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 [...]

BBC Movies Interview by Nev Pierce October 2003 The charming 25-year-old star of “Star Trek: Nemesis” plays a clone of Captain Picard, out to destroy the Earth. As the 10th Trek movie comes to DVD, he discusses hype, dribbling and his “arse-clenchingly bad” impression of Patrick Stewart…   Did you find it intimidating playing a [...]

TOM HARDY Most famous for Star Trek: Nemesis Soon to be seen in Dot the I Favourite film “La Haine. I loved the way it was filmed.” Best moment “Performing with New York’s LAByrinthTheatre Company, with people such as Phillip Seymour Hoffman.” Worst moment “Not being able to find my underpants when I was working [...]

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. [...]

July 29, 2010 StarTrek.com Tom Hardy is on the kind of roll actors live to experience. The 32-year-old Brit won international acclaim for his star turn in the 2009 drama Bronson, is part of the stellar cast of the current blockbuster Inception, has the MMA/family drama Warrior in the can, just this week signed to [...]

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 [...]

January 2003 Ian Spelling Starlog #306 (via THR.net and the Wayback Machine) It was by a quirk of fate that a young boy named Shinzon ended up on Remus and matured into the greatest enemy yet faced by Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the Starship Enterprise. Likewise, it was but a quirk of fate that landed [...]

Dave Golder SFX magazine #99 TomHardyRealm.net (via the Wayback Machine) Tom Hardy didn’t get the role of Jean Luc Picard’s evil twin by looking like Patrick Stewart. But Dave Golder finds out that his boxer shorts may have been the deciding factor in his casting. “NEVER! GOOD GOD, NO!” Stand back, the blue touch paper has been lit, [...]

December 18, 2002 StarTrek.com (via the Wayback Machine) Star Trek Host: Tom is on the phone with us from Berlin. Q: First, let me congratulate you on your performance in “Nemesis” — truly one of the most memorable villains. Were you ever a fan of Star Trek before you were asked to play in this role? [...]

November 25, 2002 Steve Krutzler TrekWeb.com Casting the villain in the latest STAR TREK installment was a tall order and director Stuart Baird actually screen tested six actors for the role before receiving a bizzare audition tape from a young unknown actor marooned in Morocco. Performing the NEMESIS casting sides on a poorly-lit tape, British actor Tom [...]

December 13, 2010 StarTrek.com Most of your scenes in the film were with Tom Hardy. Did you have a sense then that he had the goods and that he could really take off as an actor like he is right now, after Inception? Perlman: Tom has become probably one of the most sought-after actors in the [...]

Matt Patches July 2010 UGO Matt Patches: When I spoke with Cillian [Murphy], I admitted that Inception had kicked my mind’s ass – and I appreciated that. It’s rare to find that kind of thought-provoking action, and I imagine it’s equally difficult finding projects like this. How and when did you come on board the project? Tom [...]

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 [...]

January 3, 2003 Tim Robey The Telegraph Star Trek: Nemesis 12A cert, 116 min The camera shakes. Sparks fly. Cast members tumble wearily from one side of the set to the other. Yes, it’s another attack on the Enterprise, mounted by Shinzon (Tom Hardy), a bio-engineered doppelganger of the Patrick Stewart character, and, thanks to [...]