Tom Hardy

Edward Thomas "Tom" Hardy, CBE (English: Edward Thomas "Tom" Hardy, born September 15, 1977), is a British actor, producer and screenwriter. Famous film works such as "Star Trek X: Star Wars Revelations" (2002), "Rock and Roll" (2008), "Running Bronson" (2008) and "Start Up" (2010); especially his performance in "Start Up" won him the British Academy of Film and Television Arts' Rising Star Award. Then he starred in "The Brave" (2011), "The Spy" (2011), "The Secret Service" (2012), "The Dark Knight Rises" (2012) and "The Caller" (2013). In 2015, Hardy starred as "Crazy" Max Rockansky in the post-apocalyptic action film "Mad Max: Fury Road", and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in "Ghost Hunter" in the same year. His notable television roles include Heathcliff in the BBC miniseries The Virgin Queen (2005), ITV's Roaring Heights (2008) and the TV adaptation of Martina Cole's novel The House (2009). In 2012, he played Bane in Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight Rises" and played the role of Forest Bondurant in John Hillcoat's crime thriller "Rough Justice." Hardy has also appeared in stage productions in the UK and the US. In 2003, he was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer for his role as Skar'ank in "In Arabia We'd All Be Kings" and won the London Evening Standard Drama Award for his performances in "In Arabia We'd All Be Kings" and "Blood". In 2007, Hardy starred in "The Man of Mode" to critical acclaim, and in 2012 he co-starred in the play "The Long Red Road" directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman.