History Creator / TomHiddleston

Thomas William "Tom" Hiddleston (born February 9, 1981 in Westminster, London) is an English actor best known for playing Comicbook/{{Loki}} in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, in the movies ''Film/{{Thor}}'', ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'', ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'', ''Film/ThorRagnarok'', ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' and ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' (a cameo filmed for ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' ended up getting cut from the final movie). From 2008 onward, he played Magnus Martinnson in Creator/TheBBC ''Series/{{Wallander}}'' adaptation, and in 2012, he starred in ''Series/TheHollowCrown'', a BBC adaptation of Creator/WilliamShakespeare's, playing Prince Hal in ''Theatre/HenryIV'' parts one and two and the titular role in ''Theatre/HenryV''. In 2014, his starring turn as ''Film/{{Coriolanus}}'' in London resulted in all the tickets released on the first day going in that first day--and people camping out for the day release ones.

** ''Loki'' (2021)
** ''What If...?'' (2021)

* {{Adorkable}}: Despite his immense on-screen charisma, he's a bit of a nervous chatterbox in interviews, especially when surrounded by other stars.

Thomas William "Tom" Hiddleston (born February 9, 1981) is an English actor best known for playing Comicbook/{{Loki}} in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, in the movies ''Film/{{Thor}}'', ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'', ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'', ''Film/ThorRagnarok'', ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' and ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' (a cameo filmed for ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' ended up getting cut from the final movie). From 2008 onward, he played Magnus Martinnson in Creator/TheBBC ''Series/{{Wallander}}'' adaptation, and in 2012, he starred in ''Series/TheHollowCrown'', a BBC adaptation of Creator/WilliamShakespeare's, playing Prince Hal in ''Theatre/HenryIV'' parts one and two and the titular role in ''Theatre/HenryV''. In 2014, his starring turn as ''Film/{{Coriolanus}}'' in London resulted in all the tickets released on the first day going in that first day--and people camping out for the day release ones.

Thomas William "Tom" Hiddleston (born February 9, 1981) is an English actor best known for playing Comicbook/{{Loki}} in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, in the movies ''Film/{{Thor}}'', ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'', ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'', ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' and ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' (a cameo filmed for ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' ended up getting cut from the final movie). From 2008 onward, he played Magnus Martinnson in Creator/TheBBC ''{{Series/Wallander}}'' adaptation, and in 2012, he starred in ''Series/TheHollowCrown'', a BBC adaptation of Creator/WilliamShakespeare's, playing Prince Hal in ''Theatre/HenryIV'' parts one and two and the titular role in ''Theatre/HenryV''. In 2014, his starring turn as ''Film/{{Coriolanus}}'' in London resulted in all the tickets released on the first day going in that first day--and people camping out for the day release ones.

** ''What if...?'' (2021)

** Untitled ''Loki'' series (TBD)

* EvilBrit: Appears in Jaguar 2014 Super Bowl commercial "British Villains" alongside Creator/MarkStrong and Creator/BenKingsley as a very British supervillain who drinks tea in a flying helicopter without spilling a single drop.

* ''Film/{{Conspiracy}}'' (2001) as Phone Operator

* ShakespearianActors: Played Prince Hal in ''Series/TheHollowCrown''. His classical acting vackground is evident in his performance as Loki, directed by fellow Bard enthusiast Creator/KennethBranagh.

* EvilBrit: Provides the page quote along with Creator/MarkStrong and Creator/BenKingsley.

* LargeHam: As seen in some of his more famous roles. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] because he's a classically trained actor.

* NiceToTheWaiter: He said his first job was working as a waiter at a country club. After being disgusted by how rude people could be, he has since always made an effort to be polite, especially to "people kind enough to be serving me food".

* ShakespearianActors: Most evident in his performance as Loki, directed by fellow Bard enthusiast Creator/KennethBranagh. And also in ''Series/TheHollowCrown'', which actually is Shakespeare.
* ShipperOnDeck: With Loki and Enchantress.
* SignatureLaugh: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZMhyyGwU8c Ehehehehe]].
* StarMakingRole: As Loki in ''Film/{{Thor}}'' and ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}''.
* TypeCasting: Outside of playing Loki, his other main roles are playing either soldiers or Shakespearean characters.
* WhatBeautifulEyes: During an interview for the movie ''Literature/WarHorse'', ''Love Actually'' director Richard Curtis commented that his eyes are so piercing that Creator/JeremyIrvine started crying in the scene where Nicholls buys Joey just to "distract people from the blueness." Even more intensified when he has black hair, for example when he plays Loki.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Hiddleston originally tried out for the role of ''Thor''. He (obviously) didn't get the part but impressed the casting directors who tapped him for Loki instead and the rest is history.

