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Samuel Henry John Worthington[1] (born 2 August 1976) is an Australian actor. He is best known for playing the lead role of Jake Sully in Avatar (2009) and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022).
Sam Worthington | |
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Born | Samuel Henry John Worthington (1976-08-02) 2 August 1976 (age 47) Godalming, Surrey, England |
Nationality | Australian |
Education | National Institute of Dramatic Art (BFA) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2000–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 3 |
After graduating from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1998, Worthington slowly built up a track record acting in Australian productions, with leading roles in Gettin' Square (2003), the award-winning Somersault (2004)—for which he won an AFI Award—and Macbeth (2006). In 2006, he was cast in James Cameron's Avatar. Worthington was introduced to American audiences in Terminator Salvation (2009). When Avatar was released five months later, after years in production, it was considered groundbreaking for its use of motion capture and computer-generated imagery and became the highest-grossing film of all time. For his performance, Worthington won another AFI Award and a Saturn Award. He later starred as Perseus in the critically panned Clash of the Titans (2010) and Wrath of the Titans (2012).
Despite his high-profile roles in Terminator Salvation and Avatar, journalists wrote that Worthington's career as a whole has not seen the same level of success. Worthington has said that he is not inclined towards fame. He made a shift to smaller roles, including films such as The Debt (2010), Everest (2015), Fractured (2019). In 2022, he reprised his role as Sully in the similarly successful sequel Avatar: The Way of Water.