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Thomas William Hiddleston (born 9 February 1981) is an English actor. He gained international fame portraying Loki in the
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(MCU), starting with ''
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'' in 2011 and most recently headlining the
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series '' Loki'' since 2021. He started his film career in the Joanna Hogg films ''
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'' (2007) and ''
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'' (2010). In 2011, Hiddleston portrayed
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in
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's romantic comedy ''
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'', and appeared in Steven Spielberg's ''
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.'' That year, he won the
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and was nominated for the
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. He continued working with auteurs in independent films including
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' '' The Deep Blue Sea'' (2012), Jim Jarmusch's romantic vampire film ''
Only Lovers Left Alive ''Only Lovers Left Alive'' is a 2013 fantasy comedy-drama film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, starring Tilda Swinton, Tom Hiddleston, Mia Wasikowska, Anton Yelchin, Jeffrey Wright, Slimane Dazi and John Hurt. An international co-producti ...
'' (2013) and Guillermo del Toro's ''
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'' (2015). He also starred in
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's action film ''
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,'' and played the troubled country music singer Hank Williams in the biopic '' I Saw The Light''. The film '' Kong: Skull Island'' (2017) marked his first big-budget leading role outside the MCU. Hiddleston made his stage debut in ''
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'' in 1999. He continued acting in theatre including the West End productions of ''
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'' (2007) and '' Ivanov'' (2008). He won the Olivier Award for Best Newcomer in a Play for his role in ''Cymbeline'' and was also nominated for the same award for his role as Cassio in '' Othello'' (2008). Hiddleston starred as the title character in a production of ''
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'' (2013–14), winning the
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and receiving a nomination for the Olivier Award for Best Actor. He made his
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debut in a 2019 revival of Harold Pinter's classic drama ''
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'', for which he was nominated for the
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. Hiddleston's also known for his performances in television including his part in the 2012
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series ''
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's'' '' Henry IV'' and ''
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''. Hiddleston starred in and executive-produced the
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limited series '' The Night Manager'' (2016), for which he received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and won his first Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film.


Early life

Thomas William Hiddleston was born on 9 February 1981 in the
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district of London, to Diana Patricia (née Servaes) Hiddleston, an arts administrator and former stage manager, and Dr. James Norman Hiddleston, a physical chemist and former managing director of a biotechnology company that liaised with
Oxford University Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to th ...
. His father is from Greenock, Scotland and his mother is from Suffolk. His younger sister, Emma, is also an actress, whilst his older sister, Sarah, is a journalist in India. Through his mother, he is a great-grandson of Vice Admiral Reginald Servaes and a great-great-grandson of food producer Sir Edmund Vestey. His paternal grandfather, Alexander, served in the
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and worked as a plater in the shipyards. He shares the same name as his great-great uncle, Tom Hiddleston, a shipyard plater from Greenock and a member of Royal Artillery's
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, who died after the Battle of the Somme and whose name is engraved in the Broomhill war memorial. Hiddleston was raised in Wimbledon in his early years, and later moved to a village near
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. He began boarding at
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at age seven, moving to the
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in Oxford a year later. His parents divorced when he was twelve. Regarding his parents' divorce, he said, "I like to think it made me more compassionate in my understanding of human frailty." At age thirteen, Hiddleston started at
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, again as a boarder. He continued on to Pembroke College at the
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, where he earned a
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in Classics. During his second term at Cambridge, he was seen in a production of ''
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'' by talent agent Lorraine Hamilton of Hamilton Hodell. He proceeded to study acting at the
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, from which he graduated in 2005.


