Kim Hyde

Kim Hyde
Home and Away character
Portrayed by Chris Hemsworth
Introduced by Julie McGauran
Duration 2004–07
First appearance 17 February 2004
Last appearance 3 July 2007
Classification Former, regular
Profile
Home Sydney
Occupation Student
Lifeguard
Personal trainer

Kimberly Jonathan "Kim" Hyde is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Chris Hemsworth. He made his first on screen appearance on 17 February 2004 and departed on 3 July 2007.

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Casting

Hemsworth originally auditioned for the role of Robbie Hunter, but he was turned down by the Home and Away producers and the role went to Jason Smith.[1] Hemsworth was then asked to return and try out for the role of Kim Hyde.[1] He won the role and had to relocate to Sydney to film his scenes.[2] Of joining Home and Away, Hemsworth said "The role in Home and Away is consistent work for me and is a great experience. It is so fast-paced and basically it allows me to learn a lot a lot about the industry."[2] Hemsworth appeared in 171 episodes of Home and Away, before leaving in 2007 to focus on his film career.[3][4]

Reception

For his portrayal of Kim, Hemsworth won the Most Popular New Male Talent award at the 2005 Logie Awards, he also received a nomination for Most Popular Actor.[5][6] The following year, Hemsworth was again nominated for Most Popular Actor.[7] At the first Digital Spy Soap Awards, Hemsworth earned a nomination for Best Exit.[8] Hannah Rand of The Daily Telegraph said Hemsworth was "born to play hunky high school dropout" Kim, due to his physique and pin-up looks.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Rand, Hannah (25 January 2009). "Home and Away in LA". The Daily Telegraph (News Limited). http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/lifestyle/sunday-magazine/home-and-away-in-la/story-e6frf039-1111118645473. Retrieved 11 November 2011. 
  2. ^ a b "Chris Hemsworth". Yahoo!7. Archived from the original on 30 May 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20060530054148/http://www.seven.com.au/homeandaway/meetthecast_chris-hemsworth. Retrieved 11 November 2011. 
  3. ^ Finke, Nikki (16 May 2009). "Exclusive: Chris Hemsworth Is 'Thor'". Deadline.com. PMC. http://www.deadline.com/2009/05/exclusive-chris-hemsworth-is-thor/. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 
  4. ^ Harp, Justin (5 April 2011). "Chris Hemsworth: 'Natalie Portman kiss crazy'". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi UK. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a312926/chris-hemsworth-natalie-portman-kiss-crazy.html. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 
  5. ^ "2005 TV Week Logie Awards". TV Week. Ninemsn. http://tvweek.ninemsn.com.au/blog.aspx?blogentryid=662479&showcomments=true. Retrieved 11 November 2011. 
  6. ^ Browne, Rachel (1 May 2005). "TV & Radio". The Sun-Herald (Fairfax Media): p. 46. http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=age&kw=Chris+Hemsworth+and+Logie&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=SHD050501VV5J01H53KG. Retrieved 11 November 2011. 
  7. ^ Beaumont, Lucy (4 May 2006). "What's the value of a Logie?". The Age (Fairfax Media): p. 3. http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=age&kw=Chris+Hemsworth+and+Logie&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=AGE060504107OI60IF8A. Retrieved 11 November 2011. 
  8. ^ Green, Kris (21 March 2008). "Digital Spy Soap Awards 2008: The Winners". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi UK. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/news/a92054/digital-spy-soap-awards-2008-the-winners.html. Retrieved 11 November 2011. 

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