Tom Hardy Edward Thomas Hardy , better known as Tom Hardy , is the English actor who played Shinzon in . He was also seen in the movie as Jean - Luc Picard in a still photograph during that character ' s tenure at Starfleet Academy . In addition to " Nemesis " , Hardy is known for his supporting roles in such films as Ridley Scott ' s " Black Hawk Down " ( 2001 ) , Matthew Vaughn ' s " Layer Cake " ( 2004 ) , and Christopher Nolan ' s " Inception " ( 2010 ) . He has also earned recognition for his acclaimed , award - winning performance in the 2008 biographical drama , " Bronson " . He recently starred in Nolan ' s third Batman feature , " The Dark Knight Rises " , and in the fourth " Mad Max " film , " Fury Road " . Personal life . Hailing from East Sheen , London , Hardy received a prep school and boarding school education and attended s in . During his youth , he was involved in various altercations and showed a tendency towards violent , unruly behavior . At the age of 15 , he was arrested after being caught joyriding in a stolen Mercedes , although he was not charged with an offense . He also used drugs and drank heavily throughout his teens and early adulthood . Hardy became interested in acting while in boarding school . After briefly working as a model , Hardy studied at London ' s , where he performed in such stage productions as " Measure for Measure " , " Tartuffe " , and " Ivanov " . In January 1999 , during his second year at the school , Hardy married a woman named Marlina . Shortly after completing filming on " Nemesis " , Hardy had a physical and mental breakdown brought about from his drug and alcohol addiction . Although this breakdown cost him his marriage , it motivated him to clean up his act . He has been clean of both drugs and alcohol since 2005 . For a time , Hardy was dating actress [ [ Linda Park ] ] ( [ [ Hoshi Sato ] ] ) after they acted together in a play called " Roger and Vanessa " . They lived together in South London , England , and were even going to form their own theater company . However , they have since broken off their relationship , and Linda Park is now residing in Los Angeles , California . Early career . In 2000 , Hardy left the Drama Centre to play US Army Private John Janovec in the award - winning HBO mini - series " Band of Brothers " , co - starring with actor [ [ Neal McDonough ] ] . The following year , Hardy made his feature film debut in the acclaimed war film " Black Hawk Down " , playing specialist Lance Twombly . This film also featured fellow " Trek " alumni [ [ Eric Bana ] ] , [ [ Glenn Morshower ] ] , and [ [ Enrique Murciano ] ] . It was while shooting " Black Hawk Down " in Morocco that Hardy filmed and submitted a " bizarre " audition tape to [ [ Amanda Mackey Johnson ] ] and [ [ Cathy Sandrich Gelfond ] ] , the casting directors of " Star Trek Nemesis " . Besides the audition , the unedited tape also had some " rather curious home video footage , " including Hardy dancing around in boxer shorts . Producer [ [ Rick Berman ] ] and director [ [ Stuart Baird ] ] were impressed with his audition and after several screen tests , Hardy won the role of Shinzon , the [ [ Romulan ] ] - created [ [ clone ] ] of [ [ Captain ] ] [ [ Jean - Luc Picard ] ] , beating out such contenders as [ [ James Marsters ] ] and [ [ Michael Shanks ] ] . Hardy went on to receive a Saturn Award nomination from the Academy of Science Fiction , Fantasy & Horror Films for his performance . Career after " Nemesis " . 2003 – 2006 . Following his work on " Nemesis " , Hardy returned to the United Kingdom , where he starred in such films as " Dot the I " , " The Reckoning " , and " LD 50 Lethal Dose " . In 2003 , he acted alongside and star [ [ Colm Meaney ] ] in the acclaimed British crime film " Layer Cake " , which opened in the United States in May 2005 . Hardy won the Outstanding Newcomer award from the 2003 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for his performances in two plays : " Blood " ( performed at the Royal Court Theatre ) and " Arabia , We ' d All Be Kings " ( performed at the Hampstead Theatre ) . He was also nominated for a 2004 Laurence Olivier Award for the latter play . Hardy subsequently appeared in a number of British television productions , including the British Broadcasting Corporation ( BBC ) TV movie " Sweeney Todd " ( in which he worked with [ [ David Warner ] ] ) and the BBC mini - series " The Virgin Queen " . In 2006 , co - starred with [ [ Tony Todd ] ] in the horror film " Minotaur " . That same year , he appeared in the 2006 biographical drama " Marie Antoinette " , which starred [ [ Kirsten Dunst ] ] in the title role . 