Tom Hardy's birthday: 7 underrated early roles of the actor you might have missed

Apart from being known for his roles in Christopher Nolan’s Batman Trilogy and Alfie Soloman in Peaky Blinders, Tom Hardy has played several memorable roles throughout his career. It is Tom Hardy's birthday today, on September 15. On this special occasion, take a look at some of his earlier performances you might have missed:

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Band of brors (2001) 

Band of Brors marked first screen appearance of Tom Hardy. show was produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg. Tom Hardy plays a young but ill-fated Private First Class Janovec. He played role in two episodes until his character dies in a jeep accident.

Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)

Star Trek: Nemesis is tenth installment of Star Trek series. Very few Star Trek fans must have noticed that Tom Hardy h a small role in film. Tom Hardy portrays antagonist Shinzon along with legend Patrick Stewart. Tom Hardy's character was created as a clone for Captain Picard to replace him. Tom h shaved his he and used prostics for role. 

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Marie Antoinette (2006)

Tom Hardy portrayed role of Raumont in his early days. He completed his look with an aristocratic wig. actor plays a very small role in film but it was a memorable performance alongside actress Kirsten Dunst. Check out trailer of film:

Minotaur (2006)

As name of movie suggests, it features  Ancient Greek myth of Minotaur. It is about a small village that makes many sacrifices to a beast in hope that he does not destroy everything around it. However, one man doesn't believe in monster. Tom Hardy plays main character in Minotaur called o. film is a classic tale of a monster vs a hero.

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Oliver Twist (2007)

Oliver Twist is a British classic by Charles Dickens. In 2007 and 2008 BBC put toger a mini-series apted from classic. Tom Hardy plays role of Bill Sikes in show. actor received widespre acclaim for his performance, especially for mastering accent.

Source: Still from Oliver Twist

RocknRolla (2008)

RocknRolla is an underrated crime thriller set in a landscape full of corrupt businessmen and dodgy deals. film stars Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Thandie Newton, Mark Strong, Idris Elba, Tom Hardy, Gemma Arterton, and Toby Kebbell. Tom Hardy plays role of a gay driver, Handsome Bob. 

Wuring Heights (2009)

Wuring Heights is apted from a novel. He starred in two seasons of show. He was one half of destructive lovers, Heathcliff. Tom Hardy portrayed character in a very dark yet strangely charming way doing justice to Emily Bronte's source material. 

Source: Still from Wuring Heights 

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