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Tom Hiddleston’s portrayal of Loki the mischievous morally ambiguous brother, has been a fan favorite within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With the huge number of fans he has, Disney+ has given Loki his own spinoff show. Tom Hiddleston is best known for his performance as Loki in Thor However, he also is also a talented actor in other roles. A few interesting tidbits about the actor’s life and work are provided below.
In the college years, Tom Hiddleston was known as “Piddle.”
Tom Hiddleston was raised by his father, a physicist James Hiddleston, and his casting director mother, Diana Hiddleston. The family was based in Westminster, London. Hiddleston was born into a family of scientists and he’s always had an interest in the arts and enjoyed watching his mother perform. Even though he studied acting in Eton College, he was called “Piddle” by his fellow students due to his surname.
Thor Star Tom Hiddleston got his start on stage.
Hiddleston attended Hiddleston attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art after being heavily involved in theatre at the college stage. He worked for a long time in the theatre, before taking the switch to film and it was here that he first was introduced to Thor director Kenneth Branagh. Although Hiddleston was a novice actor with no prior background, Branagh cast him in the role of Loki, the main Loki, the villain. Loki and he has been playing for more than a decade.
Tom Hiddleston’s initial intention was to be Thor.
Hiddleston’s first big role was Thor and he even auditioned for the role. While he performed a screen test for the role, sporting an afro and a muscle-bound body, director Kenneth Branagh ultimately decided to select Tom Hiddleston as Loki because due to his irresistible sense of humour.
The character actor Tom Hiddleston speaks several languages.
Hiddleston is a multilingual polyglot who speaks multiple languages. In preparation for his part as a character in Kong: Skull Island, he even studied Mandarin. Alongside being a great public speaker, he is also a gifted singer, and has appeared in a number of shows and musicals.
Tom Hiddleston is a supporter of philanthropic causes.
Hiddleston is famous for his charitable work alongside his acting profession. He has been a vocal advocate for children’s issues and has contributed to organisations like WaterAid and the Prince’s Trust, and Great Ormond Street Hospital through his Ambassadorship for UNICEF.
Tom Hiddleston enjoys dancing.
Hiddleston’s love of dance is evident in his character specifically in High-Rise. To play the role in the film, in which he was asked for him to dance the dance routine in a ballroom environment, was trained in the tango, as well as the waltz.
Tom Hiddleston is one of the finest actors of the present to ever portray the role of the Bard.
Hiddleston has appeared in a variety of Shakespearean plays, demonstrating his vast experience in the theatre. He has performed on stage for Othello as Cassio or Henry IV as Prince Hal, both at the London’s Donmar Warehouse. When Hamlet was staged at the London’s West End stage, he played the role of Prince Fortinbras.
When it is about the acting profession, Tom Hiddleston doesn’t just belong in front of the camera.
Hiddleston has been a voice actor for several audio books which include The Testament of Loki, in which he narrates the story of his famous character, and The Night Manager the audiobook that is a reworking of an original novel written by John Le Carre. To The video game The Avengers, he lent his voice too.
Multilingual Tom Hiddleston.
Hiddleston is proficient in French and Spanish in addition to his own native English. He also knows a little some German and Italian. Due to his proficiency both in Spanish and Italian it was possible for him to use it in his character on screen as the character Sir Thomas Sharpe in the 2015 film Crimson Peak. In the stage production for the Ibsen novel Enemy of the People, Hiddleston also sang in German.
Actor Tom Hiddleston is very charitable.
Through the time, Hiddleston has contributed to many worthy causes. He has worked as an Unicef UK ambassador, spreading the message of the organisation and soliciting donations to aid the children who are in desperate need. He has also visited refugee camps to raise awareness of the situation of Syrian refugees through volunteering in The International Medical Corps. In addition, he’s been a spokesperson for the World Food Programme, where he has promised to do everything he can to help bring an end the hunger that exists in the world.
In addition, Tom Hiddleston is a promising DJ.
Hiddleston isn’t just interested acting. He’s also a musician. He’s performed the role of DJ at a variety of events like the Loki series’s premier night. Tom Hiddleston is an actor. Tom Hiddleston revealed in an interview with Variety that he has been DJ for more than a decade and has performed in a handful of clubs in London. The DJ has described it as an “completely different way of expressing yourself” and a medium that allows his “creative freedom.”
Tom Hiddleston has become a popular meme.
The fans love Hiddleston so much due to his depiction of Loki that his image has been used in a myriad of memes. Based on his famous “I am Loki” speech