Том Гарді

Том Гарді — британський актор театру та кіно.

Народився в Гаммерсміті та виріс у Лондоні. Його мати Енн була із сім’ї ірландських католиків і працювала художницею, а батько Едуард писав комедії. Гарді навчався в школах Рідс, Тавер-Гаус і Річмондській театральній школі, після чого вступив до Drama Centre London (займався під керівництвом викладача, що навчав Ентоні Гопкінса).

Починав свою кар’єру у воєнних драмах, зігравши рядового армії США Джона Яновеча в серіалі «Брати по зброї» (2001). Його дебют у кіно відбувся у воєнному трилері Рідлі Скотта «Падіння «Чорного яструба» (2001).

Одружився 1999 року. Через деякий час вони з дружиною Сарою розлучилися. Том має сина Луї від колишньої подруги Рейчел Спід. У липні 2010-го, за рік після знайомства, він освідчився Шарлотті Райлі.

Мав наркотичну й алкогольну залежність, але 2003 року відмовився від цього. У 2010 році актор зізнався, що мав любовні стосунки з чоловіками.

Edward Thomas Hardy CBE (born 15 September 1977) is an English actor, producer, writer and former model. After studying acting at the Drama Centre London, he made his film debut in Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down (2001). He has since been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, two Critics' Choice Movie Awards and two British Academy Film Awards, receiving the 2011 BAFTA Rising Star Award.

Hardy has also appeared in films such as Star Trek: Nemesis (2002), RocknRolla (2008), Bronson (2008), Warrior (2011), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), Lawless (2012), This Means War (2012), Locke (2013), The Drop (2014), and The Revenant (2015), for which he received a nomination for an Academy Award. In 2015, he portrayed "Mad" Max Rockatansky in Mad Max: Fury Road and both Kray twins in Legend. He has appeared in three Christopher Nolan films: Inception (2010) as Eames, The Dark Knight Rises (2012) as Bane, and Dunkirk (2017) as an RAF fighter-pilot. He starred as both Eddie Brock and Venom in the 2018 anti-hero film Venom and its sequel Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021).

Hardy's television roles include the HBO war drama 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), the Sky 1 drama series The Take (2009), and as Alfie Solomons in the BBC historical crime drama series Peaky Blinders (2014–present). He created, co-produced, and took the lead in the eight-part historical fiction series Taboo (2017) on BBC One and FX. In 2020, he also contributed narration work to the Amazon docuseries All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur.

Hardy has performed on both British and American stages. He was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Most Promising Newcomer for his role as Skank in the production of In Arabia We'd All Be Kings (2003), and was awarded the 2003 Evening Standard Theatre Award for Outstanding Newcomer for his performances in both In Arabia We'd All Be Kings and Blood, in which he played Luca. He starred in the production of The Man of Mode (2007) and received positive reviews for his role in the play The Long Red Road (2010). Hardy is active in charity work and is an ambassador for the Prince's Trust. He was appointed a CBE in the 2018 Birthday Honours for services to drama.

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