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Sam Worthington (born 02.08.1976)
Sam Worthington is an Australian actor.
Sam Worthington: Childhood
Sam Worthington was born in Godalming, Surrey, England and moved to Perth, Western Australia as a baby. He was raised in Warnbro. His parents are Jeanne J.and Ronald W. Worthington, a power plant worker.
He attended John Curtin College of the Arts in Fremantle but later dropped out.
He was sent to Cairns, Queensland with $400 by his father who told him he had to work to get home. He worked in construction and moved to Sydney, New South Wales.
When he was 19, he auditioned for the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) and was given a scholarship.
Sam Worthington: Acting career
Sam Worthington made his film debut in 2000's 'Bootmen' with Adam Garcia and Sophie Lee.
He had a big role in 'Somersault' in 2004 opposite Abbie Cornish and landed the lead role in 2006's 'Macbeth' alongside Victoria Hill and Lachy Hulme.
He is popular in Australia for playing Howard in the TV series 'Love My Way' opposite Claudia Karvan.
He garnered international attention with roles in 2005's 'The Great Raid' which also starred James Franco and Benjamin Bratt, and 2007's horror 'Rogue' with Michael Vartan.
2009 was a big year for him, seeing him star in 'Terminator Salvation' opposite Christian Bale and James Cameron's sci-fi blockbuster 'Avatar' with Zoe Saldana, Michelle Rodriguez, Joel David Moore, and Sigourney Weaver which became the highest-grossing film of all time grossing $2.730 billion.
He did voice work for Captain Alex Mason in the video game 'Call of Duty: Black Ops'.
In 2012, he appeared in the 'Clash of the Titans' sequel 'Wrath of the Titans' alongside Liam Neeson.
Sam Worthington: Personal life
Sam Worthington struggled financially before he auditioned for 'Avatar', selling a lot of his possessions to buy a car which ended up doubling as sleeping quarters before he could afford to buy a place to live.
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