Sam Worthington Biography

Fast Facts

• Worked as a bricklayer before pursuing an acting career
• Studied acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Kensington, New South Wales, Australia
• Debuted as an actor in a stage production of Judas Kiss at Belvoir Street Theatre in Sydney
• Won the 2004 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Male Actor in Somersault, the first film ever to win AFIs in all 13 categories
• In 2006, was seriously considered for the role of James Bond, which went to Daniel Craig
• Had sold all of his belongings and was living in a car before his big break in Avatar (2009)
• Received the Australians in Film Breakthrough Award in 2009
• In 2010, founded production company Full Clip Productions with John and Michael Schwarz
• Starred in 2012 film Man on a Ledge, with most of his scenes shot while 200 feet up from the ground, despite a fear of heights