Thor star Chris Hemsworth had a guest role on The Saddle Club

He became a global star after landing the role of Thor in the Marvel Universe franchise in 2011.

But years before he made it into Hollywood, Chris Hemsworth enjoyed a little-known role on the popular Australian children’s series The Saddle Club.

Resurfaced footage shows the 39-year-old actor portraying dreamy veterinarian George Whiteside in an episode that aired in May 2003.

Before making it in Hollywood, Chris Hemsworth, 39, (pictured) enjoyed a little-known role on popular Australian children’s series The Saddle Club

Speaking to Yahoo Lifestyle, Lara Jean Marshall, who played A-grad student Lisa Atwood on the series, gushed about the small role Chris had on the show.

“I just remember we were all kind of shocked at how good he looked. He was just like that blonde god,” she said.

“It was just a guest star role for one episode but he came and he was a vet and he took care of the horse and I think we all forgot our lines around him because he was just so beautiful.”

Resurfaced footage shows the 39-year-old actor portraying dreamy veterinarian George Whiteside in an episode that aired in May 2003. Hemsworth is pictured on the show

Speaking to Yahoo Lifestyle, Lara Jean Marshall, who played A-grad student Lisa Atwood on the series, gushed about the small role Chris had on the show

“And then of course we’d all be kind of drooling and he’d be like, ‘I’m just getting off you girls. I need to get away from you.”

Airing on ABC from 2001 to 2009, Saddle Club followed the lives of three best friends training to compete as horse riders in the fictional Pine Hollow Stables.

Chris also played Kim Hyde on the Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away from 2004 to 2007.

“I just remember we were all kind of shocked at how good he looked. He was just like that blonde god,” she said

“And then of course we’d all be kind of drooling and he’d be like, ‘I’m just getting off you girls. I need to get away from you”

Two years after leaving drama, he landed a breakout role on JJ Abrams’ Star Trek.

The role garnered him worldwide recognition, and in 2011 he signed on to play the superhero Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

However, Chris recently told Variety that his career could have taken a different direction as he auditioned for two major Hollywood roles before being cast as Thor.

The father-of-three said he was “very close” to playing GI Joe and was also being considered for the role of Gambit in the Wolverine films.

Chris previously told Variety that his career could have taken a different direction after auditioning for two major Hollywood roles before being cast as Thor. He is depicted in Thor: Ragnarok

Both opportunities came at a time when Chris was struggling to find work in the film industry and, by his own admission, was “running out of money”.

Chris believes that if he had gotten one of those roles, he might not have been considered for the character of Thor.

“I became very close to GI Joe. I got very close to Gambit in the Wolverine X-Men movies,” he explained.

“At the time I was upset (about the cancellation). But if I played any of those characters, I wouldn’t have been able to play Thor.

Both opportunities came at a time when Chris was struggling to find work in the film industry and, by his own admission, was “running out of money.”

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