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Tom Hardy

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Tom Hardy
Tom Hardy Cannes 2015.jpg
BornEdward Thomas Hardy
15 September 1977 (age 38)
Hammersmith, London, England
OccupationActor, screenwriter, producer
Years active2001–present
Spouse(s)Sarah Ward (m. 1999; div. 2004)
Charlotte Riley (m. 2014)
Children1
Edward Thomas "Tom" Hardy[1] (born 15 September 1977)[2] is an English actor, screenwriter, and producer. He made his debut in the war film Black Hawk Down (2001). His other notable films include the science fiction film Star Trek: Nemesis (2002), the crime film RocknRolla (2008), the biographical psychological drama Bronson (2008), the science fiction thriller Inception (2010), the sports drama Warrior (2011), the Cold War espionage film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), the crime drama Lawless (2012), the drama Locke (2013), and the mobster film The Drop (2014). He also portrayed Bane in the superhero film The Dark Knight Rises(2012), "Mad" Max Rockatansky in the post-apocalyptic film Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), and both Kray twins in the crime thriller Legend (2015).
Hardy's television roles include the HBO war drama miniseries Band of Brothers (2001), the BBC historical drama miniseries The Virgin Queen (2005), ITV's Wuthering Heights (2008), the BBC British historical crime drama television series Peaky Blinders (2013), and the Sky 1 drama series The Take (2009).
Hardy has also performed on British and American stages. He was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Most Promising Newcomer for his role as Skank in the 2003 production of In Arabia We'd All Be Kings, and was awarded the 2003 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for his performances in both In Arabia We'd All be Kings and for his role as Luca in Blood. He starred in the 2007 production of The Man of Mode and received positive reviews for his role in the 2010 Philip Seymour Hoffman-directed play The Long Red Road.

Early life

Hardy was born in Hammersmith, London,[3] the only child of Anne (née Barrett), an artist and painter whose family was of Irish descent,[4] and Edward "Chips" Hardy,[5] a novelist and comedy writer.[6][7] He was raised in East Sheen, London.[8] He studied at Tower House School and Reed's School, then at Richmond Drama School, and subsequently at the Drama Centre London.[9]

Career

1998–2009

Hardy at the London premiere of Inception in 2010
In 1998, Hardy won The Big Breakfast‍‍ '​‍s Find Me a Supermodel competition at age 21 (and with it a brief contract with Models One).[10] Hardy joined Drama Centre London in September 1998, and was taken out early after winning the part of US Army Private John Janovec in the award-winning HBO-BBC miniseries Band of Brothers.[11] He made his feature film debut in Ridley Scott's 2001 war thriller Black Hawk Down.[12] In 2003, Hardy appeared in the filmdot the i, and then travelled to North Africa for Simon: An English Legionnaire, a story of the French Foreign Legion. In the same year, he gained some heavy international exposure as the Reman Praetor Shinzon, a clone of USS Enterprise Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek Nemesis.[13] He then returned to England to feature in the 2003 film LD 50 Lethal Dose.[14]
Hardy was awarded the 2003 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Outstanding Newcomer for his performances in Blood and In Arabia We'd All Be Kings performed at the Royal Court Theatre and Hampstead Theatre.[15]He was also nominated for a 2004 Laurence Olivier Award for Most Promising Newcomer of 2003 in a Society of London Theatre Affiliate for his performance as Skank in the aforementioned production of In Arabia We'd All Be Kings.[16] Hardy appeared in the 2005 BBC miniseries The Virgin Queen as Robert Dudley, a childhood friend of Elizabeth I. The miniseries portrays them as having a platonic, though highly romantic, affair throughout her reign over England during the 16th century.[17] Hardy featured in the BBC Four adaptation of the 1960s sci-fi series A for Andromeda.[18]
In 2007, he appeared in the BBC Two drama based on a true story, Stuart: A Life Backwards. He played the lead role of Stuart Shorter, a homeless man who had been subjected to years of abuse and whose death was possibly a suicide.[19] In February 2008, he played a drug-addicted rapist in the British horror-thriller WΔZ.[20] In September 2008, he appeared in Guy Ritchie's London gangster film, RocknRolla; Hardy played the role of gay gangster Handsome Bob.[21] Though a sequel to RocknRolla, titled the The Real RocknRolla, has been rumoured to be in production, in which Hardy will reprise the role of Handsome Bob, filming has yet to commence on the project.[22] In early 2009, Hardy starred in the film Bronson, about the real-life English prisoner Charles Bronson, who has spent most of his adult life in solitary confinement. For the film, he put on three stone (19 kg/42 pounds).[23]
In June 2009, Hardy starred in Martina Cole's four-part TV drama The Take on Sky One, as a drugs and alcohol fuelled gangster. The role gained him a Best Actor nomination at the 2009 Crime Thriller Awards.[24] In August 2009, he appeared in ITV's Wuthering Heights, playing the part of Heathcliff, the classic love character who falls in love with his childhood friend Cathy.[25][26]

