<P> In 2014, Hardy starred in the crime film The Drop alongside James Gandolfini, in what would be the latter's final appearance in a feature film before his death . Hardy also joined the cast of the BBC crime drama Peaky Blinders in its second series . He portrays Alfie Solomons, the head of a Jewish gang and runner of a distillery which disguises itself as a bakery . </P> <P> Hardy starred in five films in 2015 . The first, Child 44, set in 1950s Soviet Union, saw him playing Leo Demidov, a Soviet secret police agent who investigates a series of child murders . Despite mild praise for his acting, Child 44 was reviewed negatively by critics and was a box office failure . Hardy then played the title character, Max Rockatansky, in the action film Mad Max: Fury Road (2015). His performance was praised by critics and overall the film received critical acclaim and became a box office success, grossing over $378 million against a $150 million budget, becoming the highest - grossing film in the Mad Max franchise . He played a dual role as London gangsters Reggie and Ronnie Kray in the crime thriller Legend (2015). On 7 December 2015, Hardy won Best Actor at the British Independent Film Awards for his portrayal of the Kray twins, and on the same night attended the premiere of the biographical western thriller The Revenant, in which he co-stars with Leonardo DiCaprio, at Leicester Square, London . On 14 January 2016, Hardy received his first Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Revenant . </P> <P> Hardy co-starred in Christopher Nolan's action - thriller Dunkirk (2017), based on the British military evacuation of the French port of Dunkirk in 1940 during the Second World War . He appeared alongside Mark Rylance, Kenneth Branagh, Cillian Murphy and Harry Styles . Hardy also co-produced and starred in the eight - part BBC One television drama series Taboo . It was created by Hardy, Steven Knight, and Hardy's father, Edward "Chips" Hardy . Taboo was aired in the United States by FX . </P> <P> In 2018, Hardy will star in Venom, as Eddie Brock / Venom, based on the Marvel Comics source material . The film will be released on 5 October 2018 and will be the start of "Sony's Marvel Universe" (along with Silver and Black) but will be connected to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as an "adjunct" film . In 2019, Hardy will star in Josh Trank's Al Capone biopic Fonzo . </P>

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