Tom Hardy has only recently begun to grace our big screens with his presence on a regular basis and solidify himself as a rising star to watch. Though appearing in many TV series, miniseries, and films in the British entertainment industry, it wasn’t until a few short years ago when his fame exploded and sent him flying straight into Hollywood with the help of a little dream. Hardy follows the trend of the attractively-immature actor we see nowadays taking the film industry by storm. He doesn’t have the old Hollywood class that is usually present in male actors and is not too concerned about his image. Instead he brings a youthful, more modern, and fresh approach that oozes of charm and dare I say, swag.
6. Tuck Hansen (This Means War)
Tuck was probably the character with the least intricacies on this list. He was a hopeless romantic, which practically covers the entire misunderstood-slick-loner-softy type I mentioned before to a certain degree. With what he was given, I think Hardy did wonderfully. He was awkward when he needed to be and he was hopeless when he needed to be. That being said, he lacked chemistry with Chris Pine, Reese Witherspoon, and even his son in the film. I didn’t buy for a second the “falling out” he had with Pine’s character. He really only had chemistry with his own thoughts, which is a feat in itself, but not something to aim for in a character driven film. In the end, it was just a forgettable role.
5. Eames (Inception)
He was a misunderstood loner – not the “emo” type mind you, just that he was misunderstood as a loner – as he preferred working alone and through illusions while he was also a slick softy as his friendly rivalry with Arthur showed. He was quick-witted, clever, and the recipe for a popular character. He easily stuck out from the large cast with the help of a little charisma, but seeing as how he wasn’t as well known as Leonardo DiCaprio for example, no one really thought too much about him. Not much else I can say.
4. Ricki Tarr (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy)
Like Inception, Hardy’s character is part of an ensemble cast making it hard to stand out. However, he does so easily in this film due to the nature and look of his character. Tarr’s infatuation with the character Irina romanticizes a film in drastic need of light – or any sort of emotion on that. His naive, almost childish demeanor sharply contrasts that of any other character, making him a sort of oasis in the desert of grit.
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