Sam Worthington
{{Short description|Australian actor (born 1976)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Sam Worthington
| image = Avatar The Way of Water Tokyo Press Conference Sam Worthington (52563252594) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Worthington in 2022
| birth_name = Samuel Henry John Worthington
| birth_date =
{{Birth date and age|df=yes|1976|08|02}}
| birth_place = Godalming, Surrey, England
| nationality = Australian
| education = National Institute of Dramatic Art (BFA)
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2000–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Lara Bingle|2014}}
| children = 3
}}
Samuel Henry John Worthington (born 2 August 1976) is an Australian actor. He is known for playing Jake Sully in the Avatar franchise (2009–present), Marcus Wright in Terminator Salvation (2009), and Perseus in Clash of the Titans (2010) and its sequel Wrath of the Titans (2012).{{Cite web |title=Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/box-office-star-records/worldwide/lifetime-acting/top-grossing-leading-stars |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=The Numbers}}
He has taken other dramatic roles, appearing in The Debt (2010), Everest (2015), Hacksaw Ridge (2016), The Shack (2017), Manhunt (2017), and Fractured (2019). He has received Australia's highest film award three times for his leading roles in Bootmen (2000), Somersault (2004), and Avatar (2009).
On television, Worthington appeared in Australia as Howard in Love My Way and as Phillip Schuler in the television drama mini-series Deadline Gallipoli, for which he was also an executive producer. He voiced the protagonist, Captain Alex Mason, in the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010), as well as its sequels Call of Duty: Black Ops II (2012), and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (2018).
Early life and education
Samuel Henry John Worthington was born to English parents in Godalming, Surrey, in South East England, UK.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} They moved to Perth, Western Australia, when he was an infant.{{cn|date=April 2024}} He was raised in Warnbro, a suburb of Rockingham. His mother, Jeanne J. Worthington (née Martyn), is a housewife, and his father, Ronald W. Worthington, is a power plant laborer.{{cite news|title=Avatar first reviews, Sam Worthington next Hollywood star in the making|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=11 December 2009|url= http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/movies/avatar-first-reviews/story-e6frexli-1225809445878|access-date=12 December 2009}} He has a sister, Lucinda.{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/9041850/Sam-Worthington-on-Man-on-a-Ledge.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/9041850/Sam-Worthington-on-Man-on-a-Ledge.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Sam Worthington on 'Man on a Ledge'|last=Lipworth|first=Elaine|date=4 February 2012|website=Telegraph|access-date=9 June 2017}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite web| url=https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10182-1836259/jeanne-j-worthington-in-biographical-summaries-of-notable-people|title=Jeanne J. Worthington|website=MyHeritage|access-date=9 June 2017}}
Worthington attended John Curtin College of the Arts, a high school specialising in the dramatic arts, located in Fremantle, Western Australia, where he studied drama but did not graduate. When he left the college, his father gave him $400 and sent him on a one-way trip to Cairns, Queensland, telling him to "work his way home". He began working on construction and odd jobs, eventually settling in Sydney. At age 19, while working as a bricklayer, he auditioned for the National Institute of Dramatic Art and was accepted with a scholarship.{{cite web|url=http://screencrave.com/2009-05-21/sam-worthington-interview-for-terminator|title=Sam Worthington Interview for Terminator|publisher= | website= Screencrave.com|date=21 May 2009|access-date=30 May 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091008015655/http://screencrave.com/2009-05-21/sam-worthington-interview-for-terminator|archive-date=8 October 2009}}
Career
=2000–2008: Early roles=
Worthington played a small role alongside Adam Garcia in the Australian dance film Bootmen (2000).{{cite web|url=http://film.vic.gov.au/resources/documents/AA4_Aust_Box_office_report.pdf|title=Film Victoria – Australian Films at the Australian Box Office|website=Film.vic.gov.au|accessdate=9 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218045303/http://film.vic.gov.au/resources/documents/AA4_Aust_Box_office_report.pdf|archive-date=18 February 2011|url-status=dead}} He played a lead role in the low-budget Australian comedy Gettin' Square.{{cite web|date=16 October 2003|title=Getting Square|url=http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=7998&s=Interviews|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060831213352/http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=7998&s=Interviews|archive-date=31 August 2006|access-date=4 December 2012|website=urbancinefile.com.au}}{{Cite web |url=http://film.vic.gov.au/resources/documents/AA4_Aust_Box_office_report.pdf |title=Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office |access-date=18 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706110328/https://www.film.vic.gov.au/resources/documents/AA4_Aust_Box_office_report.pdf |archive-date=6 July 2017 |url-status=dead }}
Worthington had a major role in Somersault (2004), for which he won the AFI Award for Best Lead Actor. He was well known in Australia for his role as Howard in the acclaimed TV series Love My Way, in which he played the main love interest of the female lead. In 2006, he played the lead in a modern retelling of Macbeth.