2010–present

Hardy in 2014
In early 2010, Hardy starred in The Long Red Road at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago.[27] The play was written by Brett C. Leonard and directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman. Hardy won some good reviews for his portrayal of Sam, an alcoholic trying to drink away his past.[28][29] In 2010, he starred as Eames in Christopher Nolan's science fiction thriller Inception for which he won a BAFTA Rising Star award. Hardy replaced Michael Fassbender in the 2011 adaptation of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy,[30] released on 5 September 2011 at the 68th edition of the Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica in Venice. In March 2010, Hardy signed a first look deal at Warner Bros.[31]
Hardy starred as Tommy Riordan in the film Warrior, who is trained by his father to fight in a mixed martial arts tournament against his brother, for which he gained critical acclaim. It was released on 9 September 2011 by LionsgateFilms. Hardy also starred in This Means War, a 2012 romantic comedy film directed by McG. He played the supervillain Bane in The Dark Knight Rises, the final film in Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, released on 20 July 2012.[32]He played a bootlegger in John Hillcoat's Lawless (2012).[33] Hardy has signed up to play the lead role of Sam Fisher in Ubisoft's upcoming film adaptation of their video game series Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell.[34][35] He also appeared in Riz Mc's music video for the song "Sour Times".[36]
Hardy played the title character, Max Rockatansky, in 2015's Mad Max: Fury Road.[37] His performance was praised by critics[38][39] and overall the film received critical acclaim and became a box office success.[40] As of July 2015, it has grossed $366 million against a $150 million budget, becoming the highest grossing film in the Mad Max franchise.[41]
In 2015, Hardy is appearing in the BBC One series Taboo, which is set in 19th century England. Hardy plays an adventurer who wants justice after the death of his father. FX series will air the series in the US in 2016.[42] In 2015, he starred in a dual role as London gangsters Reggie and Ronnie Kray in the crime thriller Legend.[43]

Personal life

Hardy married Sarah Ward in 1999, but the marriage ended in divorce in 2004. He has a son, Louis Thomas (born 2008),[44] with then-girlfriend Rachael Speed, whom he dated from 2004 to 2009.[45]
In 2009, Hardy began a relationship with actress Charlotte Riley, whom he met on the set of Wuthering Heights. The couple became engaged in 2010 and married in July 2014.[46][47] They have two dogs, both rescues, one of which Hardy appeared with in a PETAadvert to promote pet adoption.[48] In September 2015, it was announced that Riley was pregnant with the couple's first child.[49]
In 2010, Hardy became an ambassador for the Prince's Trust, a leading UK youth charity which provides training, personal development, business start up support, mentoring and advice.[50] In 2012, he and Riley became patrons of Bowel Cancer UK.[51]
Hardy battled addictions to alcohol and crack cocaine in his early-to-mid-20s. He entered rehab and has been sober since 2003.[52]
Hardy has named Gary Oldman as his "absolute complete and utter hero"[53] and "the greatest actor that's ever lived".[54]
Hardy was named one of GQ magazine's 50 best dressed British men in 2015.[55]

