Edward Thomas "
Tom"
Hardy (born 15 September 1977) is an English actor, screenwriter, and producer. He made his debut in
Ridley Scott's 2001 war film
Black Hawk Down. Hardy's other notable films include the science fiction film
Star Trek: Nemesis (2002), the crime film
RocknRolla (2008), biographical psychological drama
Bronson (2008), science fiction thriller
Inception (2010), sports drama
Warrior (2011), Cold War espionage film
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), crime drama
Lawless (2012), drama
Locke (2013), mobster film
The Drop (2014), and the biographical western thriller
The Revenant (2015), for which he received an
Academy Award nomination for
Best Supporting Actor. He also portrayed
Bane in the superhero film
The Dark Knight Rises (2012),
"Mad" Max Rockatansky in the post-apocalyptic film
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), and both
Kray twins in the crime thriller
Legend (2015).