Worthington's international film career began with a series of small roles in Hollywood production The Great Raid (2005), which was filmed in Australia. He auditioned for the role of James Bond in Casino Royale but lost the role to Daniel Craig.{{cite news| url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/arts/bard-arse/2006/09/13/1157827019501.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1 | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | title=Bard arse | date=15 September 2006}} He starred in the Australian creature-feature film Rogue (2007), which gained a 100% fresh rating from Rotten Tomatoes.{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1173563-rogue/|title=Rogue|website=Rotten Tomatoes|date=25 April 2008 |access-date=2 November 2011}}
=2009–present: ''Avatar'' franchise and other work=
In 2009, Worthington starred in James Cameron-directed science-fiction film Avatar, in which he played the role of Jake Sully, a paraplegic former U.S. Marine who is at the centre of a war between his own species and the indigenous Na'vi people of Pandora. The film was a success, amassing critical acclaim and several accolades. It became the highest-grossing film of all time, grossing more than $2.8 billion (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|2.730|2009|r=1}}}} billion adjusted for inflation) worldwide.{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/ |title=Worldwide Grosses |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=27 June 2010}}
In November 2010, Worthington told GQ Australia{{cite magazine|title=Sam Worthington|url=https://www.gq.com.au/life/people/sam+worthington,6453|magazine=GQ|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419044209/http://www.gq.com.au/life/people/sam+worthington,6453|archive-date=19 April 2014}} that when he auditioned for the role, he was not told what it was for, which annoyed him. "I was a bit pissed off, and I think that came across. I think Jim saw a spark and liked it because that's Sully's character – a guy who doesn't like to be bullied and a guy who just wants to set things right."{{cite web |url=https://www.gq.com.au/life/people/sam+worthington,6453 |title=Sam Worthington - GQ |access-date=31 October 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419044209/http://www.gq.com.au/life/people/sam+worthington,6453 |archive-date=19 April 2014 }}, GQ Australia November 2010, Sam Worthington He later said that Cameron "changed his life" and he will always be grateful to him.{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/english/hollywood/news/I-can-still-live-in-my-car-Sam-Worthington/articleshow/5719383.cms | title=I can still live in my car: Sam Worthington | newspaper=The Times of India | last1=Dasgupta | first1=Priyanka }}
After auditioning for Cameron, Worthington consequently landed the part in 2009's science fiction action film Terminator Salvation, thanks to Cameron's personal recommendation to fellow filmmaker McG.{{cite web | url=https://www.thethings.com/heres-how-avatar-star-sam-worthington-went-from-living-in-his-car-to-a-30-million-net-worth/ | title=Here's How 'Avatar' Star Sam Worthington Went from Living in His Car to A $30 Million Net Worth | date=23 September 2020 }} In the film, Worthington co-starred alongside Christian Bale and played Marcus Wright, a human-terminator hybrid. Terminator Salvation was released on May 21, 2009, and grossed over $371.4 million and received mixed reviews.
