10 most successful Australian actors (11 photos)

There are several Australian actors in Hollywood who made a great contribution to the development of the film and television industry. Natives of Green continent captivated both famous directors and ordinary viewers. It is about the conquerors of the film Olympus that we will talk.





Liam Hemsworth



Liam Hemsworth was born on January 13, 1990 in Melbourne. Australia. At the age of 19 he moved to the USA. His first leading role on television Liam received in the American action series "The Most Dangerous game." At the end of last year it became known that the Australian joined the cast of the Netflix fantasy drama "The Witcher" and will replace Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia. Among the iconic works actor on the big screen - "The Hunger Games", "The Expendables 2" (2012), "Couture Revenge" (2015), "Independence Day: Resurgence" (2016), "Well Isn't it romantic?" (2019), "Pokerface" (2022).

Rebel Wilson





The actress was born on March 2, 1980 in Sydney. First and on Rebel's only major role on television at the moment is Kimmy Bubier in the sitcom "Super Fun Evening" (2013-2014). Among the films which she starred in, we can mention “Bridesmaids in Vegas” (2011), "Pitch Perfect" and its sequels, "Night at the Museum 3" (2014), "Dirty Rotten "Scammers" (2019), "Jojo Rabbit" (2019) and "Senior Class" (2022).

Simon Baker



Simon Baker was born in Launceston, Australia on July 30 1969. He made his film debut in 1997 in the film "Secrets Los Angeles" (1997). He also starred in films such as "Sex, drugs and the Sunset Strip" (2000), "Ring 2" (2005), "The Devil Wears Prada" (2006) and "Limbo" (2023). For his roles in the TV series "The Protector" (2001-2004) and "The Mentalist" (2008-2015) Baker received awards Golden Globe and Emmy.

Geoffrey Rush



Geoffrey Rush was born on July 6, 1951 in Toowoomba. state of Queensland. He has a wealth of experience not only in cinema, but also in the theater. Rush is an Oscar, Emmy and Tony Award winner. He is also winner of two Golden Globes, three British Academy Awards Film Arts and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2017, the actor played Albert Einstein in the anthology drama Genius. Among him film works - films "Elizabeth" (1998), "House of Night Ghosts" (1999), "The Pen of the Marquis de Sade" (2000), "Frida" (2002), the "Pirates" film series Caribbean", "The King's Speech" (2010), "Gods of Egypt" (2016).

Guy Pearce



Guy Pearce was born on October 5, 1967 in the English city Or, but grew up and lives in Australia. For his role in the film "Mildred Pierce" he was nominated for Screen Actors Guild, Golden Globe and Emmy awards (victory). Pierce played Cleve Jones in the ABC miniseries When We Let Us Rise" (2017), Ebenezer Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol" (2019), Kima Philby in A Spy Among Friends (2022). His films include "Secrets Los Angeles" (1997), "Rules of Combat" (2000), "Remember" (2000), "King speaks!" (2010), "Prometheus" (2012), "Iron Man 3" (2013), "Without pity" (2021).

Hugh Jackman



Hugh Michael Jackman was born on October 12, 1968 in Sydney. N.S.W. Widely known for the films "X-Men", "Van Helsing" (2004), "Australia" (2008), "Les Miserables" (2012), "The Greatest Showman" (2017) and “How Not to Become President” (2018). Hugh is the owner Emmy, Golden Globe and Grammy awards. He was also nominated for Oscar and received two Tony Awards.

Nicole Kidman



Nicole Mary Kidman was born on June 20, 1967 in Honolulu. Hawaii, in an Australian family. The family returned to the Green Continent, when Nicole was 4 years old. Kidman became the first Australian actress received an Oscar. She also received Guild Awards film actors and the British Academy of Film Arts, two Emmys and six Golden Globe Awards. Her television work includes "Big little lies" (2017-2019), "Nine complete strangers" (2021) and "Special Forces: Lioness" (2023). Her box office films include "Days Thunder" (1990), "MirotvOrets" (1997), "Translator" (2005), "Aquaman" (2018) and Scandal (2019).

Chris Hemsworth



Like his brother Liam Hemsworth, Chris was born on August 11, 1983 year in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Best known for his role Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Chris hasn't had any roles yet. American television series, but the filmography is impressive: “Star way" (2009), "Snow White and the Huntsman" (2012), "Cavalry" (2018), "People in Black: International" (2019), "Tyler Rake: Rescue Operation" (2020) and its sequel "Tyler Rake 2" (2023).

Cate Blanchett



Catherine Alice Blanchett was born on May 14, 1969 in Ivanhoe, a suburb of Melbourne. Blanchett - winner of two awards Oscar, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, four Golden Globes and one British Academy Film Award. She played in such iconic films such as "Elizabeth" (1998), "The Aviator" (2004), "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" (2008), "Curious Case Benjamin Button" (2008), in the film trilogies "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit".

Margot Robbie



Margot Alice Robbie was born on July 2, 1990 in Dalby, state of Queensland. The actress received two Oscar nominations, five nominations for the British Academy of Film Awards and three nominations for Golden Globe Award. From 2011 to 2012, Robbie played Laura Cameron in series "Pan American". Among the highest-grossing films starring Margo are: "The Wolf of Wall Street" (2013), "Focus" (2015), "Suicide Squad" (2016), "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" (2019), "Babylon" (2022), "Asteroid City" (2023) and "Barbie" (2023).