Career


Early work (2001–2010)

While still doing student plays, Hiddleston began appearing on television, landing parts in Stephen Whittaker's adaptation of ''
Nicholas Nickleby ''Nicholas Nickleby'' or ''The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby'' (or also ''The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, Containing a Faithful Account of the Fortunes, Misfortunes, Uprisings, Downfallings, and Complete Career of the ...
'' (2001) for ITV, the
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/ HBO co-production ''
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'' (2001), and as
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, the son of
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, in the BBC/HBO drama '' The Gathering Storm'' (2002). Upon graduating from RADA, Hiddleston was cast in his first film role, playing Oakley in Joanna Hogg's first feature film, ''
Unrelated ''Unrelated'' is a 2007 British drama film written and directed by Joanna Hogg, starring Kathryn Worth, Tom Hiddleston, Mary Roscoe, David Rintoul and Henry Lloyd-Hughes. It was released in the US on 20 February 2008. Plot summary Anna (Kathry ...
'' (2006). His sister Emma also appeared in the film as Badge. Casting director, Lucy Bevan, who cast him in the film said "there was just a fantastic confidence about him". Hiddleston had leading roles in
Declan Donnellan Declan Michael Martin Donnellan (born 4 August 1953) is an English film/stage director and author. He co-founded the Cheek by Jowl theatre company with Nick Ormerod in 1981. In addition to his Cheek by Jowl productions, Donnellan has made theat ...
's company
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's productions ''The Changeling'' (2006), and ''
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'' (2007). For the latter he won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer in a Play. His
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credits include Cassio in
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's production of
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's ''Othello'' (2008) alongside
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and
Ewan McGregor Ewan Gordon McGregor ( ; born 31 March 1971) is a Scottish actor. His accolades include a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and the BAFTA Britannia Humanitarian Award. In 2013, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British ...
, and Lvov in the West End revival of
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's '' Ivanov'' (2008) with
Kenneth Branagh Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh (; born 10 December 1960) is a British actor and filmmaker. Branagh trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and has served as its president since 2015. He has won an Academy Award, four BAFTAs (plus ...
. Hiddleston was the voiceover for
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's documentary on the ''Galapagos Island'' in 2006. He also narrated the
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'' The Red Necklace'' by
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in 2007, Hiddleston played the leading role of Edward in Hogg's second feature, ''
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'' (2010). His TV credits include Magnus Martinsson in the BBC detective drama '' Wallander'' (2008), Bill Hazledine in '' Suburban Shootout'' (2006), John Plumptre in the BBC costume drama TV film ''
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'' (2008) and William Buxton in the BBC drama series ''
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'' (2009). In 2007, he joined a list of British actors, including Kate Winslet and Orlando Bloom, to have guest starred in the long-running medical drama ''
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''.


Breakthrough and worldwide recognition (2011–2014)