In early 2010, Worthington appeared in Clash of the Titans, an action fantasy film directed by Louis Leterrier and produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Worthington headlined the film. It received generally negative reviews from critics but grossed $493 million worldwide and was the 11th highest grossing film of 2010.{{cite web | url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl961185281/ | title=Clash of the Titans }} He provided voice work for Captain Alex Mason, the protagonist in the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops. Some gamers criticised Worthington's inability to mask his Australian accent, as in Avatar.{{cite web|title=How an Australian Man Nearly Ruined Black Ops for Me|url=http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/11/how-an-australian-man-nearly-ruined-black-ops-for-me/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119100106/http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/11/how-an-australian-man-nearly-ruined-black-ops-for-me/|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 November 2010}} In November 2010, The Hollywood Reporter named Worthington as one of the young male actors who are "pushing – or being pushed" into taking over Hollywood.{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/hollywoods-list-redefined-44771|title=Hollywood's A-List Redefined|first2=Lauren|last2= Schutte|first1=Emily|last1= Blank|publisher=(slide 9 of 10 in slideshow) The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=26 June 2012}} Also in 2010, Forbes named Worthington among Hollywood's highest grossing actors.{{cite web | url=https://www.forbes.com/2010/12/20/highest-grossing-actors-2010-business-entertainment_slide.html?sh=ac2974a3ec52 | title=In Pictures: Hollywood's Highest-Grossing Actors | website=Forbes }} He was selected as one of the entrants to the Who's Who in Australia 2011 edition.{{cite web|title=Who's Who pack now boasts Siddle, Hamish and Andy and the Masterchef judges|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/whos-who-pack-now-boasts-siddle-hamish-and-andy-and-the-masterchef-judges/story-e6frf7jx-1225968131634|publisher=heraldsun.com.au|date=9 December 2010}}
In 2012, Worthington starred in Wrath of the Titans, the sequel to Clash of the Titans. The film received mostly negative reception from critics and although it grossed $302 million at the box office, the film underperformed compared to its predecessor. He reprised his role as Alex Mason in Call of Duty: Black Ops II.{{cite web|author1=John Gaudiosi|title='Call of Duty: Black Ops II': Treyarch's Dave Anthony on Directing Sam Worthington, Michael Keaton (Q&A)|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/call-duty-black-ops-2-389788|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=6 March 2015|date=13 November 2012}} Also in 2012, Worthington starred as Nick Cassidy in Man on a Ledge, a suspense-thriller film directed by Asger Leth. Though the film received mixed reviews from critics, Worthington's performance received praise, with The New Zealand Herald describing him as "suitably terrified".{{cn|date=April 2024}}
In 2013, Worthington worked in Drift (2013), an Australian film about the birth of the surf industry in the 1970s. He starred alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Hollywood action thriller film Sabotage (2014).{{cite web |url=http://collider.com/ten-movie-arnold-schwarzenegger-david-ayer/164568/ |title=Arnold Schwarzenegger to Star in David Ayer's 'Ten' |first=Matt |last=Goldberg |publisher=Collider.com |date=May 7, 2012 |access-date=November 9, 2012 |archive-date=January 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140123163245/http://collider.com/ten-movie-arnold-schwarzenegger-david-ayer/164568/ |url-status=dead }} A loose adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel And Then There Were None, it received generally negative reviews and was a box office bomb. Worthington next appeared in the drama film Cake (2014). Headlined by Jennifer Aniston, it debuted in the Special Presentations section of the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.{{cite web |last=Punter |first=Jennie |date=July 22, 2014 |title=Toronto Film Festival Lineup Includes Denzel Washington's 'Equalizer,' Kate Winslet's 'A Little Chaos' |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/tiff-toronto-intl-film-festival-gala-special-presentations-1201266480/ |access-date=July 22, 2014 |work=Variety}} In the same year, he played a supporting role in the western film The Keeping Room.{{Cite web |last=Punter |first=Jennie |date=2014-07-22 |title=Toronto Film Festival Lineup Includes Denzel Washington's 'Equalizer,' Kate Winslet's 'A Little Chaos' |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/tiff-toronto-intl-film-festival-gala-special-presentations-1201266480/ |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
