Early life

Worthington was born to English parents in Godalming, Surrey, in South East England, and moved to Perth, Western Australia when he was six months old. He grew up in Warnbro, a suburb of Rockingham. His mother, Jeanne J. (née Martyn), a housewife, brought him and his sister Lucinda up. His father, Ronald W. Worthington, was a power plant employee. He attended John Curtin College of the Arts, a 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 19, while working as a bricklayer, he auditioned for the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) and was accepted with a scholarship.

Career

2004-08

Worthington had a major role in Somersault (2004) and played the lead in a modern Australian retelling of Macbeth (2006). He won the AFI Award for Best Lead Actor for his role in Somersault. He was well known in Australia for his role as Howard in the acclaimed Australian TV series Love My Way, in which he played the main love interest of the female lead.

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. He starred in the Australian creature-feature film Rogue (2007), as a man named Neil, which gained a 100% fresh rating from Rotten Tomatoes.

2009-present

In Terminator Salvation, Worthington plays cyborg Marcus Wright who assists the humans despite their suspicions of him.

Shot prior to the release of Terminator Salvation, the James Cameron-directed science-fiction film Avatar was Worthington's next project. In the film, he played Jake Sully, a paraplegic US Marine who, assigned to control an alien body called an avatar through a neural link, finds himself at the centre of a war between his own species and the indigenous Na'vi people of the moon Pandora. The film went on to become the highest-grossing film of all time, grossing more than US$2.730 billion ($3 billion adjusted for inflation) in box-office receipts worldwide. In November 2010, Worthington told GQ Australia that he went to audition, but wasn't told what it was for and got annoyed. So he did his part, left, forgot about it - and was called back. "I was a bit pissed off, and I think that came across," he says. "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."

He provided voice work for Captain Alex Mason, the protagonist character in the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops. Some gamers criticised Worthington's inability to mask his Australian accent, as in Avatar. 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 as the new "A-List".

He was selected as one of the entrants to the Who's Who in Australia 2011 edition.

In November 2011, Worthington along with Jonah Hill and Dwight Howard starred in commercials for the video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

In 2012, Worthington starred in the sequel to Clash of the Titans, called Wrath of the Titans, alongside Liam Neeson. As in the first film, Worthington played the demigod and son of Zeus, Perseus. He also reprised his role as Alex Mason in Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

Personal life

Worthington has said that when he was about 30, he sold most of his possessions and ended up with around $2,000 to his name. He says he bought a car with the proceeds and was living in it before he successfully auditioned for his role in the film Avatar. He then found a place to live.

Worthington was in a relationship with actress Maeve Dermody for three years before breaking up in 2008. He was also in a relationship with Natalie Mark from 2008 until 2011.

On 18 October 2013, Worthington had confirmed the rumours of a relationship with fellow Australian, model Lara Bingle. They married on 28 December 2014 and had a son, Rocket Zot, in 2015.

Arrest

On 23 February 2014, Worthington was arrested in New York City for assault, after punching a paparazzo, Sheng Li, who allegedly kicked Bingle in the shin. Video footage of the incident depicts Worthington referring to Bingle as his "wife", furthering speculation about the pair's marital status. Worthington was initially released on a desk appearance ticket, while Li was arrested on charges of reckless endangerment, assault and harassment.

On 26 February, Worthington appeared in Manhattan Criminal Court, where he was ordered to stay away from Sheng Li for six months. The case was adjourned until 8 May, when the actor will face charges of assault in the third degree, attempted assault, and harassment.

On 1 April, Li blamed Bingle for starting the fight and called for her to be arrested. On 8 May, the case involving Worthington and Li was dismissed.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Bootmen	Mitchell Okden
2001	Matter of Life, AA Matter of Life	Our Hero	Short film
2002	Hart's War	Cpl. B.J. "Depot" Guidry
2002	Dirty Deeds	Darcy
2003	Gettin' Square	Barry "Wattsy" Wirth
2004	Somersault	Joe
2004	Thunderstruck	Ronnie
2004	Blue Poles	Miles	Short
2005	Great Raid, TheThe Great Raid	Pfc. Lucas
2005	Fink!	Able
2006	Macbeth	Macbeth
2007	Rogue	Neil
2009	Terminator Salvation	Marcus Wright
2009	Avatar	Jake Sully/Tom Sully
2010	Clash of the Titans	Perseus
2010	Last Night	Michael Reed
2010	Love and Distrust	Miles	Segment: Blue Poles by Darcy Yuille
2011	Debt, TheThe Debt	Young David
2011	Texas Killing Fields	Detective Mike Sounder
2012	Man on a Ledge	Nick Cassidy
2012	Wrath of the Titans	Perseus
2013	Drift	JB
2014	Sabotage	James "Monster" Murray
2014	Cake	Roy
2014	The Keeping Room	Moses
2015	Paper Planes	Jack
2015	Kidnapping Freddy Heineken	Willem Holleeder
2015	Everest	Guy Cotter
2016	Hunter's Prayer	Stephen Lucas	Filming
2016	The Shack	Mack Philips	Filming
2016	Hacksaw Ridge	Captain Glover	Filming
2018	Ghost Wars	Lieutenant Jason Williams	In production
2018	Avatar 2	Jake Sully/Tom Sully	In production
2020	Avatar 3	Jake Sully/Tom Sully	In production
2022	Avatar 4	Jake Sully/Tom Sully	In production
2023	Avatar 5	Jake Sully/Tom Sully	In production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	JAG	Dunsmore	Episode: "Boomerang: Part 1"
2000	Water Rats	Phillip Champion	Episode: "Able to Leap Tall Buildings"
2000	Blue Heelers	Shane Donovan	Episode: "Bloodlines"
2004	Love My Way	Howard Light	10 episodes
2005	Surgeon, TheThe Surgeon	Dr. Sam Dash	8 episodes
2006	Two Twisted	Gus Rogers	Episode: "Delivery Man"
2015	Deadline Gallipoli	Phillip Schuler	Post-production 4 episodes; Mini-series Executive Producer

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Call of Duty: Black Ops	Alex Mason
2012	Call of Duty: Black Ops II	Alex Mason

Writer

Year	Title	Notes
2004	Enzo

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result
2000	AFI Award	Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role	Bootmen	Won
2002	FCCA Award	Best Supporting Actor - Male	Dirty Deeds	Won
2004	AFI Award	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Somersault	Won
	FCCA Award	Best Actor - Male	Somersault	Won
	IF Award	Best Actor	Somersault	Won
2009	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Movie Fresh Face Male	Terminator Salvation	Nominated
	Australians in Film Breakthrough Award	Australians in Film	Avatar
2010	Saturn Award	Best Actor	Avatar	Won
	Australian Film Institute International Award for Best Actor	Best Actor	Avatar	Won
	Empire Award	Best Actor	Avatar	Won
	Giffoni Award			Won
	Kid's Choice Awards	Cutest Couple	Avatar	Nominated
	MTV Movie Awards	Best Fight	Avatar	Nominated
		Best Kiss	Avatar	Nominated
	ShoWest Award	Male Star of the Year		Won
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Movie: Fight	Avatar	Nominated
		Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi	Avatar	Won
		Choice Movie Actor: Fantasy	Clash of the Titans	Nominated

[ Source: Wikipedia ]