he's an action star for this generation
that is quickly taking his place at the
top of the heap god hi
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we're
counting down our picks for the top 10
Tom Hardy performances it is not the
violence two sets man apart all right it
is the distance that he's prepared to go
for this list we're taking a look at
those performances that show off this
actor at his finest or most memorable
number 10 handsome Bob RocknRolla there
aren't that many gay characters in the
crime film genre a few notable
exceptions aside of course and we
sincerely hope that those behind the
genre see this film and see what an
oversight it is in cinema history told
you you wouldn't understand
playing a closeted man with a crush on
the leader of the group of criminals he
worked with Tom Hardy is handsome Bob in
this British comedy crime flick this
member of the Wild Bunch uses his looks
strength and smarts to get whatever he
wants including a spot on this list to
cheer up about he looks up when an 8 by
10 tomorrow night number 9 Alfie
solvents peaky blinders Bond
brought into this BBC 2 crime drama in
its second series Tom instantly upped
the ante on this already acclaimed show
which is anchored by respected actors
Cillian Murphy and Sam Neill
so would you leave here contain her
Caravan as an unpredictable and violent
rival mobster whose demeanor intimidates
everyone around him and has body as is
chomping at the bit to see him kick some
serious ass Alfie Solomons is entirely
awesome to observe all the time you were
talking about dirty [ __ ] Jews for a
time dare he can use dirty cop
with mr. Hardy on board we couldn't wait
for each new episode of the peaky
blinders to drop pop sir what are you
saying my number 8 bob saginowski the
drop yeah so good day as a bartender at
a bar that's used as a drug for Chechen
mobsters Bob shows up every day to work
and takes the world of crime and
randomness around him in-stride hey
doing something that maybe we can't
clean up this time despite the fact that
the themes of this crime drama may not
be the most original and there are many
other films that have tackled similar
content there's some sins that you
commit that you can't come back for them
you know no matter how hard you try it
is largely the talented actors like Tom
Hardy that served to separate the drop
from its competitors shut him in the
face twice then I mapped his head in the
towel I stabbed him in the chest his
heart so he bleed out and put him in my
bathtub in Washington dream number 7
Eve's inception so what is this idea
that you need to blow there are a few
actors who don't sing under the guidance
of Christopher Nolan but there are even
fewer that managed to overshadow actors
of the caliber of Leonardo DiCaprio and
gordon-levitt games I am impressed your
condescension and as always as much
appreciated I wasn't thank you when this
sci-fi thriller was released Tom party
was a name that a lot of people had
never heard get too much free champagne
with long cycle play is a though another
role that we may discuss later got him a
lot of praise this was the film that
really got him a lot of notice so now
we're trapped in fish's mine battling
his own private army and if we get
killed we'll be lost in limbo till our
brains turn to scrambled egg number 6
Forrest Bondurant lawless ala bond on
one of three brothers who are running a
successful moonshine business Forrest
may not have been intended as the lead
but his story is the one we care about
the most in this crime drama what I'm
trying to say is is that the course you
live it is changing you don't even see
you talking about
playing a man who survives his throat
being cut it takes an actor of
incredible strength both physically and
emotionally to make audiences buy into
the myth of that grandeur I'll take a
good look jet yeah that's the new best
friend are you wrong or to every moment
of this film in which he doesn't appear
maybe well-crafted and entertaining but
it suffers at least a little bit from
his absence we're survivors
we control the fear and without the fear
we are all as good as dead
number five Ricki Tarr Tinker Tailor
Soldier Spy I needed to see you why
there's a woman it may have been Gary
Oldman that took home the lion's share
of the praise from critics but this
espionage flicked also served as yet
more proof that Tom Hardy is a force to
be reckoned with in the acting world
they're gonna kill man who is you know
well they're not whoever gets me first
as a field agent who sets the movie's
plot in action by informing his
superiors of a possible mole inside
British intelligence he doesn't need
much screen time to be remembered fondly
I said that she claimed to have
information vital to the safeguarding of
the circus as he does the job so
effectively in the time he's been given
if I go to Paris you'll go if I go to
Paris
I want your word that you will get arena
back I don't care who you have to trade
and I am out number four
Tommy Riordan Conlon warrior casting a
truly fearsome shadow tommy is an MMA
fighter who walks in and out of about
and Joe so happens to other lead astray
his opponent in between
not taking any solace or delight in
coming out on top of his fights he seems
most of all to be fighting himself and
his family at every turn you don't want
to go sit down somewhere
Tommy may be a fictional character but
you never for a second think that you're
watching an actor which may be the
greatest compliment of them all number
three
Ivan Locke Locke mr. Cassidy is Ivan
Locke from the Power Project told in
real-time and almost entirely shot
directly in the face of mr. Hardy this
drama offers little reprieve from his
acting skills but luckily we don't want
one The Luxe were a long line of [ __ ]
but I straightened the Dame out a man
whose career and personal life are
simultaneously being decimated by a
massive mistake
Ivan Locke's priorities are clear as is
his desire to do what's right
after doing something he's never
envisioned he do
the warning she will be okay there are a
few actors that have ever attempted to
perform under such microscopic
examination and that have not wilted
under the pressure and this speaks to
Hardy's ample skills yes well
something's happened
hello I'm not explained when I'm not
driving number two
Charles Bronson Michael Gordon Peterson
Bronson my name's Charles Bronson
casting an actor who's known for being
tough as a character who is so tough and
feared that he spent almost his entire
adult life in prison under solitary
confinement seems like a no-brainer I'll
give you a key magic in a while other
tough-guy actors would have turned the
already over-the-top script into a
cartoonish and goofy role in this case
we got treated to a relatable maniac
that we never hope to meet in a dark
alley
even the real-life Bronson appreciated
Hardy's portrayal of him before we
reveal our top pick here are a few
honorable mentions
this is Clocky double first at Cambridge
in industrial chemistry mommy's got a
pay off his student loan somehow I'd
always imagined you a little torn or the
leaves that all of it yes I will pay you
now number one Bane the Dark Knight
Rises
babe the man who broke the bats back
Bain is a brutal man who envisions
himself as the hero of the story but
also relishes the opportunity to wreak
havoc on the people of Gotham could be
well he seems to be a cookie cutter
villain he's actually anything but well
punishment must be more severe entirely
committed to the role Tom packed on
pound after pound of muscle and any
comparison to other roles on this list
are foolhardy look the dairy room after
seeing him take on this militant
revolutionary from the comic book world
there is virtually no role we wouldn't
have confidence in him trying his hand
at no one cared who I was till I put on
the Mars it would be extremely painful
do you be with our lovely is less really
lovely what's your favorite Tom Hardy
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