Sam Worthington
Born 1976 · Australian and English actor
Samuel Henry John Worthington is an Australian actor who has worked in both independent Australian cinema and Hollywood. He rose to prominence in Australia with performances in the films Bootmen (2000) and Somersault (2004), receiving Australia Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role nominations for both films and winning the latter, and gained further recognition through his role in the TV series Love My Way. Worthington achieved international fame as protagonist Jake Sully in James Cameron’s Avatar (2009), the highest-grossing film of all time, and received a second AFI award for the film; he reprised his role in its sequels.
Sam Worthington, in order
- 1995 JAG (TV series): acted · streaming on Prime Video, Paramount+
- 2000 Bootmen: acted · directed by Dein Perry
- 2002 Dirty Deeds: acted · directed by David Caesar
- 2002 Hart's War: acted · directed by Gregory Hoblit · critics 59%, audiences 48% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
- 2003 Gettin' Square: acted · directed by Jonathan Teplitzky
- 2004 Somersault: acted · directed by Cate Shortland
- 2004 Thunderstruck: acted · directed by Darren Ashton
- 2005 The Great Raid: acted · directed by John Dahl
- 2005 The Surgeon (TV series): acted
- 2006 Macbeth: acted · directed by Geoffrey Wright
- 2007 Rogue: acted · directed by Greg McLean · critics 82%, audiences 54% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Kanopy
- 2009 Avatar: acted · directed by James Cameron · critics 81%, audiences 82% · streaming on Disney+
- 2009 Terminator Salvation: acted · directed by McG · critics 33%, audiences 53%
- 2010 Clash of the Titans: acted · directed by Louis Leterrier · critics 27%, audiences 40%
- 2010 Last Night: acted · directed by Massy Tadjedin
- 2010 Love & Distrust: acted · directed by Lorraine Bracco · audiences 12%
- 2010 The Debt: acted · directed by John Madden · critics 77%, audiences 66%
- 2011 Texas Killing Fields: acted · directed by Ami Canaan Mann · critics 39%, audiences 28% · streaming on Prime Video, Peacock, Roku Channel
- 2012 Man on a Ledge: acted · directed by Asger Leth
- 2012 Wrath of the Titans: acted · directed by Jonathan Liebesman · critics 26%, audiences 49%
- 2013 Drift: acted · directed by Morgan O'Neill
- 2014 Cake: acted · directed by Daniel Barnz
- 2014 Kidnapping Freddy Heineken: acted · directed by Daniel Alfredson
- 2014 Sabotage: acted · directed by David Ayer · critics 21%, audiences 36% · streaming on Shout! Factory TV, YouTube (free), Plex
- 2014 The Keeping Room: acted · directed by Daniel Barber
- 2015 Deadline Gallipoli (TV series): acted · directed by Michael Rymer
- 2015 Everest: acted · directed by Baltasar Kormákur · critics 73%, audiences 68%
- 2015 Paper Planes: acted · directed by Robert Connolly
- 2016 Hacksaw Ridge: acted · directed by Mel Gibson · critics 84%, audiences 92% · streaming on Peacock, Philo, AMC+
- 2017 Hunter's Prayer: acted · directed by Jonathan Mostow
- 2017 Manhunt (TV series): acted · directed by Greg Yaitanes
- 2017 The Shack: acted · directed by Stuart Hazeldine
- 2018 The Titan: acted · directed by Lennart Ruff
- 2019 Fractured: acted · directed by Brad Anderson
- 2021 Lansky: acted · directed by Eytan Rockaway
- 2021 The Last Son: acted · directed by Tim Sutton
- 2022 9 Bullets: acted · directed by Gigi Gaston
- 2022 Avatar: The Way of Water: acted · directed by James Cameron · critics 76%, audiences 92% · streaming on Disney+
- 2022 Under the Banner of Heaven (TV series): acted
- 2024 Breathe: acted · directed by Stefon Bristol
- 2024 Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1: acted · directed by Kevin Costner
- 2024 Lift: acted · directed by F. Gary Gray · critics 30%, audiences 33% · streaming on Netflix
- 2024 Relay: acted · directed by David Mackenzie
- 2024 The Exorcism: acted · directed by Joshua John Miller
- 2025 Avatar: Fire and Ash: acted · directed by James Cameron · critics 66%, audiences 90% · streaming on Disney+
- 2025 Fuze: acted · directed by David Mackenzie
- 2026 Zero A. D.: acted · directed by Alejandro Monteverde
- 2029 Avatar 4: acted · directed by James Cameron
- Alive Alone: acted · directed by Khurram Longi
- Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2: acted · directed by Kevin Costner
- The Exiles: acted · directed by Midi Z
- Transfusion: acted · directed by Matthew Nable