Thomas William Hiddleston was born on the 9th February 1981 in Westminster, London, England of English and Scottish descent. He is an actor, widely known for his role of Loki in the films “Thor”, “Thor: The Dark World” and “The Avengers”. He is also recognized for his work in theatre in particular productions of “Othello” and “Cymbeline”. His career in the acting industry has been active since 2001.
Have you ever wondered how rich is Tom Hiddleston, as of early 2016? According to sources, it is estimated that the size of Tom’s net worth is over $8 million, which has been accumulated through his acting career in high budget films and in the theatre.
Tom Hiddleston Net Worth $8 Million
Tom Hiddleston was born to James Hiddleston, a chemist, and Diana, a casting director and stage manager. Under the influence of his mother, at a very young age Tom was introduced to the world of acting. After graduation from his preparatory school, The Dragon School in Oxford, he continued his education at Eton College, and later the University of Cambridge – where he started his acting career on stage – graduating in Classics. Then in 2005 he graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art(RADA).
Tom’s professional acting career began while he was still at RADA, as he earned a small role in the film directed by Stephen Whittaker, “The Adventures Of Nickolas Nickleby” (2001), which was followed by a role in “Conspiracy”, a film by Frank Pierson. In 2002, Tom appeared in the film “The Gathering Storm”, portraying Randolph Churchill. A few years later in 2006, Hiddleston was selected for the role of Bill Hazledine in the TV series “Suburban Shootout” (2006-2007) – his net worth was certainly rising. The following year, he acquired a role in the film “Mr. Austin Regrets” (2008), and the role of Magnus Martinsson in the TV series “Wallander” (2008-2010).
However, Tom’s breakout role came in 2011, when he was selected to play Loki in the high profile film entitled “Thor” (2011), after which his name became more sought in the film industry, resulting in a significant increase in his net worth in following years; he then reprised his role in the films “Thor: The Dark World” and “The Avengers” (2012), meantime scoring roles in films such as “The Deep Blue Sea” (2011), “Midnight In Paris” (2011), and “War Horse” (2011), all of which added to Tom’s net worth.
To speak further of his career in the entertainment industry, in recent years, Tom has played parts in films “Thor: Dark World” (2013), “I Saw The Light” (2015), “Muppets Most Wanted” (2014), “Crimson Peak” (2015). His latest ventures include appearances in the TV series “The Night Manager”, which is scheduled for a release sometime in 2016, and he is currently shooting films “Kong: Skull Island” and “Thor: Ragnarok”, which will be released in 2017 and will raise his fortune further.
Tom’s success as an actor is spoken for by numerous awards he has won during his career, such as Best Male Newcomer for his work on film “Thor” (2011), and as Best Villain for his role of Loki in the film “The Avengers” (2012).
Additional to his starring in films, Tom has also appeared in several theatre productions, such as “The Changeling” (2006), “Cymbeline” (2007) for which he won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer in a Play, and “Othello” (2008), and winning the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor, for his role in the play “Coriolanus” (2013). All these plays have also added considerably to the overall size of his net worth, and confirm his acting versatility.
If to talk about his personal life, Tom Hiddleston’s private interests have included Susannah Fielding and Jane Arthy, but he remains officially single. He speaks for languages apart from English. As many other millionaires, he is also well-known for his charity work with several organizations like “Thomas Coram Foundation for Children”, and “UNICEF”.
MTV Movie Award for Best Villain/Best Fight (2013), Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer (2012), Glamour Award for Man of The Year (2012), Laurence Olivier Award,Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (2017)
Nominations
BAFTA Rising Star Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie, Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor, Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Villain, British Independent Film Award for Best Actor, Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Villain, MTV Movie Award for Favo...
Movies
“Thor”, “Thor: The Dark World”, “The Avengers” (2012), “The Deep Blue Sea” (2011), “Midnight In Paris” (2011), “War Horse” (2011), “I Saw The Light” (2015), “Muppets Most Wanted” (2014), “Crimson Peak” (2015)
TV Shows
Theatre: “The Changeling” (2006), “Cymbeline” (2007), “Othello” (2008), “Coriolanus” (2013)
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Trademark
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Extremely polite, articulate and friendly personality
The reason I became an actor is because I sat in the audience of... you know... in cinema audience, and also in the theater, and... I love it when you go to see something, and you enter as an individual and you leave as a group, because you all been bound together by the same experience.
