Worthington, Sam 1976-

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Worthington, Sam 1976-

PERSONAL

Full name, Samuel Worthington; born August 2, 1976, in Perth, Australia. Education: Graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art, Australia.

Addresses:

Agent—Creative Artists Agency, 2000 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles, CA 90067. Manager—Industry Entertainment, 955 South Carrillo Dr., 3rd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90048; Shanahan Management, Berman House, 91 Campbell St., Sydney 2010 Australia.

Career:

Actor.

Awards, Honors:

Australian Film Institute Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a leading role, 2000, for Bootmen; Film Critics Circle of Australia Award nomination, best supporting actor—male, 2002, for Dirty Deeds; Film Critics Circle of Australia Award nomination, best actor—male, Australian Film Institute Award, best actor in a leading role, 2004, both for Somersault.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Mitchell, Bootmen, Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2000.

Our hero, Matter of Life (short), Tropfest, 2001.

Corporal B. J. "Depot" Guidry, Hart's War, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2002.

Darcy, Dirty Deeds (also known as Sacre boulot), DEJ Productions, 2002.

Barry "Wattsy" Wirth, Getting' Square, Universal, 2003.

Ronnie, Thunderstruck, Icon Film Distribution, 2004.

Joe, Somersault, Magnolia Pictures, 2004.

Miles, Blue Poles (short), 2004.

Private first class Lucas, The Great Raid, Miramax, 2005.

Able, Fink!, 2005.

Macbeth, Macbeth, Truly Indie, 2006.

Himself, The Faking Game (short), 2006.

Neil, Rogue, Dimension Extreme, 2007.

Film Work:

Director and cinematographer, Enzo (short), Hypnotic, 2004.

Television Appearances; Series:

Howard Light, Love My Way, 2004-2005.

Dr. Sam Dash, The Surgeon, Ten Network, 2005.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Presenter, The 2003 Australian Film Institute Awards, ABC [Australia], 2003.

The Price of Freedom: Making "The Great Raid," FX Channel, 2005.

Narrator, Battle of Long Tan, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Dunsmore, "Boomerang: Part 1," JAG, CBS, 2000.

Phillip Champion, "Able to Leap Tall Buildings," Water Rats, Nine Network, 2000.

Shane Donovan, "Bloodlines," Blue Heelers, Seven Network, 2000.

Rove Live, Ten Network, 2006.

Gus Rogers, "Delivery Man," Two Twisted, Nine Network, 2006.

Stage Appearances:

Made professional debut in Judas Kiss, Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney, Australia.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

Enzo (short), Hypnotic, 2004.

Film Scores:

Enzo (short), Hypnotic, 2004.

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