Sunday, 13 February 2011

Liam Hemsworth

Liam Hemsworth, born January 13, 1990, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, is an Australian actor best known for his roles as Josh Taylor in the soap opera "Neighbours" and as Will Blakelee in the American film "The Last Song", opposite Miley Cyrus.

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Hemsworth is the youngest of Craig and Leonie Hemsworth's three boys. His elder brothers, Chris Hemsworth and Luke Hemsworth, also became actors and provided a path for Hemsworth to emulate.

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Prior to becoming an actor, Hemsworth laid floors for six months. He began to seriously consider following his elder brothers' footsteps and become an actor in high school, when he took on an agent. He attended his first audition at the age of sixteen and began his career in 2007 with guest spots on the shows Home and Away and McLeod's Daughters. The week of July 8, 2007, Hemsworth began filming episodes for Neighbours, an Australian soap opera his brother Luke had previously starred in.

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In 2008, Hemsworth began acting on the children's television show "The Elephant Princess", playing Marcus, the attractive lead guitarist of the protagonist's band. Hemsworth later had roles in the television series "Satisfaction" and starred in the British film "Triangle".

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In 2009, Hemsworth moved to the States for screen tests that landed him his first American film for the part of Will Blakelee in the 2010 drama "The Last Song", based on the Nicholas Sparks novel by the same name.

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It was announced in August 2010, that Hemsworth had been offered the role as Isaac Gildea in the movie "The Throwback" a sports drama with Dennis Quaid. Taylor Swift had previously been rumored for a role but she is not a part of the package at this point.

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