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My experience is that camera has an extraordinary truthfulness and you can't lie in front of it. Terence Davies, the director, said to me once, ' The camera captures the truth, but it also captures falsity. So if you don't feel it, don't do it.'
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[on being a fan of Michael Haneke's Amour] That film is like a mountain. It's a piece of wisdom that is in the background every day and Haneke has just shown it, saying, 'So, you know, this is what you want. This is the intimacy that you'll be lucky to have when you get to the end of your life...' When I saw it, I couldn't stop thinking about that film for an entire month. It just made everything else seem so flippant and disposable. It is really truly a perfect movie.
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[PopcornTaxi, 10/8/2013] I suppose if I have one fear in my life, it's a fear of wasting time. And um, I don't want to look back at my life and think "God, I wish I had done all of this stuff.. that I always wanted to do-- but I didn't do it because I was afraid, or because someone was gonna take a pot shot at me, or because I might fail." Or, um--that's, to me, that is the greatest tragedy: is to look back and say "I wish I had, and I didn't." Em, and I think, at a certain time, I just refused to let that be a factor in anything.
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[observation, 2014] All the greatest actors allow themselves to grow. I don't know which way the wind will blow for me, but I know that I'm along for the ride.
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[on portraying Loki, the legendary Nordic god of mischief] The key thing about any character I play is I have to start from a place of compassion. My stepping into the silhouette comes from attempting to understand his point-of-view. So even though he is and has been regarded as villain, antagonist, antihero, in my mind - as I play him - I have to fight in his corner. Having said that, from an objective intellectual standpoint, Loki is a deeply mixed-up cat.
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[on shooting Thor: The Dark World (2013) in Iceland] Iceland is one of the few places on earth that looks like another world because the landscape is so extraordinary. The dimensions are bigger, the proportions are bigger, a big hill is absolutely enormous, and the colour of the water has a translucency that I've never seen before. The sky seems twice the size, and some of it looks like a moonscape to me...You still walk down the street in Reykjavik and run into five people who are called Thor. To be on the land that invented this mythology was extraordinary.
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I get asked to play a lot of complex people, which is great because I think that people are complex, much more so than any of us are really willing to let on. There is an enormous pressure to conform to what's conventional now, and I think people are quite afraid of individuality, actually.
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[on coping with the end of a long shoot] You get used to it - you have to - otherwise you'd spend your life being heartbroken. But it never stops being sad because for that short time you become a family. You do, you see the same people every day for sixteen hours a day, for months on end, and you're so bound together by your common purpose, which is to make a great film.
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I gave myself permission to care, because there are a lot of people in this world who are afraid of caring, or afraid of showing that they care because it's uncool. It's uncool to have passion. It's so much easier to lose when you've shown everyone how much you don't care if you win or lose. It's much harder to lose when you show that you care, but, you'll never win, unless you also stand to lose. Don't be afraid of your passion.
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To have compassion for a character is no different from having compassion for another human being.
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[on being a part of a movement of young and interesting British actors] If I'm a part of it, I'm flattered. It's interesting, because I used to look up for inspiration, like every actor does, to people like Daniel Day-Lewis, Robert De Niro, Kenneth Branagh... Now I look sideways. I worked with Benedict Cumberbatch on War Horse (2011), then he went off to do Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011). He was so good. I was so proud to call him my friend - it's one of the most electrifying performances by an actor this year. Tom Hardy - he's doing things that I think no British actor has ever done. His performance in Warrior (2011) was visceral, pure and muscular, and it made me cry. Michael Fassbender has had an annus mirabilis with A Dangerous Method (2011) and his studio breakthrough in X: First Class (2011), where, hands down, he and James McAvoy were the best things in it.
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I'm so moved and humbled by [the fans] responses to The Hollow Crown (2012) and Henry IV. I've never worked harder on anything in my life. It means the world.
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[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.
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[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.
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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]
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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.
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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.
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Fact
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Won Best Actor in National Film Awards UK 2016 for his role in High-Rise.
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His more avid fans are often referred to as "Hiddlestoners".
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Plays the piano, guitar, drums, violin, lute and trumpet.
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Math is the one subject he has not excelled in.
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He participated in an autopsy to prepare for his role as a physiologist in High-Rise (2015).
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His eyes water involuntarily when he is spooked.
