Liam Hemsworth tears up over memory of father finding out he would never have to worry about money again

One of the three Hemsworth brothers on how success transformed his family's life

Liam Hemsworth (Getty Images)

There are countless examples of actors breaking into Hollywood thanks to from wealthy backgrounds and/or valuable connections. Sadly there are fewer stories about those who came from more financially challenged families.

Liam Hemsworth and his brother Chris are two actors who succeeded in Hollywood without a financial cushion to fall back on should their attempts at building an acting career have fallen flat.

The Hemsworth brothers have both built successful careers in films such as The Hunger Games and Thor franchises, amassing a combined fortune worth millions. The money these roles have brought them will have changed many aspects of their life and the life lived by their mother, a teacher, and their father, a social services counsellor.

Liam told The Independent he still feels moved to tears when he recalls Chris, who earned a reported $32 million in 2014, calling their father in Melbourne, Australia, and asking him to check his bank account.

“He [his father] called my brother Chris back and said: ‘I don’t know how to feel. Since I left home I have had debts and I thought I’d be paying them off until I died and have this weight hanging over me, and now to have them completely cleared.’

“They are so happy now and able to spend more time with us, I would love to be able to do something for my parents like that.”

Chris Pratt has one of the most impressive stories of breaking into Hollywood. The Jurassic World actor was homeless in Hawaii when he was discovered by director Rae Dawn Chong while waiting on him at a restaurant.

Read more from The Independent's interview with Liam Hemsworth here.