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Tom Hardy's Career So Far



Having already appeared in Band of Brothers and Black Hawk Down 2001, he came to prominence in Star Trek Nemesis 2002, which was the end of the Next Generation period of the show.  



He played a clone of Picard and is young enough to be almost unrecognisable in that role.  Youthful of countenance but already showing that he could punch his weight with the big boys. 


He continued to work through the early 2000's with stand-out performances in Bronson 2008 (utterly compelling, must see) and Layer Cake 2004.  While not yet taking Hollywood by the vitals, he was building his portfolio of work with A-List stars and directors.





It was Inception 2011 that made his breakout role.  It garnered 8 Academy Awards and is one of the top 25 highest grossing movies of all time.  This film pushed him clearly into the A-List and has made him one of the most sought-after actors in Hollywood today.  

Lesser known movies that feature Tom Hardy are the aforementioned Layer Cake 2004:



 with Daniel Craig as the lead in a proto-Bond movie if ever I saw one; another good film to see is Tom alongside Shia LaBeouf and Jason Clarke in Lawless 2012:



 as well as the role for which Hardy absolutely should have taken the best actor Oscar (to add to the alternate-universe-where-talent-is-more-than-fame version where he already had one for Bronson) when he played both Ronnie and Reggie Kray in Legend 2015. 




Seriously if you haven't seen either Legend or Bronson get on them now.  The other main films that deserved mention are, of course, The Dark Knight Rises 20123 and Mad Max 2015, which cemented his fame in the movie industry worldwide.  Mad Max, in particular, is sure to spawn sequels so you can check rumours on that topic here. 

He appeared in The Revenant 2015 to help Leo win his Oscar.

So, firmly established as a legend already, he continues to turn out good performances.  He was little-used but good in Dunkirk 2017.  It seems that he now has the freedom to pick roles from a wider selection of choices.  His recent TV part in the acclaimed BBC drama Peaky Blinders is a standout example. 



Let's all hope that the career of Tom Hardy is long and fruitful and that he is already over his slight dip in acting form. 




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