Tom Hiddleston is a British 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), Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) and in the spin-off television series Loki (2021-2023).

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.

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes 2007 Unrelated Oakley / George's son 2010 Archipelago Edward 2011Thor Loki Laufeyson Midnight in Paris The Deep Blue Sea War Horse 2012The Avengers Loki Laufeyson2013 Only Lovers Left Alive Adam Exhibition Muse of FireHimselfDocumentary Thor: The Dark World Loki Laufeyson 2014 Muppets Most Wanted The Great Escapo Cameo The Pirate Fairy JamesVoice 2015 Unity Narrator Documentary Crimson Peak Thomas Sharpe High-Rise Laing I Saw the Light 2017 Kong: Skull Island James Conrad Thor: Ragnarok Loki Laufeyson 2018 Early Man Voice Avengers: Infinity War Loki Laufeyson 2019 Avengers: Endgame Also in 2026 extended version 2023 Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Cameo2024 The Life of Chuck Charles "Chuck" Krantz2026 Tenzing Edmund Hillary Loki Laufeyson Post-production

Short films YearTitleRoleNotes2010 How to Be the Life of a Cocktail Party Narrator2011 Friend Request Pending Tom2012 Out of Time James2013 Out of Darkness Male2015 WillShake Henry V Narrator2018 Leading Lady Parts Himself 2021 The Simpsons: The Good, the Bart, and the Loki Loki Laufeyson Voice, animated2022 The Simpsons: Welcome to the Club

Television YearTitleRoleNotes2001 The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Lord Television film Conspiracy Phone Operator Armadillo Toby Sherrifmuir2002 The Gathering Storm Randolph Churchill2005 A Waste of Shame John Hall2006 Victoria Cross Heroes Episode: "The Modern Age" Suburban Shootout Recurring role Galápagos (voice) Episode: "Islands that Changed the World"2007 Casualty Episode: "The Killing Floor"2008 Miss Austen Regrets Mr. John Plumptre Television film2008–2010 Wallander Recurring role 2009 Return to Cranford 2 episodes Darwin's Secret NotebooksCharles Darwin (voice)Documentary2012 Robot Chicken Lorax Narrator (voice) Episode: "Butchered in Burbank" The Hollow Crown Prince Hal / King Henry V Episodes: "Henry IV, Part I and Part II", "Henry V"2013 Family Guy Statue Griffin (voice) Episode: "No Country Club for Old Men" 2014 Top Gear Special Guest Series 21, Episode 2 2016–present The Night Manager Lead role; also executive producer2016 Trollhunters Kanjigar the Courageous (voice) Episode: "Becoming: Part 1" 2019Celebrating Marvel's Stan LeeSelf/PresenterTV special documentary202020/20 Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a KingHimselfSeason 43, Episode 352020–2021 Earth at Night in Color Narrator Documentary series 2021–2023 Loki Loki Laufeyson Lead role, 12 episodes; also executive producer 2021 CBeebies Bedtime Story Storyteller Episode: "Supertato" Marvel Studios: Assembled Himself 2 episodes Marvel Studios: LegendsLoki Laufeyson9 episodes2021–2024 What If...? Loki Laufeyson Voice, 6 episodes 2022 The Essex Serpent Lead role 2023Big BeastsNarratorDocumentary series 2024Earthsounds 2025Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age 2026Pompeii: Out of TimePresenter

Theatre YearTitleRoleVenue1999 Journey's End Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2005 Yorgjin Oxo: The Man Theatre503 2006 The Changeling Alsemero Cheek by Jowl / Barbican Centre 2007 Cymbeline Posthumus Leonatus & Cloten Cheek by Jowl / Barbican Centre 2008 Othello Cassio Donmar Warehouse Ivanov Lvov Donmar Warehouse 2010 The Children's Monologues Prudence Old Vic Theatre 2012 The Kingdom of Earth Lot Criterion Theatre 2013 Coriolanus Coriolanus Donmar Warehouse / National Theatre Live 2015 Letters Live Reader Freemasons' Hall 2017 Hamlet Hamlet Royal Academy of Dramatic Art 2018 Intelligence Squared: Dickens vs Tolstoy Reader Emmanuel Centre Dead Poets Live: The Broken Word Performer Coronet Theatre 2019 Betrayal Robert Harold Pinter Theatre / Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre 2021 The Play What I Wrote Mystery Guest Star Birmingham Repertory Theatre / Theatre Royal, Bath / Chichester Festival Theatre 2023Poetry for Every Day of the YearReaderNational Theatre2025Much Ado About NothingBenedickTheatre Royal, Drury Lane 2026–2027Winter Garden TheatreHall, Margaret Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell to Star in Broadway Transfer of Jamie Lloyd's Much Ado About Nothing Playbill, February 19, 2026

Radio YearTitleRoleNotes2002 The Trial of the Angry Brigade BBC Radio 4 2006 Dracula BBC World Service Another Country BBC Radio 4 2007 Caesar III: An Empire Without End Romulus 2008 Othello Cassio BBC Radio 3 The Leopard Tancredi Cyrano de Bergerac Christian 2009 Carnival Lords of Misrule 2015 Words and Music: Memory Reader 2019 Enchanting Poems Alive Reader Ximalaya FM

Books YearTitleRoleNotes2007 The Red NecklaceNarrator 2011iF Poems2012Book of the DeadBritish Museum Exhibition 2013The Love Book Octopussy and The Living Daylights, and Other Stories 2015 High-Rise 2017The Dragon Book of VerseDragon School Edition2022Winnie the Pooh:Tales of Friendship TreasuryCalm

Discography YearSongArtistAlbum2014"The Frigate That Flies"Tom Hiddleston and castThe Pirate Fairy (Soundtrack)2016"Hey, Good Lookin'"Tom Hiddleston and the Saddle Spring BoysI 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)

Video games YearTitleVoice role2011 Thor: God of Thunder Loki

See also List of awards and nominations received by Tom Hiddleston

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