Tom Hardy has had a long and successful career in Hollywood, playing everything from a comic book villain in The Dark Knight Rises, to a grizzled post-apocalyptic wander in Mad Max: Fury Road, but theres one role that he didnt land that still hurts to this day. Hardy first began his career in 2001 with roles in two military projects by way of Black Hawk Down and the HBO epic Band of Brothers, and since then hes been a leading man in several projects, carving his own path to success.