Tom Hardy to drama. Tom Hardy Edward Thomas Hardy, (born 15 September 1977) is an English actor, producer, and former model. Hardy made his film debut in Ridley Scott's "Black Hawk Down" (2001) and has since played in such films as "" (2002), "RocknRolla" (2008), "Bronson" (2008), "Warrior" (2011), "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" (2011), "Lawless" (2012), "Locke" (2013), "The Drop" (2014), and "The Revenant" (2015), for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. In 2015, Hardy portrayed "Mad" Max Rockatansky in "" and both Kray twins in "Legend". He has appeared in three Christopher Nolan films:
Kray twins the Krays were working for Jay Murray from Liverpool and were involved in hijacking, armed robbery and arson, through which they acquired other clubs and properties. In 1960, Ronnie Kray was imprisoned for 18 months for running a protection racket and related threats. While Ronnie was in prison, Peter Rachman, head of a violent landlord operation, gave Reggie a nightclub called Esmeralda's Barn on the Knightsbridge end of Wilton Place next to a bistro called Joan's Kitchen. The location is where the Berkeley Hotel now stands. This increased the Krays' influence in the West End by making them celebrities as