Luke Hemsworth has ditched the glitz and glamour of Hollywood and returned to his Australian roots for his latest role in a smash hit comedy series.
The actor, 44, is taking on a new role as a charismatic croc-wrangler and wildlife park owner in the second series of the hugely popular Australian Prime Video series.
The older brother of Liam and Chris Hemsworth will portray Jason Wade, a Territory legend set to inject fresh danger into the mystery series.
Photographs from filming show Luke in character as the star of Jason Wade’s Adventures Down Under, flaunting his muscular frame in his wildlife park uniform.
The first series of Deadloch followed a small town in Tasmania as it was rocked by tragedy when a local man turned up dead ahead of the Winter Festival.
Two detectives and an eager junior constable then have to investigate the grizzly crime and are faced with some unexpected twists in the hit black comedy series.
Luke, best known for his role as Ashley Stubbs in HBO’s Westworld, is joining returning stars Kate Box, Madeleine Sami and Nina Oyama in the second series.
In the new season, Dulcie (Kate) and Eddie (Madeleine) are in Darwin investigating the death of Eddie’s former policing partner Bushy, when they are thrown into a new investigation when a body is discovered.
Luke Hemsworth has ditched the glitz and glamour of Hollywood and returned to his Australian roots for his latest role in a smash hit comedy series
The actor, 44, is taking on a new role as a charismatic croc-wrangler and wildlife park owner in the second series of the hugely popular Australian Prime Video series
Production has already kicked off in the Northern Territory and has since moved to Brisbane, Queensland, to shoot in less crocodile-invested waters.
‘We’re feeling very happy with ourselves about this because he’s perfect. It’s perfect casting,’ show creators Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan said of Luke’s casting.
Luke previously worked alongside his brother Chris after nabbing a cameo role in 2017’s Thor: Ragnarok.
While his younger brother Chris, 41, famously depicts the titular Marvel superhero in the franchise, Luke hilariously played an actor depicting Thor in a play.
In a comedic moment where Loki (Tom Hiddleston) hires actors to play him, Luke appears as the thespian portraying an unfavourable version of Thor.
He appeared in the play alongside Matt Damon, who took on the role of Loki, with Marvel fans going wild over the celebrity cameos.
The play-within-a-film storyline then reappeared in Thor: Love and Thunder, with Luke once again making a brief appearance in the release.
Chris’ brother Liam was also linked to the Thor franchise with Chris previously admitting his brother nearly nabbed the leading role.
Luke previously worked alongside his brother Chris (both pictured in November 2022) after nabbing a cameo role in 2017’s Thor: Ragnarok
While his younger brother Chris, 41, famously depicts the titular Marvel superhero in the franchise, Luke hilariously played an actor depicting Thor in a play during the movie
Back in 2015, Chris revealed he originally failed to make the final four casting call, losing out to his younger brother Liam.
‘I had an audition with Ken [Branagh, for Thor] that didn’t go very well. I remember walking out thinking, “Oh well, there goes that opportunity”,’ he told Vanity Fair.
He said there was no competition between him and Liam and he recalled thinking ‘if one of us get it, that’s cool’ before discovering his brother had made the cut over him.
‘One day Joss [Whedon] was reading the trades, and on the front was the final four for Thor, and they pointed to Liam and said, “Hey, is that your brother?” and I said, “Yeah”,’ he explained.
Chris said he remembered the screenwriter and director asking: ‘Why the hell aren’t you in the mix?’ to which he simply replied back: ”I didn’t get a callback”.’
‘They were like, “This is crazy”…”No way, that should be you”.’
Chris’ brother Liam was also linked to the Thor franchise with Chris previously admitting his brother nearly nabbed the leading role (he is pictured with Chris and Luke)
Chris said Liam ultimately lost out on the role because he was ‘a bit young’ with his manager then managing to secure another audition for him.
‘I came back in, re-auditioned a few times, and just had a different attitude. Maybe I had a little more sort of motivation that my little brother got a look in and I hadn’t,’ he told Wired.
He said being ultimately picked for the role was a ‘dream scenario’ because he is now involved in a regular series that helps him keep ‘relevant’ in the acting world.
After losing out to Chris on the role in the superhero flick, Liam secured his role as Gale Hawthorne in the adventure franchise The Hunger Games just months later.
