Sam Worthington Signs With WME

Matt Grobar

3 April 2024 at 11:00 am·1-min read

EXCLUSIVE: Sam Worthington, the star of James Cameron’s Avatar franchise, has signed with WME for representation.

Most recently, Worthington was seen starring opposite Kevin Hart in F. Gary Gray’s heist pic Lift for Netflix, which debuted on the platform in January. Prior to that, he reprised his role as paralyzed former Marine-turned-Na’vi Jake Sully in Avatar: The Way of Water, the sequel to Cameron’s 2009 sci-fi epic, seeing the films together gross over $5.22 billion worldwide. Worthington will again reprise the role in Avatar 3, which Disney has slated for release on December 19, 2025.

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Also recently starring opposite Andrew Garfield in FX’s Under the Banner of Heaven, which was nominated for a Critics’ Choice Award for Best Limited Series, Worthington’s other past film credits include Mel Gibson’s Oscar-nominated Hacksaw Ridge with Garfield, Brad Anderson’s Fractured, The Shack, Everest, Cake, The Debt, Clash of the Titans and Cate Shortland’s Somersault, for which he won an Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.

Up next, Worthington will be seen starring opposite Sienna Miller and many more in Kevin Costner’s two-part Civil War epic Horizon: American Saga for Warner Bros/New Line. The first installment opens June 28, with the second to hit theaters August 16. Additionally, he’ll be seen starring in John Woo’s The Killer for Universal and David Mackenzie’s Relay with Riz Ahmed and Lily James.

Worthington continues to be represented by Anonymous Content, ID PR, and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller.

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