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{{Short description|English actor (born 1977)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Tom Hardy
| honorific_suffix   = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CBE}}
| image              = Tom Hardy by Gage Skidmore in 2018.jpg
| caption            = Hardy at the 2018 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]
| birth_name         = Edward Thomas Hardy
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1977|09|15|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[London]], England<!--Just the city and country when it's a major city per the rules, no districts or boroughs etc.-->
| occupation         = Actor
| yearsactive        = 1998–present
| spouse             = {{ubl|{{marriage|Sarah Ward|1999|2004|reason=div.}}|{{marriage|[[Charlotte Riley]]|2014}}}}
| children           = 3
| father             = [[Chips Hardy]]
| awards             = [[List of awards and nominations received by Tom Hardy|Full list]]
| signature          = Tom Hardy signature.svg
}}
'''Edward Thomas Hardy''' (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 (film)|Black Hawk Down]]'' in 2001. He had supporting roles in the films ''[[Star Trek: Nemesis]]'' (2002) and ''[[RocknRolla]]'' (2008), and went on to star in ''[[Bronson (film)|Bronson]]'' (2008), ''[[Warrior (2011 film)|Warrior]]'' (2011), ''[[Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (film)|Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy]]'' (2011), ''[[Lawless (film)|Lawless]]'' (2012), ''[[This Means War (film)|This Means War]]'' (2012), and ''[[Locke (film)|Locke]]'' (2013). In 2015, he starred as [[Max Rockatansky|"Mad" Max Rockatansky]] in ''[[Mad Max: Fury Road]]'' and both [[Kray twins]] in ''[[Legend (2015 film)|Legend]]'', and was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]] for his role in ''[[The Revenant (2015 film)|The Revenant]]''. Hardy appeared in three [[Christopher Nolan]] films: ''[[Inception]]'' (2010), ''[[The Dark Knight Rises]]'' (2012), and ''[[Dunkirk (2017 film)|Dunkirk]]'' (2017). He has since starred as [[Venom (Sony's Spider-Man Universe)|the title character]] in the film  ''[[Venom (2018 film)|Venom]]'' (2018) and its [[Venom: Let There Be Carnage|two]] [[Venom: The Last Dance|sequels]].

Hardy's television roles include the [[HBO]] war mini-series ''[[Band of Brothers (miniseries)|Band of Brothers]]'' (2001), the [[BBC]] historical drama mini-series ''[[The Virgin Queen (TV serial)|The Virgin Queen]]'' (2005), [[Bill Sikes]] in the BBC's mini-series ''[[Oliver Twist (2007 TV series)|Oliver Twist]]'' (2007), [[Heathcliff (Wuthering Heights)|Heathcliff]] in [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]'s ''[[Wuthering Heights (2009 TV serial)|Wuthering Heights]]'' (2009), and [[Alfie Solomons]] in the BBC crime drama series ''[[Peaky Blinders (TV series)|Peaky Blinders]]'' (2014–2022). He also created, co-produced, and took the lead in the historical fiction mini-series ''[[Taboo (2017 TV series)|Taboo]]'' (2017).

Hardy has performed on both British and American stages. He was nominated for a [[Laurence Olivier Award]] for his role in the production of ''[[In Arabia We'd All Be Kings]]'' (2003). He has also starred in productions of ''[[The Man of Mode]]'' (2007) and ''The Long Red Road'' (2010). Hardy is active in charity work and is an ambassador for the [[Prince's Trust]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Young |first1=Niki May |title=Celebrity patron Tom Hardy helps save homelessness charity from closure |url=https://www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/celebrity-patron-tom-hardy-helps-save-homelessness-charity-from-closure.html |access-date=16 June 2018 |work=Civil Society |date=20 January 2012 |archive-date=16 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616204342/https://www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/celebrity-patron-tom-hardy-helps-save-homelessness-charity-from-closure.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=British Stars Take A Run At Beating Cancer |url=https://news.sky.com/story/british-stars-take-a-run-at-beating-cancer-10390500 |access-date=16 June 2018 |publisher=[[Sky News]] |date=8 September 2014 |archive-date=16 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616203911/https://news.sky.com/story/british-stars-take-a-run-at-beating-cancer-10390500 |url-status=live }}</ref> He was appointed a [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire|CBE]] in the [[2018 Birthday Honours]] for services to drama.<ref name="honours">{{cite news |title=Dalglish and Thompson head honours list |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44397682 |access-date=16 June 2018 |publisher=BBC News |date=9 June 2018 |archive-date=11 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180611211349/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44397682 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=From rehab to royal honour: Tom Hardy is made a CBE |url=https://www.irishnews.com/magazine/entertainment/2018/06/08/news/from-rehab-to-royal-honour-tom-hardy-is-made-a-cbe-1352123/ |access-date=16 June 2018 |newspaper=[[The Irish News]] |date=8 June 2018 |archive-date=27 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327085727/https://www.irishnews.com/magazine/entertainment/2018/06/08/news/from-rehab-to-royal-honour-tom-hardy-is-made-a-cbe-1352123/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Early life and education ==
Edward Thomas Hardy was born in the [[Hammersmith]] district of [[London]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Grainger |first=Lisa |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/ultratravel/9889047/Tom-Hardys-Travelling-Life.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420120603/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/ultratravel/9889047/Tom-Hardys-Travelling-Life.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 April 2013 |title=Tom Hardy's Travelling Life |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=18 April 2013 |access-date=15 January 2014}}</ref> on 15 September 1977,<ref>{{cite news |last=Hadfield |first=Tom |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/active/8722690/Tom-Hardy-timeline.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110826025536/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/active/8722690/Tom-Hardy-timeline.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 August 2011 |title=Tom Hardy timeline |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=25 August 2011 |access-date=15 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/celebrity/biographies/tom-hardy|title=Tom Hardy biography - Celebrity A-Zs GLAMOUR.com|publisher=Glamour.com UK|access-date=30 June 2013|archive-date=19 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619101658/http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/celebrity/biographies/tom-hardy|url-status=dead}}</ref> the only child of artist and painter Anne (née Barrett) and novelist and comedy writer [[Chips Hardy|Edward "Chips" Hardy]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2010/07/07/2003477285/3 |title=From misfit to Mad Max |work=[[Taipei Times]] |date=9 January 2014 |access-date=15 January 2014 |archive-date=11 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111195343/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2010/07/07/2003477285/3 |url-status=live }}</ref><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 |access-date=17 July 2010 |archive-date=7 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090507172101/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article5846093.ece |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/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 |access-date=13 December 2016 |archive-date=1 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101162741/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/jul/04/tom-hardy-actor-film-inception |url-status=live }}</ref> He is of Irish descent on his mother's side.<ref>{{cite news |title=The U.K. movie star and the Vancouver tattoo artist he can't get enough of |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/the-uk-movie-star-and-the-vancouver-tattoo-artist-he-cant-get-enough-of/article1316029/ |access-date=20 June 2015 |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |date=23 August 2012 |archive-date=12 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712093014/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/the-uk-movie-star-and-the-vancouver-tattoo-artist-he-cant-get-enough-of/article1316029/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He was raised in London's [[East Sheen]] suburb.