Tom Hardy

For other uses, see Tom Hardy (disambiguation).

Tom Hardy
CBE
Hardy at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Edward Thomas Hardy

(1977-09-15) 15 September 1977 (age 47)
London, England
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
Spouses
  • Sarah Ward
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    (m. 1999; div. 2004)​
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    (m. 2014)​
Children3
RelativesChips Hardy (father)
AwardsFull list
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Edward Thomas Hardy CBE (born 15 September 1977) is an English actor. After studying acting at the Drama Centre London, Hardy 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 then 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 sequels Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) and Venom: The Last Dance (2024).

Hardy's television roles include the HBO war drama mini-series Band of Brothers (2001), the BBC historical drama mini-series The Virgin Queen (2005), Bill Sikes in the BBC's mini-series Oliver Twist (2007), Heathcliff in ITV's Wuthering Heights (2009), the Sky 1 drama series The Take (2009), and as Alfie Solomons in the BBC crime drama series Peaky Blinders (2014–2022). He created, co-produced, and took the lead in the eight-part historical fiction series Taboo (2017) on BBC One and FX.[1]

Hardy has performed on both British and American stages. He was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Most Promising Newcomer for his role as Skank in the production of In Arabia We'd All Be Kings (2003), and was awarded the 2003 Evening Standard Theatre Award for Outstanding Newcomer for his performances in both In Arabia We'd All Be Kings and Blood, in which he played Luca. He starred in the production of The Man of Mode (2007) and received positive reviews for his role in the play The Long Red Road (2010). Hardy is active in charity work and is an ambassador for the Prince's Trust.[2][3] He was appointed a CBE in the 2018 Birthday Honours for services to drama.[4][5]

  1. ^ Swift, Andy (23 November 2015). "Tom Hardy's FX/BBC One Drama Taboo Adds 13, Begins Production". tvline.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  2. ^ Young, Niki May (20 January 2012). "Celebrity patron Tom Hardy helps save homelessness charity from closure". Civil Society. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  3. ^ "British Stars Take A Run At Beating Cancer". Sky News. 8 September 2014. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Dalglish and Thompson head honours list". BBC News. 9 June 2018. Archived from the original on 11 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  5. ^ "From rehab to royal honour: Tom Hardy is made a CBE". The Irish News. 8 June 2018. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2018.