Tom Hardy knew he always had the talent within him and would go a few more miles to achieve his dream of becoming an actor. Hardy got his big break in 2001 with the film Bond of Brothers and has stayed at the top ever since. The actor and producer is known for a slew of successful films including; Mad Max: Rage Road , Star Trek: Nemesis , The Fall , The Revenant , and many others. The Hardy Success Story is a must read for any aspiring actor or entertainer hoping to find success in the competitive industry. Here are lesser-known facts about the talented actor.
Tom Hardy’s bio, dude
He was born Edward Thomas Hardy in Hammersmith,London, on September 15, 1977, to his parents Anne and Edward “Chips” Hardy. As his parents’ only child, they did everything to raise their son healthy. However, that didn’t mean Hardy couldn’t pursue his interest in acting. He attended Tower House School and Reed’s School before attending Duff Miller Sixth Form College.
Hardy, always inclined towards acting, enrolled at Richmond Drama School as well as the Drama Center in London to be well educated and trained in acting. He joined the Drama Center in 1998 and made his debut in the Steve Spielberg series Band of the Brothers in 2001 , which received multiple awards and accolades. His promising career began in the early 2000s when, after his notable performance in Brothers’ Band . In 2002, he starred in the sci-fi, Star Trek: Nemesis, playing the character of Praetor Shinzon.
He appeared in the film Dot the i . Hardy then traveled to Morocco in North Africa to shoot the film Simon . Then he returned for the horror film LD 50 Lethal Can. He appeared in the play In Arabia We’d All Be Kings Hardy won the 2003 London Evening Standard Theater Award for Outstanding Newcomer for his performance in the play. In 2005, Tom Hardy starred in the series The Virgin Queen and in 2007 he took on the lead role in BBC Two’s Stuart: Life Backwards . The following year he landed another role in the crime drama WΔZ as a drug addict and rapist.
In 2008, Tom Hardy starred in the film Bronson, That Was a True Life Story of Charles Bronson, the prisoner. To play this role, the actor had to gain 19 kg to match the prisoner’s unusual character. Also in 2009, he starred in the drama The Recording .
The actor made a name for himself from his debut in the early 2000s through the end of the first decade. Hardy opened the second decade of the 2000s with the sports drama Warrior (2011) , where he played a martial artist. In 2012, he starred in the superhero film The Dark Knight Rises, which was the final installment in The Dark Knight trilogy.
2015 was the busiest year yet for Tom Hardy. The actor, who first made five films, starred in Kind 44 as a police officer. He then starred as Max Rockatansky in Mad Max: Fury Road . Hardy’s next 2015 film was in Legend where he played a dual role as Reggie and Ronnie Kray, who were London gangsters. His next film for 2015 was The Revenant where he starred opposite Leonardo DiCaprio. It has been announced that Tom Hardy will play in Marvel Comics superhero film Venom in 2018.
Net worth of Tom Hardy
Tom Hardy doesn’t need to blow the trumpet when it comes to his finances. His notable films alone prove that the star is definitely above average in terms of income and financial status. Hardy sits on an enviable net worth of $30 million, which he earned mostly from his film earnings. This amount could become an insignificant figure in the years to come as the actor is currently swimming at the peak of his career.
Family – wife, children
No matter how hard Hardy tries, he can never keep his life from the prying eyes of the media.
He was first married to Sarah War, a producer from 1999. However, the marriage lasted five years and the couple divorced in 2004. He began a relationship with Linda Park, although it was short-lived. Tom was also in a relationship with Rachael Speed, an assistant director with whom he had a son in 2008. The couple, who met on the set of The Virgin Queen in 2005, split in 2009.
Hardy remarried in 2014 to Charlotte Riley, an actress he met on the set of Wuthering Heights . They had their first child in October 2015.
tattoos
Hardy seems to have an enigmatic personal life, just like his on-screen personality. It’s no longer news that the talented Tom Hardy is covered in weird and spooky tattoos that have become a juicy topic of discussion among his fans. The reality of this issue is that Hardy does indeed like tattoos like every tattoo freak out there. But Hardy has something else, his tattoos always speak of his endeavors, his life and his career.
For example, the Mad Max actor has a ‘Leo Knows All’ tattoo on his arm. By Leo he was referring to his colleague Leonardo DiCaprio, on whom he had lost a bet. Tom had made a bet with “Leo” that he (Leonardo) wouldn’t win an academy for the film, The Revenant . But as we know, DiCaprio actually landed a prestigious accolade on the platform that prompted the dubious Hardy to inscribe the “Leo Knows All” tattoo on his arm. The actor got his first tattoo – the leprechaun related to his Irish heritage – at the age of 15.
Is he gay or bisexual?
Considering his various relationships with women, it may seem wrong to speculate about the actor’s sexuality. But after Tom Hardy turned down a reporter asking about his sexuality, those conversations leaked to the media. To put the facts straight, the actor has never given any confirmation of his sexuality.
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