In 2015, Worthington starred in Paper Planes, an Australian 3D children's drama film directed by Robert Connolly. The film tells a story about Dylan, a young boy who lives in Australia, who finds out that he has a talent for making paper planes and dreams of competing in the World Paper Plane Championships in Japan.{{cite web|url=http://www.penguin.com.au/products/9780143308744/paper-planes/19291163/extract|title=Paper Planes - Penguin Books Australia|work=penguin.com.au|accessdate=16 October 2016}} He followed it up by playing Willem Holleeder in Kidnapping Freddy Heineken (2015), based on the 1983 kidnapping of Freddy Heineken. He portrayed a character in Baltasar Kormákur's Everest, based on the 1996 Mount Everest disaster;{{cite news|last=Pulver|first=Andrew|title=Everest: how Jake Gyllenhaal got to grips with the world's highest mountain|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/sep/02/everest-how-jake-gyllenhaal-got-to-grips-with-the-worlds-highest-mountain|work=The Guardian|access-date=July 30, 2017|date=September 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730021254/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/sep/02/everest-how-jake-gyllenhaal-got-to-grips-with-the-worlds-highest-mountain|archive-date=July 30, 2017|url-status=live}} the film was a commercial success, grossing $203 million worldwide.{{Cite web|title=Everest|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl525370881/|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=May 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222035303/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl525370881/|archive-date=February 22, 2020|url-status=live}}
In 2016, he played Captain Jack Glover, a stern army officer, in the Mel Gibson directed biographical war film Hacksaw Ridge. The film focuses on the World War II experiences of Desmond Doss, an American pacifist combat medic who refused to carry or use a weapon or firearm of any kind. Hacksaw Ridge was released in the United States on November 4, 2016, grossing $180.4 million worldwide, and received critical acclaim. The film was awarded several accolades.{{Cite web |last1=Nordyke |first1=Kimberly |last2=Lewis |first2=Hilary |date=2017-01-24 |title=Oscars: 'La La Land' Ties Record With 14 Nominations |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/oscar-nominations-2017-complete-list-nominees-960044/ |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Ritman |first=Alex |date=2017-01-09 |title=BAFTA Awards: 'La La Land' Leads Nominations |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/bafta-2017-complete-list-nominations-962769/ |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Critics Choice Awards – Critics Choice Awards |url=https://www.criticschoice.com/critics-choice-awards/ |access-date=2024-06-02 |language=en-US}}
Worthington worked with Stuart Hazeldine on The Shack, a 2017 American Christian drama film. Based on the 2007 novel of the same name, it opened to mixed critical reviews and was a success as it grossed over $96 million worldwide. That year, Worthington portrayed Jim Fitzgerald in the Discovery Channel television series Manhunt: Unabomber.{{cite news|last1=McLennan|first1=Cindy|title=Manhunt: Unabomber: Scripted Discovery Series Debuts in August|url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/manhunt-unabomber-discovery-release-date/|publisher=TV Series Finale|date=28 March 2017}}
In 2018, he starred in the Netflix original science fiction thriller film The Titan. In 2019, Worthington starred as Ray Monroe in the Netflix thriller film Fractured.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/11/sam-worthington-brad-anderson-netflix-film-1202500162/|title=Sam Worthington Set as Lead in Brad Anderson-directed Netflix Film|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Amanda|last=N'Duka|date=12 November 2018|access-date=19 October 2019}}
Worthington reprised his role as Jake Sully in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022). Much like its predecessor, it was a critical and commercial success. Upon release, it broke multiple records and grossed over $2.320 billion worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film of 2022 and the third-highest-grossing film of all time.
