Claim: Tom Hardy has acted in an adaptation of a novel.
Evidence: Hardy 's other notable films include the science fiction film Star Trek : Nemesis -LRB- 2002 -RRB- , the crime film RocknRolla -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , biographical psychological drama Bronson -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , sports drama Warrior -LRB- 2011 -RRB- , Cold War espionage film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy -LRB- 2011 -RRB- , crime drama Lawless -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , drama Locke -LRB- 2013 -RRB- , mobster film The Drop -LRB- 2014 -RRB- , and the biographical western thriller The Revenant -LRB- 2015 -RRB- , for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
The screenplay was written by Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan , based on John le Carré 's 1974 novel of the same name.
The film , starring Gary Oldman as George Smiley , along with Colin Firth , Tom Hardy , John Hurt , Toby Jones , Mark Strong , Benedict Cumberbatch , and Ciarán Hinds , is set in London in the early 1970s and follows the hunt for a Soviet double agent at the top of the British secret service.