United Kingdom, Feb. 16 -- Chris Hemsworth's appearance on Dancing With the Stars almost cost him his role as Thor.

The 42-year-old actor came fifth in the Australian version of the show in 2006 but it could have jeopardised his Hollywood career after the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) team discovered clips online following a successful audition to play the titular superhero in 2011's blockbuster Thor.

He told The Times magazine: "[Kevin Feige] said, 'I went downstairs and I showed all the staff your audition. Everyone's like, 'Great!'

"[Then someone googled me and said] 'Oh, he did Dancing with the Stars.' And Kevin said, 'Hang on, what?'

"It was early days for Marvel. [They were] so nervous. Feige had a little glitch of hesitation....