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Edward Thomas Hardy CBE (born 15 September 1977) is an English actor, producer, writer and former model. After studying acting at the Drama Centre London, he made his film debut in Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down (2001). He has since been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, two Critics' Choice Movie Awards and two British Academy Film Awards, receiving the 2011 BAFTA Rising Star Award. Hardy has also appeared in films such as Star Trek: Nemesis (2002), RocknRolla (2008), Bronson (2008), Warrior (2011), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), Lawless (2012), This Means War (2012), Locke (2013), The Drop (2014), and The Revenant (2015), for which he received a nomination for an Academy Award. In 2015, he portrayed "Mad" Max Rockatansky in Mad Max: Fury Road and both Kray twins in Legend. He has appeared in three Christopher Nolan films: Inception (2010) as Eames, The Dark Knight Rises (2012) as Bane, and Dunkirk (2017) as an RAF fighter-pilot. He starred as both Eddie Brock and Venom in the 2018 anti-hero film Venom and its sequel Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021). 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 historical crime drama series Peaky Blinders (2014–present). He created, co-produced, and took the lead in the eight-part historical fiction series Taboo (2017) on BBC One and FX. In 2020, he also contributed narration work to the Amazon docuseries All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur. Hardy has performed on both British and American stages. 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. 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). Hardy is active in charity work and is an ambassador for the Prince's Trust. He was appointed a CBE in the 2018 Birthday Honours for services to drama. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Hardy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Tom Hardy
Heretic (Voice and Mocap)
for Heretic (Voice and Mocap) in Batman: Bad Blood (live action)
Suggested by go77e
*rewritten for live action* Following Bruce Wayne’s mysterious disappearance, Gotham descends into chaos. A high-level arms deal explodes mid-raid, seemingly claiming Batman’s life. With no body recovered, questions swirl: is the Bat dead, captured, or in hiding? In his absence, Gotham fractures. Nightwing returns to wear the cowl temporarily, reluctantly guiding a crumbling network of vigilantes — including the impulsive Damian (Robin), a grieving Alfred, and a new wildcard: Kate Kane, a cynical ex-soldier with a mysterious vendetta, who emerges as Batwoman. Meanwhile, Luke Fox, son of WayneTech’s Lucius Fox, investigates tech thefts tied to experimental combat suits. He’s pulled into the fight and eventually becomes Batwing, balancing loyalty to his father’s legacy with newfound purpose. The chaos is orchestrated by Talia al Ghul, now leading the League of Shadows with renewed zeal. Still reeling from Damian’s rejection in Batman vs. Robin, she sets out to rebuild the world in Ra’s al Ghul’s image — and reclaim her son. She unleashes her "new son": the monstrous Heretic, a mutated, adult clone of Damian, devoid of conscience but embedded with fragments of Bruce’s memories. Talia’s forces — including mercenaries like Firefly, Hellhound, and the brutal Electrocutioner — strike Gotham’s infrastructure, abducting scientists, and hijacking Wayne Enterprises’ stealth tech to arm Heretic’s rise. Gotham is not just a battleground — it's a testbed for a global League resurgence. As tensions rise, Black Mask takes advantage of Batman’s absence, pulling together rogue factions to claim Gotham’s underworld. Infiltrating his empire is Kate Kane’s personal mission — tied to the long-buried murder of her twin sister, Elizabeth, in a Black Mask–backed League operation. When Batman is eventually found alive — broken, drugged, and being psychologically dismantled by Talia — the truth comes out: he allowed himself to be taken, hoping to infiltrate the League and end things from within. But Talia’s plan has evolved — she no longer wants Bruce back. She wants to erase him. In a final confrontation at an abandoned WayneTech facility turned cloning lab, the Bat-family unites. Batwoman and Nightwing battle Heretic. Robin faces his clone, forced to accept the horror of what he could become. Batwing neutralizes the stolen tech. And Bruce confronts Talia, not with rage — but with regret, forcing her to reckon with what they’ve both done to their son. Talia escapes, wounded and more dangerous than ever. Heretic dies by Damian’s hand — not in anger, but mercy. The film ends with Gotham on the mend. Bruce begins trusting others more. Kate becomes a full-time protector. Damian finally feels like a Robin, not a weapon. And the Bat-Family — fractured, but finally forged — stands together.
