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Birthdate
Tom Hiddleston was born February 9,1981, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom. He is the son of James Norman Hiddleston and Diana Patricia Hiddleston. -
Tom Hiddleston's Family
He grew up with his two sisters, Sarah and Emma. His mother Diana, was a stage manager in theater and his father ran a biotech company. His parents divorced when he was thirteen. -
First musical he played in
He was thirteen years old when he played a character who dances with the female lead in a school production of Guys and Dolls. The musical is known for its impressive song and dance numbers. A 1955 film adaptation. -
Education
He started off at the preparatory school, The Dragon school in Oxford. By the time he was around thirteen, he boarded Eton College. He continued onto the University of Cambridge, where he earned a double first in classics. -
Companies Tom worked with
Tom worked with many known companies such as Marvel where he played a character Loki. Another is Hamilton Hodell, Hiddleston was signed to the Hamilton Hodell agency after being seen in the play A Streetcar Named Desire while attending the University of Cambridge. -
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Tom went on to study acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) where he graduated in 2005. -
The Changeling
Tom Hiddleston received an Ian Charleson Award Commendation for The Changeling where he played the lead role. -
Musical Productions Tom was in
Hiddleston has appeared in many theater productions, including Journey's End (1999), Cymbeline (2007), Ivanov (2008), Othello (2008), and Coriolanus (2013–2014). He also made his Broadway debut in a 2019 revival of Betrayal. -
Lawrence Olivier Award
He earned three Lawrence Olivier Award nominations winning best newcomer in a play for his performance as Posthumas Leonatus and Cloten in William Shakespeare play Cymbeline in 2008. -
Health
His health had been exceptional most his life although he did injure his elbow while performing a stunt for the Marvel movie Avengers Assemble. -
Learning to play instruments
Hiddleston plays the piano and guitar, and learned to play the drums and lute for Only Lovers Left Alive. He also played the trumpet as a child. -
Evening Standard Theatre Award
Tom Hiddleston won the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor in 2014 for his role as the title character in the Donmar Warehouse production of Coriolanus. -
People who influenced his musical career
Rodney Crowell, Bob Dylan, and Bruce Springsteen are one of many actors that influenced Tom Hiddleston's musical career. Hank Williams was a major influence on Tom's musical career, especially for the role of Williams in the biopic I Saw the Light. -
Singing in I Saw the Light
Hiddleston sang every note in the biopic I Saw the Light, where he played Hank Williams, a renowned American singer-songwriter. Hiddleston practiced for five weeks, sometimes for up to eight hours a day, to capture Williams' signature country twang. Before playing Hank Williams, Hiddleston said that singing was a private thing and he didn't think he was good at it. However, his experience playing Williams changed his perspective on his own abilities as a performer. -
Places Tom lived
He currently lives in Primrose Hill, London, with his fiance and child. -
Golden Globe Award
Hiddleston is an English actor who has also received awards for his work in film and television, including a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Rising Star Award nomination. He is perhaps best known for his role as Loki in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. -
The Hamlet
Tom Hiddleston played Hamlet in a modern-dress production of Hamlet directed by Kenneth Branagh at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Theatregoers praised Hiddleston's performance, which was described as "full of grief and rage". -
His Broadway debut
Hiddleston's Broadway debut in 2019 was in this play by Harold Pinter. He was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play and an Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor. -
Children
Tom and his fiance have one child together, Zawe revealed she was pregnant in June 2022 at the premiere of her film Mr. Malcolm's List. She wore a floor-length gown that showed off her baby bump. -
Married
Tom is currently engaged to Zawe Ashton, an English actress and actor. They co-starred in the West End and Broadway Revivals of Betrayal. -
References
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1089991/bio/
https://people.com/all-about-tom-hiddleston-parents-8347665
https://clutchpoints.com/inside-tom-hiddleston-6-73-million-house-with-photos
https://goldenglobes.com/person/tom-hiddleston/
https://hiddlestoners.com/career/stage/the-changeling-2006/#google_vignette