Tom Hardy

English actor (born 1977)
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Edward Thomas Hardy is an English actor. After studying acting at the Drama Centre London, he made his film debut in Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down (2001). Hardy had supporting roles in 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 has appeared in three Christopher Nolan films: Inception (2010), The Dark Knight Rises (2012) as Bane, and Dunkirk (2017). He has since starred as the title character in the 2018 film Venom and its 2021 sequel Venom: Let There Be Carnage.

Edward Thomas Hardy was born in the Hammersmith district of London on 15 September 1977, the only child of artist and painter Anne (née Barrett) and novelist and comedy writer Edward "Chips" Hardy. He is of Irish descent on his mother's side. He was raised in London's East Sheen suburb. Hardy attended Tower House School, Reed's School, and Duff Miller Sixth Form College. He later studied at Richmond Drama School and the Drama Centre London, now a part of Central Saint Martins. He has named Gary Oldman, with whom he would later work on Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, as his "hero" and added that he mirrored scenes from Oldman while at drama school.

Date of Birth15th September 1977
Age47 Years
Zodiac SignVirgo
CountryUnited Kingdom
Current CityHammersmith
Birth PlaceHammersmith
NationalityUnited Kingdom
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SignatureSignature
SpousesCharlotte Riley
Education
Tower House School, Richmond Adult Community College, Drama Centre London, Reed's School
Occupationscreenwriter, stage actor, film actor, model, executive producer, film producer, television actor, actor
Career Start2001 (23 years ago)
Awards
  • BIFA Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film
  • BAFTA Rising Star Award
  • Commander of the Order of the British Empire