* WolverinePublicity: He made such an impact as Loki that many promotional campaigns for ''Thor: The Dark World'' focused more on him than the actual star Creator/ChrisHemsworth.
* WhyFandomCantHaveNiceThings: Hiddleston once had a very good relationship with his fans, but some of them have gone too far and caused him to at least partially withdraw from social media, with actions including, but not limited to, camping outside his hotel when he's been filming, posing as work colleagues to meet him for their own personal reasons, linking RuleThirtyFour fanart to him (despite his repeated indications that it makes him ''very'' uncomfortable), sending death threats to women [[YokoOhNo for being in his proximity]], and so on.

** ''Film/Avengers4'' (2019)

* ''Film/{{Conspiracy}}'' (2001)
* ''Series/SuburbanShootout'' (2006)
* ''Series/{{Wallander}}'' (2008)

* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse as Loki:

* ''Film/MidnightInParis'' (2011) - as Creator/FScottFitzgerald
* ''Literature/WarHorse'' (2011)
* ''Film/TheDeepBlueSea'' (2012)
* ''Series/TheHollowCrown'' (2012)
* ''Film/OnlyLoversLeftAlive'' (2013)
* ''Film/MuppetsMostWanted'' (cameo) (2014)
* ''[[Franchise/DisneyFairies The Pirate Fairy]]'' (2014)

* ''Film/CrimsonPeak'' (2015)
* ''Film/HighRise'' (2015)
* ''Series/TheNightManager'' (2016)
* ''Film/KongSkullIsland'' (2017)
* ''WesternAnimation/EarlyMan'' (2018)

* OneOfUs:
** A big comic book fan, he wrote a piece about their impact in the ''[[http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/2012/apr/19/avengers-assemble-tom-hiddleston-superhero Guardian]]''.
** He also seems to share, and thus fuel, the Loki fandom's somewhat infamous [[DracoInLeatherPants assessment of the character]], usually concluding that all the genocidal Asgardian needs is [[LoveRedeems forgiveness, self-esteem, and a lot of hugs and "I love yous"]].
** He wrote an [[http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/10/25/loki-actor-tom-hiddleston-fan-letter-kieron-gillen-journey-into-mystery/ extremely congratulatory letter]] to the writers of ''Journey Into Mystery'', praising them for the "Kid Loki" story.

* AwesomeDearBoy: He enjoys playing Loki so much that he'll appear in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALUCl2p4aFc comedic promos]] and make [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R9g_VABesA in-character convention appearances]] if it means he gets to get in character and entertain the fans. [[invoked]]

* DyeingForYourArt: From blond curls to Loki's straight black locks. He also did extensive physical preparation for the role; after gaining a great deal of muscle to play Thor, he trimmed down and studied UsefulNotes/{{Capoeira}}, among other things, to play Loki. [[invoked]]

* FanNickname: ''Empire'' Magazine gave him "T Hiddy", and fans sometimes refer to him as "Hiddles". [[invoked]]

** He also seems to share, and thus fuel, the Loki fandom's somewhat infamous [[DracoInLeatherPants assessment of the character]], usually concluding that all the genocidal Asgardian needs is [[LoveRedeems forgiveness, self-esteem, and a lot of hugs and "I love yous"]]. [[invoked]]

* PromotedFanboy: In the 2012 [=BAFTAs=], he met Miss Piggy for an interview and was visibly excited, claiming he'd been a fan of her since his childhood. Two years later, he has a small role in ''Film/MuppetsMostWanted''. [[invoked]]

* StarMakingRole: As Loki in ''Film/{{Thor}}'' and ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}''. [[invoked]]
* TypeCasting: Outside of playing Loki, his other main roles are playing either soldiers or Shakespearean characters. [[invoked]]

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Hiddleston originally tried out for the role of ''Thor''. He (obviously) didn't get the part but impressed the casting directors who tapped him for Loki instead and the rest is history. [[invoked]]

* WhyFandomCantHaveNiceThings: Hiddleston once had a very good relationship with his fans, but some of them have gone too far and caused him to at least partially withdraw from social media, with actions including, but not limited to, camping outside his hotel when he's been filming, posing as work colleagues to meet him for their own personal reasons, linking RuleThirtyFour fanart to him (despite his repeated indications that it makes him ''very'' uncomfortable), sending death threats to women [[YokoOhNo for being in his proximity]], and so on. [[invoked]]

* MeanCharacterNiceActor: He can nail cold, calculating and manipulative with ease. In real life, he comes across as very sweet, enthusiastic and delighted with his job. Stan Lee describes him as one of the "sweetest, nicest guy you could ever meet". Creator/GuillermoDelToro, whom he worked with for ''Film/CrimsonPeak'', talked at the 2014 SDCC about how Hiddleston was the nicest guy on Earth, and how he ran counter to the stereotype that [[BeautyIsBad hot guys are bastards]].

