Who is Sasha Hemsworth?

American-Australian celebrity child and actor Sasha Hemsworth was born in Los Angeles, California USA on 18 March 2014, making Pisces his zodiac sign. He’s probably only known for being a son of famous Australian actor Christopher ‘Chris’ Hemsworth, although he’s also known for having launched his acting career in 2022, by playing Asgardian Kid in the action adventure comedy movie “Thor: Love and Thunder”, which starred his father Chris, Natalie Portman and Christian Bale, and was directed by Taika Waititi. It follows Thor as he’s enlisting the help of several friends to fight Gorr the God Butcher – the movie won one of its 18 award nominations.

Life and education

Sasha is being raised in Australia alongside his twin brother Tristan and their older sister India Rose (born in May 2012), by their father Chris and mother Elsa Lafuente Medianu, who’s a Spanish actress and model, and is perhaps known better as Elsa Pataky. Chris and Elsa began dating in 2010, and exchanged vows in December of the same year.

Sasha’s currently attending a local elementary school in Australia, and he and his two siblings are together practicing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, with their coach being Thalison Soares; they’ve also competed in several national tournaments, but are yet to win any awards.

In 2022, Sasha appeared in the episode “Strength” of the documentary adventure series “Limitless”, which follows his father as he’s working out and giving advice on proper workout routines and diet plans.

Appearance and parents’ net worth

Sasha’s age is nine. He has blue eyes and blonde hair, is 4ft 6ins (1.4m) tall and weighs around 65lbs (29kgs).

Sasha’s father Chris’ net worth’s been estimated at over $130 million, as of July 2023, and his mother Elsa’s at over $6 million.

Who is his father Chris?

Famous Australian actor Chris Hemsworth was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 11 August 1983, making Leo his zodiac sign. He has 50 acting credits, and is probably known best for playing Thor in numerous Marvel movies, with the first having been the 2011 action fantasy “Thor”, in which he starred alongside Natalie Portman and Anthony Hopkins. It follows arrogant god Thor who’s been cast out of Asgard, and the film won five of the 35 awards for which it was nominated; some of Chris’ other notable performances as Thor have been in the 2013 action adventure fantasy “Thor: The Dark World”, the 2017 action adventure comedy “Thor: Ragnarok” and the 2018 action science fiction adventure “Avengers: Infinity War”.

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Chris was raised in Melbourne alongside his brothers Luke and Liam, both of whom are today successful actors, by their father Craig Hemsworth who was a social services counsellor, and mother Leonie (nee Van Os) who taught English language at a local high school. Chris studied at Heathmont College (high school) and it was during his time there that he became interested in acting; upon matriculating in 2001, he focused on acting rather than pursuing a college degree.

Chris made his debut TV series appearance in the 2002 episode “Love Hurts” of the family fantasy “Guinevere Jones”, and his debut film appearance was in the hit 2009 action adventure science fiction “Star Trek”, which starred Zachary Quinto and Chris Pine, and was directed by J. J. Abrams. It follows James T. Kirk as he’s trying to stop a Romulan from creating black holes and destroying entire planets, and the movie won 27 of its 122 award nominations, including an Oscar win for Best Achievement in Make-up.

Some of Chris’ following notable performances were in the 2009 mystery thriller movie “A Perfect Getaway”, the 2010 crime thriller film “Ca$h” and the 2011 mystery horror thriller movie “The Cabin in the Woods”. He starred as Owen Chase in the 2015 biographical action adventure movie “In the Heart of the Sea”, co-starring Cillian Murphy and Brendan Gleeson, and directed by Ron Howard. It follows the sinking of a whaling ship by a giant whale in 1820 – the film won one of its seven award nominations.

Some of Chris’ most recent film roles have been in the 2022 crime action “Spiderhead”, the 2022 action adventure comedy “Thor: Love and Thunder” and the 2023 action thriller “Extraction II”.

He’s won 15 of his 62 award nominations, including a 2012 BAFTA nomination for the Rising Star Award.

In the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours, Chris was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia.

Who is Sasha’s mother Elsa?

Popular Spanish actress Elsa Lafuente Medianu was born in Madrid, Spain on 18 July 1976, making Cancer her zodiac sign. She has 57 acting credits and is perhaps known best for portraying Elena in the 2011 action crime thriller movie “Fast Five”, which starred the late Paul Walker and Vin Diesel, and was directed by Justin Lin; it follows Dominic and his friends as they’re planning a dangerous heist, and the film won nine of the 30 awards for which it was nominated. Elsa reprised her role in the 2013 sequel “Fast & Furious 6”, the 2015 “Furious 7” and the 2017 “The Fate of the Furious”.

Elsa and her half-brother Cristian Prieto Medianu were raised in Madrid by her Romanian mother Cristina Medianu Pataky who’s a publicist, and Spanish father Jose Francisco Lafuente who’s a biochemist; Cristian’s today a cinematographic director. She studied at a local high school in Madrid and was perhaps mostly into creative writing and acting during her time there, although she also enjoyed playing a number of sports with her peers. Upon matriculating in 1994, Elsa enrolled at Universidad CEU San Pablo, from which she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in journalism in 1998.

Prior to launching her career on TV, Elsa was a member of the theatre company Teatro Camara.

She made her debut film appearance in the 1997 short drama “Solo en la Buhardilla”, and the following year saw her make her debut TV series appearance, playing Barbi in two episodes of the drama “La Vida en el Aire”. Elsa gained recognition in 1997 and 1998, when she starred as Raquel Alonso in 189 episodes of the romantic comedy series “Al Salir de Clase”, which also starred Daniel Huarte and Laura Manzanedo, and was created by Antonio Cuadri. It’s a show similar to “Beverly Hills 90210”, aired its 1,200 episodes from 1997 through 2002, and won one of its two award nominations.

Some of Elsa’s following notable performances were in the 2002 crime thriller movie “Clara”, the 2005 fantasy horror comedy film “A Christmas Tale”, and the 2009 action crime thriller movie “Malone”.

She voiced Maddie in the 2016 animated adventure comedy movie “Ozzy”, which starred Dani Rovira and Guillermo Romero, and was directed by Alberto Rodriguez and Chris Wedge. It follows a young dog which has found itself at a dog prison, and the film won three of its eight award nominations.

Some of Elsa’s most recent roles have been in the action adventure comedy movie “Thor: Love and Thunder”, the musical film “Carmen” and the action crime thriller movie “Poker Face”, all released in 2022.

She’s won two of her three award nominations: a 2005 Festival de Cine de Zaragoza Young Talent Award and a 2011 Yoga Award for Worst Spanish Actress, for her performance in “Di Di Hollywood”.

Elsa was in a relationship with French actor Michael Youn from 2004 through 2006, and with American actor Adrien Nicholas Brody from 2006 through 2009; she’s today living with her husband Chris and their three children in Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia.

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