Tom Hardy (27 page)

The Los Angeles premiere for Inception. From left to right: Dileep Rao, Lukas Haas, Tom, producer Emma Thomas, actor Ken Watanabe, director Christopher Nolan, Ellen Page, Leonardo DiCaprio, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Cillian Murphy and one of Tom’s acting heroes, Tom Berenger.

Tom has the utmost respect for Chris Nolan and loves working with the director – he has said he would even read a shopping list or Yellow Pages for him!

Tom and Charlotte Riley met on the set of
Wuthering Heights
, in which they starred together. The couple are now engaged to be married.

Family night out. Tom with Charlotte, his mother, Anne and his father, Chips.

Basketball buddies. Leonardo di Caprio and Tom enjoy a match between the San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers in February 2011.

Tom was proud to present the inaugural Visionary Award to Chris Nolan at the 9th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards, held at the Beverly Hilton hotel in 2011.

Boxing clever. Tom shows some ‘fighting spirit’ with Joe Calzaghe in London in September 2010.

The bat’s back. These scenes from the third and final instalment in Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises, were filmed on the streets of Manhattan in November 2011.Christian Bale and Tom pictured filming Chris Nolan’s
Batman
: The Dark Knight Rises
on the streets of Manhattan on 6 November 2011.

Nobody does bad quite as well as Tom. As the villain Bane in
The Dark Knight Rises.

Tom’s trademark is his ability to transform for roles and he had to beef up to play Bane.

Tom pictured with director, writer and producer Gavin O’Connor and actors Jennifer Morrison, Nick Nolte and Joel Edgerton at the premiere of
Warrior
in 2011.

Best of British. Tom was delighted to work with such a talented group of actors in in
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. From left to right
: Tom, Colin Firth, Gary Oldman, Benedict Cumberbatch and John Hurt at the film’s premiere in September 2011.

This means poor. Sadly, Tom’s first foray into romantic comedy wasn’t well received by fans or critics. He attended the London premiere of
This Means War
with co-stars Reese Witherspoon and Chris Pine.