Overview
- In a new profile published Feb. 3, Hemsworth says his father Craig’s recent Alzheimer’s diagnosis made him “more aware of the fragility of things” and curbed his urge to race ahead.
- He describes reassessing success, saying his self-worth no longer depends on awards, record box office, or launching franchises.
- Hemsworth’s 2025 National Geographic documentary, Chris Hemsworth: A Roadtrip to Remember, chronicles his dad’s early-stage Alzheimer’s and their reminiscence therapy; he worried about overexposure but now sees the film as a love letter that confronts stigma.
- He notes family anchors this shift, crediting wife Elsa Pataky with keeping him grounded and citing his children, now 11 and 13, as reminders of time passing.
- Director Bart Layton praises Hemsworth’s openness as thoughtful rather than “classically alpha,” and the actor is promoting the heist thriller Crime 101, in theaters Feb. 13 with a cast that includes Halle Berry and Mark Ruffalo.