Tom Hardy

Tom Hardy has been named the winner of the Rising Star Award for 2011.

Other nominees in 2011 were Gemma Arterton, Andrew Garfield, Aaron Johnson, Emma Stone.

Making his name in Spielberg’s TV series Band of Brothers, Tom went on to star in Ridley Scott’s war thriller Black Hawk Down, and has recently proved himself as one of cinema’s most versatile and gripping actors, including an acclaimed performance in the smash hit Inception, alongside Leonardo DiCaprio.

One of Tom’s most powerful performances has been in the title role in Bronson, in which he put on three stone of muscle to play the infamous British prisoner. He is currently in filming for This Means War with Reese Witherspoon and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy with Colin Firth and Gary Oldman, Tom has also secured a part in Christopher Nolan’s hotly anticipated Batman Rises.

On receiving the award he said: “Thank you very much. This is very kind of you and much appreciated. I genuinely am grateful just to be working at all. I’d like to thank everyone who voted, everyone who loves a good story and every artist in the house tonight for the work they do.”