2007 – 2010 . In 2007 , Hardy had supporting roles in the British films " Flood " and " W Delta Z " . He also appeared on the British TV drama " Cape Wrath " . He then starred as the title role of the BBC2 TV movie " Stuart : A Life Backwards " , which tells the true story of a homeless alcoholic who befriends a writer , played by [ [ Benedict Cumberbatch ] ] , who later portrayed the antagonist in . Hardy was nominated for a BAFTA Award for his performance in this movie . Hardy next filmed a BBC adaptation of Charles Dickens ' " Oliver Twist " , in which he played Bill Sikes . He then had a supporting role in ' s action film " RocknRolla " , after which he appeared in ' s crime film " Thick as Thieves " and starred in a TV adaptation of Emily Brontë ' s novel " Wuthering Heights " . He also starred as violent British criminal - turned - prisoner in the 2009 biographical drama " Bronson " , for which he won a British Independent Film Award as Best Actor . He was nominated by the London Critics Circle Film Award as British Actor of the Year for his work in " Bronson " . Hardy portrayed the role of Eames in ' s acclaimed , high - concept action film , " Inception " . Frequent " Star Trek " guest actor [ [ Tim Kelleher ] ] also has a role in this film . At the 2011 BAFTA Awards , Hardy won the Orange Wednesday award for the best Rising Star . This was the only award that was voted for by members of the public , rather than the Academy . 2011 – present . Following his breakthrough role in " Inception " , Hardy starred with [ [ Jennifer Morrison ] ] in the acclaimed 2011 sports drama " Warrior " . Morrison is the second performer from ' s with whom Hardy has worked , having previously acted alongside Eric Bana ( [ [ Nero ] ] ) in " Black Hawk Down " . Hardy also appeared in the 2011 film adaptation of John le Carré ' s novel " Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy " , which again saw him working alongside " Star Trek Into Darkness " Benedict Cumberbatch . More recently , Hardy co - starred with [ [ Chris Pine ] ] ( in 2009 ' s ) in the action comedy " This Means War " . Hardy ' s most high - profile role to date is that of in Christopher Nolan ' s third " Batman " film , " The Dark Knight Rises " . His casting was announced on 13 October 2010 ; his role was revealed to be Bane in January 2011 . With the exception of brief flashback sequences , Hardy ' s character wears a respirator mask throughout the entire film , causing his voice to be somewhat muffled . Several months before the film ' s release , after the first six minutes of " The Dark Knight Rises " was attached to 70mm IMAX prints of [ [ Paramount Pictures ] ] ' " Mission : Impossible - Ghost Protocol " ( starring , among others , [ [ Simon Pegg ] ] ) , a minor controversy erupted when some viewers found Hardy ' s dialogue to be unintelligible due to the mask . As a result , the sound mix for his voice was altered to make his speech clearer . The film also features appearances by [ [ Brett Cullen ] ] , [ [ Massi Furlan ] ] , [ [ Reggie Lee ] ] and [ [ Wade Williams ] ] , as well as production designs by [ [ Nathan Crowley ] ] . Most recently Hardy starred in the crime drama " The Drop " , the Soviet - era thriller " Child 44 " , and as " Mad Max " Rockatansky in " Mad Max : Fury Road " , the fourth installment of the " Mad Max " films . Hardy is also attached to star in the next two films in the series , the first of which is titled " Mad Max : The Wasteland " . In keeping with the earlier films , Max ' signature vehicle , which Hardy drives in the beginning of the film , is a modified 1973 Ford XB Falcon , a 1974 model of which [ [ Eric Bana ] ] has owned and lovingly maintained since age 15 . In late October 2013 it was announced that Hardy will star as music legend in his biopic " Rocketman " which started shooting in fall 2014 . In 2016 , Hardy received an [ [ Academy Award ] ] nomination in the category Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in the thriller " The Revenant " . External links . [ [ de : Tom Hardy ] ] [ [ es : Tom Hardy ] ] [ [ it : Tom Hardy ] ] [ [ nl : Tom Hardy ] ] [ [ Category : Performers ] ] [ [ Category : Film performers ] ] [ [ Category : Saturn Award nominees ] ]