Hiddleston is well-known for his portrayal of Loki in the 2011 Marvel Studios film ''
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''. He was invited to audition by
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, the film's director, after having previously worked with Branagh on '' Ivanov'' and '' Wallander''. Hiddleston said of Branagh, "Ken has had a life-changing effect. He was able to say to the executives, 'Trust me on this, you can cast Tom and he will deliver'. It was massive and it's completely changed the course of what is available to me to do. Ken gave me my break." He originally auditioned for the role of
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, recalling, "That was what I was being considered for, because I'm tall and blonde and classically trained, and that seemed to be the mold for what Thor was, he was to be a classical character. And it was in my auditions. I owe this entirely to Marvel and their open-mindedness, they saw something that they thought was interesting. They saw some temperament that they liked." Hiddleston was given six weeks to bulk up, so he went on a strict diet and gained twenty pounds of muscle. Branagh ultimately decided he was more suitable as the antagonist and cast him as Loki. ''
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'' magazine ranked Hiddleston's portrayal of Loki as the 19th Greatest Movie Character of All Time. In November 2010, Hiddleston appeared with
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,
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,
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and
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among others in
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's one time production of ''
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'', in which he played Prudence, a young girl upset with her mother for her father leaving and excited for her birthday. The play was a one time event of adapted stories of children's first-hand experiences in South Africa being re-interpreted by and performed by various actors. In 2011, Hiddleston portrayed novelist
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in writer-director
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's ''
Midnight in Paris ''Midnight in Paris'' is a 2011 fantasy comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen. Set in Paris, the film follows Gil Pender (Owen Wilson), a screenwriter, who is forced to confront the shortcomings of his relationship with his materialis ...
''. He then played the noble Captain Nicholls in ''
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'', a film based on the 1982 novel by
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, directed by Steven Spielberg. The same year he starred as Freddie Page, a
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pilot in the drama '' The Deep Blue Sea'', alongside
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. In 2012, he reprised his role as the supervillain Loki in '' The Avengers''. While filming a scene with
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, who plays Thor, the film's director, Joss Whedon told the fighting duo that the scene did not look real enough, so Hiddleston told Hemsworth to really hit him for the fight scene. "I said to Chris, 'Dude, just hit me. Just hit me because I'm protected here and it's fine.' He's like, 'Are you sure?' I was like, 'Yeah, it will look great. Just go for it.'" He provided the voiceover ''the Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead'' in 2011 and poetry for ''iF Poems'' and ''The Love Book'' on iTunes in 2012. On television in 2012, Hiddleston appeared in the BBC Two series ''
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'', portraying Prince Hal opposite
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as Henry IV in the adaptation of Shakespeare's ''
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'' and ''
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''. He later appeared as King
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in the television film ''
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''. In 2013, Hiddleston played Loki again in '' Thor: The Dark World'', following which he played a
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in Jim Jarmusch's film ''
Only Lovers Left Alive ''Only Lovers Left Alive'' is a 2013 fantasy comedy-drama film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, starring Tilda Swinton, Tom Hiddleston, Mia Wasikowska, Anton Yelchin, Jeffrey Wright, Slimane Dazi and John Hurt. An international co-producti ...
'' with
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and
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. From December 2013 to February 2014, Hiddleston played the title character in
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's ''
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'' at the
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in Covent Garden directed by
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. It was also aired live internationally on 30 January 2014. David Benedict of ''Variety'' praised a "scorching" performance. He had a cameo in the 2014 film ''
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'', as the Great Escapo.


Varied roles and further success (2015–present)

