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Liam Hemsworth
Hemsworth on June 5, 2009, while on break from filming The Last Song
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2005–present

Liam Hemsworth (born 13 January 1990) is an Australian actor known for his roles as Josh Taylor in the soap opera Neighbours and as "Marcus" on the children's television series The Elephant Princess. He appeared in the American film The Last Song, released on March 31, 2010.

Career

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. Hemsworth'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, 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. He also made a brief appearance as an MIT student in the film Knowing.

In 2009, Hemsworth was selected to act opposite Sylvester Stallone in Stallone's 2010 film, The Expendables, but his character was written out of the script. Hemsworth's brother, Chris Hemsworth, told Movieline that just a few hours after Hemsworth learned he would not appear in The Expendables, director Kenneth Branagh called to ask him to test for the lead role in the 2011 film Thor. Hemsworth moved to the States in March 2009 for screen tests. Though he eventually lost the part to Chris in May, Disney announced later the same week that Hemsworth had landed the part of Will Blakelee in the 2010 drama The Last Song, based on the Nicholas Sparks novel by the same name. Hemsworth plays the love interest of Miley Cyrus's character in the film. Nikki Finke reported that Hemsworth had been in Los Angeles for just three weeks and had not yet found an agent when he was cast. Hemsworth next appeared in the music video for Cyrus' "When I Look at You" which was recorded on August 16, 2009.

In September 2009, Hemsworth appeared at a dinner event to promote Foxtel, an Australian pay television company. In March 2010, Details magazine selected Hemsworth as one of their predictions for "The Next Generation of Hollywood's Leading Men". Later that month, it was announced that Hemsworth was in negotiations to star in Arabian Nights, a 3D action film that will be directed by Chuck Russell for Inferno Entertainment.

Personal life

Hemsworth was born in 1990 in Melbourne, Australia as the youngest of Craig and Leonie Hemsworth's three boys. Hemsworth's elder brothers, Chris Hemsworth and Luke Hemsworth, also became actors and provided a path for Hemsworth to emulate. Hemsworth 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."

When Hemsworth was in year 8, he and his family relocated to Phillip Island, a small island. Hemsworth says he spent much of his time there surfing with his brothers. According to Hemsworth'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. In March 2009, Hemsworth 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 reside.

Griffin claims Hemsworth returned to Australia to end their five year relationship during summer 2009, after filming The Last Song. Griffin believes Hemsworth did so in order to date his co-star in The Last Song, actress Miley Cyrus. While media reports claimed they had been dating since at least August 2009, Hemsworth and Cyrus denied the allegations. In an interview for Seventeen magazine, Cyrus stated, "We've decided that any type of relationship that we have, we will always just keep it very DL. First and foremost, we are best friends, so that's what I tell people all the time." In March 2010, Cyrus admitted that she and Hemsworth had been in a relationship for ten months.

Filmography

References

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3. ^ Talbot, Lindsay (2009-11-18). "Exclusive Q&A and Clip with The Last Song's Liam Hemsworth". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
4. http://www.nationalpost.com/arts/story.html?id=2754070
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6. "Hemsworth bros face off". Herald Sun. 2007-07-13. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
7. "Declan Napier". Neighbours.com.au. Neighbours. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
8. "The Elephant Princess". Jonathan-m-shiff.com.au. The Elephant Princess. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
9. ^ Walters, David (2010-03). "The Next Generation of Hollywood's Leading Men". Details. Retrieved 2010-02-27. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
10. ^ From Ira Madison (2009-05-04). "The Verge: Chris Hemsworth". Movieline. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
11. ^ Smith, Krista (2010-01). "The Brothers Hemsworth". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2010-02-28. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
12. ^ Finke, Nikki (2009-06-16). "Exclusive: Chris Hemsworth is 'Thor'". Deadline Hollywood Daily. Retrieved 07-06-2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
13. Conn, Leslie (2009-05-19). "Casting for Miley Cyrus movie under way". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
14. "Savannah, 'The Last Song' featured in Miley Cyrus music video". Savannah Morning News. 2009-09-12. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
15. Shankman, Adam (2009-08-16). "Twitter / Adam Shankman: Just wrapped "When I Look..." Twitter. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
16. ^ "Miley Cyrus Aussie lover Liam Hemsworth mum on romance at Foxtel event". The Daily Telegraph. 2009-10-30. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
17. http://www.heatvisionblog.com/2010/03/liam-hemsworth-arabian-nights.html
18. "Cyrus 'saw in new year on Phillip Island'". Herald Sun. 2010-01-04. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
19. ^ "Miley Cyrus Stole My Boyfriend". Woman's Day. 2009-08-31. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
20. Stoynoff, Natasha (2009-08-21). "Miley Cyrus Spotted Kissing Aussie Actor". People.com. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
21. ^ Vena, Jocelyn (2009-11-20). "Miley Cyrus Says Co-Star Liam Hemsworth Is Her Best Friend". MTV News. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
22. "Miley Cyrus Discusses His Chemistry With Liam Hemsworth On 'Ellen'". MTV News. MTV. 2010-03-25. Retrieved 2010-03-25. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)

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