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Russell Ira Crowe (born April 7, 1964) is a New Zealand actor and film director. His work on screen has earned him various accolades, including an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a British Academy Film Award. Crowe was born in New Zealand, spending ten years of his childhood in Australia and residing there permanently by age 21. He began acting in Australia and had his break-out role in Romper Stomper (1992). He gained international recognition in the late 1990s for his starring roles in L.A. Confidential (1997) and The Insider (1999). Crowe gained wider stardom for playing the title role of Gladiator (2000), which earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor. Further acclaim came for portraying real-life mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr. in A Beautiful Mind (2001). Crowe then starred in several films in the 2000s, including Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), Cinderella Man (2005), 3:10 to Yuma (2007), American Gangster (2007), State of Play (2009), and Robin Hood (2010). Crowe has since appeared in the films Les Misérables (2012), Man of Steel (2013), Noah (2014), and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022). In 2014, he made his directorial debut with the drama The Water Diviner, in which he also starred. Aside from acting, Crowe has co-own the National Rugby League (NRL) team South Sydney Rabbitohs since 2006.
In the fifth chapter of the saga of Thor, the God of Thunder, in a completely new universe (after Secret Wars) the kingdom of Asgard faces a new and threatening force, led by Grog (a Egiptian God of Death) who was captured by Thor long ago. Grog, an ancient and powerful being, has now broken free from his imprisonment, thirsting for revenge against the Norse god and intent on bringing destruction to Midgard. With Midgard in danger, Thor finds himself facing an epic battle to protect both the realm of the gods, Asgard, and the realm of mortals, Midgard. Thor counts on the help of his brother Balder the Brave, one of Asgard's loyal warriors who returns to the kingdom, whose courage and combat skills prove invaluable. Furthermore, Hercules, the Greek hero, emerges as a complex figure in this plot, initially as a minor villain, but later becoming an unlikely ally in the face of Grog's threat. As the battle intensifies, Thor is challenged to levels never seen before, and his journey will lead him to confront Asgard's dark past and the consequences of his own actions. As he fights to protect Asgard, Midgard, and other realms, a war rages between the gods and Grog as the God of Thunder is tasked with fulfilling his role as Protector of Midgard and finding strength not only in his hammer Mjolnir, but also in his very essence as God of Thunder.