Hiddleston replaced
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in the gothic horror film ''
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'', directed by Guillermo del Toro. The film started filming in Toronto in February 2014, and was released in October 2015. He starred as Robert Laing in '' High-Rise'' (2015), based on
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's novel of the same name and directed by
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. In January 2014, Hiddleston became a spokesperson for Jaguar Cars in their "Good to be Bad" ad campaign featuring British actors in villain-themed commercials to promote Jaguar's new models. The first commercial of the campaign, titled "Rendezvous", first aired during the
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and featured Hiddleston along with
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and
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. Hiddleston starred in another commercial in the campaign, titled "The Art of Villainy" in April of the same year. It was released on YouTube, promoting the F-Type coupe. It was announced in June 2014 that Hiddleston would portray country music singer Hank Williams in the 2015 biopic '' I Saw the Light'', based on the 1994 biography. The film was directed by
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, and was first shown in the Special Presentations section of the
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. The film was released on 25 March 2016, by
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. While the film wasn't well-received, Hiddleston's performance was widely praised by critics.
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of ''
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'' magazine called him "magnificent" adding that "he honors Williams' greatness but also wriggles beyond it." Hiddleston was one of the narrators in the 2015 documentary ''
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'' directed by Shaun Monson. He appeared as Jonathan Pine in the 2016 television mini-series '' The Night Manager'' based on the espionage and detective novel of the same name by
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. The series started filming in Spring 2015 and aired on
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...
and
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with
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also starring. Ben Travers of
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noted that he carried the role of Pine from start to finish, "with an admirable determination and aptly unbreakable constitution." For his performance in the series he was nominated for several awards, including two Primetime Emmy Awards and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. In early 2017, Hiddleston expressed his will to take a long break from work, and his desire to work again in theatre. Later the same year, he starred in Legendary Pictures'
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film, '' Kong: Skull Island''. Released on 10 March, and directed by
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, the film was a commercial success, earning over $566 million worldwide and received generally positive reviews. In September 2017, he played the title character in a limited run of
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's ''
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'' directed by
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. The production ran for three weeks at a 160-seat theater, with the tickets given out by lottery system to raise money for
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. Michael Billington of ''
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'' called his performance "a compelling Hamlet with a genuine nobility of soul." Ann Treneman of ''
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'' praised his performance writing that he made the role "completely his own, emotional, magnetic, canny, often frolicsome" and that is "a shame is that so few will see his HiddleHamlet." He reprised the role of Loki in '' Thor: Ragnarok'', released on 3 November 2017, and also appeared in '' Avengers: Infinity War'' (2018) and '' Avengers: Endgame'' (2019). All three films were well-received with ''Endgame'' grossing over $2 billion worldwide to rank as the highest-grossing film of all time. He voiced the villain in
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's animated film '' Early Man'' which was released in early 2018. Later that year he appeared in the short film '' Leading Lady Parts'' in support of the Time's Up initiative alongside Emilia Clarke,
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and
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. In 2019, he starred as Robert from 5 March to 8 June in a revival of Harold Pinter's ''
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'' at the
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, directed by
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. The play premiered to positive reviews and succeeded to have a sold-out West End run, with
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of the ''
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'' finding him to be "irresistibly magnetic" with an impressive "poise and sensitivity" in his part. In August 2019, he made his
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debut reprising the role of Robert in ''Betrayal'', as the production transferred to Broadway for a 17-week limited engagement at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. Reviewing the Broadway staging in ''
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'',
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nomination for it. Hiddleston narrated ''
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,'' an American
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created by Offspring Films. The series premiered on 4 December 2020 on
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, with a second season premiering on 16 April 2021. Initially announced in November 2018, Hiddleston reprised his role as Loki in '' Loki'' which premiered on
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in June 2021. The primarily Norwegian-language song ''Very Full'' he sings in the third episode ''of Loki'' debuted at number ten on the ''Billboard'' World Digital Song Sales. ''Loki'' received generally favorable reviews, and on 14 July 2021 was officially renewed for a second season. Michael Idato, reviewing for ''
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'' concluded that "Hiddleston's performance as Loki has always been defined by its humour as much as its pathos. Both seem to be on display in equal measure in ''Loki.''" ''
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'' named him ''"Performer of the Week"'' after first season ended, stating that "Hiddleston had to bring back a greedier, more insolent version of the God of Mischief, while also softening him enough. It was a delicate balance for the actor, and one he struck beautifully." The second season of ''Loki'' premiered in October of 2023. In March 2021, it was announced that Hiddleston had joined the cast of the
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drama series '' The Essex Serpent'', based on the novel of the same name, by
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. He played the role of Reverend Will Ransome opposite Cora Seaborne, played by
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. The series premiered on May 13, 2022. In August 2021, he voiced Loki in the animated series '' What If...?''. Hiddleston has also made voice appearances in ''The Simpsons'' short films on
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as Loki. The short film ''
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'' was released in July 2021 and '' Welcome to the Club'' in September 2022.


Upcoming projects

In February 2020, it was announced that he is set to star in
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political thriller series ''White Stork''. Hiddleston is in talks to reprise his role in a second series of '' The Night Manager''. He is attached to star in a
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's adaptation of
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's comic book mini-series '' Hard Boiled'' produced by
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and in a
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's adaptation of
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's '' Richard II'' as the eponymous character. In April 2022 it was announced that he will be starring in and executive producing the Apple TV+ limited series ''The White Darkness''. In May 2023, it was announced that he will be starring in the movie '' The Life Of Chuck'', an adaptation of a Stephen King novella.


