Biography: Sam Worthington
March 30, 2012 by Lance Carter
Filed under Actor Biographies
Sam Worthington, one of today’s busiest leading men, reprises the part he created in the 2010 hit Clash of the Titans. He more recently starred in the title role of the dramatic thriller Man on a Ledge. Worthington’s upcoming films include Simon West‘s Iraq War drama Thunder Run, with Gerard Butler, and the Australian film Drift.
Worthington was catapulted to global stardom with his performance in the 2009 mega blockbuster Avatar. Director James Cameron had hand-picked the actor to play the central role of Jake Scully in his groundbreaking science fiction adventure, which went on to earn more than $2.7 billion worldwide, making it the highest-grossing motion picture of all time.
A native of Australia, Worthington graduated from Sydney’s prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 1998. He began his career on the stage, appearing in a production of Judas Kiss, directed by Neil Armfield for Company B at the Belvoir Street Theatre. Read more
