Overview (3)

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Frequently works with director James Cameron

Trivia (21)

He won a scholarship to the John Curtin School of Performing Arts in Fremantle, WA.





Said in an interview with Rove McManus that he had no intention of becoming an actor and went to NIDA to support a friend but was pushed through and got through. His friend did not get into NIDA.

Was a bricklayer before becoming an actor.





Boyfriend of Maeve Dermody for 2 years.

In 1998, Sam graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA).



Sam has blurred vision but he does not wear glasses.



Aside from acting, Sam is a keen surfer.





In 2009, he got his first Teen Choice Award nomination for Choice Movie Fresh Face Male for Terminator: Die Erlösung (2009).

Sam was once described as one of Australia's most likable young leading men by efilmcritic.com.





Won the "GQ Man of the Year" award in Australia in 2009, over Eric Bana and Russell Crowe

Born in Godalming Surrey, England. Parents moved to Perth, Western Australia when Sam was very young.



Grew up in Rockingham in Western Australia about 1 hour drive from Perth.



2010: Named Australia's Most Stylish Male Celebrity by 'Madison' magazine.



Sam was the recipient of the Australians in Film 2009 Breakthrough Award (The Golden Boomerang) presented to him by James Cameron.



Personal Quotes (8)

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].



A mate of mine told me recently, 'It's the first time I've seen you work, Worthington.' I thought that was quite funny, but he was right. [Empire magazine, October 2006]





[on Avatar - Aufbruch nach Pandora (2009)] It's gotta hell of a lotta hype, I read all what was said yesterday about the trailer. I can see their point, but as I said, it's not meant to be built for an Apple Mac, it's built for IMAX, it's built for 3D, that's what he's designed it for. He's designed it to bring people back to the cinema. It's interesting that he's released that trailer and the next day, he shows it on IMAX. It's one extreme to the other. We get the criticism and then we get the rave reviews of what it really looks like in its own formula. That's obviously going to get people to think and go, "Damn right! I'm going to go and see this at the cinema". Jim has always said to me that he wants to bring people back to the movies, and he's a smart enough man for that to be tactical.



[on his role in Kampf der Titanen (2010)] Oh I want to do it exactly the same. That guy's gonna come after me... no, I had a take on Perseus that I said to Louie and he went with it and the studio kind of liked my take, and we'll see if it works.

[on the Terminator Franchise] Well, I reacquainted myself with the movies, obviously, before we started, but I would have been actually 15 or something when Terminator 2 came out. So you remember the liquid man, of course, and that was revolutionary for this time, going through the helicopter and all that. But I think what they do is they showcase how good a storyteller Jim is.



I didn't set out to be famous; if I'd wanted that, I would have gone on _Big Brother_.





[on accepting the role of a conflicted man in Last Night - Nur eine Nacht (2010)] There was things in it that I've kind of done. I've been every single one of these people. So I kind of went 'Count me in'. I've been cheated on, I've been tempted. I've lost love. I've tried to reclaim a lost love and didn't know how to do it. I've been every single one of them, yeah.