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(2019), as the dashing Agent H. “Chris is the perfect fit for H and really embodies the character,” says producer Laurie MacDonald. “He’s charismatic, self- deprecating and funny, and not many can carry off all three. He also has effortless charm, strong comedy instincts and, as with all great stars, an extraordinary understanding of who he is as a screen persona.” Of his impulsive character, Hemsworth notes, “He has an over-abundance of self- confidence, as well as a sense of humour, and

CHRIS HEMSWORTH

A literal screen hero as well as a local one, Chris Hemsworth was born in Melbourne in 1983 but spent his childhood in the Northern Territory prior to the family moving south to Phillip Island, Victoria. Like many successful Aussie actors, Hemsworth started out on Home and Away , appearing on the long-running soap between 2004 and 2007, and winning a Logie for Most Popular New Male Talent. His big screen breakthrough came in 2009, as George Kirk – father of Starship Enterprise captain James T – in the prologue sequence of J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek reboot. But it was the plum role of Marvel’s God of Thunder in

Kenneth Branagh’s Thor (2011) that catapulted him to superstardom. Although now synonymous with Thor and the MCU, Hemsworth is also an accomplished dramatic actor, as anyone who’s seen him in Ron Howard’s Rush (2013) and In the Heart of the Sea (2015) will agree. He also has a great aptitude for comedy, which director Taika Waititi capitalised upon in Thor: Ragnarok (2017). Moreover, Hemsworth even managed to steal much of his co-stars’ thunder as the portly ‘Bro Thor’ in Avengers: Endgame (2019). He also gets to flex his comedic

Thor: Ragnarok

muscle in franchise reboot Men in Black: International

prefers to avoid doing things by the book. This rubs his fellow agents the wrong way, so there’s a bit of friction within MIB London. H has gotten away with that for a long time, so he’s due for a wake-up.” MIB: International reunites Hemsworth with his Thor: Ragnarok co-star Tessa Thompson – as the newly minted Agent M – and the pair’s onscreen chemistry makes for an amusing double act. “Tessa picked up right where we

[Chris is] charismatic, self-

deprecating and funny, and not many can carry off all three

left off,” he says. “Her character, M, brings intelligence and intrigue to the relationship between the two agents.” Hemsworth’s flair for comedy will also be put to hilarious use in Kevin Smith’s upcoming Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019) and Waititi’s return to the MCU with Thor: Love and Thunder (2021).

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