Filmography

Film

Hardy at the London Premiere of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy in September 2011.
YearTitleRoleNotes
2001Black Hawk DownSpc. Lance TwomblyCredited as Thomas Hardy
2002Star Trek: NemesisShinzon
2003The ReckoningStraw
2003dot the iTom
2003LD 50 Lethal DoseMatt
2004Layer CakeClarkie
2005Gideon's DaughterAndrewTelevision film
2006A for AndromedaJohn FlemingTelevision film
2006MinotaurTheo
2006Marie AntoinetteRaumont
2006Scenes of a Sexual NatureNoel
2006Sweeney ToddMatthewTelevision film
2007FloodZack
2007WΔZPierre Jackson
2007Stuart: A Life BackwardsStuart ShorterTelevision film
2007The InheritanceDad
2008Sucker PunchRodders
2008RocknRollaHandsome Bob
2008BronsonCharles Bronson/Michael Peterson
2009Thick as ThievesDet. Michaels
2009PerfectDoctorShort film
2010InceptionEames
2011Sergeant Slaughter, My Big BrotherDanShort film
2011Tinker Tailor Soldier SpyRicki Tarr
2011WarriorTommy Riordan Conlon
2012This Means WarTuck Hansen
2012The Dark Knight RisesBane
2012LawlessForrest Bondurant
2013LockeIvan Locke
2013Poaching WarsExecutive producer
Documentary
2014The DropBob Saginowski
2015Child 44Leo Demidov
2015Mad Max: Fury RoadMax Rockatansky
2015London RoadMark
2015LegendRonald Kray / Reginald Kray
2015The RevenantJohn FitzgeraldPost-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001Band of BrothersPfc. John Janovec2 episodes
2005Colditz2nd Lt. Jack Rose2 episodes
2005The Virgin QueenRobert Dudley, Earl of Leicester3 episodes
2007Cape WrathJack Donnelly5 episodes
2007Oliver TwistBill Sikes5 episodes[56]
2008Wuthering HeightsHeathcliff2 episodes
2009The TakeFreddie4 episodes
2014Peaky BlindersAlfie Solomons5 episodes
2016TabooJames Keziah Delaney8 episodes
Writer (1 episode)
Executive producer (7 episodes)

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003In Arabia We'd All Be KingsSkankHampstead Theatre[57]
2003BloodLucaRoyal Court Theatre[58]
2007The Man of ModeDorimantNational Theatre[59]
2010The Long Red RoadSammyGoodman Theatre

Awards and nominations

YearWorkAwardResult
2003Star Trek NemesisSaturn Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated
2008Stuart: A Life BackwardsBritish Academy Television Award for Best ActorNominated
2009The TakeCrime Thriller Award for Best Leading ActorNominated
2009BronsonBritish Independent Film Award for Best ActorWon[60]
2010BronsonEvening Standard British Film Award for Best ActorNominated
2010BronsonLondon Film Critics' Circle Award for British Actor of the YearNominated
2010BronsonVillage Voice Film Poll - Best ActorNominated
2010InceptionWashington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best EnsembleNominated
2010InceptionPhoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best CastNominated
2010InceptionScream Award for Breakout Performance - MaleWon[61]
2011InceptionBAFTA Rising Star AwardWon[62]
2011InceptionMTV Movie Award for Best Line From a MovieNominated
2011InceptionPeople Choice Award for Favorite On-Screen TeamNominated
2011InceptionSaturn Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated
2011Tinker Tailor Soldier SpyBritish Independent Film Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated
2012WarriorMTV Movie Award for Best Fight (Shared with Joel Edgerton)Nominated
2012WarriorSatellite Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture DramaNominated
2012WarriorTeen Choice Award Best Choice Movie Actor - ActionNominated
2012The Dark Knight RisesTeen Choice Award Choice Movie VillainNominated
2013The Dark Knight RisesMTV Movie Award for Best VillainNominated
2013The Dark Knight RisesMTV Movie Award for Best Fight (shared with Christian Bale)Nominated
2013LockeBritish Independent Film Award for Best ActorNominated
2014LockeLos Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best ActorWon[63]
2014LockeEuropean Film Award for Best ActorNominated
2015Locke and The DropLondon Film Critics' Circle Award for British Actor of the YearNominated
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