Armed intruders break into Chris Hemsworth's $75million Byron Bay mansion compound: Hollywood star's wife Elsa Pataky slept as masked figures stalked property

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NSW Police on Thursday confirmed three cars were stolen from the couple's home in Broken Head, south of Byron Bay, in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Published: 07:54 GMT, 12 November 2026 | Updated: 08:19 GMT, 12 November 2026

Australian actor Chris Hemsworth and his wife, Spanish actress and model Elsa Pataky, have had their home broken into by a group of armed men in balaclavas.

NSW Police on Thursday confirmed three cars were stolen from the couple's luxury $75million property in Broken Head, south of Byron Bay, in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Pataky had reportedly woken about 2am to the sound of their dogs barking but went back to bed.

When she checked CCTV on the property later in the morning, she spotted the four men in balaclavas, two armed with knives.

She and Hemsworth called police about 7.30am, a source close to the pair told 7News.

The footage showed the intruders scaled the property's front fence and broke into a garage where the three cars were parked with their keys inside.

Two of the vehicles were recovered, one an hour away in Coraki and another more than two hours away in Tabulam. The third remains missing.

Four men in balaclaves, two armed with knives, broke into the home of Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky (above) on Wednesday

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