Tom Hiddleston is an English actor who has appeared in film, television series and on stage. Hiddleston made his film debut in the 2007 drama Unrelated which was directed by Joanna Hogg. He worked with Hogg again in the 2010 film Archipelago . In 2008, he appeared on stage alongside Kenneth Branagh in the play Ivanov . It was Branagh who encouraged him to audition for the role of Thor in the 2011 Marvel Studios film of the same name that Branagh was directing. After auditioning for Thor, Branagh thought he would be better suited for the role of Loki which then earned Hiddleston international recognition and the Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer. He then reprised the role in The Avengers (2012), Thor: The Dark World (2013), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019) and in the spin-off television series Loki (2021).
He has appeared in films such as Steven Spielberg's war film War Horse (2011), The Deep Blue Sea with Rachel Weisz (2011), Woody Allen's romantic comedy Midnight in Paris (2011), Jim Jarmusch's fantasy comedy-drama Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) and Guillermo del Toro's gothic romance film Crimson Peak (2015). Also in 2015, he starred in the biographical drama I Saw the Light as country music singer Hank Williams. In 2017, he starred alongside Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson in the monster movie Kong: Skull Island .
His television credits include being a series regular on the 2006 British satirical black comedy television series Suburban Shootout with Ruth Wilson, on the crime drama series Wallander with Branagh from 2008–2010, the BBC series Henry IV, Part I and Part II (2012) with Jeremy Irons and as the title character in Henry V (2012). In 2016, he starred as Jonathan Pine in the British spy serial The Night Manager with Elizabeth Debicki and Hugh Laurie. That role earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film.
Hiddleston starred as the title character in a production of Coriolanus (2013–14) and again as the title character in a limited run of William Shakespeare's Hamlet directed by Kenneth Branagh (2017). He made his Broadway debut in a 2019 revival of Betrayal with Zawe Ashton and Charlie Cox.
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Refs. |
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2001 | The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby | Lord | Television film | |
Conspiracy | Phone Operator | Television film | ||
Armadillo | Toby Sherrifmuir | Television film | ||
2002 | The Gathering Storm | Randolph Churchill | Television film | |
2005 | A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and his Sonnets | John Hall | Television film | |
2006 | Unrelated | Oakley / George's son | [1] | |
2008 | Miss Austen Regrets | Mr. John Plumptre | Television film | |
2010 | Archipelago | Edward | [2] | |
2009 | Darwin's Secret Notebooks | Charles Darwin | Voice,TV movie | |
2011 | Thor | Loki | ||
Midnight in Paris | F. Scott Fitzgerald | [3] | ||
The Deep Blue Sea | Freddie Page | |||
Friend Request Pending | Tom | Short film | ||
War Horse | Captain Nicholls | |||
2012 | Henry IV Part 1 and Part 2 | Prince Hal | Television film | |
Henry V | Henry V | Television film | ||
The Avengers | Loki | |||
Out of Time | James | Short film | [4] [5] | |
Out of Darkness | Male | Short film | [6] | |
2013 | Only Lovers Left Alive | Adam | ||
Exhibition | Jamie Macmillan | |||
Thor: The Dark World | Loki | |||
2014 | Muppets Most Wanted | The Great Escapo | Cameo | |
The Pirate Fairy | James | Voice | [7] | |
2014 | Coriolanus | Caius Martius Coriolanus | ||
2015 | Unity | Narrator | Documentary | |
Crimson Peak | Thomas Sharpe | |||
High-Rise | Laing | |||
I Saw the Light | Hank Williams | |||
Muse of Fire | Himself | Documentary | [8] [9] | |
WillShake Henry V | Narrator | Short film | [10] | |
WillShake | Narrator | Voice,short | ||
2017 | Kong: Skull Island | James Conrad | ||
