In 1998, Sam Worthington graduated from the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Sydney, and he emerged as the Duke of Wellington in the stage play "The Kiss of Judah" which showed the life of Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde
. In 2000, starred in his first movie " Bootmen ", thus officially entering the entertainment circle
.
In 2002, Sam Worthington starred in the crime comedy " Illegal Business ". In the same year, he co-starred in the war film " Hart's War " with Walter Bruce Willis , thus officially entering Hollywood
.
In 2003, co-starred in the comedy " Gettin' Square " with Timsey Sbauer
. In 2004, co-starring with Abbie Cornish in the feature film "", as a rich boy who lacks life goals, won the Australian Film Academy's Best Actor Award
.
In 2005, he participated in the war film " The Great Raid " directed by John Dahl . In 2006, Sam Worthington and Victoria Hill co-starred in the feature film " Macbeth " directed by Geoffrey Wright
.
In 2007, Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana and Sigourney Weaver co-starred in the sci-fi film Avatar directed by James Cameron and played the retired disabled earth soldier Jack Sally. With this film, Sam Worthington won the 36th Saturn Award for Best Male Leading role and Best Actor in a Sci-Fi Movie at the 12th Youth Choice Awards
. In the same year, he co-starred in the action thriller " Rogue " with Michael Vartan
. In addition, also played the heroine's boyfriend Howard in the romantic drama " Love My Way Season "
.
In 2008, he co-starred with Christian Charles Philip Bale in the sci-fi action film " Terminator Salvation " and played the high-end terminator Marcus from the more distant future. With this film, Sam Worthington was nominated for the best male newcomer in the 11th Youth Choice Awards
.
In 2010, Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes co-starred in the fantasy adventure film " Clash of the Titans ", playing Perseus, who was born as a son of God and raised as a human being. Sam Worthington won the 12th Youth Choice Award for this film. Nominated for Best Actor in a Fantasy Movie
. In the same year, he co-starred with Keira Christina Knightley in the romance film " Last Night " directed by Massy Tadjedin and played real estate developer Michael
. In addition, he co-starred in the romance film " The Debt " with Helen Lydia Mirren and Tom Wilkinson , and played the role of Mossad’s secret agent David
.
In 2011, he co-starred with Jeffrey Dean Morgan in the thriller " Texas Killing Fields " based on real events and played the Texas detective Michael, who is not good at getting along with others
. In 2012, starring in the action film " Wrath of the Titans " directed by Jonathan Liebesman , playing the hero Perseus
. In the same year, co-starring with Elizabeth Banks and Anthony Mackie in the action film " man on a ledge ", as New York Police Officer Nick Cassidy, Sam Worthington stood on the window sill of the hotel almost throughout the film
.
In 2013, co-starred with Lesley-Ann Brandt in the drama " Drift " adapted from real events
. In 2014, he co-starred with Arnold Schwarzenegger in the action crime film " Sabotage " directed by David Ayer , as a member of the anti-drug squad
.
In 2015, he co-starred with Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal and Josh James Brolin in the 1996 adventure film " Everest " adapted from real events
. In the same year, he co-starred with Anthony Hopkins in the action crime film " Kidnapping Freddy Heineken " adapted from a real case in 1983, and played William the kidnapping planner
. In addition, he also co-starred with Jennifer Aniston in the romance film " Cake " and played Nina's husband Roy
.
In 2016, he co-starred with Andrew Garfield and Luke Bracey in the war history film " Hacksaw Ridge " adapted from the real experience of Desmond Dawes , a senior soldier in World War II . He played the role of Captain Glover, one of Desmond's superiors in the army
. In the same year, he co-starred with Ruth Wilson and Sofia Boutella in the science fiction film "Titan" directed by Lennart Love
.
In 2017, Sam Worthington co-starred in the fantasy film " The Shack " with Octavia Lenora Spencer and Samuel Timothy Smith , in which he played a middle-aged man whose daughter was kidnapped
. In the same year, he co-starred with Martin Compston in the action thriller " The Hunter's Prayer " and served as a producer. In the film, he played Lucas, the killer who was hired to assassinate the woman Ella.