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'''Edward Thomas "Tom" Hardy''' (born 15 September 1977) is an English actor of stage and screen. He is best known for playing the title character in the 2009 British film ''[[Bronson (film)|Bronson]]'', and for his roles in the films ''[[Star Trek Nemesis]]'', ''[[RocknRolla]]'', and ''[[Inception (film)|Inception]]. ''He has also been cast as Bane by [[Christopher Nolan]] in his next film ''[[The Dark Knight Rises (film)|The Dark Knight Rises]]. |
'''Edward Thomas "Tom" Hardy''' (born 15 September 1977) is an English actor of stage and screen. He is best known for playing the title character in the 2009 British film ''[[Bronson (film)|Bronson]]'', and for his roles in the films ''[[Star Trek Nemesis]]'', ''[[RocknRolla]]'', and ''[[Inception (film)|Inception]]. ''He has also been cast as [[Bane (comics)|Bane]] by [[Christopher Nolan]] in his next film ''[[The Dark Knight Rises (film)|The Dark Knight Rises]]. |
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==Early years== |
==Early years== |
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Hardy, an only child, was born in [[Hammersmith]]<ref>http://movies.ign.com/articles/379/379694p1.html</ref> and raised in [[East Sheen]], [[London]]. His mother, Anne, is an artist and painter of [[Irish Catholic]] descent, and his father, Edward "Chips" Hardy, is an ad and comedy writer.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article5846093.ece | location=London | work=The Times | title=A tough life for Bronson actor Tom Hardy | first=Kevin | last=Maher | date=5 March 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/jul/04/tom-hardy-actor-film-inception | location=London | work=The Guardian | title=Tom Hardy: the rake's progress | first=Alice | last=Fisher | date=4 July 2010}}</ref><ref>http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-110658918.html</ref> Hardy studied at [[Reeds School]], [[Tower House School]], Richmond Drama School, and subsequently at the [[Drama Centre London]]. He began his career in war dramas, winning the part of [[United States Army]] Private John Janovec in the award-winning [[HBO]] and [[BBC]] miniseries ''[[Band of Brothers (TV miniseries)|Band of Brothers]]''. He made his feature film debut in [[Ridley Scott]]'s 2001 war thriller ''[[Black Hawk Down (film)|Black Hawk Down]]''. |
Hardy, an only child, was born in [[Hammersmith]]<ref>http://movies.ign.com/articles/379/379694p1.html</ref> and raised in [[East Sheen]], [[London]]. His mother, Anne, is an artist and painter of [[Irish Catholic]] descent, and his father, Edward "Chips" Hardy, is an ad and comedy writer.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article5846093.ece | location=London | work=The Times | title=A tough life for Bronson actor Tom Hardy | first=Kevin | last=Maher | date=5 March 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/jul/04/tom-hardy-actor-film-inception | location=London | work=The Guardian | title=Tom Hardy: the rake's progress | first=Alice | last=Fisher | date=4 July 2010}}</ref><ref>http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-110658918.html</ref> Hardy studied at [[Reeds School]], [[Tower House School]], Richmond Drama School, and subsequently at the [[Drama Centre London]]. He began his career in war dramas, winning the part of [[United States Army]] Private John Janovec in the award-winning [[HBO]] and [[BBC]] miniseries ''[[Band of Brothers (TV miniseries)|Band of Brothers]]''. He made his feature film debut in [[Ridley Scott]]'s 2001 war thriller ''[[Black Hawk Down (film)|Black Hawk Down]]''. |
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Edward Thomas "Tom" Hardy (born 15 September 1977) is an English actor of stage and screen. He is best known for playing the title character in the 2009 British film Bronson, and for his roles in the films Star Trek Nemesis, RocknRolla, and Inception. He has also been cast as Bane by Christopher Nolan in his next film The Dark Knight Rises.
Early years
Hardy, an only child, was born in Hammersmith[1] and raised in East Sheen, London. His mother, Anne, is an artist and painter of Irish Catholic descent, and his father, Edward "Chips" Hardy, is an ad and comedy writer.[2][3][4] Hardy studied at Reeds School, Tower House School, Richmond Drama School, and subsequently at the Drama Centre London. He began his career in war dramas, winning the part of United States Army Private John Janovec in the award-winning HBO and BBC miniseries Band of Brothers. He made his feature film debut in Ridley Scott's 2001 war thriller Black Hawk Down.
Career
In 2002, Hardy appeared in the independent film Dot the i, sharing the bill with Gael García Bernal. He 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 (Patrick Stewart) in Star Trek Nemesis. He returned to England to feature in the 2003 thriller LD 50 Lethal Dose.
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. 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 in the aforementioned production of In Arabia, We'd All Be Kings.
