Tom Hardy is a British theater, film and television actor, known for his roles in films: Wuthering Heights, Inception, Rock 'n' Roller, Venom. He talks reluctantly about his personal life. It is known that he is now happily married to actress Charlotte Riley and is raising two children. Hardy has another child from his friend Rachel Speed, with whom he lived for five years.
Hardy is known to moviegoers all over the world. Every time he surprises the audience with new versatile images and professional acting.
Hardy will turn forty-two in 2019. He has already become one of the most sought-after actors in Hollywood, winner and nominee for prestigious film awards: Oscars, Saturn, European Film Academy, BAFTA and MTV.
Tom also plays on the stage. For his role in the play "In Arabia, We Would Be Kings", he won the London Evening Standard Theater Award, and a year later - a nominee for the Olivier Theater Award.
Hardy tries to hide his family life from numerous fans and media representatives. Photos of his children are almost impossible to find on the Internet. Even the name of the oldest child, born in a marriage with Charlotte, parents try not to disclose.
Brief biography of the actor
The future actor was born in the fall of 1977 in England. He is half English, half Irish. His father is a renowned playwright, writer and screenwriter. Mom is an artist. He spent the early years of his life in a place called East Shin - one of the suburbs of London, where famous actors, comedians, journalists and television people live.
Hardy studied at Reed's School, then at Tower House School. Later he entered the Richmond Drama School and continued his education at the Drama Center London, where he studied acting and theater arts.
Michael Fassbender became his friend while studying at the center. They performed together on stage in many productions. Later, Hardy said more than once that Michael was the best student and actor on the course, demonstrating high professionalism and talent.
At the age of twenty-one, Hardy won the "The Big Breakfast's Find Me a Supermodel" modeling contest and was awarded a short-term contract with Models One modeling agency.
Creative career
Hardy got his first role in his student years in the film "Brothers in Arms". This picture did not bring him fame, but he decided to continue working in cinema.
In 2006, Hardy formed the underground theater troupe Shotgun with director Robert Delamere and directed a play written by his father called Blue on Blue.
In 2007, Hardy received a BAFTA Best Actor nomination for his touching performance as Stuart Shorter in Stuart: A Past Life. On the set, he met Benedict Cumberbatch, who later became his close friend.
The following year, he appeared in Guy Ritchie's Rock 'n' Roller as handsome Bob. This was an amazing transformation of the actor. He proved to be capable of playing completely different roles and literally stunned film critics with his work.
In the 2008 film "Bronson", Hardy played the famous Charles Bronson, recognized as the most brutal prisoner in Great Britain of all time and served in prisons for a total of more than thirty years.
A real breakthrough in his acting career was the work in the film "Inception". Hardy played one of the main roles and worked on the set with such famous actors as: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Callin Murphy, Tom Berenger, Ken Watanabe, Michael Caine, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page.
The film was released in July 2010 and became one of the twenty-five highest grossing films of all time, collecting eight Oscar nominations (including Best Picture) and winning four.
Hardy was considered for the role of Rick Flag in DCEU's Suicide Squad, but due to busy work schedules and preparations for his role in The Survivor, he was unable to take part in the filming.
In 2018, Hardy delighted his fans with the lead role of Eddie Brock (Venom) in the superhero film based on the Marvel Comics comics, Venom. The film became the first film shot within the framework of Sony's Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Personal life and children of Tom Hardy
There was a rather difficult period in Tom's life when he became interested in alcohol and drugs. This happened in his youth. Only many years later, Hardy was able to completely get rid of the addiction.
In his interviews, Hardy has repeatedly said that he led a very turbulent life in his youth. He had a desire to try everything to the fullest. He started promiscuous romances and dated not only women. But, according to the actor, it was all just as an experiment.
Hardy's first wife was Sarah Ward. They met in their student years and lived together for about five years. Sarah filed for divorce while Tom was undergoing treatment and rehabilitation at a drug addiction clinic.
After the treatment, Tom left the clinic as a completely different person, whom many simply did not recognize. He moved to his parents, tried to be with his mother all the time. He was afraid to be alone, and he began to be afraid of meeting friends, so as not to return to his past life. The theater became his salvation.
Hardy came to rehearsals early in the morning, when there was still no one else. In the evenings he was afraid to go home alone and every day his parents met him. Gradually, he began to come to his senses, play on stage, and then act in films.
During this period, he met with assistant director Rachel Speed. The girl actually took on the role of Tom's mom. She persuaded him to move from his parents back to her apartment, looked after him like a small child, cooked food, helped with the selection of costumes and read with Tom the scripts for his future roles.
When Rachel said that she was expecting a child, Tom honestly admitted to her that he was not going to marry her, but this did not become a hindrance for the birth of a child. In 2008, Hardy's first son, Louis Thomas, was born.
Tom adored his son and even got another tattoo on his arm with the words “My beautiful son”. But the relationship with Rachel changed. Hardy became more and more immersed in work and gradually moved away from the family. The couple eventually broke up, but Tom still maintains an excellent relationship with his son.
While filming one of the films, Hardy met Charlotte Riley. Their romance lasted for many years. Tom made an offer to Charlotte in 2010, but the wedding took place only four years later.
In 2015, Charlotte and Tom had their first child. In late 2018, Charlotte gave birth to their second child, whom they named Forrest. According to some sources, the couple chose the name of their son for a reason. It was named after the protagonist of Forrest Gump.
Hardy admits that being a father is not easy for him, but he adores his children and is ready to devote all his free time to them. Tom finally realized that being real parents is the most responsible job in life.
Interesting Facts
In addition to working in films, Hardy is a patron of the Flack charity, which helps the homeless in Cambridge.
Hardy has practically a double - the actor Logan Marshall Grinn. Logan is not offended when he is compared to Tom, rather, on the contrary, it is thanks to this similarity that he got some movie roles.
Hardy works with the acting agency Ewan McGregor: Lindy King. He even has a tattoo on his left arm with the agent's name.
He got another tattoo after being nominated for an Oscar for Inception. Leonardo DiCaprio claimed that Tom would be nominated for the prestigious award. Hardy did not believe him and said that if this happened, he would get a new tattoo. As a result, Tom had to "write" the phrase "Leo is always right" on his hand.
In 2018, Hardy became a Knight of the Order of the British Empire for his contribution to the development of the arts.
Hardy is a lover of coffee, Coca-Cola, Red Bull, sodas and fruit drinks and tea.
In 2009, according to Variety magazine, the artist was recognized as one of the ten best actors. He was ranked 17th on Empire Online's 100 Sexiest Movie Stars in 2013.
