Luke Hemsworth (born 5 November 1980) is an Australian actor who is known for his roles as

Nathan Tyson Nathan Tyson (born 4 May 1982) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Grantham Town. He represented the England under-20 team in February 2003. A pacey, left-footed forward, he began his career at Reading, where he ...

in the TV series '' Neighbours'' and as Ashley Stubbs in the HBO sci-fi series ''

Westworld ''Westworld'' is an American science fiction-thriller media franchise that began with the 1973 film ''Westworld'', written and directed by Michael Crichton. The film depicts a technologically advanced Wild-West-themed amusement park populate ...

''. He is the older brother of actors

Chris Hemsworth Christopher Hemsworth (born 11 August 1983) is an Australian actor. He rose to prominence playing Kim Hyde in the Australian television series ''Home and Away'' (2004–2007) before beginning a film career in Hollywood. In the Marvel Cinemat ...

and

Liam Hemsworth Liam Hemsworth (born 13 January 1990) is an Australian actor. He played the roles of Josh Taylor in the soap opera ''Neighbours'' and Marcus in the children's television series ''The Elephant Princess''. In American films, Hemsworth starred as ...

Early life

Hemsworth was born in

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

, the eldest son of Leonie (' van Os), an English teacher and Craig Hemsworth, a social services counselor. His younger brothers are actors Chris and Liam Hemsworth. His maternal grandfather is a Dutch immigrant and his other ancestry is Irish, English, Scottish and German.

Career

Hemsworth trained in acting at the

National Institute of Dramatic Art The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is an Australian educational institution for the performing arts is based in Sydney, New South Wales. Founded in 1958, many of Australia's leading actors and directors trained at NIDA, including Cat ...

. In 2001, he started his career on the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours'' as

. Mainly a television actor, Hemsworth has appeared in TV series such as ''

The Saddle Club ''The Saddle Club'' is an Australian-Canadian children's television series developed by Sarah Dodd, based on the books written by Bonnie Bryant. Like the book series, the scripted live action series follows the lives of three best friends in ...

'', ''

Blue Heelers ''Blue Heelers'' is an Australian Police procedural, police drama series that was produced by Endemol Australia, Southern Star Group and ran for 12 years on the Seven Network, from 1994 to 2006. Although based around the policing of the town, ...

'', '' Last Man Standing'', '' All Saints'', '' Satisfaction'' and ''

.'' 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.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hemsworth, Luke 1980 births Living people Male actors from Melbourne 21st-century Australian male actors Australian male models Australian male television actors Models from Melbourne Australian people of Dutch descent Australian people of Irish descent Australian people of English descent Australian people of Scottish descent Australian people of German descent Luke