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Tom Hardy
Full Name
Edward Thomas “Tom” Hardy is his full name.1)
Father
Edward “Chips” Hardy, his father, is a novelist and comic writer.2)
Birth
Hardy was born in the London borough of Hammersmith September 15, 1977.3)
Mother
His mother, Anne, is a painter and artist.4)
Outstanding Newcomer
He received the 2003 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Outstanding Newcomer for his roles in both In Arabia We'd All Be Kings and Blood.5)
Education
He attended Tower House School and Reed's School before attending Richmond Drama School and the Drama Centre London.6)
Great Beginnings
He appeared in the 2007 production of The Man of Mode and garnered great reviews for his performance in the 2010 drama The Long Red Road, directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman.7)
First Movie
He made his cinematic debut in Black Hawk Down.8)
Laurence Olivier Award
For his performance as Skank in the 2003 production of In Arabia We'd All Be King, he received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for Most Promising Newcomer.9)
TV Roles
The HBO military drama miniseries Band of Brothers, the BBC historical drama miniseries The Virgin Queen, ITV's Wuthering Heights, the BBC British historical crime drama television series Peaky Blinders, and the Sky 1 drama series The Take are among Hardy's television roles.10)