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Sam Worthington

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IMDb sits down with stars Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Kate Winslet, Bailey Bass, Jamie Flatters, Trinity Jo-Li-Bliss, Jack Champion, director and writer James Cameron, and producer Jon Landau to learn just how long they can hold their breath underwater, what their favorite Na'vi phrases are, and whether we'll see Leonardo DiCaprio join the Avatar franchise.
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Samuel Henry John Worthington was born August 2, 1976 in Surrey, England. His parents, Jeanne (Martyn) and Ronald Worthington, a power plant employee, moved the family to Australia when he was six months old, and raised him and his sister Lucinda in Warnbro, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia.

Worthington graduated from NIDA (Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art) in 1998 at the age of 22. He received critical acclaim for his portrayal of "Arthur Wellesley" in his first professional role in the Belvoir Street Theatre production "Judas Kiss" (directed by Neil Armfield). He then went on to work in Australian television on such shows as Water Rats (1996) and "Backburner" and then on the American TV show JAG (1995)'s 100th episode (Boomerang: Part 1).

Worthington made his film debut in the highly acclaimed Australian movie Bootmen (2000), a film about a troop of "tap dogs". Minor roles proceeded in Hart's War (2002) and A Matter of Life (2001) before he was cast in another hailed Australian drama, Dirty Deeds (2002), co-starring Toni Collette and John Goodman.

The following year, he starred in yet another Aussie film, opposite David Wenham in Gettin' Square (2003). The director of the film, Jonathan Teplitzky, originally tested actors who were up to 8 years older than the then-27-year-old Worthington. Teplitzky wasn't sure Sam "could convincingly play a tough guy and also have elements of the leading man about him", but in the end Teplitzky decided he was "fantastic", and had "David playing the older, slightly more streetwise accomplice" proclaiming "it worked".

But it wasn't until 2004 that Sam got his big break. He was offered the starring role in Cate Shortland's acclaimed Australian drama Somersault (2004), opposite Abbie Cornish. The film made a clean sweep of the Australian Film Institute awards in 2004, winning in 13 film categories - the first time this has ever occurred in the award's history. Worthington also won the AFI award for Best Male Actor.

Worthington's career took off internationally when he was cast as Jake Sully in James Cameron's Avatar (2009) and as Marcus Wright, a cyborg who assists the humans despite their suspicions of him in Terminator Salvation (2009). Worthington soon became a household name, and starring in high profile films Clash of the Titans (2010), The Debt (2010), Texas Killing Fields (2011), Man on a Ledge (2012), and Wrath of the Titans (2012). Worthington also provided the voice for the Call of Duty: Black Ops video games.

In 2010, Worthington started a production company, Full Clip Productions, with two of his close friends John Schwarz and Michael Schwarz. The company teamed with Radical studios to print two graphic novels Damaged and Patriots.
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'Avatar: The Way of Water' Cast In and Out of Character

'Avatar: The Way of Water' Cast In and Out of Character

Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington, and more of the cast of Avatar: The Way of Water in and out of character.
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James Cameron, Sigourney Weaver, Kate Winslet, Stephen Lang, Zoe Saldana, and Sam Worthington in Burning Questions With 'Avatar: The Way of Water' (2022)
Sam Worthington in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
Sam Worthington in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, and Sam Worthington in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
Zoe Saldana and Sam Worthington in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
Sam Worthington and Jamie Flatters in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
Zoe Saldana and Sam Worthington in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington, Britain Dalton, Jamie Flatters, and Trinity Jo-Li Bliss in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
Sam Worthington in Revelation (2022)
Sam Worthington in Revelation (2022)
Megan Leitch and Sam Worthington in One Mighty and Strong (2022)
Sam Worthington, Seth Numrich, and Taylor St. Pierre in Church and State (2022)