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He generally runs five miles every morning, however, in preparation for I Saw the Light (2015), he ran ten miles each morning, and also cycled in order to gain a pencil-thin figure for his role as Hank Williams.
His favorite music video is "Weapon of Choice" by Fatboy Slim.
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He read The Politics of the Family and Other Essays by R.D. Laing in preparation for his role in Crimson Peak (2015).
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As of 2015, he has appeared in two films which were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Motion Picture of the Year: Midnight in Paris (2011) and War Horse (2011).
Won Best Male Principal Performance Award at 2014 Falstaff Awards for his performance in Shakespeare's Coriolanus at Donmar Warehouse.
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Won Best Actor Award at The 2014 Evening Standard Theatre Awards, for his performance of the title role in Shakespeare's Coriolanus at Donmar Warehouse.
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Nominated for Best Actor for The Olivier Award 2014, for playing the title role in the Shakespeare play Coriolanus.
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In January 2013, he traveled with UNICEF UK to Guinea, West Africa, to visit children, families, and communities. He continues to remain involved with the organization.
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He won "Best Newcomer" at the Laurence Olivier Awards in 2008, an esteemed honor that recognizes the best in London theatre.
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His great-great-grandfather was Sir Edmund Vestey, 1st Baronet, an English importer who was created a Baronet for supplying food to British troops during the First World War.
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His mother is a former stage manager. His father is a scientist and was the director of a pharmaceutical company.
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Graduated with a double first in Classics at Cambridge University.
Was ranked at #2 on Empire's The 100 Sexiest Movie Stars list (2013).
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His father is Scottish. His mother is English, and has English, Welsh, and German ancestry. One of Tom's maternal great-great-grandfathers was of German origin.
As well as younger sister, Emma, he also has an older sister named Sarah.
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Won Best Male Newcomer at the Jameson Empire Awards in 2012.
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Won Rising Star Award at the Richard Attenborough UK Regional Film Critics' Awards in 2012.
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Won Best Supporting Actor in a Play at the Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers' Choice Awards in 2009.
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Won Third Prize at the Ian Charleson Awards in 2007.
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His maternal great-great-grandfather was importer Sir Edmund Vestey, 1st Baronet.
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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.
A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets
2005
TV Movie
John Hall
The Gathering Storm
2002
TV Movie
Randolph Churchill
Armadillo
2001
TV Series
Toby Sherrifmuir
Conspiracy
2001
TV Movie
Phone Operator
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
2001
TV Movie
Lord
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Night Manager
2016
TV Mini-Series executive producer - 6 episodes
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
I Saw the Light
2015
performer: "Cold Cold Heart", "I Can't Get You Off of My Mind", "Honky Tonkin'", "Blues Come Around", "Pan American", "Lovesick Blues", "Men with Broken Hearts", "Hey Good Lookin'", "Why Don't You Love Me", "Your Cheatin' Heart", "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry", "Jambalaya"
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Reel Britain
2014
Documentary short special thanks
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
2014
TV Movie documentary thanks
Paddy
2014
Short special thanks
Whitelands
2012
Short special thanks
How to Be the Life of a Cocktail Party
2010
Video short special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The 74th Golden Globe Awards
2017
TV Special documentary
Himself - Winner
The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards
2016
TV Special
Himself
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2016
TV Series
Himself
Cinema 3
2014-2016
TV Series
Himself - Interviewee
BAFTA Televsion Awards 2016
2016
TV Special
Himself - Presenter
The Graham Norton Show
2015-2016
TV Series
Himself - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2016
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Today
2015-2016
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2016
TV Series
Himself - Guest
2016 MTV Movie Awards Pre-Show
2016
TV Special
Himself - Kong: Skull Island
The Talk
2016
TV Series
Himself - Guest
51st Annual Academy of Country Music Awards
2016
TV Movie
Himself
