How tall is movie star Tom Hardy? While a lot of actors start their careers in ing roles in TV shows or low budget movies, Hardy got off to a classy beginning. His first TV series was a two-episode role in acclaimed WW2 drama Band Of Brothers and he had a part in Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down. His career already seemed to be on the ascent when he was cast as Shinzon in 2002's Star Trek: Nemesis, the main villain and evil clone of Patrick Stewart's Picard. Unfortunately, the movie was a bomb and the young star would return to ing roles in assorted projects for the rest of the decade.

After parts in horror movie LD 50 Lethal Dose, Layer Cake and SYFY film Minotaur - which he later gave a less than glowing review to - things started to pick up. Tom Hardy received deserved praise for his title turn in Nicolas Winding Refn's This Means War with Reese Witherspoon.

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The movie that arguably made him a star is Mad Max: Fury Road. After years of anticipation, the movie sured expectations and is considered one of the best movies of the last decade. As for the actor's height, according to CelebHeights, he stands at 5ft 9 tall.

Tom Hardy as Mad Max in Fury Road

In the last five years, Tom Hardy has appeared in a varied mix of movies and shows. He has a recurring role on The Revenant, where he played another villainous part.

Tom Hardy worked with Nolan once again when he played a WW2 pilot in Capone in the Josh Trank helmed film of the same name.

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