Known for

Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Zoe Saldana, and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
Avatar
7.9
  • Jake Sully
  • 2009
Terminator Salvation (2009)
Terminator Salvation
6.5
  • Marcus Wright
  • 2009
Sam Worthington in Clash of the Titans (2010)
Clash of the Titans
5.8
  • Perseus
  • 2010
Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington, Bailey Bass, and Britain Dalton in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
Avatar: The Way of Water
7.8
  • Jake
  • 2022

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Actor

  • Hello Stranger
    • Post-production
  • Lift
    • Post-production
  • The Georgetown Project
    • Completed
  • Avatar 3
    • Post-production
  • Avatar 4
    • In Production
  • Avatar 5
    • In Production
  • Breathe
    • Post-production
  • Horizon
    • In Production
  • Seacole
    • Post-production
  • CounterPlay
    • Pre-production
  • Transfusion (2023)
    Transfusion
  • Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington, Bailey Bass, and Britain Dalton in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
    Avatar: The Way of Water
  • Under the Banner of Heaven (2022)
    Under the Banner of Heaven
  • Lena Headey and Sam Worthington in 9 Bullets (2022)
    9 Bullets
  • Hunter Page-Lochard and Eliza Scanlen in Fires (2021)
    Fires
  • Heather Graham, Thomas Jane, Colson Baker, and Sam Worthington in The Last Son (2021)
    The Last Son
  • Lansky (2021)
    Lansky
  • Sam Worthington in Fractured (2019)
    Fractured
  • Nina Bergman in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (2018)
    Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
    • (voice)
  • Sam Worthington and Taylor Schilling in The Titan (2018)
    The Titan
  • Paul Bettany and Sam Worthington in Manhunt (2017)
    Manhunt
  • Sam Worthington and Odeya Rush in The Hunter's Prayer (2017)
    The Hunter's Prayer
  • Octavia Spencer and Sam Worthington in The Shack (2017)
    The Shack
  • Andrew Garfield in Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
    Hacksaw Ridge
  • Everest (2015)
    Everest

Producer

  • Sam Worthington and Odeya Rush in The Hunter's Prayer (2017)
    The Hunter's Prayer
    • (produced by)
  • Deadline Gallipoli (2015)
    Deadline Gallipoli
  • Gina Gershon, David Arquette, Clifton Collins Jr., Emmanuelle Chriqui, and Emily Osment in Cleaners (2013)
    Cleaners
  • Damian de Montemas, Claudia Karvan, and James Carter in Scratch (2012)
    Scratch

Director

  • Dorian Nkono in Enzo (2004)
    Enzo
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Burning Questions With 'Avatar: The Way of Water'
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Burning Questions With 'Avatar: The Way of Water'
All About 'Avatar: The Way of Water'
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All About 'Avatar: The Way of Water'
The 'Avatar: The Way of Water' Cast Reveal Their Most Challenging Moments on Set
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The 'Avatar: The Way of Water' Cast Reveal Their Most Challenging Moments on Set
What We Know About 'Avatar 2' ... So Far
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What We Know About 'Avatar 2' ... So Far
Manhunt: Unabomber - Luring The Unabomber
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Manhunt: Unabomber - Luring The Unabomber
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Texas Killing Fields
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Texas Killing Fields
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Texas Killing Fields
Clash of the Titans (2010)
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Clash of the Titans (2010)
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Clash of the Titans (2010)
Clash of the Titans (2010)
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Clash of the Titans (2010)

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    • August 2, 1976
    • Godalming, Surrey, England, UK
    • Lara BingleDecember 28, 2014 - present (3 children)
  • Starred in the promotional trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 as "The Vet" alongside Jonah Hill.
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    Was cast in Avatar (2009) after Jake Gyllenhaal and Matt Damon turned down the role.
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    I also care that the public are getting their 12 dollars' worth when they go to a movie, and that they're not coming out not wanting to ever see a movie with me in it again. I don't care what people think of me as a person, but I do care what people think of my work, and whether I'm investing enough into it. [Empire magazine, October 2006].
    • Frequently works with director James Cameron

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