Made in Hollywood
2011-2016
TV Series
Himself
WGN Morning News
2016
TV Series
Himself
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015-2016
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2016
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Artsnight
2015
TV Series
Himself
Janela Indiscreta
2011-2015
TV Series
Himself
Ok! TV
2015
TV Series
Himself
Días de cine
2015
TV Series
Himself - Interviewee
The Daily Show
2015
TV Series
Himself - Guest
The View
2015
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Tria33
2015
TV Series
Himself - Interviewee
Unity
2015
Documentary
Narrator (voice)
The EE British Academy Film Awards
2015
TV Special documentary
Himself - Presenter: Outstanding Debut
The Reel Britain
2014
Documentary short
Himself
Richard Attenborough: A Life
2014
TV Movie
Himself - Actor & RADA Graduate 2005
Travelling at Night with Jim Jarmusch
2014
Documentary
Himself
The Olivier Awards 2014
2014
TV Special
Himself - Nominee
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
2014
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Piper's Picks TV
2014
TV Series
Himself - Guest
A Brothers' Journey: Thor & Loki
2014
Video documentary short
Himself
Top Gear
2014
TV Series
Himself - Special Guest
Fantástico
2012-2013
TV Series documentary
Himself
Smosh
2013
TV Series
Herself
Chelsea Lately
2013
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Good Morning America
2013
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Saturday Night Live Korea
2013
TV Series
Himself
Thor: The Dark World Special
2013
TV Short documentary
Himself
Muse of Fire
2013
Documentary
Himself
NerdHQ
2013
TV Series
Himself
Big Morning Buzz Live
2012-2013
TV Series
Himself - Guest
2013 MTV Movie Awards
2013
TV Special
Himself
56th BFI London Film Festival
2012
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Avengers: Assembling the Ultimate Team
2012
Video short
Himself
Shakespeare Uncovered
2012
TV Mini-Series documentary
Henry V / Himself
Evening Urgant
2012
TV Series
Himself
Film '72
2011
TV Series
Himself
55th BFI London Film Festival
2011
TV Movie
Himself
Thor: Assembling the Troupe
2011
Video short
Himself
Thor: From Asgard to Earth
2011
Video documentary short
Himself
Thor: Our Fearless Leader
2011
Video short
Himself
Up Close with Carrie Keagan
2011
TV Series
Himself - Guest
The Big Picture
2011
TV Series
Himself
Troldspejlet
2011
TV Series
Himself - Actor / Loki
Cranford in Detail
2009
Video documentary short
Himself / William Buxton
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Entertainment Tonight
2015-2017
TV Series
Himself
Good Morning Britain
2017
TV Series
Himself
Extra
2016
TV Series
Himself
The Insider
2016
TV Series
Himself
Too Much TV
2016
TV Series
Jonathan Pine - The Night Manager
Lego Marvel's Avengers
2016
Video Game
Loki
Stars in Shorts
2012
Tom
Made in Hollywood
2012
TV Series
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2013
MTV Movie Award
MTV Movie Awards
Best Villain
The Avengers (2012)
2013
MTV Movie Award
MTV Movie Awards
Best Fight
The Avengers (2012)
2012
Empire Award
Empire Awards, UK
Best Male Newcomer
Thor (2011)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2017
Golden Globe
Golden Globes, USA
Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
The Night Manager (2016)
2016
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie
The Night Manager (2016)
2016
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Limited Series
The Night Manager (2016)
2016
Critics' Choice TV Award
Critics Choice Television Awards
Best Actor in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series
The Night Manager (2016)
2016
Gold Derby TV Award
Gold Derby Awards
TV Movie/Mini Lead Actor
The Night Manager (2016)
2016
OFTA Television Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Limited Series
The Night Manager (2016)
2016
Satellite Award
Satellite Awards
Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
The Night Manager (2016)
2015
EDA Special Mention Award
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
Best Depiction of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction
Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
2015
BTVA Special/DVD Voice Acting Award
Behind the Voice Actors Awards
Best Vocal Ensemble in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Theatrical Short
The Pirate Fairy (2014)
2015
British Independent Film Award
British Independent Film Awards
Best Actor
High-Rise (2015)
2015
Chlotrudis Award
Chlotrudis Awards
Best Supporting Actor
Unrelated (2007)
2014
Saturn Award
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
Best Supporting Actor
Thor: The Dark World (2013)
2014
CinEuphoria
CinEuphoria Awards
Best Duo - International Competition
Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
2014
Empire Award
Empire Awards, UK
Best Supporting Actor
Thor: The Dark World (2013)
2014
MTV Movie Award
MTV Movie Awards
Favorite Character
Thor: The Dark World (2013)
2014
OFTA Television Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
The Hollow Crown (2012)
2013
Blimp Award
Kids' Choice Awards, USA
Favorite Villain
The Avengers (2012)
2012
Rising Star Award
BAFTA Awards
2012
Saturn Award
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA