<Tr> <Th> Partner (s) </Th> <Td> Rachael Speed (2005--09) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> Edward Thomas Hardy (born 15 September 1977) is an English actor and producer . His motion picture debut was in Ridley Scott's 2001 action film Black Hawk Down . Hardy's other notable films include the science fiction film Star Trek: Nemesis (2002), the crime film RocknRolla (2008), biographical psychological drama Bronson (2008), sports drama Warrior (2011), Cold War espionage film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), crime drama Lawless (2012), drama Locke (2013), mobster film The Drop (2014), and the biographical western thriller The Revenant (2015), for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor . He portrayed "Mad" Max Rockatansky in the post-apocalyptic film Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), and both of the Kray twins in the crime thriller Legend (2015). He has appeared in three Christopher Nolan films: the science fiction thriller Inception (2010), the superhero film The Dark Knight Rises (2012), as Bane, and the action - thriller Dunkirk (2017), based on the British evacuation in World War II . Hardy has been cast as Eddie Brock / Venom in a live - action film adaptation of the same name, set to be released in 2018 . </P> <P> Hardy's television roles include the HBO war drama miniseries Band of Brothers (2001), the BBC historical drama miniseries The Virgin Queen (2005), ITV's Wuthering Heights (2008), the Sky 1 drama series The Take (2009), and the BBC historical crime drama television series Peaky Blinders (2013). He created, co-produced and took the lead in the eight - part historical fiction series Taboo (2017) on BBC One and FX . </P>

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