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Tom Hardy (born Edward Thomas Hardy, 15.9.1977)
Tom Hardy is a British actor, best known for his roles in Bronson and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.

Childhood & Early Career: Tom Hardy was born in Hammersmith, London, to Elizabeth and Edward Hardy. His mother is an artist and his father is a writer. Tom attended Reed's School and Tower House School, before studying drama at Richmond Drama School and then the Drama Centre, London.

Hardy's career started out with him appearing in war dramas such as the HBO and BBC miniseries Band of Brothers. The series, produced by Steven Spielberg, starred Tom Hanks, Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy.

He then made his feature film debut in Ridley Scott's thriller Black Hawk Down, starring Josh Hartnett, Eric Bana and Ewan McGregor.

Acting Career: Tom Hardy landed a role in the 2002 independent film Dot the I, alongside Gael Garcia Bernal. Following that, he travelled to North Africa to film Simon: An English Legionnaire. International recognition followed, when he played the role of Shinzon (a clone of Patrick Stewart's Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek Nemesis.

After returning to London and appearing in the 2003 thriller LD 50 Lethal Dose, Tom Hardy was awarded the London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Outstanding Newcomer, largely for his stage performances in Blood and In Arabia We'd All Be Kings.

In 2005, Tom Hardy appeared in the 2005 miniseries The Virgin Queen for the BBC, playing the role of Robert Dudley. He then went on to appear in the BBC Four adaptation of the 1960s sci-fi series A For Andromeda.

2008 saw the actor appearing in Guy Ritchie's UK gangster film RocknRolla, alongside Gerard Butler, Idris Elba and Thandie Newton. The following year, he took the lead role in Bronson, a film about Charles Bronson, a real-life prisoner who has spent much of his adult life in solitary confinement. Hardy had to gain three stone in weight for his performance, which gained him many positive reviews.

Later that year, Hardy returned to TV work, starring in a Sky One adaptation of The Take, a Martina Cole drama, again playing the role of a gangster. He also appeared in a TV serial adaptation of Wuthering Heights, playing the role of Heathcliff alongside Charlotte Riley's Cathy.

Hardy then travelled to USA to star in the Philip Seymour Hoffman-directed The Long Red Road in Chicago.

2010 was a pivotal year for Tom Hardy. It was a year in which he won a BAFTA Rising Star award, for his role in Christopher Nolan's Inception. His appearance in the film saw him sharing screen time with the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard and Ellen Page.

Later that year, he announced - during an appearance on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross - that he would be playing the title role in a new version of Mad Max. Tom Hardy then replaced Michael Fassbender in the 2011 adaptation of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, which also starred Gary Oldman and Colin Firth. This was followed by landing a role in John Hillcoat's The Wettest Country in the World, in which he plays a bootlegger. The film was written by Nick Cave and also stars Shia LeBeouf and Jessica Chastain.

Hardy was then cast as one of the protagonists in Warrior, with Nick Nolte playing his father and also featuring Joel Edgerton.

The role that has perhaps attracted the most global attention for Tom Hardy, though, is his role as Bane, the villain in the 2012 Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises. It's the final film in Christopher Nolan's trilogy and stars Christian Bale as Batman, as well as Gary Oldman, Michael Caine and Anne Hathaway.

He is due to play Elton John in the upcoming film Rocketman, set for 2015.

Personal Life: Tom Hardy married Sarah Ward in 1999. The pair then divorced in 2004. Hardy has a son with former girlfriend Rachael Speed. After a year of dating, he then proposed to his Wuthering Heights co-star Charlotte Riley.

During his twenties, Hardy is known to have struggled with an alcohol and crack cocaine addiction. He has been clean and sober since 2003.



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Tough Man Tom Hardy Gets Recognised For Services To Drama


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Movie tough man Tom Hardy was overcome with emotion when he received a CBE for his services to drama at Buckingham Palace from Prince Charles. The actor is known for hardman roles but proved quite the softie as he beamed from ear-to-ear with his accolade.

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Hardy, 41, became an ambassador for The Prince's Trust in 2010 and is rumoured to be good friends with the Prince of Wales’ son Harry, once calling him a ‘legend’.

