♦ The Italian magazine Flair has an interview with Tom this month.  Here’s a transcription of it from Charlidos.  Keep in mind that the quotes were translated from English into Italian and back into English via Google.  She has the scans here and if anyone can read Italian, please help! The actor who is happily incorrect “In the [...]

James White Hype Magazine 2002 Transcribed by THP   Tom Hardy Star Trek’s latest villain swaps Somalian gunplay for interstellar gunships…. Having an action figure made in your image must be unnerving for anyone. It’s certainly having that effect on Tom Hardy as his plastic effigy stares balefully at him from a corner of his [...]

Esquire 2005 He loves guns and playing at soldiers, which could come in handy because Star Trek fans want to kill him… Although still only in his early twenties, Tom hardy has already worked with some of Hollywood’s leading directors – Steven Spielberg, Jerry Bruckheimer, Ridley Scott and Sofia Coppola. But it hasn’t been an [...]

GQ October 2003 Tom Hardy Actor, 26 “The biggie hasn’t really come in yet,” says Hardy with a shake of his head. “I thought Star Trek would do it, but perhaps “Star Wars” would have. Considering his track record, Hardy has little to worry about. That elusive “biggie” must surely be just around the corner. [...]

March 2003 Laurent De Groof Cine-files.com (translated by Google Translate- blame it, I took Spanish) Cine-Files: You appeared for the first time on screen in “Band of Brothers.” What effect did this experience have on your career? Tom Hardy: “Band of Brothers” is the perfect role for a first start. I would never have dreamed [...]

November 27, 2003 Rachel Halliburton London Evening Standard Despite a shaky start involving gun possession and being thrown out of two drama schools, Tom Hardy’s career has blossomed. Now, the young actor voted Best Newcomer at this week’s Evening Standard Theatre Awards is becoming a Hollywood action hero. At the age of 26, he has [...]

December 9, 2002 Steve Head IGN These days leading up to the release of Star Trek: Nemesis are an exciting time for actor Tom Hardy. “Tom who?” you might ask. Well, he’s a relative newcomer, which suits Star Trek producer Rick Berman just fine. You see, Berman wanted a secret weapon. With director Stuart Baird (U.S. Marshals) and [...]

June 23, 2009 Gareth McLean The Guardian In 2002, after Star Trek: Nemesis, Tom Hardy was hailed as the Next Big Thing. But it never happened and he hit the bottle. Now he’s bouncing back. By his own admission, Tom Hardy’s favourite subject is himself. “I make no bones about it,” he says, his pillowy [...]