‘That one really hurt more than others’: Westworld star Luke Hemsworth reveals the one unsuccessful audition that could have changed his career
Despite being the eldest of the Hemsworth clan, Luke hasn’t reached the global cinematic success of his younger brothers Chris, 36, and Liam, 30.
The 38-year-old small screen star revealed he was snubbed for a career-changing role, with a relatively unknown American actor catching Walt Disney Studios eye instead.
‘That one really hurt more than others because I wanted it so much,’ the Australian actor admitted to news.com.au.
‘That one really hurt more than others’: Westworld star Luke Hemsworth (pictured) revealed the one unsuccessful audition that could have changed his career
Luke revealed he auditioned for the role of Han Solo in the 2018 Disney prequel film Solo: A Star Wars Story.
The iconic role, made famous in the original trilogy by Harrison Ford, went to Alden Ehrenreich, who had primarily appeared in indie, festival-circuit films in the past.
Luke admitted the lesser known actor winning the role ‘stung’, but overall he had a ‘thick skin’ when it came to auditions.
‘I wanted it so much’: Luke revealed he auditioned for the role of Han Solo in the 2018 Disney prequel film Solo: A Star Wars Story
Ouch! The role went to Alden Ehrenreich (pictured centre), who had primarily appeared in indie, festival-circuit films in the past. Luke admitted the lesser known actor winning the role ‘stung’, but overall he had a ‘thick skin’ when it came to auditions
‘You develop a thick skin fairly quickly because more often than not you’re getting turned down,’ the Westworld star said.
He added: ‘Everyone is just sitting there waiting for you to do something cool. You quickly have to develop a thick skin otherwise you fall apart.’
Meanwhile, his brothers are no strangers to appearing in remakes of science-fiction classics – Liam starred in the 2016 Independence Day: Resurgence and Chris featured in the highly anticipated opening scene of Star Trek in 2009.
Success: Meanwhile, his brothers are no strangers to appearing in remakes of science-fiction classics. Liam starred in the 2016 Independence Day: Resurgence (pictured) and Chris featured in the highly anticipated opening scene of Star Trek in 2009
Talented: Luke stars in the popular science-fiction HBO series Westworld, where he plays head security guard Ashley Stubbs
Luke stars in the popular science-fiction HBO series Westworld, where he plays head security guard Ashley Stubbs.
Last week, Luke explained his famous name meant he had to work ‘harder’ than anyone else to hit the big time.
‘I’ve probably had to work harder for most of the stuff that I do,’ Luke told The Daily Telegraph.
Struggles: Last week, Luke explained his famous name meant he had to work ‘harder’ than anyone else to hit the big time
While he admitted being a Hemsworth did ‘open some doors’ there was also a ‘stigma’ attached to the name.
He added: ‘There’s an expectation that you need to conform to some sort of idea of what that is but I just go about my day and do my work and my preparation and make sure that I’m on top of my game as much as I can.’
‘People’s expectations are people’s expectations and I don’t change anything in order to live up to that.’
‘I don’t change anything in order to live up to that’: While he admitted being a Hemsworth did ‘open some doors’ there was also a ‘stigma’ attached to the name