Thanks to the Hunger Games films, Liam Hemsworth is now a big star. But Liam's family have also influenced his career...
Love before Hunger Games
Two years before Liam appeared in the first Hunger Games film, he was in The Last Song with Miley Cyrus. Liam and Miley's characters fall in love in the film, and the actors fell in love in real life too. Liam and Miley were a star couple until they separated in 2013.
A big challenge
Hollywood directors noticed Liam when he was Miley's boyfriend. He got offered the role of a lifetime: Gale Hawthorne, Katniss's best friend, in The Hunger Games. Suddenly, Liam became the idol of millions of fans. But he was faced with a challenge: playing Gale as readers had imagined him.
Work and play
You'll see Liam dressed in armour everywhere this month, to promote the third Hunger Games film, Mockingjay. Liam adored making the film set was like being back in high school. The actors had so much fun that, some days, it was impossible to do any work.
Brothers and rivals
Liam is the baby of the Hemsworth family. He has two elder brothers, Chris and Luke, and all three brothers are actors. Liam says that without them he wouldn't be an actor today. But, he also admits that there's rivalry in the family and, at times, this competition is difficult. For exambple, before Liam's Hunger Games success, he auditioned to play Thor in the film Thor... but his brother Chris got the role!
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