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://uk.ign.com/articles/2002/12/09/an-interview-with-tom-hardy |publisher=IGN |title=An Interview with Tom Hardy |first=Steve |last=Head |access-date=4 June 2011 |date=9 December 2002 |archive-date=8 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008093314/https://uk.ign.com/articles/2002/12/09/an-interview-with-tom-hardy |url-status=live }}</ref> Hardy attended [[Tower House School]], [[Reed's School]], and Duff Miller Sixth Form College. He later studied at [[Richmond Adult Community College|Richmond Drama School]] and the [[Drama Centre London]], now a part of [[Central Saint Martins]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tom Hardy Biography |url=http://www.biography.com/people/tom-hardy-21369405#synopsis |publisher=[[Biography.com]] |access-date=25 June 2015 |archive-date=1 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701025833/http://www.biography.com/people/tom-hardy-21369405#synopsis |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Tom Hardy: Real-life blows that shaped my acting|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/8723292/Tom-Hardy-interview-Real-life-blows-that-shaped-my-acting.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/8723292/Tom-Hardy-interview-Real-life-blows-that-shaped-my-acting.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=31 December 2018 |work=The Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He has named [[Gary Oldman]], with whom he would later work on ''[[Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (film)|Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy]]'', as his "hero" and added that he mirrored scenes from Oldman while at drama school.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/films/meet-tom-hardy |title=Meet Tom Hardy |last=Dickens |first=Andrew |website=[[ShortList]] |access-date=23 February 2017 |date=18 September 2011 |archive-date=24 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224204614/http://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/films/meet-tom-hardy |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/interviews/a340536/tinker-tailor-soldier-spy-tom-hardy-video-interview-gary-oldman-is-my-hero/ |title='Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' Tom Hardy video interview: 'Gary Oldman is my hero' |last=Reynolds |first=Simon |date=16 September 2011 |work=[[Digital Spy]] |access-date=23 February 2017 |archive-date=24 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224061955/http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/interviews/a340536/tinker-tailor-soldier-spy-tom-hardy-video-interview-gary-oldman-is-my-hero/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Career==
=== 1998–2010: Early roles and breakthrough ===
[[File:TomHardyJuly10 (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|upright|Hardy at the London premiere of ''[[Inception]]'' in 2010]]
In 1998, Hardy won ''[[The Big Breakfast]]''{{'s}} ''Find Me a Supermodel'' competition at the age of 21 (although the programme said he was 20), earning him a brief contract with Models 1.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Tom Hardy wins modeling contest in 1998 |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2012/08/23/tom-hardy-modeling-contest-gary-oldman |access-date=25 June 2015 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=23 August 2012 |archive-date=20 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120232020/http://www.ew.com/article/2012/08/23/tom-hardy-modeling-contest-gary-oldman |url-status=live }}</ref> 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 [[HBO]]-BBC [[mini-series]] ''[[Band of Brothers (miniseries)|Band of Brothers]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Way Back When: Tom Hardy |url=https://screencrush.com/way-back-when-tom-hardy/ |access-date=25 June 2015 |publisher=screencrush.com |date=8 November 2012 |archive-date=7 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150507055950/http://screencrush.com/way-back-when-tom-hardy/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He made his feature film debut in [[Ridley Scott]]'s war thriller ''[[Black Hawk Down (film)|Black Hawk Down]]'' (2001).<ref>{{cite web |title=The Strange roles of Tom Hardy |url=https://filmschoolrejects.com/features/the-strange-roles-of-tom-hardy.php |publisher=/filmschoolrejects.com |access-date=25 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512143255/http://filmschoolrejects.com/features/the-strange-roles-of-tom-hardy.php |archive-date=12 May 2015}}</ref> During this time, Hardy also had a brief stint as a rapper and hip hop producer with his friend Edward Tracy (under the name "Tommy No 1 + Eddie Too Tall"), with whom he recorded a mixtape called ''Falling On Your Arse in 1999'' that remained unreleased until 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/tom-hardys-rap-mixtape-from-1999-is-actually-kind-of-fire/ |title=Tom Hardy's Rap Mixtape from 1999 Is Actually Kind of Fire – Noisey |work=Noisey.vice.com |date=19 January 2018 |access-date=20 November 2018 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140642/https://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/article/59wa3d/tom-hardys-rap-mixtape-from-1999-is-actually-kind-of-fire |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2002, Hardy appeared as the [[Romulan Home Worlds|Reman]] [[Praetor]] [[Shinzon]], a [[cloning|clone]] of [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)|USS ''Enterprise'']] Captain [[Jean-Luc Picard]] in ''[[Star Trek: Nemesis]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Is Tom Hardy's 'Star Trek: Nemesis' screen test better than the finished film? – |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2012/07/30/is-tom-hardys-star-trek-nemesis-screen-test-better-than-the-finished-film-video |access-date=25 June 2015 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=30 July 2012 |archive-date=14 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150514061651/http://www.ew.com/article/2012/07/30/is-tom-hardys-star-trek-nemesis-screen-test-better-than-the-finished-film-video |url-status=live }}</ref> The following year, he appeared in the film ''[[Dot the i]]'', and then travelled to North Africa for ''Simon: An English Legionnaire'', a story of the [[French Foreign Legion]]. He then returned to the United Kingdom to feature in the horror film ''[[LD 50 Lethal Dose]]'' (2003).<ref>{{cite news |title=An interview with Tom Hardy |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/12/09/an-interview-with-tom-hardy |access-date=25 June 2015 |publisher=ign.com |date=9 December 2002 |archive-date=27 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627165038/http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/12/09/an-interview-with-tom-hardy |url-status=live }}</ref>

Hardy was awarded the 2003 [[Evening Standard Awards|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]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Evening Standard Theatre Awards: the rise of eight Outstanding Newcomers |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/evening-standard-theatre-awards-the-rise-of-eight-outstanding-newcomers-9931578.html |access-date=25 June 2015 |publisher=Standard |date=17 December 2014 |archive-date=28 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528042035/http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/evening-standard-theatre-awards-the-rise-of-eight-outstanding-newcomers-9931578.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He was also nominated for a 2004 [[Laurence Olivier Awards|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''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Olivier Awards 2004 |url=http://www.olivierawards.com/winners/view/item98547/olivier-winners-2004/ |publisher=olivierawards.com |access-date=25 June 2015 |archive-date=2 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402102301/http://www.olivierawards.com/winners/view/item98547/olivier-winners-2004/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Hardy appeared with [[Emilia Fox]] in the BBC mini-series ''[[The Virgin Queen (TV serial)|The Virgin Queen]]'' (2005) as [[Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester|Robert Dudley]], a childhood friend of [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]]. Dudley's character has been described as an ambiguous young man who is torn between the affection of his wife (played by Fox), his love for Elizabeth, and his own ambitions.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Virgin Queen |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/virginqueen/tom_hardy.shtml |publisher=BBC |access-date=25 June 2015 |archive-date=3 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151203144351/http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/virginqueen/tom_hardy.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> Hardy featured in the [[BBC Four]] adaptation of the 1960s science fiction series ''[[A for Andromeda (2006 film)|A for Andromeda]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=A for Andromeda |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0074sc9 |publisher=BBC |access-date=25 June 2015 |archive-date=17 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717033314/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0074sc9 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Tom Hardy Locke Premiere.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Hardy in 2014]]
