- Born
- Birth nameThomas William Hiddleston
- Nickname
- Hiddles
- Height6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
- Thomas William Hiddleston was born in Westminster, London, to English-born Diana Patricia (Servaes) and Scottish-born James Norman Hiddleston. His mother is a former stage manager, and his father, a scientist, was the managing director of a pharmaceutical company. He started off at the preparatory school, The Dragon School in Oxford, and by the time he was 13, he boarded at Eton College, at the same time that his parents were going through a divorce. He continued on to the University of Cambridge, where he earned a double first in Classics. He continued to study acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, from which he graduated in 2005.
Whilst at University of Cambridge, he was seen by the Hamilton Hodell agency in the play "A Streetcar Named Desire" and was signed. Following this, he was cast in his first television role in The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (2001). Hiddleston won his first film role as Oakley in Joanna Hogg's award-winning first feature, Unrelated (2007). His breakthrough role came when he portrayed the nemesis Loki in the Marvel Cinematic Universe feature film Thor (2011). He reprised the character in The Avengers (2012), Thor: The Dark World (2013), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), and Avengers: Infinity War (2018).
He has also appeared in Steven Spielberg's War Horse (2011), The Deep Blue Sea (2011), Woody Allen's romantic comedy Midnight in Paris (2011), and the romantic vampire film Only Lovers Left Alive (2013). On television, he appeared on the BBC series The Hollow Crown (2012), in the adaptations of Shakespeare's "Henry IV" and "Henry V". In theatre, he has been in the productions of "Cymbeline" (2007) and "Ivanov" (2008). In December 2013, he starred as the title character in the Donmar Warehouse production of "Coriolanus" which played until February 2014. He won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer in a Play for his role in "Cymbeline" while also being nominated for the same award the same year for his role as Cassio in "Othello".- IMDb Mini Biography By: Kad
- ParentsDiana Patricia Hiddleston (Servaes)James Norman Hiddleston
- RelativesEmma Hiddleston(Sibling)Sarah Hiddleston(Sibling)
- Self-described blond curly "Gene Wilder" hair.
- His wide, warm smile
- Expressive blue-green eyes
- Deep smooth voice
- Extremely polite, articulate and friendly personality
- Plays the piano and is a keen guitar player having learned for the movie I Saw the Light. He also played the trumpet as a child, and had to learn how to play the drums and the lute for Only Lovers Left Alive.
- He screen tested for the title role in Thor (2011), maintaining a strict diet and gaining 20 pounds in muscle. However, Kenneth Branagh decided he was more suitable for the role of Loki.
- Was in the same class as both Prince William of Wales and Eddie Redmayne at the boarding school Eton College.
- Was once considered to portray James Bond after Daniel Craig.
- He speaks some conversational French and Spanish (but is not fluent in either language), and learned Latin and Greek at university. He generally tries to learn a few words or phrases in the language of any country he visits, and is a quick learner with a keen ear for languages. Contrary to fan reports he does not speak Italian, as there is a video of him saying a few words in Italian and admitting that is all the Italian he knows.
- Showing young children in these communities, that there are outlets for their feelings, that there is room in a space for their stories to be told, and that they will be applauded-and it's not about ego, it's about connection: that their pain is everybody else's pain.
- Never stop. Never stop fighting. Never stop dreaming. And don't be afraid of wearing your heart on your sleeve - in declaring the films that you love, the films that you want to make, the life that you've had, and the lives you can help reflect in cinema. For myself, for a long time... maybe I felt inauthentic or something, I felt like my voice wasn't worth hearing, and I think everyone's voice is worth hearing. So if you've got something to say, say it from the rooftops.
- I am very proud of my work for the BBC, but I never wanted to stay stuck in the past. Loki has set me free from a particular casting type. But the work is the same. Rigor, discipline, humility, punctuality, above all: truthfulness. [CNN.com, 9 May 2012]
- [on working on War Horse (2011) and Midnight in Paris (2011)] I'm enormously proud of it because I'm a significant part of both those films.
- [on being directed by Steven Spielberg and Woody Allen for their Oscar-nominated movies] It was a massive honor to work with Woody and Steven.
- The Avengers (2012) - $160,000
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