Sam Worthington
Biography
Samuel Henry John Worthington is an Australian actor born on August 2, 1976, in Godalming, Surrey, England. His family relocated to Australia when he was six months old, and he was raised in Warnbro, a suburb of Perth. Worthington has established a career working in both independent Australian cinema and Hollywood productions. He is recognized for his contributions to film and television, with a professional history spanning over eighty credits. As a performer, he has been acknowledged for his work with Australia's highest film award on three separate occasions for his leading roles in domestic productions. He is known professionally as Sam Worthington.
Career overview
Worthington rose to prominence in Australia through his early performances in the films Bootmen in 2000 and Somersault in 2004. His work in the latter earned him Australia's highest film award for Best Actor. He later transitioned to international Hollywood projects, gaining significant recognition for his portrayal of Jake Sully in the Avatar franchise, a role he has held from 2009 to the present. His other notable film credits include playing Marcus Wright in Terminator Salvation in 2009 and Perseus in the 2010 film Clash of the Titans and its 2012 sequel, Wrath of the Titans. Throughout his career, he has taken on various dramatic roles in films such as The Debt, Everest, Hacksaw Ridge, The Shack, Manhunt, and Fractured.
In addition to his film work, Worthington has appeared in television productions. His Australian television credits include the role of Howard in the series Love My Way and the character Phillip Schuler in the television drama mi. His career reflects a diverse range of projects, moving between independent cinema and large-scale studio franchises. He continues to be active in the industry as both an actor and a writer.
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- Avatar 5 (2031) as Jake Sully
- Avatar 4 (2029) as Jake Sully
- I Will Find You (2026) as David Burroughs
- Fuze (2026) as X
- Zero A.D.: The Birth of Christ (2026) as Antipater
- Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) as Jake
- Relay (2025) as Dawson
- Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films (2025) as Self - "Jake"
- Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20 (2025) as Self
- Hot Ones Versus (2024) as Self
- Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 (2024) as Trent Gephart
- The Killer (2024) as Finn
- Lift (2024) as Dennis Huxley
- The Exorcism (2024) as Joe
- Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 (2024) as Trent Gephart
- Breathe (2024) as Lucas
- Simulant (2023) as Kessler
- Transfusion (2023) as Ryan Logan
- Transfusion (2023) Executive Producer
- Inside Pandora's Box (2023) as Self
- The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
- Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) as Jake Sully
- Under the Banner of Heaven (2022) as Ron Lafferty
- 9 Bullets (2022) as Jack
- Fires (2021) as Glen Findlay
- Lansky (2021) as David Stone
- The Last Son (2021) as Isaac LeMay
- Fractured (2019) as Ray Monroe
- Amazing Saturday (2018) as Self
- The Titan (2018) as Lt. Rick Janssen
- Manhunt (2017) as Jim 'Fitz' Fitzgerald
- The Shack (2017) as Mack Phillips
- The Hunter's Prayer (2017) as Stephen Lucas
- The Hunter's Prayer (2017) Producer
- The Soul of War: Making 'Hacksaw Ridge' (2017) as Self
- Quotidien (2016) as Self - Guest
- Hacksaw Ridge (2016) as Captain Glover
- Everest (2015) as Guy Cotter
- Deadline Gallipoli (2015) as Phillip Schuler
- Kidnapping Mr. Heineken (2015) as Willem Holleeder
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self - Guest
- Cake (2014) as Roy Collins
- Sabotage (2014) as James "Monster" Murray
- The Keeping Room (2014) as Moses
- Paper Planes (2014) as Jack
- Drift (2013) as JB
- Wrath of the Titans (2012) as Perseus
- Man on a Ledge (2012) as Nick Cassidy
- Texas Killing Fields (2011) as Mike Souder
- Conan (2010) as Self
- Clash of the Titans (2010) as Perseus
- The Debt (2010) as Young David Peretz
- Last Night (2010) as Michael Reed
- Capturing Avatar (2010) as Self
- Love and Distrust (2010) as Miles (segment "Blue Poles")
- Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora (2010) as Self
- Avatar (2009) as Jake Sully
- The Jay Leno Show (2009) as Self
- Terminator Salvation (2009) as Marcus Wright
- Rogue (2007) as Neil
- Battle of Long Tan (2006) as Narrator
- A Fairytale of the City (2006) as The Artist
- Macbeth (2006) as MacBeth
- The Great Raid (2005) as PFC Lucas
- The Surgeon (2005) as Dr. Sam Dash
- Fink! (2005) as Able
- Love My Way (2004) as Howard Light
- Somersault (2004) as Joe
- Thunderstruck (2004) as Ronnie
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
- Gettin' Square (2003) as Barry 'Wattsy' Wirth
- Dirty Deeds (2002) as Darcy
- Hart's War (2002) as as Cpl. B.J. 'Depot' Guidry
- Bootmen (2000) as Mitchell
- The View (1997) as Self - Guest
- The View (1997) as Self
- Water Rats (1996) as Phillip Champion
- JAG (1995) as Dunsmore
- Blue Heelers (1993)
- The Cross
- First Warrior
- Seacole as Thomas Day
- Eyes Along the Valley as Detective Pollock
- Eyes Along the Valley Screenplay
- Blood on the Promontory
- The Exiles
- Blue Poles as Miles
- CounterPlay