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Sam Worthington

Sam Worthington

43 movies on Netflix

Biography

Sam Worthington is an Australian actor known for work in independent Australian cinema and Hollywood. Born in England and raised near Perth, he studied drama at John Curtin College of the Arts and was accepted into the National Institute of Dramatic Art. He appeared in Bootmen (2000), Dirty Deeds (2002) and Gettin' Square (2003), and his lead role in Somersault (2004) won him an AFI award. He became known in Australia for Love My Way. International fame arrived when he played Jake Sully in James Cameron's Avatar (2009), a part he returned to in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) and Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025). His other credits include Terminator Salvation (2009), Clash of the Titans (2010), Wrath of the Titans (2012), Everest (2015), Hacksaw Ridge (2016) and The Shack (2017). He voiced Alex Mason in the Call of Duty: Black Ops games and drew praise for Manhunt: Unabomber and Under the Banner of Heaven.

50years old

Turns 51 on August 2in 294 days

  • Born Godalming
  • Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
  • Samuel Henry John Worthington (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
43
Career span
25 years2000 to 2025

Genres

First and latest

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  1. A role that slipped away

    Worthington tried out for the part of James Bond in Casino Royale, but the role was given to Daniel Craig.

  2. Big break

    Worthington auditioned for Cameron and then got the part in the 2009 science fiction action film Terminator Salvation, because Cameron personally recommended him to fellow filmmaker McG.

  3. Early training

    Worthington was 19 and working as a bricklayer when he tried out for the National Institute of Dramatic Art, which took him in with a scholarship.

  4. Early training

    Worthington studied drama at John Curtin College of the Arts in Fremantle, Western Australia, a high school specializing in the dramatic arts, but he did not graduate.

  5. Languages

    Worthington voiced Alex Mason, the protagonist of the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops, and some gamers criticized his inability to hide his Australian accent.

Sam Worthington movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Avatar2009 Action, Adventure, Fantasyas Jake Sully

    IMDb rating 7.91.5M votes

  2. Avatar: The Way of Water2022 Action, Adventure, Fantasyas Jake Sully

    IMDb rating 7.5648K votes

  3. Hacksaw Ridge2016as Captain Glover

    IMDb rating 8.1697K votes

  4. Clash of the Titans2010as Perseus

    IMDb rating 5.8308K votes

  5. Terminator Salvation2009as Marcus Wright

    IMDb rating 6.5395K votes

  6. Avatar: Fire and Ash2025as Jake

    IMDb rating 7.2212K votes

  7. Wrath of the Titans2012as Perseus

    IMDb rating 5.7205K votes

  8. Man on a Ledge2012as Nick Cassidy

    IMDb rating 6.6163K votes

Most often with

James Cameron directed three of these films, David Mackenzie two. Four actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Sigourney Weaver, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Sigourney WeaverStephen Lang, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Stephen LangGiovanni Ribisi, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Giovanni RibisiZoe Saldana, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Zoe SaldanaJoel David Moore, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Joel David MooreCCH Pounder, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with CCH PounderJames CameronDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by James CameronDavid MackenzieDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by David Mackenzie

Films together

Box office

What Sam Worthington's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$8.6 billion

30 of the 43 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 43 films: 30 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 7 figure not found.

  • 30Worldwide figure
  • 3US gross only
  • 3Never in cinemas
  • 7Figure not found

Top grosser

Avatar2009as Jake Sully$2.9 billion

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 96% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Avatar2009as Jake Sully
    $2.9B34.0% of the total
  2. 2
    Avatar: The Way of Water2022as Jake Sully
    $2.3B27.1% of the total
  3. 3
    Avatar: Fire and Ash2025as Jake
    $1.5B17.3% of the total
  4. 4
    Clash of the Titans2010as Perseus
    $493M5.7% of the total
  5. 5
    Terminator Salvation2009as Marcus Wright
    $371M4.3% of the total
  6. 6
    Wrath of the Titans2012as Perseus
    $302M3.5% of the total
  7. 7
    Everest2015as Guy Cotter
    $203M2.4% of the total
  8. 8
    Hacksaw Ridge2016as Captain Glover
    $175M2.0% of the total
The Shack (2017), $96.9 millionMan on a Ledge (2012), $46.2 millionThe Debt (2010), $45.6 millionHorizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 (2024), $38.7 millionSabotage (2014), $22.1 millionThe Exorcism (2024), $12.6 millionThe Great Raid (2005), $10.2 millionPaper Planes (2014), $7.6 millionLast Night (2010), $7.6 millionRogue (2007), $4.6 millionRelay (2025), $4.5 millionFuze (2025), $2.9 millionThe Titan (2018), $2.6 millionKidnapping Mr. Heineken (2015), $2.6 millionCake (2014), $2.4 millionSomersault (2004), $1.5 million

$311 millionfrom the other 22 films with a worldwide figure, 4% of the total

Awards

One award and honor.

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Sam Worthington's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
Saturn AwardsWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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