Checking in with Elsa? Chris Hemsworth chats on his phone while running errands after revealing he and Pataky are expecting twins

He's about to become a father-of-three after revealing he and his wife Elsa Pataky are expecting twins, so Chris Hemsworth was busy running errands ahead of her birth.

The Australian actor was spotted chatting on his phone while out in Santa Monica, California.

The 30-year-old was dressed casually in shorts and a T-shirt and had a pensive look on his face.

Running errands: Chris Hemsworth was seen chatting on his phone as he dashed around Los Angeles
Running errands: Chris Hemsworth was seen chatting on his phone as he dashed around Los Angeles

Running errands: Chris Hemsworth was seen chatting on his phone as he dashed around Los Angeles

Hemworth and his Spanish actress wife already have a one-year-old daughter, India Rose, but it was revealed last week that she's expecting twins.

The 37-year-old actress is in her third trimester and the babies are due in Los Angeles' spring.

Pataky was spotted in LA last week showing off her baby bump in a beautiful bohemian purple dress - making the most of maternity fashion.

Hemsworth had told The Ellen Show late last year that she and their daughter India Rose have been doing great.

Family man: Hemsworth is about to go from being a father-of-one to a father-of-three after revealing he and his wife are expecting twins

Family man: Hemsworth is about to go from being a father-of-one to a father-of-three after revealing he and his wife are expecting twins

Dapper and dashing: Hemsworth was suited and booted as he attended the Oscar nominations last week in Beverly Hills

Dapper and dashing: Hemsworth was suited and booted as he attended the Oscar nominations last week in Beverly Hills

'She's so physical. She's been kicking me in the head lately. Everything she grabs a hold of, it's just about destroying it', He said of India Rose.

The Thor star has a busy year ahead with work, on top of becoming a father-of-three.

He has the action, crime film Cyber in post-production, while currently filing In The Heart Of The Sea.

Hemsworth will also star in The Avengers: Age of Ultron and Snow White And The Huntsman 2 in 2015.

Last year he had three big films released - Thor: The Dark World, Rush and Star Trek Into Darkness.

The star has been in Los Angeles while taking a break from The Hearth Of The Sea - which is being filming in Spain.

Glamorous couple: Chris and wife Elsa Pataky attended the Golden Grobe Awards in Beverly Hills last weekend

Glamorous couple: Chris and wife Elsa Pataky attended the Golden Grobe Awards in Beverly Hills last weekend