![]() ![]() ![]() In 2002, Hardy appeared as the Reman Praetor Shinzon, a clone of USS Enterprise Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: Nemesis. During this time, Hardy also had a brief stint as a rapper and hip hop producer with his friend Edward Tracy (under the name "Tommy No 1 + Eddie Too Tall"), with whom he recorded a mixtape called Falling On Your Arse in 1999 that remained unreleased until 2018. He made his feature film debut in Ridley Scott's war thriller Black Hawk Down (2001). Hardy joined Drama Centre London in September 1998, and was taken out early after winning the part of US Army Private John Janovec in the HBO-BBC mini-series Band of Brothers. In 1998, Hardy won The Big Breakfast 's Find Me a Supermodel competition at the age of 21, earning him a brief contract with Models 1. Hardy at the London premiere of Inception in 2010 ![]() He has named Gary Oldman, with whom he would later work on Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, as his "hero" and added that he mirrored scenes from Oldman while at drama school. He later studied at Richmond Drama School and the Drama Centre London, now a part of Central Saint Martins. Hardy attended Tower House School, Reed's School, and Duff Miller Sixth Form College. ![]() He was raised in London's East Sheen suburb. He is of Irish descent on his mother's side. Early life Įdward Thomas Hardy was born in the Hammersmith district of London on 15 September 1977, the only child of artist and painter Anne (née Barrett) and novelist and comedy writer Edward "Chips" Hardy. He was appointed a CBE in the 2018 Birthday Honours for services to drama. Hardy is active in charity work and is an ambassador for the Prince's Trust. He starred in the production of The Man of Mode (2007) and received positive reviews for his role in the play The Long Red Road (2010). He was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Most Promising Newcomer for his role as Skank in the production of In Arabia We'd All Be Kings (2003), and was awarded the 2003 Evening Standard Theatre Award for Outstanding Newcomer for his performances in both In Arabia We'd All Be Kings and Blood, in which he played Luca. Hardy has performed on both British and American stages. He created, co-produced, and took the lead in the eight-part historical fiction series Taboo (2017) on BBC One and FX. Hardy's television roles include the HBO war drama mini-series Band of Brothers (2001), the BBC historical drama mini-series The Virgin Queen (2005), Bill Sikes in the BBC's mini-series Oliver Twist (2007), Heathcliff in ITV's Wuthering Heights (2009), the Sky 1 drama series The Take (2009), and as Alfie Solomons in the BBC crime drama series Peaky Blinders (2014–2022). He has since starred as Eddie Brock/ Venom in the film Venom and its 2021 sequel Venom: Let There Be Carnage. He has appeared in three Christopher Nolan films: Inception (2010), The Dark Knight Rises (2012) as Bane, and Dunkirk (2017). In 2015, he starred as "Mad" Max Rockatansky in Mad Max: Fury Road and both Kray twins in Legend, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Revenant. He had supporting roles in Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) and RocknRolla (2008), and went on to star in Bronson (2008), Warrior (2011), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), Lawless (2012), This Means War (2012), and Locke (2013). After studying acting at the Drama Centre London, he made his film debut in Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down (2001). Edward Thomas Hardy CBE (born 15 September 1977) is an English actor, producer and screenwriter. ![]()
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