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Music News Round-Up: New Smashing Pumpkins, Jack White Film, Tom Hardy Rap Album


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REFORMED Smashing Pumpkins ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM

After announcing the reunion of (most of) the band’s classic Nineties line-up earlier this year, Smashing Pumpkins will be releasing a new studio album by the end of 2018.

Billy Corgan, who rounded up Jimmy Chamberlin and James Iha (but not D’Arcy Wretzky) for a wide-ranging Pumpkins reunion tour earlier this year, revealed that an album is on its way. Given a typically Corgan-esque turn of phrase for its title, Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun. will be released on November 16th.

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Tom Hardy Planning Possible Rap Album


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Following up on one of the best headlines of 2018 regarding Tom Hardy’s retro rap album, there’s now news that the star is writing a brand new hip-hop record with the help of professional producer Sam Williams.

Yes, this really is happening apparently, with The Sun reporting on Friday (September 14th) that the 40 year old Legend and Dunkirk star is penning a collection of rap and grime tunes for a putative new album, enlisting the help of Sam Williams, a producer who has previously worked with David Bowie.

A source told the tabloid: “Tom has always had a huge passion for rapping ever since he was a young boy. In the past he's put song- writing on the backburner but just recently decided to pick things up again after building a friendship with producer Sam Williams.”

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Jamie Oliver And 8 Other Celebrities Who Risked Their Lives In The Name Of Heroism


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It's impressive enough when ordinary civilians put themselves on the front line in a dangerous situation to rescue their friends, familiy and even people they don't know. But when celebrities do it, it completely changes the way people view them. And heroism among the elite is not as uncommon as you might think.

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1. Jamie Oliver - Last week, the celebrity chef pursued a man on foot after he attempted to break into both his London home and a neighbour's, and ended up pinning him to the ground and holding him there until the police arrived on scene. The would-be burglar was described as 'aggressive', but Jamie wasn't about to give in when he had a wife and five children to defend.

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Tom Hardy Moves Out Of London To Escape Female Stalker


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Tom Hardy has moved out of London and into the countryside with his pregnant wife Charlotte Riley, reportedly in a bid to shake off a female stalker who has been upsetting his family.

According to The Sun on Friday (August 24th), Hardy and his partner, who is pregnant with their second child, have become “distressed” by the repeated attentions of a female stalker who has been harassing them, and have taken the drastic action of moving out of their South-West London home to move to a rural location to bring up their kids in safety.

“Tom is living his new life in the country and has been seen dog-walking every morning," a source told the British tabloid. "He feels it’s the perfect place for him and Charlotte to bring up their new baby.”

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Why Does Tom Hardy Want To Swap Acting For Filmmaking?


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With Daniel Day-Lewis retired and the prospect of Robert Redford doing the same, we have to put our foot down when it comes to suggestions that Tom Hardy is also looking at quitting acting. There's no way this can be allowed to happen! But, having turned 40 last year, he thinks now's the time.

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To the distress of millions of fans, the 'Taboo' star could be set to call time on his acting career as he confesses that he's tired of his job and would prefer to turn his focus on to something else. 

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The 7 Best Reactions To Tom Hardy In The New 'Venom' Trailer


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Tom Hardy makes his return to the big screen a little later this year in 'Venom', playing investigative journalist Eddie Brock; a man who comes in contact with an alien symbiote and becomes one of the most destructive forces the world has ever seen.

This week, a brilliant new trailer dropped for the movie, showcasing some of the action we should expect when the film makes its debut. Serving as the foundation for Sony's own Marvel Universe, Sony Pictures will be hoping for huge success so that their planned future instalments can 100% go ahead.

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'Venom' Director Says Film Is Similar To A Werewolf Movie


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There's plenty to get excited for this year when it comes to blockbuster movies making their way to the big screen, but one of the films that is really being hyped up for comic book fans is the Tom Hardy-led 'Venom', from Sony. Not a part of the official Marvel Cinematic Universe, but rumoured to be featuring a cameo from the MCU's Spider-Man, it's going to be interesting to see just how Sony build up their own universe of Marvel characters.

