His parents, Jeanne (Martyn) and Ronald Worthington, a power plant employee, moved the family to Australia when he was six months old, and raised him and his sister Lucinda in Warnbro, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. When he left the college, his father gave him $400 and sent him on a one-way trip to Cairns, Queensland, telling him to "work his way home". [12], He was selected as one of the entrants to the Who's Who in Australia 2011 edition.[13]. An in-depth look at how an FBI profiler helped track down the terrorist Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber. He says he bought a car with the proceeds and was living in it before he successfully auditioned for his role in the film Avatar. [25], On 26 February 2014, Worthington appeared in Manhattan Criminal Court, where he was ordered to stay away from Li for six months. Worthington graduated from NIDA (Australia's National... 2021 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Charlie Stratton’s Seacole, Kate Winslet Teases Amazing Underwater Ceremonial Scene in Avatar 2, Kate Winslet Thinks James Cameron Has Chilled Out a Lot Between Making Titanic & Avatar 2, Top 35 Highest-Grossing Robot-Android Films, Luc Besson: Films That Inspire Me as a Human Being, Top Box Office Winners for Each of the Past 25 Years, Oscar-Nominated Science Fiction, Horror, & Fantasy Films, Actors Who Turned Down or Considered to Play James Bond (1962-present). [2] He has a sister, Lucinda. 2015 erblickte ihr erster Knirps Rocket das Licht der Welt. Worthington played a small role alongside Adam Garcia in the Aussie dance film Bootmen (2000). Lesen Sie auf gala.de, wie ihn dann doch die Leidenschaft packte. [17] He then found a place to live. In 2004, Worthington received Australia's highest film award for his lead role in Somersault. [3][4], He attended John Curtin College of the Arts, a school specialising in the dramatic arts, located in Fremantle, Western Australia, where he studied drama but did not graduate. Samuel Henry John Worthington was born August 2, 1976 in Surrey, England. Looking for something to watch? In 2012, Worthington starred in the sequel to Clash of the Titans, called Wrath of the Titans, alongside Liam Neeson. On July 17, 2018, it was reported that Charter Communicationswas in advanced negotiations with the series' producers to pick up the series, now considered an anthology … Jede Staffel behandelt jeweils einen anderen, wahren Kriminalfall und zeigt sowohl die Ermittlungen, als auch teilweise die Perspektive des Täters und anderer Personen. Samuel Henry John Worthington was born August 2, 1976 in Surrey, England. Terminator Salvation, Behind the Scenes: Reforging the Future, Race to the Summit: The Making of 'Everest', Sam Worthington/Liam Neeson/Ralph Fiennes/Judith Light/Lee Hirsch, AMC News Special: Toronto Film Festival 2010, Clash of the Titans: Sam Worthington, An Action Hero for the Ages, The 2004 Australian Film Institute Awards, The 2003 Australian Film Institute Awards, James Cameron: The Very Best at What He Does, The Best TV Shows About Being in Your 30s. So he did his part, left, forgot about it – and was called back. He then transitioned to more dramatic roles, appearing in Everest (2015), Hacksaw Ridge (2016), The Shack (2017), Manhunt: Unabomber (2017), and Fractured (2019). Shot prior to the release of Terminator Salvation, the James Cameron-directed science-fiction film Avatar was Worthington's next project. [28] Li then filed a $3.7 million civil lawsuit against Worthington, which was settled out of court before going to trial in September 2015. Samuel Henry John Worthington[1] (born 2 August 1976) is an English-born Australian actor and writer. He grew up in Warnbro, a suburb of Rockingham. He began working on construction and odd jobs, eventually settling in Sydney. Starring: Sam Worthington, Lily Rabe, Stephen Tobolowsky. Eigentlich wollte Sam Worthington gar nicht Schauspieler werden. Video footage of the incident depicts Worthington referring to Bingle as his "wife", furthering speculation about the pair's marital status. "I was a bit pissed off, and I think that came across," he says. [24] Worthington was initially released on a desk appearance ticket, while Li was arrested on charges of reckless endangerment, assault and harassment. "I think Jim saw a spark and liked it because that's Sully's character – a guy who doesn't like to be bullied and a guy who just wants to set things right. His parents, Jeanne (Martyn) and Ronald Worthington, a power plant employee, moved the family to Australia when he was six months old, and raised him and his sister Lucinda in Warnbro, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Sam Worthington ist ein australischer Theater- und Filmschauspieler. Worthington had a major role in Somersault (2004) and played the lead in a modern Australian retelling of Macbeth (2006). In 2021, Worthington will star in the upcoming Disney animated film, Encanto alongside Ben Stiller. Action Movie Couples' Best One-Two Punch? Bis 2009 hatte Sam Worthington in fast jedem Film einen anderen Synchronsprecher. [19][20] They married on 28 December 2014 and had a son in 2015. He then transitioned to more dramatic roles, appearing in Everest (2015), Hacksaw Ridge (2016), The Shack (2017), Manhunt: Unabomber (2017), and Fractured (2019). 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In the film, he played Jake Sully, a paraplegic US Marine who, assigned to control an alien body called an avatar through a neural link, finds himself at the centre of a war between his own species and the indigenous Na'vi people of the moon Pandora. He also voiced the protagonist, Captain Alex Mason, in the video games Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010) and Call of Duty: Black Ops II (2012). Sam Worthington, Actor: Avatar. Lara and Sam Worthington have welcomed their second son", "Actor Sam Worthington Says 'The Shack' Helped Him Understand Relationship With God (Interview)", "So are Sam Worthington and Lara Bingle really married? He is best known for playing Jake Sully in the Avatar film series, Marcus Wright in Terminator Salvation, and Perseus in Clash of the Titans as well as its sequel Wrath of the Titans.