In 2007, he appeared in [[BBC Two]]'s 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]].<ref>{{cite news |title=The weekend's TV: Stuart: A Life Backwards |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/tvandradioblog/2007/sep/24/theweekendstvstuartalife |access-date=25 June 2015 |work=The Guardian |date=24 September 2007 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084406/http://www.theguardian.com/culture/tvandradioblog/2007/sep/24/theweekendstvstuartalife |url-status=live }}</ref> The same year he played [[Bill Sikes]] in the BBC mini-series ''[[Oliver Twist (2007 TV series)|Oliver Twist]]'', an adaptation of [[Charles Dickens]]'s novel that aired on [[PBS]] ''[[Masterpiece Classic]]'' in the US. In February 2008, he played a drug-addicted [[rape|rapist]] in the British horror-thriller ''[[WΔZ]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=WAZ |url=https://www.empireonline.com/reviews/ReviewComplete.asp?FID=134271 |access-date=25 June 2015 |work=Empire |archive-date=5 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150805163350/http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/ReviewComplete.asp?FID=134271 |url-status=live }}</ref> In September 2008, he appeared in [[Guy Ritchie]]'s London gangster film, ''[[RocknRolla]]''; Hardy played the role of gay gangster Handsome Bob.<ref>{{cite news |title=Handsome Devil |url=http://www.out.com/entertainment/2008/10/30/handsome-devil |access-date=25 June 2015 |publisher=/www.out.com |date=30 October 2008 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924062818/http://www.out.com/entertainment/2008/10/30/handsome-devil |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2008, Hardy starred in the film ''[[Bronson (film)|Bronson]]'', about the real-life English prisoner [[Charles Bronson (prisoner)|Charles Bronson]], who has spent most of his adult life in [[solitary confinement]]. For the film, he put on three [[Stone (unit)|stone]] (42&nbsp;lb or 19&nbsp;kg).<ref>{{cite web |title=Actors Who've Gone Big |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |publisher=[[Bauer Verlagsgruppe|Bauer Consumer Media]] |date=13 March 2009 |url=https://www.empireonline.com/features/buffed-up-actors/default.asp |access-date=8 December 2009 |archive-date=13 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110213030149/http://www.empireonline.com/features/buffed-up-actors/default.asp |url-status=live }}</ref>

In June 2009, Hardy starred in [[Martina Cole]]'s four-part TV drama ''[[The Take (TV series)|The Take]]'' on [[Sky One]], as a drug and alcohol-fuelled gangster. The role gained him a Best Actor nomination at the 2009 [[Crime Thriller Awards]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Allen |first=Kate |date=7 September 2009 |url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/96297-coben-cole-atkinson-vie-for-crime-awards.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090910005647/http://www.thebookseller.com/news/96297-coben-cole-atkinson-vie-for-crime-awards.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 September 2009 |title=Coben, Cole, Atkinson vie for crime awards |work=The Bookseller |access-date=7 September 2009}}</ref> In August 2009, he appeared in [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]'s ''[[Wuthering Heights (2009 TV serial)|Wuthering Heights]]'', playing the role of Heathcliff.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sanborn |first=Victoire |date=16 January 2009 |title=Wuthering Heights "Is Mr. Heathcliff a Man?" |url=https://www.pbs.org/remotelyconnected/2009/01/wuthering_heights_1.html |access-date=25 June 2015 |publisher=[[PBS]] |archive-date=3 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503012104/http://www.pbs.org/remotelyconnected/2009/01/wuthering_heights_1.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/wutheringheights/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122061648/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/wutheringheights/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 January 2009 |publisher=PBS |access-date=25 June 2015}}</ref> In early 2010, Hardy starred in ''The Long Red Road'' at the [[Goodman Theatre]] in Chicago.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/136886-Tom-Hardy-Journeys-Goodmans-Long-Red-Road-a-World-Premiere-Starting-Feb-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100215034957/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/136886-Tom-Hardy-Journeys-Goodmans-Long-Red-Road-a-World-Premiere-Starting-Feb-13 |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 February 2010 |title=Tom Hardy Journeys Goodman's Long Red Road, a World Premiere, Starting Feb.&nbsp;13 |last=Jones |first=Kenneth |date=13 February 2010 |work=Playbill Web site |access-date=22 March 2010}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nwitimes.com/entertainment/columnists/offbeat/article_94b1759b-5493-569d-a55a-ef77869b1644.html |title=OFFBEAT: Goodman Theatre's 'The Long Red Road' is brilliant masterpiece |last=Potempa |first=Phillip |date=24 February 2010 |publisher=nwi.com |access-date=22 March 2010 |archive-date=23 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523201440/http://www.nwitimes.com/entertainment/columnists/offbeat/article_94b1759b-5493-569d-a55a-ef77869b1644.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://newcitystage.com/2010/02/22/review-the-long-red-roadgoodman-theatre/|title=Review: The Long Red Road/Goodman Theatre|last=Hieggelke|first=Brian|date=22 February 2010|work=Newcity Stage|access-date=22 March 2010|archive-date=4 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004232558/http://newcitystage.com/2010/02/22/review-the-long-red-roadgoodman-theatre/|url-status=live}}</ref> 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 [[Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (film)|2011 film adaptation]] of ''[[Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=69516 |title=Tom Hardy Replaces Fassbender in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy |publisher=Comingsoon.net |date=3 September 2010 |access-date=15 January 2014 |archive-date=16 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116104939/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=69516 |url-status=live }}</ref> which premiered at the [[Venice Film Festival|Venice International Film Festival]]. In March 2010, Hardy signed a [[first-look deal]] at [[Warner Bros.]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/tom-hardy-joins-wb-s-first-look-roster-1118051165/ |title=Tom Hardy joins WB's first-look roster |work=Variety |date=7 March 2012 |access-date=15 January 2014 |archive-date=16 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516172204/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118051165 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 2011–2017: Hollywood stardom ===
In 2011, Hardy appeared in the film ''[[Warrior (2011 film)|Warrior]]'', which was released on 9 September 2011 by [[Lionsgate Films|Lionsgate]] Films. His performance as Tommy Riordan, who is trained by his father to fight in a mixed martial arts tournament against his brother, gained praise from critics. Hardy also starred in ''[[This Means War (film)|This Means War]]'' (2012), a romantic comedy directed by [[McG]]. He played the [[supervillain]] [[Bane (Tom Hardy)|Bane]] in ''[[The Dark Knight Rises]]'', the final film in [[Christopher Nolan]]'s ''[[The Dark Knight Trilogy]]'', released on 20 July 2012.<ref>Ryan (13 October 2010). He was filming in [[Alvor (Portimão)|Alvor]], [[Algarve]], Portugal through the summer of 2011 for this role as well as other locations throughout Europe.[https://web.archive.org/web/20101020150548/http://www.reelzchannel.com/movie-news/7950/tom-hardy-joins-batman-3-cast-fury-road-delayed "Tom Hardy Joins Batman 3 Cast; Fury Road Delayed"]. reelzchannel.com.</ref> He played a bootlegger in [[John Hillcoat]]'s crime drama ''[[Lawless (film)|Lawless]]'' (2012).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2010/12/tom-hardy-shia-labeouf-wettest-county.html |title=Shia LaBeouf and Tom Hardy will be bootleggers |first=Steven |last=Zeitchik |work=Los Angeles Times |date=7 December 2010 |access-date=10 February 2011 |archive-date=15 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615191348/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2010/12/tom-hardy-shia-labeouf-wettest-county.