In 2024, Worthington returned to work with Giovanni Ribisi, his co-star from the Avatar series, in the Kevin Costner-directed western-drama film series Horizon: An American Saga as First Lt. Trent Gephardt.{{Cite web |last=Little |first=Sarah |date=2024-05-18 |title=1 Horizon Scene Proves Kevin Costner's Character Isn't Just Yellowstone's John Dutton With A Mustache |url=https://screenrant.com/horizon-kevin-costner-scene-shows-yellowstone-john-dutton-difference/ |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}
Personal life
File:Lara Bingle and Sam Worthington on 2014 AACTAS Awards red carpet (cropped).jpg.]]
Worthington has reported that, when he was about 30, he sold most of his possessions, bought a car with the proceeds, and was living in it before he auditioned for Avatar.{{cite web|url=http://www.hulu.com/watch/116108/the-jay-leno-show-sam-worthingtons-avatar-clip-and-car-crash|title=Watch The Jay Leno Show Online at Hulu|website=Hulu}} {{dead link|date=February 2023}}{{cite news |title=I was living in my car before 'Avatar': Sam Worthington |url=https://entertainment.gaeatimes.com/2009/12/25/i-was-living-in-my-car-before-avatar-sam-worthington-2-73823/ |access-date=February 20, 2023 |agency=Associated Press |date=December 25, 2009}}
On 18 October 2013, Worthington confirmed his relationship with model Lara Bingle.{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/lara-bingle-and-sam-worthington-fuel-rumours-of-a-hot-new-couple/story-fni0fiyv-1226742291514|title=Aussie actor 'smitten' with Bingle}}{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/lara-bingle-and-sam-worthington-fuel-rumours-of-a-hot-new-couple/story-fni0fiyv-1226742291514|title=Sam Worthington says he is smitten with new squeeze Lara Bingle}} They married on 28 December 2014 and have three sons born in 2015,{{cite magazine|author=Anya Leon|title=Sam Worthington and Lara Bingle Welcome Son Rocket Zot|url=http://celebritybabies.people.com/2015/03/27/sam-worthington-lara-bingle-welcome-son-rocket-zot/|magazine=People|date=27 March 2015|access-date=13 July 2016|archive-date=21 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160721071633/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2015/03/27/sam-worthington-lara-bingle-welcome-son-rocket-zot/|url-status=dead}} 2016{{cite web|author=Ellie McDonald|title=CONFIRMED! Lara and Sam Worthington have welcomed their second son|url=http://www.womansday.com.au/celebrity/australian-celebrities/confirmed-lara-and-sam-worthington-welcomes-second-son-16991|publisher=Woman's Day|date=1 November 2016|access-date=23 December 2016}} and 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com.au/celebrity/interviews/lara-worthington-confirms-shes-pregnant-with-her-third-child-and-its-a-boy/news-story/ec5791a9eaa6cdf00d72ae1c59d39575|title=Lara Worthington confirms she's pregnant with her third child and it's a boy!}}
Worthington is a Christian{{cite web|url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/actor-sam-worthington-the-shack-relationship-god-interview-176567/|title=Actor Sam Worthington Says 'The Shack' Helped Him Understand Relationship With God (Interview)|website=www.christianpost.com|date=5 March 2017 }} and recovering alcoholic. He says that he began drinking heavily as a means to cope with his loss of privacy following his increase in popularity after Avatar{{'s}} release and stopped after his wife Lara gave him an ultimatum.{{Cite web |last=Lang |first=Brent |date=December 17, 2022 |title='Avatar,' Sobriety and Hollywood Clashes: How Sam Worthington Lost and Found His Star Power |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/features/sam-worthington-avatar-sobriety-the-way-of-water-1235459542/ |access-date=December 18, 2022 |website=Variety}} He has been sober since 2014.{{cite web|url= https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-body/pictures/sober-confessions-celebs-who-announced-they-gave-up-drugs-alcohol/ |title=Sobriety Surprises: Lena Dunham, Jason Biggs and Other Stars Who Revealed They Got Sober |website= US Weekly |date= 28 December 2023}}
=Legal issues=
On 23 February 2014, Worthington was arrested in New York City for assault, after punching a paparazzo, Sheng Li, who followed Bingle to get a "perfect picture". After the incident Worthington claimed that Sheng Li kicked Bingle, and he had to step in. Video footage of the incident depicts Worthington referring to Bingle as his "wife", furthering speculation about the pair's marital status.{{cite news|title=So are Sam Worthington and Lara Bingle really married?
