Luke Hemsworth

Actor

Birth Date: November 5, 1981

Age: 43 years old

Birth Place: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Siblings: Chris Hemsworth, Liam Hemsworth

Awards

A charming Australian actor, Luke Hemsworth is the older brother of Liam and Chris - three famously hunky brothers from Down Under who were poised to conquer Hollywood. Receiving his showbiz start as a steroid-using athlete on the perennial Australian soap "Neighbours" (Seven Network, 1985; Network Ten, 1986-2010; Eleven, 2011- ), Hemsworth worked steadily as an actor in his home country, even after Liam and Chris moved to Hollywood to become American film stars. With their massive success, Hemsworth decided to explore his opportunities on an international scale as well, signing with Liam and Chris' management company and landing the starring role in the thriller "The Reckoning" (TBD). Cut from the same charismatic cloth as his younger brothers, Luke Hemsworth was poised to become a bigger star not just in his native Australia, but also around the world.

Born in 1981 in Melbourne, Australia, Luke Hemsworth was the older brother of actors Liam and Chris. The burly actor broke into show business with a role on the endlessly popular Aussie soap opera "Neighbours" (Seven Network, 1985; Network Ten, 1986-2010; Eleven, 2011- ) as Nathan Tyson, a star athlete addicted to performance-enhancing drugs. From there, he continued his ascent up the entertainment industry ladder, scoring guest spots on such programs as "Blue Heelers" (Seven Network, 1994-2006), "Last Man Standing" (Seven Network, 2005) and "The Elephant Princess" (Network Ten, 2008-2011).

While his younger brothers rose through the ranks with him and eventually went off to Hollywood, Hemsworth remained in Australia, scoring juicy roles on "Tangle" (Showcase, 2009-2012), "Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms" (Network Ten, 2012) and "Winners & Losers" (Seven Network, 2011- ). The astronomical success experienced by Liam and Chris upped global fascination with the family, however, and Hemsworth signed with his brothers' management company in America. The long-married father of three made headlines around the world as a rising young talent when it was announced he would star in John V. Soto's crime thriller "The Reckoning" (2014) as a detective investigating a horrific crime.

By Jonathan Riggs