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Hardy has signed up to play the lead role of [[Sam Fisher (Splinter Cell)|Sam Fisher]] in [[Ubisoft]]'s forthcoming film adaptation of their video game series ''[[Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Doug Liman To Helm 'Splinter Cell' With Tom Hardy |url=https://deadline.com/2014/03/doug-liman-to-helm-splinter-cell-with-tom-hardy-701602/ |access-date=20 June 2015 |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=19 March 2014 |archive-date=20 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620203559/http://deadline.com/2014/03/doug-liman-to-helm-splinter-cell-with-tom-hardy-701602/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2012/digital/news/tom-hardy-game-for-splinter-cell-movie-1118062220/ |title=Tom Hardy game for 'Splinter Cell' movie |work=Variety |date=14 November 2012 |access-date=8 November 2013 |first=Marc |last=Graser |archive-date=23 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023051954/http://variety.com/2012/digital/news/tom-hardy-game-for-splinter-cell-movie-1118062220/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He also appeared in [[Riz Ahmed|Riz Mc]]'s music video for the song "Sour Times".<ref>{{cite web |title=Riz MC – Sour Times | date=7 July 2009 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfXvKKflBoM  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/EfXvKKflBoM |archive-date=13 December 2021 |url-status=live|via=YouTube |access-date=16 July 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2013, he starred in the drama film ''[[Locke (film)|Locke]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/tom-hardy-locke-1201164375/|title=Tom Hardy Talks About His Experimental Indie Movie 'Locke'|first=Ramin|last=Setoodeh|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=25 April 2014|access-date=30 April 2014}}</ref> In 2014, Hardy appeared in the crime film ''[[The Drop (2014 film)|The Drop]]'' alongside [[James Gandolfini]], in what would be the latter's final appearance in a feature film before his death. Hardy also joined the cast of the [[BBC]] crime drama ''[[Peaky Blinders (TV series)|Peaky Blinders]]'' in its second series. He portrays [[Alfie Solomons]] (who is based on a [[The Yiddishers|real-life East End Jewish gangster]] named Alfred Solomon), the head of a Jewish gang based in [[Camden Town]], north London and runner of a distillery which disguises itself as a bakery.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/alfie-solomons-a-gangster-who-reached-his-peak-1.60183|title=Alfie Solomons, a gangster who reached his peak|last=Round|first=Simon|date=30 October 2014|work=[[The Jewish Chronicle]]|accessdate=12 June 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002183803/https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/alfie-solomons-a-gangster-who-reached-his-peak-1.60183|archivedate=2 October 2020}}</ref> Writing for ''[[Medium (website)|Medium]]'', Shani Silver  described Hardy's portrayal of Alfie Solomons as 'The Scene-Stealingest Character Of All Time', commenting that "I’ve never understood if Alfie was meant to be a villain or comedic foil or some pick-a-mix of both, but I’ve never loved every second of someone’s screen time more."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://medium.com/@shanisilver/alfie-solomons-the-scene-stealingest-character-of-all-time-f1f809f5a2f|title=Alfie Solomons: The Scene-Stealingest Character Of All Time|last=Silver|first=Shani|date=7 April 2018|website=[[Medium (website)|Medium]]|accessdate=12 June 2023|archive-date=13 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013010651/https://medium.com/@shanisilver/alfie-solomons-the-scene-stealingest-character-of-all-time-f1f809f5a2f|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Cannes 2015 43.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.9|Hardy (right) with [[George Miller (director)|George Miller]] and [[Charlize Theron]] at the [[2015 Cannes Film Festival]]]]
Hardy starred in five films in 2015. The first, ''[[Child 44 (film)|Child 44]]'', set in 1950s [[Soviet Union]], saw him playing Leo Demidov, a Soviet secret police agent who investigates a series of child murders. Despite mild praise for his acting, ''Child 44'' was reviewed negatively by critics and was a box office failure.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/apr/22/global-box-office-child-44-furious-7-paul-blart-mall-cop-2|title=How is Tom Hardy's $50m Child 44 such a totalitarian fail?|last=Hoad|first=Phil|date=22 April 2015|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=21 February 2016|archive-date=2 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302203358/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/apr/22/global-box-office-child-44-furious-7-paul-blart-mall-cop-2|url-status=live}}</ref> Hardy then played the title character, [[Max Rockatansky]], in the action film ''[[Mad Max: Fury Road]]'' (2015).<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/05/25/high-gear-current-cinema-anthony-lane|title="Mad Max: Fury Road" Review|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|date=25 May 2015|access-date=15 June 2017|archive-date=6 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106111154/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/05/25/high-gear-current-cinema-anthony-lane|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Rosenberg |first=Adam |title=Tom Hardy landing the starring role in "Mad Max: Fury Road" is an amazing turn of events for that franchise. |url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/12/01/exclusive-mad-max-speaks-bronson-star-tom-hardy-on-his-coming-game-changer/ |publisher=MTV |access-date=3 March 2011 |archive-date=21 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121003050/http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/12/01/exclusive-mad-max-speaks-bronson-star-tom-hardy-on-his-coming-game-changer/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> His performance was praised by critics<ref>{{cite news |title=Tom Hardy gives new life to 'Mad Max' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2015/05/14/tom-hardy-gives-new-life-to-mad-max-fury-road/27135973/ |access-date=16 July 2015 |work=USA Today |date=14 May 2015 |archive-date=19 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150519075026/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2015/05/14/tom-hardy-gives-new-life-to-mad-max-fury-road/27135973/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Review: 'Mad Max: Fury Road' an 'out-of-control reboot' |url=http://canadaam.ctvnews.ca/movie-reviews/review-mad-max-fury-road-an-out-of-control-reboot-1.2373935 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518020039/http://canadaam.ctvnews.ca/movie-reviews/review-mad-max-fury-road-an-out-of-control-reboot-1.2373935 |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 May 2015 |access-date=16 July 2015 |publisher=canadaam.ctvnews.ca |date=15 May 2015}}</ref> and overall the film received critical acclaim and became a box office success,<ref>{{cite web |title=Mad max Fury |date=15 May 2015 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mad_max_fury_road/ |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=16 July 2015 |archive-date=3 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171103233745/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mad_max_fury_road/ |url-status=live }}</ref> grossing over $378&nbsp;million against a $150&nbsp;million budget, becoming the highest-grossing film in the ''Mad Max'' franchise.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mad Max: Fury Road |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=furyroad.htm |publisher=box office mojo |access-date=16 July 2015 |archive-date=31 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171031041227/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=furyroad.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> He played a dual role as London gangsters [[Kray twins|Reggie and Ronnie Kray]] in the crime thriller ''[[Legend (2015 film)|Legend]]'' (2015).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3569230/|title=Legend|date=9 September 2015|publisher=IMDb|access-date=1 July 2018|archive-date=3 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803141837/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3569230/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 7 December 2015, Hardy won Best Actor at the [[British Independent Film Awards]] for his portrayal of the Kray twins, and on the same night attended the premiere of the biographical western thriller ''[[The Revenant (2015 film)|The Revenant]]'', in which he reunited with his ''Inception'' co-star [[Leonardo DiCaprio]], at [[Odeon Leicester Square|Leicester Square]], London.