Tom Hardy made his screen debut in the 2001 war film ‘Black Hawk Down’ directed by Ridley Scott. The film received a positive response from critics but was a moderate box office success, grossing over $173 million on a budget of $92 million. In 2002, he portrayed ‘Shinzon’ in the American science fiction film ‘Star Trek: Nemesis’ directed by Stuart Baird. The film received a mixed response from critics and was a commercial failure. He continued to star in films such as ‘The Reckoning’ (2003), ‘LD 50 Lethal Dose’ (2003), ‘Layer Cake’ (2004), ‘Marie Antoinette’ (2006), ‘Scenes of a Sexual Nature’ (2006), ‘Flood’ (2007), ‘The Inheritance’ (2007), ‘Sucker Punch’ (2008), ‘Bronson’ (2008), and ‘Thick as Thieves’ (2009). In 2010, he played the role of ‘Eames’ in the science fiction action film ‘Inception’ directed by Christopher Nolan. The film garnered praise from critics and was a major box office success, grossing over $836.8 million on a budget of $160 million. The following year, she starred as ‘Ricki Tarr’ in the Cold War spy thriller film ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’ directed by Tomas Alfredson. The film opened to wide critical acclaim and went on to receive 3 Academy Award nominations. It was also a financial success and grossed over $81.2 million on a $21 million budget.
In 2012, he portrayed ‘Bane’ in the Christopher Nolan-directed superhero film ‘The Dark Knight Rises.’ The film received praise from critics and was a massive commercial success, grossing over $1.081 billion on a budget of $250–300 million. He next starred as ‘Ivan Locke’ in the 2013 psychological drama film ‘Locke’ directed by Steven Knight. The film opened to critical acclaim and holds a 90% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. In 2014, he joined the cast of the British crime drama television series, ‘Peaky Blinders’ as ‘Alfie Solomons.’ The series ran for 6 seasons and went off-air in 2022. He next played the role of ‘Max Rockatansky’ in the 2015 Australian post-apocalyptic action film ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ directed by George Miller. While the film opened to a positive critical reception, it underperformed at the box office. That same year, he also starred as ‘John Fitzgerald’ in the Alejandro G. Iñárritu-directed American adventure drama film ‘The Revenant.’ The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed over $533 million on a $135 million budget. Hardy also received an ‘Academy Award’ nomination for his performance in the film. He next starred in films such as ‘Dunkirk’ (2017), ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ (2017), ‘Venom’ (2018), ‘Capone’ (2020), ‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ (2021), and ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ (2021). He last appeared in the 2021 Lana Wachowski-directed American science fiction action film ‘The Matrix Resurrections.’ Even though the film received praise from critics, it failed to perform at the box office.