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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 in 2001. He had supporting roles in the films Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) and RocknRolla (2008), and went on to star in Bronson (2008), Warrior (2011), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), Lawless (2012), This Means War (2012), and Locke (2013). In 2015, he starred as "Mad" Max Rockatansky in Mad Max: Fury Road and both Kray twins in Legend, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Revenant. Hardy appeared in three Christopher Nolan films: Inception (2010), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), and Dunkirk (2017). He has since starred as the title character in the film Venom (2018) and its two sequels.

Tom Hardy

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

Edward Thomas Hardy was born in the Hammersmith district of London[5] on 15 September 1977,[6][7] the only child of artist and painter Anne (née Barrett) and novelist and comedy writer Edward "Chips" Hardy.[8][9][10] He is of Irish descent on his mother's side.[11] He was raised in London's East Sheen suburb.[12] Hardy attended Tower House School, Reed's School, and Duff Miller Sixth Form College. He later studied at Richmond Drama School and the Drama Centre London, now a part of Central Saint Martins.[13][14] He has named Gary Oldman, with whom he would later work on Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, as his "hero" and added that he mirrored scenes from Oldman while at drama school.[15][16]