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tom Hardy wins Best Actor at British Independent Film Awards |url=http://www.virginmedia.com/tvradio/news/story/2015/12/07/tom-hardy-wins-best-actor-at/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20151215112038/http://www.virginmedia.com/tvradio/news/story/2015/12/07/tom-hardy-wins-best-actor-at/|url-status=dead |archive-date=15 December 2015 |date=11 December 2015}}</ref> On 14 January 2016, Hardy received his first [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nomination for [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] for his performance in ''The Revenant''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2016 |title=The 88th Academy Awards (2016) Nominees and Winners |access-date=14 January 2016 |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) |archive-date=14 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114171401/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Hardy played a [[Royal Air Force]] [[fighter pilot]] in [[Christopher Nolan]]'s action-thriller ''[[Dunkirk (2017 film)|Dunkirk]]'' (2017), based on the British military [[Dunkirk evacuation|evacuation of the French port of Dunkirk]] in 1940 during the [[Second World War]]. He appeared alongside [[Mark Rylance]], [[Kenneth Branagh]], [[Cillian Murphy]] and [[Harry Styles]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/harry-styles-one-direction-christopher-nolan-dunkirk-1201728153/ |title=Harry Styles, Fionn Whitehead to Star in Christopher Nolan WW2 Action-Thriller 'Dunkirk' |work=Variety |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=23 March 2016 |access-date=14 December 2017 |archive-date=4 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304211345/http://variety.com/2016/film/news/harry-styles-one-direction-christopher-nolan-dunkirk-1201728153/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Hardy also co-produced and starred in the eight-part [[BBC One]] television drama series ''[[Taboo (2017 TV series)|Taboo]]''. It was created by Hardy, [[Steven Knight]], and Hardy's father, [[Chips Hardy|Edward "Chips" Hardy]]. ''Taboo'' was aired in the United States by [[FX (TV channel)|FX]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Swift |first1=Andy |title=Tom Hardy's FX/BBC One Drama ''Taboo'' Adds 13, Begins Production |url=http://tvline.com/2015/11/23/tom-hardy-taboo-fx-drama-cast-game-of-thrones-actors/ |access-date=11 August 2018 |publisher=[[TVLine]] |date=23 November 2015 |archive-date=4 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404130715/http://tvline.com/2015/11/23/tom-hardy-taboo-fx-drama-cast-game-of-thrones-actors/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 2018–2025: ''Venom'' films and beyond ===
In 2018, Hardy starred in the film ''[[Venom (2018 film)|Venom]]'' as the title comic book sometime hero, [[Eddie Brock (Sony's Spider-Man Universe)|Eddie Brock]], and the [[Symbiote (comics)|symbiote]] [[Venom (Sony's Spider-Man Universe)|Venom]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbr.com/tom-hardy-signed-three-venom-movies/ |title=Tom Hardy Is Signed for Three Venom Movies |date=25 August 2018 |work=CBR |access-date=29 August 2018 |archive-date=29 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829110311/https://www.cbr.com/tom-hardy-signed-three-venom-movies/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/video/tom-hardy-signed-for-three-venom-films/vi-BBMvOti |title=Tom Hardy signed for three Venom films |publisher=MSN |access-date=29 August 2018 |archive-date=29 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829110207/https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/video/tom-hardy-signed-for-three-venom-films/vi-BBMvOti |url-status=live }}</ref> Based on the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] source material, the film was released on 5 October, and is the first instalment in [[Sony's Spider-Man Universe]]. In 2019, Hardy served as an executive producer in the 2019 [[BBC]]/[[FX (TV channel)|FX]] three-part miniseries ''[[A Christmas Carol (miniseries)|A Christmas Carol]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2017/11/steven-knight-a-christmas-carol-dickens-adaptations-bbc-ridley-scott-tom-hardy-1202215436/ |title=Steven Knight To Adapt Charles Dickens Novels For BBC One; Ridley Scott, Tom Hardy Exec Producing |first1=Nancy |last1=Tartaglione |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=28 November 2017 |access-date=4 November 2019 |archive-date=9 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509140846/https://deadline.com/2017/11/steven-knight-a-christmas-carol-dickens-adaptations-bbc-ridley-scott-tom-hardy-1202215436/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/a-christmas-carol-tom-hardy-update-steven-knight/ |title=Exclusive: Steven Knight Talks 'A Christmas Carol' with Tom Hardy & Teases Ambitious Dickens Plans |first=Adam |last=Chitwood |work=Collider |date=21 January 2019 |access-date=4 November 2019 |archive-date=8 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108140825/https://collider.com/a-christmas-carol-tom-hardy-update-steven-knight/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2020, Hardy starred in [[Josh Trank]]'s [[Al Capone]] biopic ''[[Capone (2020 film)|Capone]].''<ref>{{cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2016/10/tom-hardy-al-capone-movie-fonzo-josh-trank-1201845089/ |title=Tom Hardy To Play Al Capone In New Movie 'Fonzo' From Josh Trank – AFM |first=Patrick |last=Hipes |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=30 October 2016 |access-date=29 October 2016 |archive-date=30 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030173918/http://deadline.com/2016/10/tom-hardy-al-capone-movie-fonzo-josh-trank-1201845089/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Hardy is attached to star as British war photographer [[Don McCullin]] in a film based on McCullin's autobiography, ''Unreasonable Behaviour''.<ref name="deadline">{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/tom-hardy-war-photographer-don-mccullin-unreasonable-behaviour-working-title-1201777499/ |first=Mike Jr. |last=Fleming |work=Deadline Hollywood |title=Tom Hardy To Play War Photographer Don McCullin In Working Title Drama |access-date=12 November 2016 |date=22 June 2016 |archive-date=18 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118074530/http://deadline.com/2016/06/tom-hardy-war-photographer-don-mccullin-unreasonable-behaviour-working-title-1201777499/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Hardy reprised the role of Eddie Brock and Venom in the sequel ''[[Venom: Let There Be Carnage]]'' and co-wrote the story for the film.<ref name="Hollywood Reporter">{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/venom-2-tom-hardy-let-there-be-carnage-1235022795/ |first=Aaron |last=Couch |work=Hollywood Reporter |title="Fun and Madness:" How Tom Hardy Shaped 'Venom: Let There Be Carnage' |access-date=10 October 2021 |date=29 September 2021 |archive-date=29 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929210929/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/venom-2-tom-hardy-let-there-be-carnage-1235022795/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He is also slated to star as the [[Antarctic explorer]] Sir [[Ernest Shackleton]] in a biopic being created by the same makers of ''Taboo''.<ref name=Variety>{{cite web|last=Keslassy|first=Elsa|date=7 February 2020|title=Heyday Films Teams With Hardy Son & Baker, Studiocanal on 'Shackleton' Starring Tom Hardy (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/global/heyday-films-studiocanal-shackleton-tom-hardy-1203494842/|access-date=7 January 2022|magazine=Variety|archive-date=7 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107165201/https://variety.com/2020/film/global/heyday-films-studiocanal-shackleton-tom-hardy-1203494842/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Shackleton film, which will cover one of the most harrowing stories of [[Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition|survival in exploration history]], is also being produced by Hardy's production company [[Hardy Son & Baker]].<ref name=Variety/> In May 2024, he and [[Mahershala Ali]] were announced to be working on the crime thriller ''77 Blackout''. The Venom film franchise ended in October 2024 with ''[[Venom: The Last Dance]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=12 May 2024 |title=Mahershala Ali & Tom Hardy Set For NYC Crime Thriller '77 Blackout' With Charles Roven & Cary Fukunaga: Hot Cannes Package |url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/mahershala-ali-tom-hardy-nyc-crime-thriller-77-blackout-charles-roven-cary-fukunaga-cannes-package-black-bear-1235912824/ |access-date=12 May 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> Currently, Hardy stars in [[Guy Ritchie]]'s ''[[MobLand]]'' which premiered 30 March 2025 on [[Paramount+]]. It features [[Pierce Brosnan]] and [[Helen Mirren]] as heads of the Harrigan crime family.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=King |first1=Jordan |title=Tom Hardy, Helen Mirren And Pierce Brosnan In Talks For Guy Ritchie Paramount+ Series ''The Associate'' |url=https://www.empireonline.com/tv/news/tom-hardy-helen-mirren-and-pierce-brosnan-in-talks-for-guy-ritchie-paramount-series-the-associate/ |magazine=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |publisher=[[Bauer Media Group]] |language=en |date=10 October 2024}}</ref> Hardy also started in the Netflix film ''[[Havoc (2025 film)|Havoc]]''.

