Tom Hardy: The actor s real name is Edward Thomas Hardy. (Image: Getty)
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What is Tom Hardy’s real name?
Hardy may be one of the best known British actors of today but what some fan may not realise, is that his name isn’t even Tom.
Tom Hardy is simply the 43-year-old actor’s stage name and so isn’t actually his legal name.
The Peaky Blinders star’s real full name is Edward Thomas Hardy.
So at the beginning of his career, Hardy instead decided to use his middle name for acting.
Tom Hardy: He plays Alfie Solomons in Peaky Blinders. (Image: BBC)