Tom Hardy is a British theater, film and television actor, known for his roles in films: Wuthering Heights, Beginning, Rock and Roll, Venom. He talks reluctantly about his personal life. It is known that now he is happy in marriage with actress Charlotte Riley and is engaged in raising two children. Hardy has another child from her friend Rachel Speed, with whom he lived for five years.
Hardy is known to movie buffs all over the world. Each time he surprises the audience with new diverse images and professional acting.
Hardy will be forty-two years old in 2019. He has already become one of the most sought-after actors in Hollywood, winner and nominee for prestigious film awards: Oscars, Saturn, European Film Academy, BAFTA and MTV.
Tom also plays on the stage. For his role in the play "In Arabia, we would be kings", he won the London Evening Standard Theater Award, and a year later - the nominee for the Olivier Theater Award.
Hardy is trying to hide her family life from numerous fans and media representatives. Photos of his children are almost impossible to meet on the Internet. Even the name of the oldest child born in a marriage with Charlotte, parents try not to divulge.
Brief biography of the actor
The future actor was born in the fall of 1977 in England. He is half English, half Irish. His father is a famous playwright, writer and screenwriter. Mom is an artist. He spent the early years of his life in a place called East Shin, one of the suburbs of London, where famous actors, comedians, journalists and television people live.
Hardy studied at Reed's School, then at Tower House School. Later he entered the drama school of Richmond Drama School and continued his education at the Drama Center London, where he studied acting and theater.
Michael Fassbender became his friend while studying at the center. Together they performed on stage in many productions. Hardy later said more than once that Michael was the best student and actor on the course, demonstrating high professionalism and talent.
At the age of twenty-one, Hardy won the "The Big Breakfast's Find Me a Supermodel" contest and entered into a short-term contract with Models One.
Creative career
Hardy received his first role as a student in the film "Brothers in Arms". This picture did not bring him fame, but he decided to continue working in the cinema.
In 2006, Hardy created the underground theater troupe "Shotgun" together with director Robert Delamer and staged a play written by his father, entitled "Blue on Blue".
In 2007, Hardy received a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor for touching performance of the role of Stuart Shorter in the film "Stuart: Past Life". On the set, he met Benedict Cumberbatch, who later became his close friend.
The following year, he appeared in Guy Ritchie's "Rock and Roll" in the image of handsome Bob. This was an amazing transformation of the actor. He proved that he was able to play completely different roles and literally stunned film critics with his work.
In the film "Bronson" in 2008, Hardy played the famous Charles Bronson, who was recognized as the most cruel prisoner of Great Britain for all time and served in prison for a total of more than thirty years.
A real breakthrough in his acting career was the work in the film "The Beginning". Hardy played one of the main roles and worked on the set with such famous actors as: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Cullin Murphy, Tom Berenger, Ken Watanabe, Michael Kane, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page.
The film was released in July 2010 and became one of the twenty-five highest-grossing films of all time, collecting eight Oscar nominations (including Best Film) and winning four.
Hardy was considered for the role of Rick Flag in the film "Suicide Squad" from DCEU, but because of the busy schedule and preparation for the role in the film "Survivor" could not take part in the filming.
In 2018, Hardy delighted his fans with the main role of Eddie Brock (Venom) in the superhero movie based on the Marvel Comics comic strip, Venom. The film was the first film shot in the framework of the Marvel cinematic universe from Sony.
Personal life and children of Tom Hardy
In the life of Tom was a rather difficult period when he became addicted to alcohol and drugs. This happened in his youth. Only after many years, Hardy was able to completely get rid of the addiction.
In his interviews, Hardy repeatedly said that he led a very vibrant life in his youth. He had a desire to try everything to the fullest. He started promiscuous novels and met not only with women. But, according to the actor, it was all just as an experiment.
Hardy's first wife was Sarah Ward. They met in their student years and lived together for about five years. Sara filed for divorce while Tom was undergoing treatment and rehabilitation at a drug addiction clinic.
After treatment, Tom left the clinic with a completely different person whom many simply did not recognize. He moved to his parents, tried to stay with his mother all the time. He was afraid to be left alone, and he began to fear meetings with friends, so as not to return to his past life again. His salvation was the theater.
Hardy came to rehearsals early in the morning when there was no one else. In the evenings he was afraid to go home alone and his parents met him every day. Gradually, he began to recover, play on stage, and then act in films.
During this period, he met with assistant director Rachel Speed. The girl actually took on the role of Tom's mom. She persuaded him to move from his parents back to her apartment, looked after him like a small child, prepared food, helped in the selection of costumes and read along with Tom scripts of his future roles.
When Rachel said she was expecting a baby, Tom honestly admitted to her that she was not going to marry her, but that was not an obstacle for the birth of a child. In 2008, the first son of Hardy was born - Louis Thomas.
Tom adored his son and even made another tattoo on his arm with the words "My beautiful son." But relations with Rachel have changed. Hardy sank more and more into work and gradually moved away from his family. In the end, the couple broke up, but Tom still maintains an excellent relationship with his son.
During the filming of one of the films, Hardy met Charlotte Riley. Their romance lasted for many years. Charlotte Tom made an offer in 2010, but the wedding took place only four years later.
In 2015, Charlotte and Tom had their firstborn. At the end of 2018, Charlotte gave birth to a second child, whom they named Forrest. According to some sources, the name of the couple’s son was not chosen by chance. He was named after the main character of the film "Forrest Gump".
Hardy admits that being a father is not easy for him, but he loves his children and is ready to devote all his free time to them. Tom finally realized that being real parents is the most important job in life.