==Philanthropy==
In 2010, Hardy became an ambassador for [[the Prince's Trust]], a UK youth charity which provides training, personal development, business start-up support, mentoring, and advice.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hollywood star Tom Hardy has paid a special visit to the capital to meet disadvantaged young people supported by The Prince's Trust |url=http://www.princes-trust.org.uk/about_the_trust/headline_news/news_2010/100526_hardy_is_ambassador.aspx |access-date=16 July 2015 |archive-date=18 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518072259/http://www.princes-trust.org.uk/about_the_trust/headline_news/news_2010/100526_hardy_is_ambassador.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2012, he and his then-girlfriend (now-wife) [[Charlotte Riley]] became patrons of Bowel Cancer UK.<ref>{{cite news |title=Actors Tom Hardy and Charlotte Riley become patrons of Bowel Cancer UK |url=http://www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk/media-centre/latest-news/tom-hardy-and-charlotte-riley-become-patrons/ |access-date=16 July 2015 |date=13 July 2012 |archive-date=16 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716185024/http://www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk/media-centre/latest-news/tom-hardy-and-charlotte-riley-become-patrons/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Prior to the inaugural [[Invictus Games]] held in London in September 2014, he, along with other entertainers and athletes, read the poem "[[Invictus]]" in a promotional video.<ref>{{cite news |title=When are Prince Harry's Invictus Games and what are they? |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/05/when-are-prince-harrys-invictus-games-and-what-are-they/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/05/when-are-prince-harrys-invictus-games-and-what-are-they/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=2 October 2016 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=8 May 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Hardy married producer Sarah Ward in 1999, and they divorced in 2004.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tom Hardy & Charlotte Riley Are Expecting, & Their Children Are Going To Be So Beautiful |url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/108561-tom-hardy-charlotte-riley-are-expecting-their-children-are-going-to-be-so-beautiful |work=Bustle |access-date=7 January 2017 |date=3 September 2015 |archive-date=8 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108093813/https://www.bustle.com/articles/108561-tom-hardy-charlotte-riley-are-expecting-their-children-are-going-to-be-so-beautiful |url-status=live }}</ref> He met and began dating assistant director Rachael Speed on the set of ''[[The Virgin Queen (TV serial)|The Virgin Queen]]'' in 2005, and they later had a son<ref>{{cite web |title=Tom Hardy 'wasn't a fan of school' |url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/tom-hardy-wasnt-a-fan-of-school-30095632.html |work=[[The Belfast Telegraph]] |access-date=3 May 2014 |date=14 March 2014 |archive-date=18 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318105135/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/tom-hardy-wasnt-a-fan-of-school-30095632.html |url-status=live }}</ref> before separating in 2009.<ref>{{cite news |last=Davies |first=Serena |title=Interview: Tom Hardy, from East End gangster to romantic hero |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |location=UK |date=11 June 2009 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/5507365/Interview-Tom-Hardy-from-East-End-gangster-to-romantic-hero.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/5507365/Interview-Tom-Hardy-from-East-End-gangster-to-romantic-hero.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref> That year, he began a relationship with actress [[Charlotte Riley]] after they met on the set of ''[[Wuthering Heights (2009 TV serial)|Wuthering Heights]]'', and they were married in July 2014.<ref>{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Lauren |title=Tom Hardy got married in secret – two months ago |url=http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/news/celebrity/2014/04/24/tom-hardy-secret-wedding-rumours-news |work=[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]] |access-date=21 October 2014 |date=22 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021200540/http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/news/celebrity/2014/04/24/tom-hardy-secret-wedding-rumours-news |archive-date=21 October 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Together, they have two children: a son born in October 2015 and a son born in December 2018. They had one [[rescue dog]], Woodstock, and Hardy appeared with Woodstock in a [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA]] advert to promote [[pet adoption]].<ref>Rebecca Macatee, "Tom Hardy Gets a Kiss From His Dog Woodstock in Pro-Adoption Campaign for PETA—See the Pic!" [http://www.eonline.com/news/650987/tom-hardy-gets-a-kiss-from-his-dog-woodstock-in-pro-adoption-campaign-for-peta-see-the-pic EOnline.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429112855/http://www.eonline.com/news/650987/tom-hardy-gets-a-kiss-from-his-dog-woodstock-in-pro-adoption-campaign-for-peta-see-the-pic |date=29 April 2015 }}, 28 April 2015.</ref> Woodstock died on 5 June 2017 due to an aggressive case of [[polymyositis]] at 6 years old.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tomhardydotorg.tumblr.com/post/161532868851/i-first-saw-woodstock-running-across-a-turnpike-we |title=I first saw Woodstock running across a turnpike we... – tomhardydotorg |work=Tom Hardy Dot Org |publisher=tumblr |date=7 June 2017 |access-date=10 June 2017 |archive-date=10 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610032643/http://tomhardydotorg.tumblr.com/post/161532868851/i-first-saw-woodstock-running-across-a-turnpike-we |url-status=live }}</ref>

Hardy spent much time in his youth [[Binge drinking|drinking alcohol]] and using [[crack cocaine]] to cope with stresses and has suffered significant bouts of [[dysthymia]]. He has previously said that he was "out of control" with his alcohol and drug use before going to rehab in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tom Hardy: I was lucky I didn't get AIDS from drug use |url=https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/s/tom-hardy-was--out-of-control--on-drugs-and-alcohol-130033082.html |website=Yahoo! |date=2 January 2014 |access-date=31 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chrysaliscourses.ac.uk/news/actor-tom-hardy-reveals-past-addictions-still-haunt-him |title=Actor Tom Hardy reveals past addictions still haunt him |work=Chrysalis Courses |access-date=20 November 2018 |archive-date=26 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626211903/https://www.chrysaliscourses.ac.uk/news/actor-tom-hardy-reveals-past-addictions-still-haunt-him |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.healthista.com/23-celebrities-you-didnt-know-had-depression/ |title=23 celebrities you didn't know had depression |last=Strader |first=Hannah |work=Healthista.com |date=12 May 2018 |access-date=14 July 2021 |archive-date=10 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710221940/https://www.healthista.com/23-celebrities-you-didnt-know-had-depression/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

While portraying prisoner [[Charles Bronson (prisoner)|Charles Bronson]] during the production of ''[[Bronson (film)|Bronson]]'', Hardy met Bronson several times and the two became friends. Bronson was impressed with how Hardy managed to match his muscularity and how well he could mimic Bronson's personality and voice; stating that he believed Hardy was the only person who could play him, he also shaved off his trademark moustache and sent it to Hardy in the hopes that Hardy would wear it in the film.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bronson – Tom Hardy Online |url=http://www.tom-hardy.co.uk/career/filmography/film-roles/bronson/ |website=Tom Hardy Online |date=13 March 2009 |access-date=31 March 2017 |archive-date=1 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401054935/http://www.tom-hardy.co.uk/career/filmography/film-roles/bronson/ |url-status=live }}</ref> According to Bronson's son, George Bamby, Hardy was banned from visiting Charles Bronson in prison following the film's release.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aubrey |first=Elizabeth |date=3 June 2021 |title=Tom Hardy was banned from visiting Charles Bronson in prison |url=https://www.nme.com/news/tom-hardy-was-banned-from-visiting-charles-bronson-in-prison-2955068 |access-date=12 May 2024 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref>