Tom Hardy is tackling the role of Eddie Brock in 'Venom'Tom Hardy is tackling the role of Eddie Brock in 'Venom'

'Venom' will serve as the foundation for that universe, which means there's a lot riding on the shoulders of Hardy and the flick's director, Ruben Fleischer. Fans will find out more about the movie next week at San Diego Comic-Con, and then we're sure it'll be all guns blazing when it comes to promotion right up until release in October.

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Tom Hardy Trades In His Good Looks To Play Al Capone


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Tom Hardy has always refused to be typecast by picking increasingly unusual roles, but he does seem to favour the criminal/gangster type. Still, he's unrecognisable in his new role as Al Capone, unveiling a make-up job that puts him some distance from that British heartthrob label.

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With a face full of prosthetics, a bald cap and greasy greying hair, Tom Hardy is... Well, far from the double of the legendary Chicago gangster but he's certainly not far off. He's been having plenty of production fun for 'Fonzo' though with 'make-up legends' Audrey Doyle and Jay Wejebe.

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Stefano Sollima Wants Tom Hardy And Chris Pine If He Directs 'Call Of Duty' Movie


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Stefano Sollima isn't afraid to aim high when it comes to casting for any potential 'Call Of Duty' movie he gets to work his magic on. Based on the video game series of the same name, the film is currently just rumoured to be going to Sollima when Activision Blizzard set their plans into motion, but that hasn't stopped the filmmaker from discussing the future if he does indeed get to jump on board.

Could Tom Hardy lead a 'Call of Duty' movie?Could Tom Hardy lead a 'Call of Duty' movie?

Though he didn't reference 'Call Of Duty' directly, the fact that both Tom Hardy and Chris Pine have played roles as soldiers or captains in the past, with 'Band of Brothers' and 'Wonder Woman' respectively, probably means that he has them in mind if he gets to bring the video game to the big screen.

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Tom Hardy - Tom Hardy films scenes for TV series 'Taboo' on location at St Marys Church in Wanstead - London, United Kingdom - Friday 5th February 2016

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Tom Hardy - The Revenant UK Film Premiere at the Empire, Leicester Square, London - London, United Kingdom - Thursday 14th January 2016

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Tom Hardy - Tom Hardy shoots scenes for his latest film, 'Legend,' in Hackney. Tom joked around inbetween takes with fellow actors, and enjoyed some play fighting - London, United Kingdom - Saturday 19th July 2014

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Tom Hardy - Tom Hardy on the set of 'Legend' in East London - London, United Kingdom - Friday 18th July 2014

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Charlotte Riley and Tom Hardy - BFI London Film Festival: 'Locke' premiere held at the Odeon West End - Arrivals - London, United Kingdom - Friday 18th October 2013

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Tom Hardy

Date of birth

15th September, 1977

Occupation

Actor

Sex

Male

Height

1.75


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Dunkirk Movie Review

Dunkirk Movie Review

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Dunkirk Trailer

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Legend Movie Review

Legend Movie Review

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Hugh Glass is a skilled hunter, experienced in trapping some of the most predatory of...

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Mad Max: Fury Road Movie Review

Mad Max: Fury Road Movie Review

Leave it to a veteran to show the young sparks how to do it: it's...

Legend - First Look Trailer

Legend - First Look Trailer

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Mad Max: Fury Road - Final Trailer

Mad Max: Fury Road - Final Trailer

The world is messed up. Years after multiple calamities totally trashed the planet, the world...

London Road Trailer

London Road Trailer

Between 2006 and 2008, Steve Wright killed five people in the town of Ipswich, Suffolk....

Child 44 Movie Review

Child 44 Movie Review

A meaty, fascinating story is splintered into three plot strands that battle for the viewer's...

Mad Max: Fury Road  - Extended Trailer

Mad Max: Fury Road - Extended Trailer

Mad Max just keeps on running. With nothing else to lose in his life, his...

Child 44 Trailer

Child 44 Trailer

During the Second World War, many Russian men were able to make a name for...

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