|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/so-are-sam-worthington-and-lara-bingle-really-married/story-fn907478-1226836257018|work=News.com.au|access-date=27 February 2014}} Worthington was initially released on a desk appearance ticket, while Li was arrested on charges of reckless endangerment, assault, and harassment.{{cite web|title='Avatar' actor Sam Worthington arrested in NYC| date=24 February 2014 |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/news/39-avatar-39-actor-sam-worthington-arrested-nyc-051739831.html?vp=1|publisher=Yahoo|access-date=24 February 2014}}
On 26 February 2014, Worthington appeared in Manhattan Criminal Court, where he was ordered to stay away from Li for six months. The case was adjourned until 8 May 2014, with the actor to face charges of assault in the third degree, attempted assault, and harassment.{{cite web|title=Sam Worthington ordered to stay away from photographer|date=26 February 2014 |url=http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity/sam-worthington-ordered-to-stay-away-from-photographer-20140227-33j1s.html|publisher=Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=27 February 2014}}
On 1 April 2014, Li blamed Bingle for starting the fight and called for her to be arrested.{{cite news|title=Photographer blames 'Avatar' star's girlfriend for starting fight|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-samworthington-idUSBREA3024220140402|work=Reuters|date=1 April 2014|access-date=13 July 2016}} Later that month, Worthington secured a conditional discharge deal on a misdemeanour assault charge, thereby avoiding any jail time, while the charges against Li were dismissed "in the interest of justice".{{cite news|author=Peter Mitchell|date=9 May 2014|title=Paparazzo walks free as Sam Worthington assault case dropped|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/paparazzo-walks-free-as-sam-worthington-assault-case-dropped/story-fni0cvc9-1226911207282|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=13 July 2016}} Li then filed a $3.7 million civil lawsuit against Worthington, which was settled out of court before going to trial in September 2015.{{cite news|author=Ebony Bowden|date=4 September 2015|title=Sam Worthington settles $5 million lawsuit with photographer over scuffle|url=http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity/sam-worthington-settles-5-million-lawsuit-with-photographer-over-scuffle-20150904-gjfdn8.html|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=13 July 2016}}
Filmography
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| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes | |||
| 2000 | Bootmen | Mitchell Okden | |
| rowspan=2 | 2002 | Hart's War | Corporal B.J. "Depot" Guidry | |
| Dirty Deeds | Darcy Ryan | ||
| 2003 | Gettin' Square | Barry "Wattsy" Wirth | |
| rowspan="2" |2004 | Joe | ||
| Thunderstruck | Ronnie | ||
| rowspan=2 | 2005 | The Great Raid | Private First Class Lucas | |
| Fink! | Able | ||
| 2006 | Macbeth | Lord Macbeth | |
| 2007 | Rogue | Neil Kelly | |
| rowspan=2 | 2009 | Terminator Salvation | Marcus Wright | |
| Avatar | Jake Sully / Tom Sully | ||
| rowspan=4 | 2010 | Clash of the Titans | Perseus | |
| Last Night | Michael Reed | ||
| Love & Distrust | Miles | Segment: "Blue Poles" | |
| The Debt | Young David Peretz | ||
| 2011 | Texas Killing Fields | Detective Mike Souder | |
| rowspan=2 | 2012 | Man on a Ledge | Nick Cassidy | |
| Wrath of the Titans | Perseus | ||
| 2013 | Drift | J.B. | |
| rowspan=3 | 2014 | Sabotage | DEA Agent James "Monster" Murray | |
| Cake | Roy Collins | ||
| The Keeping Room | Moses | ||
