Tom Hardy is a versatile performer known for making bold choices.

Even his most divisive performances show more creativity and flair than most other actors ever dare to muster.

That isn’t to say that he isn’t capable of acing subtler dramatic roles.

Tom Hardy’s Eames overtop Inception background

His performances inTinker Tailor Soldier SpyandLockeshow that he has the fundamentals to back up his splashier roles.

Hardy has starred in action blockbusters, crime dramas and much more.

The one constant across his entire career has been his dedication to creating immersive, believable characters.

Padme to the left, Palpatine/Darth Sidious in the middle/background, and Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker to the right, all from Revenge of the Sith

Tom Hardy is a huge movie star, but before 2010’s Inception he was a much lesser-known actor.

Here’s why Christopher Nolan cast him as Eames.

34Minotaur (2006)

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Minotauris a loose adaptation of the Greek myth of Theseus.

Jason Bourne looks on in The Bourne Identity

Instead, the threat facing London is a big, although not biblical, flood.

There are no camera tricks or sleight of hand, just stunt performers putting on a show.

Its ponderous pace made it a box office bomb.

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