Liam Hemsworth was first seen in the Australian television soap opera, ‘Home and Away’ in 2007. That same year, he also joined the cast of the Australian television soap opera, ‘Neighbours.’ He portrayed Josh Taylor and remained a part of the show until 2008. He made his silver screen debut in the 2009 American science fiction thriller film ‘Knowing’ directed by Alex Proyas. Despite opening to a mixed reception, the film managed to come out as a commercial success, grossing over $183.7 million on a $50 million budget. In 2009, he starred as ‘Victor’ in the psychological horror film ‘Triangle’ directed by Christopher Smith. The film was praised by critics and earned an 80% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. He was next seen in the 2010 Julie Anne Robinson-directed American coming-of-age teen romantic drama film ‘The Last Song.’ Despite being largely panned by critics, the film managed to gross over $89 million on a $20 million budget. Hemsworth also became a recipient of the ‘Young Hollywood Award,’ ‘Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Award,’ and ‘Teen Choice Award’ for his performance in the film. In 2012, he portrayed Gale Hawthorne in the American dystopian action film ‘The Hunger Games’ directed by Gary Ross. The film opened to a positive critical reception and was a massive commercial success, grossing over $694.4 million on a budget of $78 million. That same year, he also starred in the American action film ‘The Expendables 2’ directed by Simon West. The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed over $315 million on a $100 million budget.
He was next seen in films like ‘Love and Honor’ (2013), ‘Paranoia’ (2013), ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ (2013), ‘Cut Bank’ (2014), ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1’ (2014), ‘The Dressmaker’ (2015), ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2’ (2015), ‘Independence Day: Resurgence’ (2016), ‘The Duel’ (2016), ‘Isn't It Romantic’ (2019), and ‘Killerman’ (2019). He was last seen in the 2020 American neo-noir crime thriller film ‘Arkansas’ directed by Clark Duke. The film received mixed reviews from critics and scored a 47% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Dressmaker is an Australian comedy-drama film, which revolves around a woman Myrtle, who was accused of murder when she was a child. Years later, she returns to her small town in rural Australia, to seek revenge on the people who did her wrong.
An uprising erupts after Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark are announced co-winners of the 74th Hunger Games. Furious, President Snow visits her ahead of the Victory Tour and warns her of dire consequences if she fails to convince the crowds that she has chosen to die with Peeta out of love, and not to defy him.
17 years old rebellious teenager, Ronnie Miller, is sent along with her brother Jonah to spend the summer with their estranged father Steve Miller in Georgia. Ronnie a piano prodigy hates the place, until a chance encounter with local Will Blakelee. As the two start falling in love, Ronnie mends her relationship with her terminally ill father.
The movie is based on the eponymous novel by Suzanne Collins and is the first in The Hunger Games film series. In a fictional nation of Panem, in a dystopian post-apocalyptic future, Katniss Everdeen willingly replaces her sister in a televised competition wherein two teenagers from each of the twelve districts of the nation are selected as ‘tributes’ and compelled to fight to the death.
The long-awaited sequel to 1996 movie Independence Day, finds Earth and all of its nations uniting to avoid extinction at the hands of an alien invasion. While the defense program Earth Space Defense now uses alien technology, they are not prepared for the alien Harvester Queen and her massive army.
Barney Ross reunites with his band of old-school mercenaries for an easy assignment from Mr. Church; however, their newest colleague, Billy the Kid, is taken hostage and killed during the mission. Driven by vengeance, the group races to stop international criminal and arms dealer Jean Vilain from acquiring five tons of refined plutonium.
Triangle is a psychological horror film which revolves around Jess, who along with her friends go on a trip out at the sea on a yacht. They are all forced to jump onto another ship, after encountering mysterious and terrible weather conditions. However, all is not as it seems because although there is food in the dining room, the ship appears to be deserted.
Billionaire Nicholas Wyatt blackmails and threatens his employee Adam Cassidy into becoming a corporate spy. The movie follows Adam's attempts to infiltrate the company run by Wyatt's former mentor. The drama-thriller is loosely based on a 2004 novel of the same name.
Based on Suzanne Collins’s final novel – Mockingjay – in the trilogy The Hunger Games, the movie follows Katniss Everdeen as she reaches District 13 and unwillingly agrees to become a symbol of rebellion under the command of President Coin to save Peeta and the nation.
In this final movie of The Hunger Games franchise, Katniss Everdeen escapes the clutches of President Coin to join the ‘Star Squad’. The squad infiltrates the Capitol and brings down President Snow and the Capitol. Unfortunately, Coin’s betrayal ends up killing Prim and Katniss executes Coin who plans to bring the Hunger Games back.
During the time of the Vietnam War, Dalton is a young soldier who wishes to survive the War and get back home to Jane, his girlfriend. However, he learns that Jane has become an anti-war activist, and she breaks up with him over a letter. Therefore, he goes back to the US, along with his friend, and pretends to be a deserter, in order to win her back.
Cut Bank is a thriller film which revolves around a young man in a small town in Montana who gets involved in a murder case, after he and his girlfriend become the only witness to the crime.
The Duel is a western drama film which tells the story of David, a ranger who heads to a small town to investigate a series of disappearances and deaths of local people. He is particularly searching for Maria, the missing niece of a Mexican general. It soon seems that the preacher is keeping the townsfolk in some kind of fear. He also tries to make things difficult for David.
In 1959, guided by mysterious voices, elementary school student Lucinda writes down the dates and death tolls of major catastrophes that would take place over the next fifty years. In 2009, 9-year-old Caleb finds her predictions and tries to prevent an upcoming catastrophe.
Empire State is a crime drama thriller film which tells the story of Chris, who is forced to take up a low-paying job as a security guard in a company after he failed to get into the police academy. He loses his friend during a robbery but the company doesn’t give the family the full compensation. Therefore, Chris decides to steal some of the money he is guarding to give to his partner’s widow.
Liam Hemsworth Awards
| The Hunger Games | Favorite On-Screen Chemistry | 2013 |
