When honesty pays: Teen rewarded US$10,000 for returning Chris Hemsworth's wallet

"We found Thor's wallet," said Tristin Budzyn-Baker to his mother when he found Hollywood actor Chris Hemsworth's wallet.

The story was shared by the 17-year-old teenager on The Ellen Show last Tuesday alongside Hemsworth.

After his discovery, Budzyn-Baker then wrote a letter to Hemsworth's management to tell them about the find.

He was rewarded by the management with an invitation to appear on The Ellen Show with the 32-year-old leading man of Marvel's Thor.

Normally I’d tell you to keep your heads up, but this kid was looking down and found Thor’s wallet. So… I guess that means to keep your head up while looking down.

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Apr 18, 2016 at 12:17pm PDT

According to the Australian-born actor, he left the wallet on a table while dining in Los Angeles with his family.

"(I) thought I'm never going to get it back, I'm never going to see it again," said Hemsworth.

During the interview, talk show host DeGeneres announced a reward of $10,000 (RM39,000) from publishing service Shutterfly to the teenager for his honesty.

"You're an amazing young man, and thank you for being such a honest guy," DeGeneres said.

Boy scout Budzyn-Baker also got a letter of recommendation from Hemsworth for the Eagle Scout award.