Tom Hardy Net Worth

What is Tom Hardy's Net Worth and Salary?

Tom Hardy is an English actor who has a net worth of $40 million. Known for his physical transformations and distinctive vocal performances, Hardy has cemented his reputation as one of Hollywood's most compelling actors, equally capable in blockbusters and intimate character studies. Tom Hardy began his career after studying at Drama Centre London, making his film debut in Ridley Scott's "Black Hawk Down" (2001). During this early period, he had a brief stint as a rapper and appeared in HBO's "Band of Brothers" miniseries.

His breakthrough came with performances in "Bronson" (2008) and as Eames in Christopher Nolan's "Inception" (2010), for which he won a BAFTA Rising Star award. Hardy's career accelerated with roles in critically acclaimed films including "Warrior" (2011), "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" (2011), and "Locke" (2013).

Hardy achieved global recognition playing iconic villains and complex characters: the masked antagonist Bane in "The Dark Knight Rises" (2012), the title role in "Mad Max: Fury Road" (2015), and a dual portrayal of the Kray twins in "Legend" (2015). His performance as John Fitzgerald in "The Revenant" (2015) earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

His collaboration with director Christopher Nolan continued with "Dunkirk" (2017), and he took on the Marvel antihero Venom in a franchise beginning in 2018.

Hardy has maintained a presence in television, appearing in the British gangster series "Peaky Blinders" and creating/starring in the period drama "Taboo" (2017). He also starred in "MobLand" (2025), a drama about warring crime families.

Early Life and Career Beginnings

Edward Thomas Hardy was born on September 15, 1977, in Hammersmith, London, England. His mother, Anne (née Barrett), is an artist and painter, and his father, Edward "Chips" Hardy, is a novelist and comedy writer. He is an only child and was raised in East Sheen, London. He was a student at Tower House School, Reed's School, and Duff Miller Sixth Form College, and later continued his education at the Richmond Drama School and the Drama Centre London, which is a part of Central Saint Martins.

Hardy got his start in show business at the age of 21, when he won The Big Breakfast's "Find Me a Supermodel" competition in 1998. The win landed him a brief contract with Models One, and he then landed the supporting part of John Janovec in the BBC miniseries "Band of Brothers" (2001).

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Acting Career

Hardy's feature film debut came in 2001 in Ridley Scott's "Black Hawk Down." He gained wider international exposure in 2002 when he portrayed Reman Praetor Shinzon, the clone of Captain Jean-Luc Picard, in "Star Trek: Nemesis." He subsequently appeared in films including "Dot the I" (2003), "LD 50 Lethal Dose" (2003), "EMR" (2004), and "Layer Cake" (2004).

He went on to appear in the BBC miniseries "The Virgin Queen" (2005) alongside Emilia Fox, portraying Robert Dudley. He followed with an acclaimed role in the BBC Two drama "Stuart: A Life Backwards" (2007) and appeared in the BBC miniseries "Oliver Twist" (2007). In 2008, Hardy starred in "Bronson," a biopic about infamous English prisoner Charles Bronson. To prepare for the role, Hardy gained over 40 pounds and met Bronson multiple times.

After projects such as the ITV drama "The Take" (2009) and "Wuthering Heights" (2009), Hardy broke into the Hollywood A-list with his role as Eames in Christopher Nolan's blockbuster "Inception" (2010), for which he won the BAFTA Rising Star Award. He then appeared in "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" (2011), "Warrior" (2011), "This Means War" (2012), "The Dark Knight Rises" (2012), "Lawless" (2012), and "The Drop" (2014).

2015 was an especially busy year for Hardy, who starred in five films: "Child 44," "Mad Max: Fury Road," "Legend," "London Road," and "The Revenant." His performance in "The Revenant" earned him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Around the same time, Hardy joined the cast of the BBC crime drama "Peaky Blinders" as Alfie Solomons, a fan-favorite role he would reprise throughout the series' run.

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In 2017, Hardy starred in and co-created the BBC series "Taboo," collaborating with Steven Knight and his father, Edward "Chips" Hardy. That same year, he played RAF fighter pilot Farrier in Christopher Nolan's World War II epic "Dunkirk."

In 2018, Hardy portrayed Eddie Brock and the alien symbiote Venom in "Venom," a Sony-Marvel film that became a major box office hit. He reprised the role in "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" (2021), directed by Andy Serkis, and again in a cameo in "Spider-Man: No Way Home" (2021).

In 2020, Hardy returned to work with Nolan, starring as a key member of "Tenet's" time-inverting spy network. In 2021, he also returned to "Peaky Blinders" for its sixth and final season.

More recently, Hardy has continued his collaboration with Steven Knight, co-producing and starring in the Netflix war drama "The Dirty War" (2023), set during the Afghanistan conflict. In 2025, he starred in "Havoc," a gritty action thriller directed by Gareth Evans, released on Netflix to strong reviews. Hardy is also confirmed to reprise his role as Eddie Brock/Venom in an upcoming third film in the "Venom" franchise.

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Stage Career

In addition to his work on the television and movie screens, Hardy has also been active in the theater and stage productions. In 2003, he performed in productions of "Blood" and "In Arabia We'd All Be Kings" at the Royal Court Theatre and Hampstead Theatre. For these performances, he won the 2003 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Outstanding Newcomer. Also in 2003, he received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for Most Promising Newcomer in a Society of London Theatre Affiliate for his "In Arabia We'd All Be Kings" performance. In early 2010, Hardy starred in a production of "The Long Red Road" in Chicago at the Goodman Theatre.

Venom 3 Salary

For "Venom 3," Tom Hardy earned a salary of $20 million. That was a career-high for Tom, and enough to make him one of the ten highest-paid actors in the world in terms of per-salary earnings in the year he made the film.

Personal Life

In 1999, Hardy married Sarah Ward, a producer. They divorced in 2004. In 2005, he met assistant director Rachael Speed on the set of "The Virgin Queen," and they began a relationship. Together, they have one son, born in 2008. They broke up in 2009, ending their four-year relationship. That same year, in 2009, Hardy met the actress Charlotte Riley on the set of "Wuthering Heights," and they began dating. They got married in 2014 and have two children together.

In 2010, Hardy took on the role of ambassador for the UK charity the Prince's Trust. The organization provides training, business support, mentoring, general advice, and personal development services to youth. In December 2018, he joined the Reorg Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Foundation as a lead ambassador. They are partnered with The Royal Marines Charity and provide opportunities for serving personnel and veterans to learn the practice of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu as a form of recovery and therapy to deal with the challenges of mental health and physical disabilities. Hardy also practices Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu himself.

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