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Thomas William Hiddleston (born 9 February 1981) is an British and American actor. He gained international fame portraying Loki in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), beginning with Thor in 2011 and including the Disney+ series Loki (2021–2023). Hiddleston started his film career with Joanna Hogg's films Unrelated (2007) and Archipelago (2010). In 2011, Hiddleston portrayed F. Scott Fitzgerald in Woody Allen's romantic comedy Midnight in Paris and appeared in Steven Spielberg's War Horse. That year, he was nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award. He continued working with auteurs in independent films, including Terence Davies' drama The Deep Blue Sea (2012), Jim Jarmusch's vampire film Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) and Guillermo del Toro's horror film Crimson Peak (2015). He also played the troubled country music singer Hank Williams in the biopic I Saw The Light (2015) and led the big-budget adventure film Kong: Skull Island (2017). On television, Hiddleston starred in and executive produced the limited series The Night Manager (2016), for which he received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. Hiddleston made his stage debut in Journey's End in 1999. He continued acting in theatre, including in the West End productions of Cymbeline (2007) and Ivanov (2008). He won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer in a Play for his role in Cymbeline. He was nominated for the same award for his role as Cassio in Othello (2008). Hiddleston starred as the title character in a production of Coriolanus (2013–2014), receiving a nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor. He made his Broadway debut in a 2019 revival of Harold Pinter's drama Betrayal, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Hiddleston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Thor, crown prince of Asgard, craves battle and glory, recklessly leading an assault on the Frost Giants against his father Odin’s orders. As punishment, Odin strips Thor of his powers and banishes him to Earth, casting his enchanted hammer, Mjolnir, alongside him. Landing in New Mexico, Thor meets astrophysicist Jane Foster and her team. Initially arrogant and desperate to reclaim his power, Thor learns humility as he experiences human life and protects innocents from danger. Meanwhile, Loki, Thor’s adopted brother, seizes Asgard’s throne by manipulating events and secretly aligning with the Frost Giants. On Earth, S.H.I.E.L.D. investigates Mjolnir’s landing, detaining Thor when he tries to retrieve it. Failing to lift the hammer, Thor realizes he is unworthy. When Loki sends the Destroyer to kill Thor, he sacrifices himself to save lives. This act restores his worthiness, allowing Mjolnir to return and his powers to be restored. Thor defeats the Destroyer and returns to Asgard, confronting Loki in a fierce duel. As Loki’s schemes unravel, he falls into a cosmic wormhole. Thor, now wiser, vows to protect both Asgard and Earth. Post Credits: Nick Fury shows astrophysicist Erik Selvig the Tesseract, a mysterious cube of immense power.
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