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Samuel Henry J. "Sam" Worthington[1] (born 2 August 1976) is an Australian actor. He was born in England and emigrated with his parents to Australia at an early age. He is best known for his roles as Jake Sully in the 2009 film Avatar, Marcus Wright in Terminator Salvation, and most recently as Perseus in the feature film remake of Clash of the Titans.

Early life

Worthington was born in Godalming, England, and moved to Perth, Western Australia during his childhood.[2] He grew up in Warnbro, a suburb of Rockingham. His father, Ronald, was a power plant employee while his mother, a homemaker, raised him and his sister.[2] He attended John Curtin College of the Arts, dropped out of school at 17, and worked construction and odd jobs, eventually settling in Sydney.[3] He was nineteen and working as a bricklayer when he auditioned for the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) and was accepted, with scholarship.[4]

Career

After graduating from NIDA in 1998, Worthington performed in a production of David Hare's play The 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 breakthrough 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 was nominated in 2000 for Best Lead Actor by the Australian Film Institute (AFI) for his work in Bootmen and eventually won the 1999 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.

American television audiences had a glimpse of Worthington with a guest role in the 97th episode of the series JAG. 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.[5] However, with the "indefinite" suspension of Bond 23 in 2010, it is predicted by bookmakers William Hill that Worthington will be most likely to become James Bond if Daniel Craig doesn't return for a third film.[6] In Terminator Salvation, Worthington plays cyborg Marcus Wright who assists the humans despite their suspicions of him.

In the science-fiction film Avatar (2009), Worthington stars as Jake Sully, a paraplegic U.S. Marine who, assigned to control an alien body called an avatar through a neural link, finds himself at the center of a war between his own species and the indigenous Na'vi people of the moon Pandora. Worthington played Perseus in the 2010 remake of Clash of the Titans.[3] Worthington won the 2009 GQ Australia Actor and countless Man of the Year Awards.[7]

In January 2010, he gained the role of Dracula in Year Zero.[8] He was also cast in the mystery thriller The Fields, which will also star Jeffrey Dean Morgan.[9]

Worthington is one of the favorites among the actors who are being considered to replace Daniel Craig as the next James Bond.[10]

Personal life

When Worthington was around thirty years of age, he sold most of his possessions and ended up with around $2,000 to his name. He then purchased a car with the money and lived in it for a period of time.[11][12] He subsequently got a place to live following his successful audition and signing to the Avatar film project.[13]

Filmography

Actor

FilmYearFilmRoleNotes2000BootmenMitchell Okden2002Hart's WarCpl. B.J. 'Depot' GuidryDirty DeedsDarcy2003Gettin' SquareBarry 'Wattsy' Wirth2004SomersaultJoeAustralian Film Institute Award for Best ActorThunderstruckRonnie2005The Great RaidPfc. LucasFink!Able2006A Fairytale of the CityUnknown roleMacbethMacbeth2007RogueNeil2009Terminator SalvationMarcus WrightNominated — Teen Choice Award for Best Fresh Face MaleAvatarJake SullyNominated — Empire Award for Best Actor

Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Performance — Male

Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss shared with Zoe Saldana

Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Actor2010Last NightMichael ReedClash of the TitansPerseusThe DebtYoung DavidPre-productionThe CandidatePre-productionThe Texas Killing FieldsPre-production2011Dracula Year ZeroDraculaPre-productionTelevisionYearTitleRoleNotes2000JAGDunsmoreEpisode: "Boomerang: Part 1"Water RatsPhillip ChampionEpisode: "Able to Leap Tall Buildings"Blue HeelersShane DonovanEpisode: "Bloodlines"2004-2005Love My WayHoward Light10 episodes2005The SurgeonDr. Sam Dash8 episodes2006Two TwistedGus RogersEpisode: "Delivery Man"

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He isnt listed on the actors LIST

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