An avid practitioner of [[Brazilian jiu-jitsu]], he has won a number of jiu-jitsu competitions,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rogers |first1=Kian |title=Watch Tom Hardy Competing In BJJ Tournament |url=https://jitsmagazine.com/watch-tom-hardy-competing-in-bjj-tournament/ |website=JitsMagazine |date=21 August 2022 |access-date=27 March 2023 |archive-date=27 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327111725/https://jitsmagazine.com/watch-tom-hardy-competing-in-bjj-tournament/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Burne |first1=Kathrine |title=Tom Hardy Just Won Another BJJ Tournament |url=https://jitsmagazine.com/tom-hardy-just-won-another-bjj-tournament/ |website=JitsMagazine |date=27 March 2023 |access-date=27 March 2023 |archive-date=27 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327103529/https://jitsmagazine.com/tom-hardy-just-won-another-bjj-tournament/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/20/really-nice-guy-tom-hardy-surprises-competitors-with-entry-and-victory-in-martial-arts-contest |title='Really nice guy': Tom Hardy surprises competitors with entry and victory in martial arts contest |first=Danya |last=Hajjaji |date=20 September 2022 |work=The Guardian |access-date=28 September 2022 |archive-date=28 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928015200/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/20/really-nice-guy-tom-hardy-surprises-competitors-with-entry-and-victory-in-martial-arts-contest |url-status=live }}</ref> with one such occurrence being at the UMAC Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Open Championships in September 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last=Owoseje |first=Toyin |date=21 September 2022 |title=Tom Hardy makes surprise appearance at martial arts tournament |website=[[CNN]] |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/21/entertainment/tom-hardy-martial-arts-intl-scli-gbr/index.html |access-date=22 September 2022 |agency=CNN |archive-date=21 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921235041/https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/21/entertainment/tom-hardy-martial-arts-intl-scli-gbr/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He is the lead ambassador for the REORG Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Foundation,<ref>{{cite web |title=Actor Tom Hardy Becomes Head Ambassador For REORG Jiu-Jitsu Foundation/ |url=https://www.jiujitsutimes.com/actor-tom-hardy-becomes-head-ambassador-for-reorg-jiu-jitsu-foundation/ |website=Actor Tom Hardy Becomes Head Ambassador For REORG Jiu-Jitsu Foundation/ |access-date=21 September 2019 |archive-date=22 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922010547/https://www.jiujitsutimes.com/actor-tom-hardy-becomes-head-ambassador-for-reorg-jiu-jitsu-foundation/ |url-status=live }}</ref> a [[Royal Marines]]-backed charity allowing current and former military personnel to learn the martial art as part of their recovery and to combat physical and mental challenges.<ref>{{cite web |title=the-reorg-jiu-jitsu-foundation/ |url=https://theroyalmarinescharity.org.uk/news/the-reorg-jiu-jitsu-foundation/ |website=the-reorg-jiu-jitsu-foundation/ |access-date=21 September 2019 |archive-date=22 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922010547/https://theroyalmarinescharity.org.uk/news/the-reorg-jiu-jitsu-foundation/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Hardy was promoted to purple belt in [[Brazilian jiu-jitsu]] on 19 June 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last=Phillips |first=Sabrina |title=Tom Hardy Promoted To Purple Belt In BJJ |url=https://jitsmagazine.com/tom-hardy-promoted-to-purple-belt-in-bjj/ |website=Jitsmagazine |date=20 June 2023 |access-date=20 June 2023 |archive-date=20 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620054155/https://jitsmagazine.com/tom-hardy-promoted-to-purple-belt-in-bjj/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In October 2023, Hardy signed the [[Artists4Ceasefire]] open letter to President [[Joe Biden]], calling for a permanent ceasefire in the [[Gaza war]], the release of all hostages, and the delivery of life-saving aid to civilians in [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Qué significa el pin rojo que llevaron las celebridades en los premios Oscar 2024 |url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/estados-unidos/famosos/que-significa-el-pin-rojo-que-llevaron-las-celebridades-en-los-premios-oscar-2024-nid11032024/ |work=[[La Nación]] |date=13 March 2024}}</ref>

==Acting credits==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Denotes productions that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes productions that have not yet been released
|}
===Film===
<!-- Please note: do NOT use "rowspans", per WP:FILMOGRAPHY -->
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ {{Screen reader-only|Film roles of Tom Hardy}}
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
!scope="row"| 2001
| ''[[Black Hawk Down (film)|Black Hawk Down]]''
| [[Specialist (rank)|SPC]] Lance Twombly
| Credited as Thomas Hardy
|-
! rowspan=2 scope="row"| 2002
| ''Deserter''
| Pascal Dupont
|
|-
| ''[[Star Trek: Nemesis]]''
| Shinzon
|
|-
! rowspan=2 scope="row"| 2003
| ''[[Dot the i]]''
| Tom
|
|-
| ''[[LD 50 Lethal Dose]]''
| Matt
|
|-
! rowspan=3 scope="row"| 2004
| ''[[The Reckoning (2004 film)|The Reckoning]]''
| Straw
|
|-
| ''EMR''
| Henry
|
|-
| ''[[Layer Cake (film)|Layer Cake]]''
| Clarkie
|
|-
! rowspan=3 scope="row"| 2006
| ''[[Marie Antoinette (2006 film)|Marie Antoinette]]''
| Raumont
|
|-
| ''[[Minotaur (film)|Minotaur]]''
| Theo
|
|-
| ''[[Scenes of a Sexual Nature]]''
| Noel
|
|-
! rowspan=4 scope="row"| 2007
| ''[[Flood (2007 film)|Flood]]''
| Zack
|
|-
| ''[[WΔZ]]''
| Pierre Jackson
|
|-
| ''[[Stuart: A Life Backwards]]''
| Stuart Shorter
|
|-
| ''[[The Inheritance (2007 film)|The Inheritance]]''
| Dad
|
|-
! rowspan=3 scope="row"| 2008
| ''[[Sucker Punch (2008 film)|Sucker Punch]]''
| Rodders
|
|-
| ''[[RocknRolla]]''
| Handsome Bob
|
|-
| ''[[Bronson (film)|Bronson]]''
| [[Charles Bronson (prisoner)|Charles Bronson / Michael Peterson]]
|
|-
! rowspan=2 scope="row"| 2009
| ''[[Thick as Thieves (2009 film)|Thick as Thieves]]''
| Michaels
|
|-
| ''Perfect''
| Doctor
| Short film
|-
!scope="row"| 2010
| ''[[Inception]]''
| Eames
|
|-
! rowspan=3 scope="row"| 2011
| ''Sergeant Slaughter, My Big Brother''
| Dan
| Short film
|-
| ''[[Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (film)|Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy]]''
| [[Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (film)#Ricki Tarr|Ricki Tarr]]
|
|-
| ''[[Warrior (2011 film)|Warrior]]''
| Tommy Riordan Conlon
|
|-
! rowspan=3 scope="row"| 2012
| ''[[This Means War (film)|This Means War]]''
| Tuck Hansen
|
|-
| ''[[The Dark Knight Rises]]''
| [[Bane (DC Comics)|Bane]]
|
|-
| ''[[Lawless (film)|Lawless]]''
| Forrest Bondurant
|
|-
!scope="row"| 2013
| ''[[Locke (film)|Locke]]''
| Ivan Locke
|
|-
!scope="row"| 2014
| ''[[The Drop (2014 film)|The Drop]]''
| Bobby Saginowski
|
|-
! rowspan=5 scope="row"|2015
| ''[[Child 44 (film)|Child 44]]''
| Leo Demidov
|
|-
| ''[[Mad Max: Fury Road]]''
| [[Max Rockatansky]]
|
|-
| ''[[London Road (film)|London Road]]''
| Mark
|
|-
| ''[[Legend (2015 film)|Legend]]''
| [[Kray twins|Ronald & Reginald Kray]]
| Also executive producer
|-
| ''[[The Revenant (2015 film)|The Revenant]]''
| John Fitzgerald
|
|-
! rowspan=2 scope="row"| 2017
| ''[[Dunkirk (2017 film)|Dunkirk]]''
| Farrier
|
|-
| ''[[Star Wars: The Last Jedi]]''
| [[Stormtrooper (Star Wars)|FN-926]]
| [[Deleted scene]]
|-
!scope="row"| 2018
| ''[[Venom (2018 film)|Venom]]''
| [[Eddie Brock (Sony's Spider-Man Universe)|Eddie Brock]] and [[Venom (Sony's Spider-Man Universe)|Venom]]
| Also executive producer
|-
!scope="row"| 2020
| ''[[Capone (2020 film)|Capone]]''
| [[Al Capone]]
|
|-
! rowspan=3 scope="row"| 2021
| ''[[Venom: Let There Be Carnage]]''
| rowspan="2" | Eddie Brock and Venom
| Also story co-writer and producer
|-
|''[[Spider-Man: No Way Home]]''
| Uncredited mid-credit cameo
|-
| ''[[The Matrix Resurrections]]''
| Background role
| Uncredited extra
|-
!scope="row"| 2023
| ''[[The Bikeriders]]''
| Johnny Davis 
| <ref>{{cite web |last=Glynn |first=Jennifer |date=8 December 2022 |title=Austin Butler's 'The Bikeriders' Wraps Filming |url=https://collider.com/bikeriders-austin-butler-filming-wrap/ |url-status=live |access-date=2 May 2023 |website=Collider |archive-date=3 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403231720/https://collider.com/bikeriders-austin-butler-filming-wrap/ }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Kroll |first1=Justin |last2=Wiseman |first2=Andreas |title=Jodie Comer, Austin Butler & Tom Hardy To Lead Ensemble For Jeff Nichols' ''The Bikeriders'' At New Regency |url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/jodie-comer-austin-butler-tom-hardy-jeff-nichols-new-regency-1235084092/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=4 August 2022 |date=4 August 2022 |archive-date=30 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930013623/https://deadline.com/2022/08/jodie-comer-austin-butler-tom-hardy-jeff-nichols-new-regency-1235084092/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| 2024
| ''[[Venom: The Last Dance]]''
| Eddie Brock and Venom
| Also story co-writer and producer
|-
! scope="row"| 2025
| ''[[Havoc (2025 film)|Havoc]] ''
| Patrick Walker
| Also producer<ref>{{cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|date=19 February 2021|title='The Raid' Director Gareth Evans Signs Exclusive Deal With Netflix, Sets Tom Hardy-Led 'Havoc' As First Film|url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/gareth-evans-netflix-havoc-tom-hardy-1234696845/|access-date=19 February 2021|work=Deadline Hollywood|archive-date=8 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008071634/https://deadline.com/2021/02/gareth-evans-netflix-havoc-tom-hardy-1234696845/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