Public image and acting style

One of the most high-profile actors in contemporary
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, Hiddleston appeared on
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2017 list of the most influential people in the United Kingdom. In 2015, he was named the
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's first official founding ambassador. In 2016, Hiddleston was awarded the male
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title, a light-hearted accolade that recognises British celebrities who are found to have a notable posterior. He has been named most stylish/best dressed man in several listings. Taffy Brodesser-Akner of '' GQ'' describes his off-screen persona as "a sweet-natured bookworm given the face and body of the only man who should ever be allowed to wear a suit". His ''Crimson Peak'' director Guillermo del Toro and the comic book writer Stan Lee have called him "the nicest guy on earth/you'll ever meet" with del Toro adding that he breaks the usual barrier of being either nice or good-looking. Kenneth Branagh noted that the first time he ever saw Hiddleston, playing Cassio in '' Othello'', it was quite clear to him that he was an utterly naturalistic speaker of
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. Michael Billington of ''
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'' wrote that Hiddleston's key acting quality is "his ability to combine a sweet sadness with an incandescent fury, suggesting a fierce intellect gnawed by intense melancholy and yet subjecting to bouts of intemperate rage." Charles McNulty of the ''
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'' describes Hiddleston as "an actor of uncommon intelligence and
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beauty." Hiddleston spent nearly five weeks preparing for the role of Hank Williams, performing seven of the film's soundtrack songs. He claims that
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is not easy for him because it does not help him as a collaborator. ''
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''s Dominic Cavendish suggested that Hiddleston "has got the theatrical acting chops to head up there among the greats", while ''
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''s Paul Taylor remarked that "his range is beginning to look pretty limitless". David Fear of ''
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'' opined that there are two sides to Hiddleston, the old-school movie star of ''
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'', ''
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'' or '' The Night Manager'', and the "unpredictable, borderline weirdo version" of him seen in characters like Loki or in '' High-Rise'', adding that Hiddleston refuses to settle on one specific kind of role.


Personal life

Hiddleston resides in the
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area of north-west London as of 2016. Hiddleston dated English actress
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from 2008 to 2011 after they met while filming an episode of '' Wallander''. In 2016, Hiddleston briefly dated American singer-songwriter
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. Hiddleston is engaged to English actress and writer Zawe Ashton, his ''
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'' co-star. They have one child.


Charity work

He has donated items for auction and has supported several charities, including the Small Steps Project,
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, Cure EB,
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, Red Nose Day USA,
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,
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, Amnesty International and Chance to Shine. He is a UK ambassador of the humanitarian and developmental assistance fund group
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. He travelled to Guinea in early 2013 to raise awareness about hunger and malnutrition, and to South Sudan in early 2015 and late 2016 to report the results of the ongoing
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on the lives of vast numbers of children across the country. Hiddleston identifies as a feminist. In February 2018, he was named one of the donators by ''Justice and Equality Fund'', the UK version of the Time's Up initiative. He is also an ambassador of the ''Illuminating BAFTA'' campaign, an action which aims to provide opportunities to those who otherwise would not have been given a chance in the film, games and television industries. Hiddleston took part in the
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line up for
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‘s charity match on 11 June 2023 at Old Trafford Stadium along with other celebrities.


Acting credits and awards

According to
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and
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, Hiddleston's most critically acclaimed and commercially successful films are ''
Unrelated ''Unrelated'' is a 2007 British drama film written and directed by Joanna Hogg, starring Kathryn Worth, Tom Hiddleston, Mary Roscoe, David Rintoul and Henry Lloyd-Hughes. It was released in the US on 20 February 2008. Plot summary Anna (Kathry ...
'' (2007), ''
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'' (2010), ''
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'' (2011), ''
Midnight in Paris ''Midnight in Paris'' is a 2011 fantasy comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen. Set in Paris, the film follows Gil Pender (Owen Wilson), a screenwriter, who is forced to confront the shortcomings of his relationship with his materialis ...
'' (2011), '' The Avengers'' (2012), ''
Only Lovers Left Alive ''Only Lovers Left Alive'' is a 2013 fantasy comedy-drama film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, starring Tilda Swinton, Tom Hiddleston, Mia Wasikowska, Anton Yelchin, Jeffrey Wright, Slimane Dazi and John Hurt. An international co-producti ...
'' (2013), '' Kong: Skull Island'' (2017), '' Thor: Ragnarok'' (2017), '' Avengers: Infinity War'' (2018), and '' Avengers: Endgame'' (2019). Hiddleston has received a Golden Globe Award and a Laurence Olivier Award among other accolades.


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External links

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