| rowspan=3 | 2015 | Paper Planes | Jack Webber | |
| Kidnapping Freddy Heineken | Willem Holleeder | ||
| Everest | Guy Cotter | ||
| 2016 | Hacksaw Ridge | Captain Jack Glover | |
| rowspan=2 | 2017 | The Shack | Mack Philips | |
| The Hunter's Prayer | Stephen Lucas | ||
| 2018 | The Titan | Rick Janssen | |
| 2019 | Fractured | Ray Monroe | |
| rowspan=2 | 2021 | Lansky | David Stone | |
| The Last Son | Isaac Lemay | ||
| rowspan=2 | 2022 | 9 Bullets | Jack | |
| Avatar: The Way of Water | Jake Sully | ||
| rowspan="2" |2023 | Transfusion | Ryan Logan | |
| Simulant | Kessler | {{Cite web |last=O'Rourke |first=Ryan |date=2022-02-22 |title='Hello Stranger': Simu Liu Joins Sam Worthington and Robbie Amell in Sci-Fi Thriller |url=https://collider.com/hello-stranger-movie-cast-simu-liu-sci-fi-thriller/ |access-date=2022-12-30 |website=Collider |language=en-US}} | |
| rowspan="7" | 2024 | Lift | Huxley | |
| Breathe | Lucas | ||
| Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 | First Lt. Trent Gephardt | ||
| The Exorcism | Joe | ||
| The Killer | Finn | ||
| Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2 | First Lt. Trent Gephardt | ||
| Relay | {{TableTBA}} | ||
| rowspan="2" | 2025 | style="background:#FFFFCC;" | Avatar: Fire and Ash {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}} | Jake Sully | Post-production |
| style="background:#FFFFCC;" | Zero A. D. {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}}
|Antipater | |||
| 2029 | style="background:#FFFFCC;"| Avatar 4 {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}}
|Jake Sully |Filming | ||
| 2031 | style="background:#FFFFCC;"| Avatar 5 {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}}
|Jake Sully |Filming | ||
| rowspan="3" | TBA | style="background:#FFFFCC;"| Alphas {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}}{{cite web|url=https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2020/03/sam-worthington-to-star-in-sharks-vs-killer-whales-thriller-alphas/ |title=Sam Worthington to star in Shark vs Killer Whale thriller Alphas |website=Flickering Myth |last=Collinson |first=Gary |date=March 4, 2020 |access-date=July 5, 2022}} | TBA | Post-production |
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 3 {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}} | First Lt. Trent Gephardt | Filming | |
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| Fuze {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}} | TBA
|Filming |
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=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes | |||
| rowspan=3 | 2000 | JAG | Dunsmore | Episode: "Boomerang: Part 1" |
| Water Rats | Phillip Champion | Episode: "Able to Leap Tall Buildings" | |
| Blue Heelers | Shane Donovan | Episode: "Bloodlines" | |
| 2004 | Love My Way | Howard Light | 10 episodes |
| 2005 | {{sortname|The|Surgeon|dab=TV series}} | Dr. Sam Dash | 8 episodes |
| 2006 | Two Twisted | Gus Rogers | Episode: "Delivery Man" |
| 2015 | Deadline Gallipoli | Phillip Schuler | 4 episodes; Miniseries; Executive producer |
| 2017 | Manhunt | James R. Fitzgerald | Main role, season 1 |
| 2021 | Fires | Glen Findlay | 2 episodes; Miniseries |
| 2022 | Under the Banner of Heaven | Ron Lafferty | Main role, miniseries |
=Video games=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes | |||
| 2010 | Call of Duty: Black Ops | rowspan="3" | Alex Mason | |
| 2012 | Call of Duty: Black Ops II | ||
| 2018 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 | Specialist HQ and Blackout Character |
Awards and nominations
References
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