Tom Hardy British Actor Known for The Dark Knight Rises

Tom Hardy (15 September 1977, Hammersmith) is a British actor. He is known for playing Bane in The Dark Knight Rises (2012).

Early life

His father is Chips Hardy. Schooling on record includes Reed's School, Richmond Adult Community College and Tower House School.

Career

His first listed screen credit dates to 2001, with Band of Brothers, as John A. Janovec, Private John Janovec. Work from the 2000s includes Black Hawk Down (2001, as SPC Lance Twombly) and Star Trek: Nemesis (2002, as Shinzon). Inception (2010, as Eames) and The Revenant (2015, as John Fitzgerald) are among his 2010s credits. In the 2020s, he appeared in Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021, as Venom) and Venom: The Last Dance (2024, as Venom).

The list below counts 40 films and 9 TV series from 2001 to 2025. Drama is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (11), followed by action (10) and adventure (4). His latest credit on record is MobLand (2025). Of his six titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, The Dark Knight Rises (2012) has the highest, at $1.08 billion. Tom Hardy also worked as writer on Venom: The Last Dance.

Cillian Murphy appears in four of his listed titles, including Dunkirk (2017) and Peaky Blinders (2013). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Gary Oldman (four titles) and Michael Caine (three titles). Christopher Nolan directed three of his titles on record. Guy Ritchie is credited as director on two of them, including RocknRolla (2008). His other notable work includes Venom, Locke and Bronson.

Recognition

Among his honours is a BAFTA Rising Star Award, won in 2011. Other wins include the Commander of the Order of the British Empire and the British Independent Film Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film (2009) for Bronson. Among his nominations is the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2016 for The Revenant. In all, Tom Hardy has won 3 awards and received 2 nominations.

Personal life

He has been married to Charlotte Riley since 2014. Earlier marriages on record are to Sarah Ward (1999 to 2004).