* OneOfUs: [[invoked]]

-->''"At first Tom was up for Thor. He trained, he came in, he was ripped, y'know, he was swinging the hammer. He did a tremendous job, but he wasn't Thor. The moment he came in and read though, he was Loki."''

Thomas William "Tom" Hiddleston (born February 9, 1981) is an English actor best known for playing Comicbook/{{Loki}} in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, in the movies ''Film/{{Thor}}'', ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'', ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' and ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' (a cameo filmed for ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' ended up getting cut from the final movie). From 2008 onward, he played Magnus Martinnson in Creator/TheBBC ''{{Series/Wallander}}'' adaptation, and in 2012, he starred in ''Series/TheHollowCrown'', a BBC adaptation of Creator/WilliamShakespeare's, playing Prince Hal in ''Theatre/HenryIV'' parts one and two and the titular role in ''Theatre/HenryV''. In 2014, his starring turn as ''Film/{{Coriolanus}}'' in London resulted in all the tickets released on the first day going in that first day--and people camping out for the day release ones.

Thomas William "Tom" Hiddleston (born February 9, 1981) is an English actor best known for [[Characters/MCULoki playing]] Comicbook/{{Loki}} in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, in the movies ''Film/{{Thor}}'', ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'', ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' and ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' (a cameo filmed for ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' ended up getting cut from the final movie). From 2008 onward, he played Magnus Martinnson in Creator/TheBBC ''{{Series/Wallander}}'' adaptation, and in 2012, he starred in ''Series/TheHollowCrown'', a BBC adaptation of Creator/WilliamShakespeare's, playing Prince Hal in ''Theatre/HenryIV'' parts one and two and the titular role in ''Theatre/HenryV''. In 2014, his starring turn as ''Film/{{Coriolanus}}'' in London resulted in all the tickets released on the first day going in that first day--and people camping out for the day release ones.

* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse as [[Characters/MCULoki Loki]]:

* AwesomeDearBoy: He enjoys playing Loki so much that he'll appear in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALUCl2p4aFc comedic promos]] and make [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R9g_VABesA in-character convention appearances]] if it means he gets to get in character and entertain the fans.

* DyeingForYourArt: From blond curls to Loki's straight black locks. He also did extensive physical preparation for the role; after gaining a great deal of muscle to play Thor, he trimmed down and studied UsefulNotes/{{Capoeira}}, among other things, to play Loki.

* FanNickname: ''Empire'' Magazine gave him "T Hiddy", and fans sometimes refer to him as "Hiddles".

* OneOfUs:

** He also seems to share, and thus fuel, the Loki fandom's somewhat infamous [[DracoInLeatherPants assessment of the character]], usually concluding that all the genocidal Asgardian needs is [[LoveRedeems forgiveness, self-esteem, and a lot of hugs and "I love yous"]].

* PromotedFanboy: In the 2012 [=BAFTAs=], he met Miss Piggy for an interview and was visibly excited, claiming he'd been a fan of her since his childhood. Two years later, he has a small role in ''Film/MuppetsMostWanted''.

* StarMakingRole: As Loki in ''Film/{{Thor}}'' and ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}''.
* TypeCasting: Outside of playing Loki, his other main roles are playing either soldiers or Shakespearean characters.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Hiddleston originally tried out for the role of ''Thor''. He (obviously) didn't get the part but impressed the casting directors who tapped him for Loki instead and the rest is history.

* WhyFandomCantHaveNiceThings: Hiddleston once had a very good relationship with his fans, but some of them have gone too far and caused him to at least partially withdraw from social media, with actions including, but not limited to, camping outside his hotel when he's been filming, posing as work colleagues to meet him for their own personal reasons, linking RuleThirtyFour fanart to him (despite his repeated indications that it makes him ''very'' uncomfortable), sending death threats to women [[YokoOhNo for being in his proximity]], and so on.

* MeanCharacterNiceActor: He can nail cold, calculating and manipulative with ease. In real life, he comes across as very sweet, enthusiastic and delighted with his job. Stan Lee describes him as one of the "sweetest, nicest guy you could ever meet".

* PlayingATree: In a school play, he once played the front-right leg of an elephant Creator/EddieRedmayne was riding.

* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse (2011 -- present) as [[Characters/MCULoki Loki]]:

** ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' (2018-2019)