Samuel Worthington is a young Australian actor who gained worldwide fame after James Cameron's Avatar, where he starred as Jake Sally.
Biography
Sam Worthington, whose biography began in the English county of Surrey, was born in August 1976. Almost immediately after the birth of the baby, his parents moved to a permanent place of residence in Australia. Sam spent his childhood and youth in the town of Rockingham near the major city of Perth. His father worked at an aluminum plant. From an early age, the boy was surrounded by the poor port areas, and he did not think about fame and big money. After school, the guy worked as an ordinary bricklayer at a construction site, but at one point he realized that it was not necessary to spend his life like that, and decided to try himself in something else.
Worthington began to get involved in acting very early, constantly participating in school plays. It was then that he realized that he would like to associate with the theater his whole life.
Sam received his first acting knowledge at the John Picture School of Drama. The teachers noted the extraordinary talent of the young man, but claimed that Sam is not distinguished by special diligence and diligence.
After leaving school and short work at a construction site, Sam goes to Sydney and enters the National Institute of Dramatic Art, where he is in good standing with the course leaders. In 1998, he graduated from the institute, and he began a completely different life - of the future movie star.
Careers in Australia
After graduation, Sam receives an offer to work in the Belvoir Theater. There he played a role in the play "Kiss of Judah." After the success of this work, Sam Worthington, whose filmography begins his report with Australian TV shows, receives an offer from the director of the series Blue Heelers.
In fact, according to Worthington himself, success in Australian cinema is quite difficult. If you are not already famous, then you have to interrupt episodic roles, commercials and work in the extras of American films, which are filmed in Australia.
Having lived to thirty, the aspiring actor Sam Worthington, whose filmography totaled more than fifteen film works by that time, was terribly disappointed with his life and clumsy career. Therefore, one fine day, he sold almost all of his property and, having loaded the necessary things into his car, went to the mountains to reflect on his fate.
It was there that the agent’s call caught him, as it turned out to be fateful. Sam was invited to audition for the movie Avatar.
Career in the USA
His career in American cinema, Sam Worthington began with low-budget films and inconspicuous roles back in 2000. But the real breakthrough for his career was 2009. It was then that the films "Terminator: May the Savior Come" and "Avatar" were released.
The role in Avatar was a revelation. Everyone noticed the acting ability of an Australian young man. And offers rained down on him in hail. Sam Worthington, whose filmography was replenished with such works as “Clash of the Titans”, “Wrath of the Titans” (Perseus), “On the Edge” (Nick Cassidy), quickly consolidated his position on Hollywood Olympus. To some extent, James Cameron also became his guide to this world, choosing an unknown Australian out of hundreds of applicants for the role of Jake Sally, which became his most stellar work.
Despite the fact that Sam Worthington, whose filmography is replenished with several films a year, continues to work hard and is shot endlessly, for the audience he remains the hero of Avatar. Now the production of the second part of the sensational sci-fi film is underway, where Sam will continue to play the role of Jake Sally, apparently already in a new look.
In addition to working in the cinema, Worthington takes part in the scoring of the famous computer game Call of Duty.
Nominations and awards
Sam Worthington, whose films do not always claim eminent awards, was nominated for an M-TV channel award for his role as Jake Sally in three categories: Best Kiss, Best Fight, and Best Movie Hero. But not one of them became a laureate.
In 2010, he was also nominated for the Saturn Award (for science fiction films) in the Best Actor category. Sam became a laureate.
Personal life
Sam Worthington, whose personal life is not distinguished by publicity, has long met with Australian actress Maeve Dermody. They constantly appeared together at social parties, and on the streets too.
All the closest acquaintances of the couple claimed that the wedding was just around the corner, but Sam and Maeve broke up in 2008, after three years of relationship. The press had many different rumors and speculations about this, but none of the parties announced the reasons for the breakup.
In 2009, Sam had a new girl - Natalie Marx. But it was not possible to create a strong alliance with her, and although the couple met for two years (and this is a long time for Hollywood), their separation did not surprise any of the friends. Their last public appearance is dated October 2010 at a basketball game in New York. To tell that once again broke up with a friend, Worthington decided only after the New Year.
For several years, the actor did not burden himself with a serious relationship, as he was seriously worried about breaking up with Natalie (drunken fights, bouts of uncontrolled aggression, etc. were mentioned in the press). But in 2013, he met model Lara Bingle, who is ten years younger than him. It was love at first sight. Very soon, young people began to live together, and after they learned that they would become parents, they decided to officially legalize the marriage. The wedding took place in February 2014 in a narrow circle of relatives and friends.
March 24, 2015 the son of Sam and Lara was born - Rocket Zot. Sam Worthington, whose photo is now rarely seen in the yellow press, spends all his time with his family.
