Tom Hardy
Tom Hardy | |
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Hardy at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | Edward Thomas Hardy 15 September 1977 London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1998–present |
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| Children | 3 |
| Father | Chips Hardy |
| Awards | Full list |
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Edward Thomas Hardy (born 15 September 1977) is an English actor. After studying acting at the Drama Centre London he made his film debut in Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down in 2001. He had supporting roles in the films Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) and RocknRolla (2008), and went on to star in Bronson (2008), Warrior (2011), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), Lawless (2012), This Means War (2012) and Locke (2013). In 2015 he starred as "Mad" Max Rockatansky in Mad Max: Fury Road and both Kray twins in Legend, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Revenant. Hardy appeared in three Christopher Nolan films: Inception (2010), The Dark Knight Rises (2012) and Dunkirk (2017). He has since starred as the title character in the film Venom (2018) and its two sequels (2021 and 2024).
Hardy's television roles include the HBO war miniseries Band of Brothers (2001), the BBC historical drama miniseries The Virgin Queen (2005), Bill Sikes in the BBC's mini-series Oliver Twist (2007), Heathcliff in ITV's Wuthering Heights (2009) and Alfie Solomons in the BBC crime drama series Peaky Blinders (2014–2022). He also created, co-produced and took the lead in the historical fiction miniseries Taboo (2017).
Hardy has performed on both British and American stages. He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for his role in the production of In Arabia We'd All Be Kings (2003). He has also starred in productions of The Man of Mode (2007) and The Long Red Road (2010). Hardy is active in charity work and is an ambassador for the Prince's Trust.[1][2] He was appointed a CBE in the 2018 Birthday Honours for services to drama.[3][4]
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