Samuel Henry John Worthington (born 2 August 1976) is an English-born Australian actor. He moved from England when he was 6 months old, and he was raised in Australia. He is best known for playing
Jake Sully in the
Avatar franchise, Marcus Wright in
Terminator Salvation, and
Perseus in
Clash of the Titans and its sequel
Wrath of the Titans. He has taken other dramatic roles, appearing in
The Debt (2010),
Everest (2015),
Hacksaw Ridge (2016),
The Shack (2017),
Manhunt: Unabomber (2017), and
Fractured (2019).
On television, he appeared in his native Australia as Howard in
Love My Way and as
Phillip Schuler in the television drama mini-series
Deadline Gallipoli, for which he was also an executive producer. He voiced the protagonist, Captain Alex Mason, in the video game
Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010), as well as its sequels
Call of Duty: Black Ops II (2012), and
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (2018). In 2022, he starred in the true crime miniseries
Under the Banner of Heaven.
In 2004, Worthington received
Australia's highest film award for his lead role in
Somersault.