===Television===
<!-- Please note: do NOT use "rowspans", per WP:FILMOGRAPHY -->
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ {{Screen reader-only|Television roles of Tom Hardy}}
|-
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col" class="unsortable" |Notes
|-
!scope="row"| 2001
|''[[Band of Brothers (miniseries)|Band of Brothers]]''
|John Janovec
|Episodes: "Why We Fight" and "Points"
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2005
|''[[Colditz (film)|Colditz]]''
|Jack Rose
|2 episodes
|-
|''[[The Virgin Queen (TV serial)|The Virgin Queen]]''
|[[Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester|Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester]]
|3 episodes
|-
! rowspan="3" scope="row" | 2006
|''[[Gideon's Daughter]]''
|Andrew
| rowspan="3" |Television film
|-
|''[[A for Andromeda (2006 film)|A for Andromeda]]''
|John Fleming
|-
|''Sweeney Todd''
|Matthew
|-
! rowspan="3" scope="row" | 2007
|''[[Cape Wrath (TV series)|Cape Wrath]]''
|Jack Donnelly
|5 episodes
|-
|''[[Oliver Twist (2007 TV series)|Oliver Twist]]''
|[[Bill Sikes]]
|5 episodes<ref>{{cite news |title=An Oliver for our times |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/3669961/An-Oliver-for-our-times.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/3669961/An-Oliver-for-our-times.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=25 June 2015 |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=15 December 2007}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Stuart: A Life Backwards]]''
|Stuart Shorter
|Television film
|-
!scope="row"| 2008
|''[[Wuthering Heights (2009 TV serial)|Wuthering Heights]]''
|[[Heathcliff (Wuthering Heights)|Heathcliff]]
|2 episodes
|-
!scope="row"| 2009
|''[[The Take (TV series)|The Take]]''
|Freddie
|4 episodes
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2013
|''Driven to Extremes''
| rowspan="2" |Himself
|1 episode
|-
|''Poaching Wars''
|2 episodes; also executive producer
|-
!scope="row"| 2014–2022
|''[[Peaky Blinders (TV series)|Peaky Blinders]]''
|[[Alfie Solomons]]
|13 episodes; supporting role
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2017
|''[[CBeebies#Storytimes|CBeebies Bedtime Stories]]''
|Himself
|5 episodes
|-
|''[[Taboo (2017 TV series)|Taboo]]''
|[[James Delaney (Taboo)|James Delaney]]
|Also co-creator and executive producer
|-
!scope="row"| 2019
|''[[A Christmas Carol (TV series)|A Christmas Carol]]''
|{{n/a}}
|Executive producer
|- 
!scope="row"| 2020
|''[[All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur]]''
| rowspan="3" |Narrator 
| rowspan="2" |Documentary
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2022
|''Falklands War: The Untold Story''
|-
|''Predators''
|Nature series<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skygroup.sky/article/tom-hardy-to-narrate-upcoming-sky-original-nature-series-predators|title=Tom Hardy To Narrate Upcoming Sky Original Nature Series Predators|website=skygroup.sky|date=26 September 2022|accessdate=6 December 2022|archive-date=6 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206113937/https://www.skygroup.sky/article/tom-hardy-to-narrate-upcoming-sky-original-nature-series-predators|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| 2023
|''[[Great Expectations (2023 TV series)|Great Expectations]]''
|{{n/a}}
|Executive producer
|-
!scope="row"| 2025
|''[[MobLand]]''
|Harry Da Souza
|Main role 
|}

=== Theater ===
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! rowspan="3" scope="row" | 2003
|''[[In Arabia We'd All Be Kings]]''
|Skank
|[[Hampstead Theatre]], London
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2003/apr/29/theatre.artsfeatures2 |title=''In Arabia, We'd All Be Kings'' |last=Billington |first=Michael |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=28 April 2003 |access-date=2 August 2012 |archive-date=29 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929075428/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2003/apr/29/theatre.artsfeatures2 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|''The Modernists''
|Vincent
|[[Crucible Theatre]], [[Sheffield]]
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/southyorkshire/stage/2003/06/modernists.shtml |title=Review: ''The Modernists'' |first=Oonagh |last=Jaquest |publisher=BBC |date=13 June 2003 |access-date=14 January 2017 |archive-date=5 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105084322/http://www.bbc.co.uk/southyorkshire/stage/2003/06/modernists.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2003/jun/17/theatre.artsfeatures |title=''The Modernists'' |first=Alfred |last=Hickling |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=17 June 2003 |access-date=14 January 2017 |archive-date=18 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118072744/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2003/jun/17/theatre.artsfeatures |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|''Blood''
|Luca
|[[Royal Court Theatre]], London
|<ref>{{cite web |title=''Blood'' at the Royal Court Theatre |url=http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/blood/ |publisher=[[Royal Court Theatre]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029064627/http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/blood |year=2003 |archive-date=29 October 2010 |access-date=3 May 2014}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| 2004
|''Festen''
|Michael
|[[Almeida Theatre]], London
|<ref>{{cite news |title=''Festen'' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2004/mar/28/theatre |work=[[The Guardian]] |first=Susannah |last=Clapp |author-link=Susannah Clapp |date=28 March 2004 |access-date=14 January 2017 |archive-date=18 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118072204/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2004/mar/28/theatre |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| 2007
|''[[The Man of Mode]]''
|Dorimant
|[[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]], London
|<ref>{{cite news |title=From rehab to Restoration comedy |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/drama/3662912/From-rehab-to-Restoration-comedy.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/drama/3662912/From-rehab-to-Restoration-comedy.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |first=Aleks |last=Sierz |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=3 February 2007 |access-date=20 June 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| 2010
|''The Long Red Road''
|Sammy
|[[Goodman Theatre]], Chicago
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2010/legit/reviews/the-long-red-road-1117942275/ |title=Review: ''The Long Red Road'' |first=Steven |last=Oxman |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=22 February 2010 |access-date=14 January 2017 |archive-date=6 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806163845/https://variety.com/2010/legit/reviews/the-long-red-road-1117942275/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{{see also|List of awards and nominations received by Tom Hardy}}
Hardy received the [[BAFTA Rising Star Award]] in 2011 in addition to nominations for an [[Academy Award]], a [[British Academy Television Award]], a [[European Film Award]], and a [[Laurence Olivier Award]]. He has received two [[British Independent Film Awards]] and a [[Critics' Choice Movie Award]]. Hardy appeared on a 2016 [[Debrett's]] list of the most influential people in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite news |title=Debrett's 500 List: Film |url=https://www.debretts.com/debretts-500-2016/list/ |website=Debretts |date=21 May 2017 |access-date=21 May 2017 |archive-date=2 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202002119/https://www.debretts.com/debretts-500-2016/list/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> He was appointed a [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (CBE) in the [[2018 Birthday Honours]] for services to drama.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-44397682 |title=Dalglish and Thompson head honours list |date=8 June 2018 |work=BBC News |access-date=8 June 2018 |archive-date=9 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180609090106/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-44397682 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite news|last =Dempster |first =S.|title =Tom Hardy tastes the hard life|work=The Times |location=UK |date =22 September 2007|url =http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article2484313.ece|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110517054934/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article2484313.ece|url-status =dead|archive-date =17 May 2011|access-date =3 October 2007}}
*{{cite news|last =Singh |first =A.|title =Tom Hardy: The Bane Of Batman's Problems|work=TrendMantra |location=IN |date =7 April 2017|url =https://www.trendmantra.com/tom-hardy-the-bane-of-batmans-problems|access-date =12 February 2021}}

==External links==
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* [https://thefilmaholic.com/actor/tom-hardy Tom Hardy] at The Filmaholic
* Tom Hardy at [https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/a37153055/tom-hardy-interview-venom/ Esquire Interview]

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