Tom Hiddleston

**Thomas William "Tom" Hiddleston** (born 9 February 1981) is an English actor. His most famous roles include 'Thor: Ragnarok' (2017), Jonathan Pine in 'The Night Manager' (2016), Loki in 'Thor' (2011),  Scott Fitzgerald, Midnight in Paris (2011), 'The Avengers (2012), and 'Thor: The Dark World' (2013). He also stars in 'Kong: Skull Island' (2017) as Captain James Conrad.

## Early life

Thomas William Hiddleston was born in Westminster, London, to English-born Diana Patricia and Scottish-born James Norman Hiddleston. His mother is a former stage manager, and his father, a scientist, was the managing director of a pharmaceutical company. He started off at the preparatory school, The Dragon School in Oxford, and by the time he was 13, he boarded at Eton College, at the same time that his parents were going through a divorce. He continued on to the University of Cambridge, where he earned a double first in Classics. He continued to study acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, from which he graduated in 2005.

## Career

Whilst at University of Cambridge, he was seen by the agency 'Hamilton Hodell' in the play "A Streetcar Named Desire" and was signed. Following this, he was cast in his first television role in The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (2001). Tom Hiddleston won his first film role as Oakley in Joanna Hogg's award-winning first feature, Unrelated (2007). His breakthrough role came when he portrayed the nemesis Loki in the Marvel Cinematic Universe feature film Thor (2011). He reprised the character in The Avengers (2012), Thor: The Dark World (2013), Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and Avengers: Infinity War (2018).

He has also appeared in Steven Spielberg's War Horse (2011), The Deep Blue Sea (2011), Woody Allen's romantic comedy Midnight in Paris (2011), and the romantic vampire film Only Lovers Left Alive (2013). On television, he appeared on the BBC series The Hollow Crown (2012), in the adaptations of Shakespeare's "Henry IV" and "Henry V". In theatre, he has been in the productions of "Cymbeline" (2007) and "Ivanov" (2008). In December 2013, he starred as the title character in the Donmar Warehouse production of "Coriolanus" which played until February 2014. He won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer in a Play for his role in "Cymbeline" while also being nominated for the same award the same year for his role as Cassio in "Othello".

On 8 November 2018, it was announced that Tom Hiddleston would be reprising his role as Loki in a new Marvel limited series centered on the character which will air on Disney's streaming service, Disney+. _Loki_ is Hiddleston's seventh time taking on the role, following three Avengers movies and all three Thor films.

## Awards and nominations

|Year|Award|Work|Result|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2012|Glamour Award for Man of the Year|||
|2012|Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Villain|_The Avengers_||
|2012|Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor|_Thor_||
|2012|Jameson Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer|_Thor_||
|2012|London Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor|_Archipelago_||
|2012|BAFTA Orange Wednesdays Rising Star Award|_Thor_||
|2012|Richard Attenborough UK Regional Film Critics' Awards, Rising Star Award|_War Horse_, _Thor_, _The Deep Blue Sea_, _Midnight in Paris_ and _Archipelago_||
|2012|Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble Acting|_Midnight in Paris_ <small>(with the cast)</small>||
|2011|SAG Award for Best Ensemble Acting|_Midnight in Paris_ <small>(with the cast)</small>||
|2011|My Cinema Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama, Action or Horror|_Thor_||
|2010|ITV3 Crime Thriller Award for Best Supporting Actor|_Wallander_||
|2009|Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers' Choice Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Play|_Othello_ and _Ivanov_||
|2008|Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer in a Play|_Cymbeline_||
|2007|Ian Charleson Award Third Prize|_Othello_||

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Tom Hiddleston
- **image**: Tom Hiddleston at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Tom Hiddleston in 2024
- **birth place**: Westminster, London, England, UK
- **occupation**: Celebrity
- **height**: 188 cm
- **spouse**: Zawe Ashton
- **parents**: James Norman Hiddleston
Diana Patricia
- **nationality**: British
- **alma mater**: The Dragon School
Eton College
University of Cambridge
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art