when did he start his acting career?
2001
Tom Hardy
 Hardy joined Drama Centre London in September 1998, and was taken out early after winning the part of US Army Private John Janovec in the HBO-BBC mini-series "Band of Brothers". He made his feature film debut in Ridley Scott's war thriller "Black Hawk Down" (2001).
who played bane in batman the dark knight rises Tom Hardy when was he born? 15 September 1977 and where was he born? Hammersmith, London.
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Tom Hardy [SEP] 1998–2010
In 1998, Hardy won "The Big Breakfast" "Find Me a Supermodel" competition at the age of 21, earning him a brief contract with Models 1. Hardy joined Drama Centre London in September 1998, and was taken out early after winning the part of US Army Private John Janovec in the HBO-BBC mini-series "Band of Brothers". He made his feature film debut in Ridley Scott's war thriller "Black Hawk Down" (2001). During this time, Hardy also had a brief stint as a rapper and hip hop producer with his friend Edward Tracy (under the name "Tommy No 1 + Eddie Too Tall"), with whom he recorded a mixtape called "Falling On Your Arse In 1999" that remained unreleased until 2018.