Sam Worthington debuts a scruffy beard and long hair as he steps out with Lara Bingle and children

That’s a new look! Sam Worthington debuts a scruffy beard and long hair as he steps out with wife Lara Bingle and their children in LA

After spending weeks in self-isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sam Worthington is looking like a new man. 

The Australian actor, 44, debuted an unkempt new look on Monday as he and wife Lara Bingle, 33, took their children to a playground in Beverly Hills, California on Monday.

Looking worlds away from his well-groomed Avatar days, the hunk appeared almost unrecognisable with a thick, scruffy beard and long hair tied into a messy bun.  

That’s a new look! Sam Worthington, 44, (pictured) debuted a scruffy beard and long hair as he visited a Beverly Hills playground with wife Lara Bingle, 33, and their children on Monday

Sam dressed for comfort in a long-sleeve blue top, black trousers and sneakers.   

He slung a camouflage-print backpack over his chest, and completed his look with a black baseball cap. 

Abiding by local coronavirus restrictions, Sam dutifully covered his face – and a fair portion of his voluminous beard – with a blue medical mask.  

Rules are rules! Abiding by local coronavirus restrictions, Sam dutifully covered his face - and a fair portion of his voluminous beard - with a blue medical mask

Rules are rules! Abiding by local coronavirus restrictions, Sam dutifully covered his face – and a fair portion of his voluminous beard – with a blue medical mask

Meanwhile, model Lara paraded her slender pins in black leggings and a matching sweatshirt as she carried her family dog to the park. 

Unlike her husband, the blonde was groomed to perfection, sporting a slicked-back bun and a pair of stylish acetate sunglasses.  

She accessorised her look with a brown leather tote bag and black face mask. 

Off-duty beauty: Meanwhile, model Lara paraded her slender pins in black leggings and a matching sweatshirt as she carried her family dog to the park

Off-duty beauty: Meanwhile, model Lara paraded her slender pins in black leggings and a matching sweatshirt as she carried her family dog to the park

Throwback! Sam looked worlds away from his days as a well-groomed, up-and-coming actor. Pictured in 2009

Throwback! Sam looked worlds away from his days as a well-groomed, up-and-coming actor. Pictured in 2009 

The outing comes after the pair secretly welcomed their third child, a boy, in June. 

Lara and Sam, who are already parents to sons Rocket, four, and Racer, two, are yet to release the name of their youngest child. 

Announcing her pregnancy in November 2019, Lara told Vogue Australia: ‘I’m having a boy, early next year. It’s my third boy, and we’re all very excited and very happy. 

‘I think any addition brings joy and happiness to the family, but more so when you can share it with the other boys. It’s such a boy’s club in my house!’

Lara and Sam began dating in 2013 and married in secret a year later. 

Happy couple: Lara hails from Sydney's Cronulla Beach but now resides in California with her husband, actor Sam Worthington (left), whom she married in 2014. Pictured together in 2018

Happy couple: Lara hails from Sydney’s Cronulla Beach but now resides in California with her husband, actor Sam Worthington (left), whom she married in 2014. Pictured together in 2018