Sam Worthington

Sam Worthington
Worthington at the Drift Movie Media Event at Event Cinemas, Bondi Junction 2013.
Born	Samuel Henry John Worthington (1976-08-02) 2 August 1976 (age 40) Godalming, Surrey, England
Nationality	Australian
Alma mater	National Institute of Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actor, writer
Years active	2000–present
Spouse(s)	Lara Bingle (m. 2014)
Children	2

Samuel Henry John "Sam" Worthington (born 2 August 1976) is an Australian actor. He portrayed the protagonist Jake Sully in the 2009 film Avatar; Marcus Wright in Terminator Salvation; and Perseus in Clash of the Titans and its sequel, Wrath of the Titans; before transitioning to more dramatic roles, in Everest (2015) and Hacksaw Ridge (2016).

In 2004, Worthington received Australia's highest film award for his lead role in Somersault. He performed predominantly in leading roles in a variety of low-budget films before moving to major studio films, ranging from romantic drama and comedy-drama to science fiction and action.

Worthington was born to English parents in Godalming, Surrey, in South East England, and moved to Perth, Western Australia when he was six months old. He grew up in Warnbro, a suburb of Rockingham. His mother, Jeanne J. (née Martyn), a housewife, brought him and his sister Lucinda up. His father, Ronald W. Worthington, was a power plant employee. He attended John Curtin College of the Arts, a school specialising in the dramatic arts, located in Fremantle, Western Australia, where he studied drama but did not graduate. When he left the college, his father gave him $400 and sent him on a one-way trip to Cairns, Queensland, telling him to "work his way home". He began working on construction and odd jobs, eventually settling in Sydney. At age 19, while working as a bricklayer, he auditioned for the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) and was accepted with a scholarship.