Tom Hiddleston Art Robes
Tom Hiddleston’s portrayal as Loki the mischievous morally ambiguous brother has been a fan favorite in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With the huge number of fans he has, Disney+ has given Loki his own spinoff series. Tom Hiddleston is best known for playing Loki in Thor However, he also has other talents as well. A few interesting facts about his life and work are included below.
In the college years, Tom Hiddleston was known as “Piddle.”
Tom Hiddleston was raised by his physicist father James Hiddleston, and his casting director mother, Diana Hiddleston. The family was based in Westminster, London. Hiddleston is a member of a scientific family however, he had always had an passion for the arts and loved watching his mother perform. Though he did his acting studies in Eton College, he was called “Piddle” by his fellow students because of his surname.
Thor actor Tom Hiddleston got his start on stage.
Hiddleston attended Hiddleston attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art after becoming heavily involved with theater at the college level. He worked for a long period in the theatre before taking the transition to film and it was here that he first met Thor director Kenneth Branagh. While Hiddleston was a novice actor with no prior background, Branagh cast him in the lead role of the villain Loki the character he’s kept for more than a decade.
Tom Hiddleston’s intention from the beginning was to be Thor.
Hiddleston’s most memorable role was Thor and he even auditioned for the role. However, despite completing a screen test for the role wearing an afro and a muscle-bound body and a tense body, director Kenneth Branagh ultimately decided to select Tom Hiddleston as Loki because of his wacky sense of humour.
The actor Tom Hiddleston speaks several languages.
Hiddleston is a polyglot multilingual who speaks several tongues. In preparation for his part as a character in Kong: Skull Island, the actor even took classes in Mandarin. Alongside being a great public speaker, he’s also a talented actor, having performed in various productions as well as musicals.
Tom Hiddleston is a supporter of charitable causes.
Hiddleston is known for his charitable works alongside his acting career. He is an advocate for children’s rights and has contributed to organizations like WaterAid as well as the Prince’s Trust, and Great Ormond Street Hospital through his Ambassadorship for UNICEF.
Tom Hiddleston enjoys dancing.
Hiddleston’s passion for dancing is evident in his performances especially in High-Rise. To play the role in the film, which asked for him to dance an act of dance in a ballroom, Hiddleston studied the tango as well as the waltz.
Tom Hiddleston is one of the most talented actors to ever play the role of the Bard.
Hiddleston has appeared in several Shakespearean plays, demonstrating his long-standing experience in theatre. He has performed on stage for Othello playing Cassio as Cassio and Henry IV as Prince Hal in the London’s Donmar Warehouse. When Hamlet was performed by the London’s West End stage, he portrayed Prince Fortinbras.
When it comes to acting, Tom Hiddleston doesn’t just have a place in front of the camera.
Hiddleston has been a voice actor for several audio books that include The Testament of Loki, where he is the voice of Loki, telling the tale of his iconic character, as well as The Night Manager, an audio book adaptation of a novel by John Le Carre. To the video game The Avengers, he lent his voice to the game as well.
Multilingual Tom Hiddleston.
Hiddleston is proficient in French and Spanish as well as the language he speaks in his home country of English. He also speaks a amount of German in addition to Italian. Due to his proficiency with Spanish and Italian which he could to utilize it in his role on screen as the character Sir Thomas Sharpe in the 2015 film Crimson Peak. For the stage production of the Ibsen novel Enemy of the People, Hiddleston also sang in German.
The actor Tom Hiddleston is very charitable.
Over the time, Hiddleston has contributed to many worthy causes. He’s been an Unicef UK ambassador, spreading its message and soliciting donations for the children who are in desperate need. He also has visited refugee camps and has helped raise awareness of the situation of Syrian refugees as a volunteer with The International Medical Corps. In addition, he’s been an ambassador for the World Food Programme, where the organization has committed to doing all he can in order to bring an end the hunger that exists in the world.
Furthermore, Tom Hiddleston is a developing DJ.
Hiddleston isn’t only interested in acting, he’s also a musician. He’s played the role of DJ at a variety of functions like the Loki series’ premier celebration. Star actor Tom Hiddleston revealed in an interview with Variety that he has been DJing for over a decade and has performed at a few nightclubs in London. He described DJing as the “completely different way of expressing yourself” and a form of expression which allows his “creative freedom.”
Tom Hiddleston has become a famous meme.
Fans are in love with Hiddleston so much due to his character portrayal as Loki that his image has been used in a myriad of memes. Based on his now-famous “I am Loki” speech