Edward Thomas Hardy (born 15 September 1977) is an English actor. After studying acting at the Drama Centre London he made his film debut in Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down in 2001. He had supporting roles in the films Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) and RocknRolla (2008), and went on to star in Bronson (2008), Warrior (2011), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), Lawless (2012), This Means War (2012) and Locke (2013). In 2015 he starred as "Mad" Max Rockatansky in Mad Max: Fury Road and both Kray twins in Legend, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Revenant. Hardy appeared in three Christopher Nolan films: Inception (2010), The Dark Knight Rises (2012) and Dunkirk (2017). He has since starred as the title character in the film Venom (2018) and its two sequels (2021 and 2024).
Hardy's television roles include the HBO war miniseries Band of Brothers (2001), the BBC historical drama miniseries The Virgin Queen (2005), Bill Sikes in the BBC's mini-series Oliver Twist (2007), Heathcliff in ITV's Wuthering Heights (2009) and Alfie Solomons in the BBC crime drama series Peaky Blinders (2014–2022). He also created, co-produced and took the lead in the historical fiction miniseries Taboo (2017).