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. Hardy featured in the Richard Fell adaptation of the 1960s sci-fi series A for Andromeda, on BBC Four.
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 suicide. In September 2008, he appeared in director Guy Ritchie's London gangster film, RocknRolla. He played the role of gay gangster Handsome Bob, one of the members of the criminal gang the Wild Bunch, led by One Two (Gerard Butler), whom Bob has a crush on. Hardy will reprise the role in Ritchie's sequel The Real RocknRolla.
In early 2009, Hardy starred in the film Bronson, about the real-life prisoner Charles Bronson, who has spent most of his adult life in solitary confinement. For the film, he put on three stone of muscle.[5]
In June 2009, Hardy starred in the Martina Cole written 4-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.[6]
In August 2009, he appeared in Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, playing the part of Heathcliff, the classic love character who falls in love with his childhood friend Cathy (played by Charlotte Riley), "the love that destroyed everything it touched". It was even suggested by tabloid paper The Sun that he began a relationship with Charlotte Riley shortly after finishing work on The Take, and that he left his partner of two years and mother of his infant son to be with Riley. Riley has disputed this rumour in interviews.[7]
In early 2010, Hardy starred in The Long Red Road at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago.[8] 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.[9][10]
Hardy played the son of Paddy Conlon (Nick Nolte) in the as-yet-unreleased 2010 film A Warrior's Heart, about a washed-up mixed martial artist. He will be the main protagonist in the film.[11] He starred as Eames in Christopher Nolan's science fiction thriller Inception.
In June 2010, Hardy announced on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross that he will play the title role in a new version of Mad Max.[citation needed]
Hardy has replaced Michael Fassbender in the 2012 adaptation of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, also featuring Gary Oldman and Ralph Fiennes.[12]
As of October 2010, he has signed on to play a lead role in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises. On January 19, 2011 it was confirmed he would be playing Bane.[13]
Personal life
Hardy married Sarah Ward in 1999, but they divorced some time later. He has a son, Louis Thomas Hardy (born 8 April 2008), with ex-girlfriend Rachael Speed.[14] In July 2010, Hardy proposed to actress Charlotte Riley after a year of dating.[15]
Hardy also battled alcoholism and a crack cocaine addiction in his early- to mid-twenties, but has been sober since 2003.[16]
Filmography
References
- ^ http://movies.ign.com/articles/379/379694p1.html
- ^ Maher, Kevin (5 March 2009). "A tough life for Bronson actor Tom Hardy". The Times. London.
- ^ Fisher, Alice (4 July 2010). "Tom Hardy: the rake's progress". The Guardian. London.
- ^ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-110658918.html
- ^ "Actors Who've Gone Big". Empire. Bauer Consumer Media. 13 March 2009 or before. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Allen, Kate (7 September 2009). "Coben, Cole, Atkinson vie for crime awards". The Bookseller. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
- ^ Wigg, David (28 August 2009). "Heathcliff and Cathy reach such passionate Heights in ITV adaptation - is it for real?". Daily Mail. UK: Associated Newspapers Ltd.
- ^ Jones, Kenneth (13 February 2010). "Tom Hardy Journeys Goodman's Long Red Road, a World Premiere, Starting Feb. 13". Playbill Web site. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
- ^ Potempa, Phillip (24 February 2010). "OFFBEAT: Goodman Theatre's 'The Long Red Road' is brilliant masterpiece". nwi.com. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
- ^ Hieggelke, Brian (22 February 2010). "Review: The Long Red Road/Goodman Theatre". Newcity Stage. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
- ^ "Warrior (2011/II) - Plot Summary". IMDb.
- ^ "Tom Hardy Replaces Fassbender in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy".
- ^ Ryan (13 October 2010). "Tom Hardy Joins Batman 3 Cast; Fury Road Delayed". reelzchannel.com.
- ^ Davies, Serena (11 June 2009). "Interview: Tom Hardy, from East End gangster to romantic hero". The Daily Telegraph. UK: Telegraph Media Group Limited.
- ^ Nicholl, Katie. "This time Heathcliff and Cathy will marry". Daily Mail. London.
- ^ McLean, Gareth (23 June 2009). "'I want adulation'". The Guardian. England: Guardian News and Media Limited. p. 13.
- ^ White, James (28 July 2010). "Now Tom Hardy's Saying This Means War".
- ^ Boucher, Geoff (27 October 2010). "Christopher Nolan reveals title of third Batman film and that 'it won't be the Riddler'". Los Angeles Times.
Further reading
- Dempster, S (22 September 2007). "Tom Hardy tastes the hard life". TV & Radio. London: The Times. Retrieved 3 October 2007.
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