Tom Hardy is best known for his performances as Eames in Inception and Bane in The Dark Knight Rises.

Tom Hardy was born on September 15, 1977, in Hammersmith, London, England, as the son of a painter mother and a writer father. His full name is Edward Thomas Hardy. His mother is Elizabeth Anne Barrett and his father is Edward Hardy. He grew up in London and received theater training at a young age. He studied at Tower House School and later at the Richmond Drama School, while also working as a model.

At the age of 21, in 1998, he won the competition Find Me A Supermodel. While working at a prestigious Theatre Centre in London, he appeared as a guest actor in Episode 2 of the TV miniseries Band of Brothers, directed by Ridley Scott, in 2001. After this experience, he left theater and turned his focus to cinema.

In 2001, he made his film debut with Black Hawk Down, directed by Ridley Scott, starring Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Ioan Gruffudd, Sam Shepard, and William Fichtner. In 2002, his role as Shinzon in Star Trek: Nemesis earned him a Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

In 2010, his portrayal of Eames in Inception, directed by Christopher Nolan, earned him the BAFTA Rising Star Award. In the film, he appeared alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Elliot Page, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, and Michael Caine.

In 2012, he starred as Bane in The Dark Knight Rises, another Christopher Nolan production, alongside Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Anne Hathaway, Gary Oldman, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Morgan Freeman. The film grossed over $1.08 billion worldwide. His performance as the villain who kidnaps a nuclear physicist earned him the NTV Film Award for “Best Villain.” In the same year, he co-starred in Lawless with Shia LaBeouf, Mia Wasikowska, and Gary Oldman.

In 2015, he starred as Max Rockatansky in Mad Max: Fury Road, alongside Charlize Theron as Imperator Furiosa. The film grossed $376 million worldwide and depicted a post-nuclear world suffering from extreme drought, where Max plans his escape from captivity.

Also in 2015, he appeared opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant, a role that earned him an Academy Award nomination. In 2017, he appeared in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and later gained global recognition for portraying Eddie Brock in Venom.

In 2020, after multiple delays and a title change, he portrayed notorious mob boss Al Capone in the film Capone.

Marriages:
First marriage: He married Sarah Ward in 1999 and divorced in 2004. He has a son, Louis Thomas Hardy (born April 8, 2008).
Second marriage: On July 4, 2014, he married actress Charlotte Riley.

Awards:
2003 – Evening Standard Theatre Award – In Arabia We'd All Be Kings
2008 – British Independent Film Award for Best Actor – Bronson
2011 – BAFTA Rising Star Award – Inception
2011 – Scream Award for Best Breakthrough Actor – Inception
2012 – Nevada Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor – Warrior
2012 – Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
2012 – Georgia Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
2012 – YouMovie Award for Best Cast – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Theatre Performances:
2003 – In Arabia We'd All Be Kings – Hampstead Theatre
2007 – The Man of Mode – National Theatre

Filmography and Television Work
2021 – Mad Max: The Wasteland (Max Rockatansky) (Feature Film)
2021 – War Party (announced) (Feature Film)
2021 – Venom: Let There Be Carnage (Eddie Brock / Venom) (Feature Film)
2020 – Capone (Al Capone) (Feature Film)
2018 – Venom (Eddie Brock / Venom) (Feature Film)
2018 – Sticky (Herbert Maloney) (TV Series)
2017–2020 – Taboo (James Keziah Delaney) (TV Series)
2017 – Dunkirk (Farrier) (Feature Film)
2017 – Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Stormtrooper – Cameo) (Feature Film)
2015 – London Road (Mark) (Feature Film)
2015 – Splinter Cell (Sam Fisher) (Feature Film)
2015 – The Revenant (John Fitzgerald) (Feature Film)
2015 – Legend (Ronald Kray / Reginald Kray) (Feature Film)
2014 – The Drop (Bob Saginowski) (Feature Film)
2014 – Child 44 (Leo Demidov) (Feature Film)
2014–2019 – Peaky Blinders (Alfie Solomons) (TV Series)
2013 – Mad Max: Fury Road (Max Rockatansky) (Feature Film)
2013 – Locke (Ivan Locke) (Feature Film)
2012 – This Means War (Tuck) (Feature Film)
2012 – The Dark Knight Rises (Bane) (Feature Film)
2012 – Lawless (Forrest Bondurant) (Feature Film)
2011 – Warrior (Tom Conlon) (Feature Film)
2011 – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Ricki Tarr) (Feature Film)
2011 – From the Ashes (Narrator) (Feature Film)
2010 – Inception (Eames) (Feature Film)
2009 – The Take (Freddie) (TV Series)
2009 – Sucker Punch (Michaels) (Feature Film)
2009 – Bronson (Charles Bronson) (Feature Film)
2008 – Wuthering Heights (Heathcliff) (TV Series)
2008 – RocknRolla (Handsome Bob) (Feature Film)
2007 – WAZ (Pierre Jackson) (Feature Film)
2007 – Oliver Twist (Bill Sikes) (TV Series)
2007 – Cape Wrath (Jack Donnelly) (TV Series)
2006 – Minotaur (Theo) (Feature Film)
2006 – Scenes of a Sexual Nature (Noel) (Feature Film)
2005 – Colditz (2nd Lt. Jack Rose) (TV Series)
2005 – Gideon's Daughter (Andrew) (TV Series)
2005 – The Virgin Queen (Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester) (TV Series)
2004 – Layer Cake (Clarkie) (Feature Film)
2003 – The Reckoning (Straw) (Feature Film)
2003 – Blue Kiss (Tom) (Feature Film)
2002 – Star Trek: Nemesis (Praetor Shinzon) (Feature Film)
2001 – Black Hawk Down (Twombly) (Feature Film)
2001 – Band of Brothers (Episode 2, Guest Appearance) (TV Series)

Source: Biyografiler.com