Biography: Sam Worthington
Sam Worthington, one of today’s busiest leading men, reprises the part he created in the 2010 hit Clash of the Titans. He more recently starred in the title role of the dramatic thriller Man on a Ledge.
Sam Worthington on ‘Man on a Ledge’: “I get to stay still and act for a bit, not just go around yelling”
Though mainly known for his action roles in films like Avatar and Clash of the Titans, Sam Worthington has been branching out into different genres with films like Last Night and Texas Killing Fields.
Sam Worthington Reveals His Comedy Aspirations and Promises a Better ‘Titans’: “The first one I didn’t like”
Though Worthington’s next film, Man on a Ledge, is a thriller, his dream film is of another genre entirely, and he also doesn’t hold back when he talks about his dislike of one of his own films.
Sam Worthington: Being an actor is “a shitload of hard work. It wasn’t as if I woke up one day and was doing movies”
How does one go from a bit player in Australian films and television series and being broke to being a major star of action films?
Eva Mendes: “With every character, I go over the script with my acting coach and we break down a character”
That process of sitting down and breaking down a character and finding out the reason why someone does what they do.