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Tom Hardy became well known in Hollywood after his roles in films such asBronsonandThe Dark Knight Rises. The actor rose to stardom steadily and is considered one of the best actors working at the moment. Hardy has been nominated for an Academy Award for the filmThe Revenant.
The British actor once criticized Hollywood’s tendency to type-cast actors into roles and how he was stereotyped into brutish roles after playing the bare-knuckle fighter and criminal Charles Bronson in the biopicBronson.
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Tom Hardy’s Annoyance At Typecasting In Hollywood
Ever since his breakthrough role in the filmBronson,Tom Hardyhas been increasingly cast in masculine and brutish roles. The actor has starred as Bane inThe Dark Knight Rises, a boxer inWarrior,a seemingly invincible gangster inLawless, and as the action hero Max inMad Max: Fury Road.
Hardy spoke about how Hollywood stereotyped actors and criticized how the industry boxed up actors into their fantasies. He said that the industry only took notice of him when he starred as a brute and then repeatedly cast him in such roles. In an interview with Yahoo! (viaThe Guardian), he said,
“The trouble with Hollywood is they want you to be something, then they think you’re who they wanted you to be..I’m not a fighter. I’m a petite little bourgeois boy from London. People didn’t sit up and take any notice of me until I started putting on weight, kicking people, and being aggressive!”
The actor has featured in costumed dramas and non-action roles such as inThe Virgin QueenandStuart: A Life Backwards.He is also known for his incredible performance in the single-location dramaLocke.
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Tom Hardy’s Life And Career
British actor Tom Hardy is the son of playwright Edward Hardy and came from an affluent, artistic family. Hardy studied in drama schools to pursue his passion for acting and has cited Gary Oldman, with whom he would share screen space inTinker Tailor Soldier SpyandThe Dark Knight Risesas his inspiration.
Hardy started his career as a model and then launched his career as an actor when he appeared in the Steven Spielberg-produced miniseriesBand of Brothers. He also made his feature film debut with Ridley Scott’sBlack Hawk Down. He also started acting on the stage and was regarded as a promising newcomer.
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After playing a few supporting roles, Tom Hardy rose to international stardom due to his performance as the British criminal Charles Bronson in the biopicBronson. Hardy gained much weight for the role in five weeks and was lauded for his performance. It led to his appearance in films such asLawless, Inception,andTheDark Knight Rises.
The actor has since risen to significant stardom in the dramatic category as well, with films likeLegend, Dunkirk,andThe Revenant,the latter for which he earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He starred in the film along with Leonardo DiCaprio.
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Nishanth A is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows with over 2,000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years and a scriptwriter at various corporations before that, working on educational content. With a Communications, English Literature, and Psychology triple major, Nishanth usually covers news and analyses on Star Trek, particularly Strange New Worlds and The Next Generation; Doctor Who, the DCU, and more.A Nolan fan, Nishanth spends his time exploring the filmographies of various directors with an auteurial style or can be found making short movies of his own. He has also contributed as a feature writer for Film Companion, focusing on the South division.
