Tom Hardy has done some of his best work in movies directed by Christopher Nolan, bringing a remarkable individuality even in large-scale productions populated by several other, equally talented actors. After working with Guy Ritchie on RocknRolla in 2008, Hardy truly broke out a couple of years later with a supporting role in Nolan's Inception. Their last project together was Dunkirk, in which Hardy played a fighter pilot with a handful of memorable moments.

However, his most prominent role in a Nolan film was probably Bane, the antagonist of The Dark Knight Rises. Hardy cut an imposing figure on screen as the man who broke Batman's back, but this wasn't the first time he'd bulked up for a role.