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Samuel Henry John Worthington (born 2 August 1976) is an Australian actor. He is known for playing Jake Sully in the Avatar franchise (2009–present), Marcus Wright in Terminator Salvation (2009), and Perseus in Clash of the Titans (2010) and its sequel Wrath of the Titans (2012). He has taken other dramatic roles, appearing in The Debt (2010), Everest (2015), Hacksaw Ridge (2016), The Shack (2017), Manhunt (2017), and Fractured (2019). He has received Australia's highest film award three times for his leading roles in Bootmen (2000), Somersault (2004), and Avatar (2009). On television, Worthington appeared in Australia as Howard in Love My Way and Phillip Schuler in the television drama mini-series Deadline Gallipoli, for which he was also an executive producer. He voiced the protagonist, Captain Alex Mason, in the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010) and its sequels Call of Duty: Black Ops II (2012) and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (2018). Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Worthington, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The Trojan War is a legendary conflict from Greek mythology, sparked by the abduction of Helen by the Trojan prince Paris. Helen, who was married to Menelaus of Sparta, was taken to Troy, prompting a massive Greek expedition led by Agamemnon to reclaim her. The war lasted for ten years, with key figures like Achilles, Hector, and Odysseus playing pivotal roles. Achilles, the greatest Greek warrior, withdrew from the fighting after a dispute with Agamemnon, but returned after the death of his close friend Patroclus. After a series of heroic duels and divine interventions, the Greeks used the cunning tactic of the Trojan Horse to infiltrate and sack the city. The fall of Troy marked the end of the war, but many Greek heroes faced difficult journeys home, with Odysseus enduring a long voyage as told in the Odyssey. The war’s aftermath led to the eventual founding of Rome through the Trojan hero Aeneas.
