Kimberly Jonathan "Kim" Hyde is a fictional character

Character (arts)

A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...

 from the Australian soap opera Home and Away

Home and Away

Home and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...

, played by Chris Hemsworth

Chris Hemsworth

Chris Hemsworth is an Australian actor most notable for portraying Thor in the Marvel Studios film Thor. Hemsworth is set to reprise his role as Thor in the upcoming films The Avengers in 2012 and Thor 2 in 2013. He also starred as Kim Hyde in the Australian soap opera Home and Away...

. He made his first on screen appearance on 17 February 2004 and departed on 3 July 2007.

Casting

Hemsworth originally auditioned for the role of Robbie Hunter

Robbie Hunter (Home and Away)

Robert George "Robbie" Hunter is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Jason Smith. He made his first on screen appearance on 25 November 2003 and departed on 10 October 2006...

, but he was turned down by the Home and Away producers and the role went to Jason Smith

Jason Smith (actor)

Jason Smith is an Australian actor and singer, best known for his roles in Home and Away and Power Rangers: Jungle Fury.-Career:...

. Hemsworth was then asked to return and try out for the role of Kim Hyde. He won the role and had to relocate to Sydney to film his scenes. 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." Hemsworth appeared in 171 episodes of Home and Away, before leaving in 2007 to focus on his film career.

Reception

For his portrayal of Kim, Hemsworth won the Most Popular New Male Talent award at the 2005 Logie Awards

Logie Awards of 2005

The 47th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Sunday 1 May 2005 at Crown Casino in Melbourne and broadcast on the Nine Network. In an historic first Andrew O'Keefe from the Seven Network, Eddie McGuire from the Nine Network and Rove McManus from Network Ten were all Master of Ceremonies...

, he also received a nomination for Most Popular Actor

Logie Award for Most Popular Actor

The Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor is an award in the annual Australian Logie Awards.-1997:*Martin Sacks, Blue Heelers, Seven Network *Colin Friels, Water Rats, Nine Network *Gary Sweet, Police Rescue...

. The following year, Hemsworth was again nominated for Most Popular Actor. At the first Digital Spy Soap Awards

Digital Spy Soap Awards

The Digital Spy Soap Awards was an event that honoured the successes in British soap operas in 2007-8. It was hosted by the entertainment website Digital Spy....

, Hemsworth earned a nomination for Best Exit. Hannah Rand of The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph (Australia)

The Daily Telegraph is an Australian tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, by Nationwide News, part of News Corporation.The Tele, as it is also known, was founded in 1879. From 1936 to 1972, it was owned by Frank Packer's Australian Consolidated Press. That year it was sold to...

said Hemsworth was "born to play hunky high school dropout" Kim, due to his physique and pin-up looks.

External links

• Character profile at Yahoo!7
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