Australian actor (born 1983) who played George Kirk, the first officer who sacrifices himself aboard the USS Kelvin as his son James is born, in the 2009 film Star Trek.
Chris Hemsworth is an Australian actor best known as Thor in the Marvel films. His brief appearance in Star Trek in 2009 was his first role in a Hollywood feature.
He plays Lieutenant Commander George Kirk, first officer of the USS Kelvin. When the Romulan ship Narada emerges from the future and kills Captain Robau, Kirk takes command, orders the crew to the shuttles and stays aboard to cover their escape.
With the autopilot destroyed he flies the Kelvin into the Narada, listening over the comm as his wife Winona gives birth and helping to name their son Jim.