Liam » Biography
Liam Hemsworth was born January 13, 1990 in Melbourne, Australia. When Liam was in year 8, he and his family moved to Phillip Island, a small beach town. Liam says he spent a lot of time surfing with his brothers. According to Liam's classmate Laura Griffin, "All the girls liked him. He was popular, a bit of a joker and made me laugh." Griffin claims she and Liam began dating the following year.
Liam began to seriously consider becoming an actor in high school. He hired an agent and began his acting career on Australian television. During the week of July 8, 2007, Liam began filming episodes for the Australian soap opera Neighbours, which his brothers had previously starred in. Liam's character, Josh Taylor, was a recurring character from 2007 to 2008. In the show, Josh was an athletic parapalegic who supported and began a relationship with character Bridget Parker after she was paralyzed down one side of her body in a car crash. In 2008, he acted on the children's television show The Elephant Princess, playing Marcus, the attractive lead guitarist of the protagonist's band. Liam had roles in the television series Satisfaction, Home and Away, McLeod's Daughters and has starred in the movies Knowing and Triangle.
In 2009, Liam was selected to act opposite Sylvester Stallone in Stallone's 2010 film, The Expendables, but his character was written out of the script. Liam's brother, Chris, told Movieline that just a few hours after Liam learned he would not appear in The Expendables, Kenneth Branagh called to ask him to test for the lead role in the 2011 film Thor. Liam moved to the States in April for screen tests. Though he eventually lost the part to Chris in May, Disney announced later that same week that Liam had landed the part of Will Blakelee in the 2010 drama The Last Song, based on the Nicholas Sparks novel by the same name. Liam plays the love interest of Miley Cyrus's character in the film. Nikki Finke reported that Liam had been in Los Angeles for just three weeks and had not yet found an agent when he was cast. Liam next appeared in the music video for Cyrus' "When I Look at You".
Liam's older brothers Chris Hemsworth and Luke Hemsworth are also actors. Liam says that though there is competition for jobs between them, it is friendly: "We are brothers and we are always competitive, but it is a good thing, it pushes us both and we are always happy whenever someone books something." In 2009, Liam moved to the United States to pursue his career there. He and his brother Chris first stayed in the guest house of Chris Hemsworth's agent William Ward before renting their own Los Angeles apartment in which they currently live.
Liam began to seriously consider becoming an actor in high school. He hired an agent and began his acting career on Australian television. During the week of July 8, 2007, Liam began filming episodes for the Australian soap opera Neighbours, which his brothers had previously starred in. Liam's character, Josh Taylor, was a recurring character from 2007 to 2008. In the show, Josh was an athletic parapalegic who supported and began a relationship with character Bridget Parker after she was paralyzed down one side of her body in a car crash. In 2008, he acted on the children's television show The Elephant Princess, playing Marcus, the attractive lead guitarist of the protagonist's band. Liam had roles in the television series Satisfaction, Home and Away, McLeod's Daughters and has starred in the movies Knowing and Triangle.
In 2009, Liam was selected to act opposite Sylvester Stallone in Stallone's 2010 film, The Expendables, but his character was written out of the script. Liam's brother, Chris, told Movieline that just a few hours after Liam learned he would not appear in The Expendables, Kenneth Branagh called to ask him to test for the lead role in the 2011 film Thor. Liam moved to the States in April for screen tests. Though he eventually lost the part to Chris in May, Disney announced later that same week that Liam had landed the part of Will Blakelee in the 2010 drama The Last Song, based on the Nicholas Sparks novel by the same name. Liam plays the love interest of Miley Cyrus's character in the film. Nikki Finke reported that Liam had been in Los Angeles for just three weeks and had not yet found an agent when he was cast. Liam next appeared in the music video for Cyrus' "When I Look at You".
Liam's older brothers Chris Hemsworth and Luke Hemsworth are also actors. Liam says that though there is competition for jobs between them, it is friendly: "We are brothers and we are always competitive, but it is a good thing, it pushes us both and we are always happy whenever someone books something." In 2009, Liam moved to the United States to pursue his career there. He and his brother Chris first stayed in the guest house of Chris Hemsworth's agent William Ward before renting their own Los Angeles apartment in which they currently live.