Who is Sam Worthington?
Sam Worthington is an Australian actor, born in England in 1976 and raised in Perth, best known for playing Jake Sully in James Cameron's Avatar films, among the highest-grossing movies ever made.
Worthington grew up in the Perth suburb of Warnbro and trained at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney. He appeared in Australian films such as Somersault, which won him an Australian Film Institute award in 2004.
James Cameron cast him in Avatar after an extensive search. The 2009 film became the highest-grossing film of all time, and Worthington returned for Avatar: The Way of Water in 2022.
Other roles
He also starred in Terminator Salvation, Clash of the Titans and Hacksaw Ridge, and in the Australian film Paper Planes.
On television, he starred in the Australian series Love My Way and the American crime series Manhunt: Unabomber, playing an FBI agent.
Worthington has continued to play Jake Sully as the Avatar series grows, including in Avatar: Fire and Ash, and he has kept working on Australian productions between Hollywood projects. He is known for his down-to-earth attitude and his support of Australian film.
Did You Know?
Before acting, Worthington worked as a bricklayer.