Chris Hemsworth is taking a break from acting to spend time with family
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After years channelling thunder as the formidable Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Chris Hemsworth is set to step away from acting for a while to focus on his family.
The 35-year-old star told the Sydney Daily Telegraph that he’s taking a break from Hollywood in order to watch his children grow up.
Hemsworth has three children with Spanish actor and model Elsa Pataky, whom he married in 2010.
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Their daughter, India Rose, is now seven years old, while twin sons Sasha and Tristan are five.
“This year I probably won't shoot anything,” said Hemsworth. “I just want to be at home now with my kids.”
He added: "They are at a very important age. They are still young and they are aware when I leave more than before.”
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Hemsworth will likely be spending much of his hard-earned break at the home he shares with his 42-year-old wife and their children in idyllic Byron Bay, Australia.
The actor has been working hard since the role of Thor catapulted him directly into the Hollywood A-list firmament in 2011.
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He previously had a small role in the Star Trek reboot and appeared in 171 episodes of Aussie soap Home & Away between 2004 and 2007.
Since his breakout superhero appearance, he has been a blockbuster fixture, starring in movies such as Snow White and the Huntsman, Ghostbusters and Ron Howard’s In the Heart of the Sea.
He will next be seen alongside Thor: Ragnarok co-star Tessa Thompson in the sci-fi/comedy reboot Men in Black: International.
There are projects on the horizon for him, however, with a Netflix biopic of professional wrestling legend Hulk Hogan in development with his name attached.