Thor: Ragnarok | Loki | |||
2018 | Early Man | Lord Nooth | Voice | |
Leading Lady Parts | Himself | Short film | [11] | |
Avengers: Infinity War | Loki | |||
2019 | Avengers: Endgame | |||
2021 | The Good, the Bart, and the Loki | Voice, animated short film | [12] | |
2022 | Welcome to the Club | Voice, animated short film | [13] [14] | |
2024 | The Life of Chuck † | Charles "Chuck" Krantz | Post-production | [15] |
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Refs. |
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2006 | Victoria Cross Heroes | Capt. 'Jack' Randle | Episode: "The Modern Age" | [16] |
Suburban Shootout | Bill Hazeldine | Recurring role | [17] | |
Galápagos | Charles Darwin (voice) | Episode: "Islands that Changed the World" | ||
2007 | Casualty | Chris Vaughn | Episode: "The Killing Floor" | |
2008–2010 | Wallander | Magnus Martinsson | Recurring role | [18] |
2009 | Return to Cranford | William Buxton | 2 episodes | [19] |
Darwin's Secret Notebooks | Charles Darwin (voice) | Documentary | [20] | |
2012 | Robot Chicken | Lorax Narrator (voice) | Episode: "Butchered in Burbank" | [21] |
2013 | Family Guy | Statue Griffin (voice) | Episode: "No Country Club for Old Men" | [21] |
2014 | Top Gear | Special Guest | Series 21, Episode 2 | [22] |
2016–present | The Night Manager | Jonathan Pine | Lead role; also executive producer | |
2016 | Trollhunters | Kanjigar the Courageous (voice) | Episode: "Becoming: Part 1" | [23] |
2019 | Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee | Self/Presenter | TV special documentary | [24] |
2020–2021 | Earth At Night In Color | Narrator | Lead role | [25] |
2021–present | Loki | Loki | Lead role; also executive producer | [26] |
2021 | CBeebies Bedtime Story | Storyteller | Episode: "Supertato" | [27] |
Marvel Studios: Assembled | Self/Narrator | 2 episodes | [28] | |
2021–2023 | What If...? | Loki | Voice, 4 episodes: "What If... the World Lost Its Mightiest Heroes?", "What If... Thor Were an Only Child?", "What If... the Watcher Broke His Oath?", "What If... the Avengers Assembled in 1602?" | [29] |
2022 | The Essex Serpent | Will Ransome | Lead role | [30] |
2023 | Big Beasts | Narrator | Lead role | [31] |
2024 | Earthsounds | Narrator | Lead role | [32] |
† | Denotes series that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Refs. |
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2002 | The Trial of the Angry Brigade | John Barker | BBC Radio 4 | |
2006 | Dracula | Jonathan Harker | BBC World Service | [49] |
Another Country | Tommy Judd | BBC Radio 4 | [50] | |
2007 | Caesar III: An Empire Without End | Romulus | BBC Radio 4 | [49] |
2008 | Othello | Cassio | BBC Radio 3 | [49] |
The Leopard | Tancredi | BBC Radio 3 | [51] | |
Cyrano de Bergerac | Christian | BBC Radio 3 | [52] | |
2009 | Carnival | Lords of Misrule | BBC Radio 3 | [53] |
2015 | Words and Music: Memory | Reader | BBC Radio 3 | [54] |
2019 | Enchanting Poems Alive | Reader | Ximalaya FM | [55] |
Year | Title | Role | Refs. |
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2007 | The Red Necklace | Narrator | [56] |
2013 | Octopussy and The Living Daylights, and Other Stories | Narrator | [56] |
2015 | High-Rise | Narrator | [56] |
Year | Song | Artist | Album | Refs. |
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2014 | "The Frigate That Flies" | Tom Hiddleston and cast | The Pirate Fairy (Soundtrack) | |
2016 | "Hey, Good Lookin'" | Tom Hiddleston and the Saddle Spring Boys | I Saw the Light (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |
"Move It on Over" | ||||
"Jambalaya" | ||||
"My Bucket's Got a Hole in It" | ||||
"Why Don't You Love Me" | ||||
"Honky Tonkin'" | ||||
2021 | "Very Full" | Tom Hiddleston | Loki (Original Series) | [57] |
Year | Title | Voice role | Refs. |
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2011 | Thor: God of Thunder | Loki | [58] |
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