Sam Worthington Biography

Samuel Henry J. "Sam" Worthington (born August 2, 1976) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Jake Sully in the 2009 film Avatar and Marcus Wright in Terminator Salvation. He is set to play Perseus in the 2010 feature film remake of Clash of the Titans.

Early life
Worthington was born in Godalming, Surrey, England, and moved to Perth, Western Australia, during his childhood. He grew up in Warnbro, a suburb of Rockingham. His father, Ronald, was a power plant employee while his mother, a homemaker, raised him and his sister. He attented John Curtin College of the Arts, dropped out of school at 17 and worked constraction and odd jobs, eventually settling in Sydney. He was 19 and working as a bricklayer when he auditioned for the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) and was accepted with a scholarship.

Career
After graduating from NIDA in 1998, Worthington performed in a production of David Hare's play The Judas Kiss for Company B at the Belvoir St Theatre.

He went on to act in a series of Australian movies and TV series; including a breakout role in Bootmen (2000) and leading roles in Dirty Deeds (2002), Gettin' Square (2003), Somersault (2004) and a modern Australian retelling of Macbeth (2006). Worthington was nominated in 2000 for Best Lead Actor by the Australian Film Institute (AFI) for his work in Bootmen and eventually won the 2004 AFI Award for Best Lead Actor for his role in Somersault. He is well known in Australia for his role as Howard in the acclaimed TV series Love My Way, where he played the main love interest of the female lead.

American television audiences had a glimpse of Worthington with a guest role in one 2000 episode of the series JAG. Worthington's international film career began with a series of small roles in Hollywood productions such as Hart's War (2002) and The Great Raid (2005), which was filmed in Australia. He was one of several actors who was under consideration to take over the role of James Bond from Pierce Brosnan for the 2006 film Casino Royale.

In 2007, James Cameron chose Worthington for a leading role in his science fiction thriller Avatar. This was a huge project for Worthington, an ambitious effects-laden film that marked Cameron's first film in more than a decade and required the actor to film on locations in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. It was on Cameron's recommondation that he was cast in Terminator Salvation , the fourth installment in the popular science fiction Terminator film series. While the movie itself was not well received by critics, Worthingtn's performance was praised by many. 2009 also included starring roles in the dramas Last Night and The Debt.

Worthington will play Perseus in the 2010 remake of Clash of the Titans.

Worthington won the 2009 GQ Australia Actor and countless Man of the Year Awards.

Notable Sam Worthington Roles

Year	Movie	Character
2000	Bootmen	Mitchell Okden
2002	Hart's War	Cpl. B.J. 'Depot' Guidry
2002	Dirty Deeds
2003	Gettin' Square
2004	Somersault	Joe
2004	Thunderstruck	Rohnie
2005	The Great Raid	Pfc. Lucas
2006	Macbeth	Macbeth
2007	Rogue	Neil
2009	Terminator Salvation	Marcus Wright
2009	Avatar	Jake Sully