lot of connections to that part of the world
• My kids give me the biggest sense of inspiration and joy. There's not a day where I don't laugh at them and with them
• In a lot of ways Chris & Liam are definitely worlds ahead of me in the industry.. It's certainly not a bad thing, but.. make it a bit harder for me because of the preconceptions that come along with being a Hemsworth
• If women were fighting for the right to have a say in parliament about issues that affect them directly….would you vote No? I don’t think there should even be a vote. The first people of Australia deserve a voice. [4]

Sources

1. Luke Hemsworth Wiki
2. Luke Hemsworth Biography- Imdb
3. Luke Hemsworth- People interview
4. Luke on the rights of indegenous people
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