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Tom states that his destructive past behavior, which included substance abuse, robbery, and fighting, were a result of insecurity and self-hatred.
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Tom believes that his lead role in Stuart: A Life Backwards is his "Taxi Driver moment" and the best role he will ever have.
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Tom Hardy stage credits (year produced, play name, role):
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2007 Man of Mode (Dorimant)
2004 Festen (Michael)
2003 Blood (Lucca)
2003 The Modernists (Vincent)
2003 In Arabia We'd All Be Kings (Skank)
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Tom's grandfather is an army veteran and was a member of Britain's Special Air Services Regiment (SAS).
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At 15, Tom and a friend were arrested for driving a stolen car and gun possession, but Tom was not charged with any crime.
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Tom is a recovered alcoholic and drug addict.
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Tom and his partner, Rachael Speed, welcomed a son, Louis Thomas Hardy, born on April 8, 2008.
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Tom created a theatre company, Shotgun, in 2006 with director Robert Delamere.
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Tom was a model for a short time after winning The Big Breakfast Find Me A Model contest in 1998.
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Tom married his wife Sarah on January 2, 1999, after they knew each other for three weeks. They are now divorced.
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In 2003, Tom was awarded the London Evening Standard Theatre Award for "Outstanding Newcomer" for his performances in Blood and In Arabia We'd All Be Kings.
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Tom's father,
Chips Hardy, received a scholarship to Cambridge becoming first in his family to attend a university.
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Tom studied Method acting at the Drama Centre London. One of his teachers, Christopher Fettes, was a mentor to Sir Anthony Hopkins.
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Tom's talent agent, Lindy King, also represents Ewan McGregor and Keira Knightley.
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His height is 5' 11" (1.80 m)