Tom Hiddleston Award 2015 For Coriolanus
Tom Hiddleston’s portrayal Loki the mischievous and morally ambiguous brother has become a popular character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With his immense fan base, Disney+ has given Loki his own spinoff show. Tom Hiddleston is best known for playing Loki in Thor However, he also has other talents as well. A few interesting tidbits 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 was born into a science-based family, but he always had an desire to be involved in the arts, and enjoyed 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 star Tom Hiddleston got his start on stage.
Hiddleston was a student at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art after becoming very involved in theater at the college level. He spent a lengthy period in the theatre before taking the move to film and it was at the Academy that he first came across Thor director Kenneth Branagh. Although Hiddleston had no previous acting previous experience Branagh cast him in the role of Loki, the main Loki, the villain. Loki the character he’s continued to play for over 10 years.
Tom Hiddleston’s original intention was to play Thor.
Hiddleston’s breakout role was Thor and he even played the character. While he performed screen-tests to play the role while wearing an afro and a muscle-bound body the director Kenneth Branagh ultimately decided to cast Tom Hiddleston as Loki because of his mischievous humor.
The actor Tom Hiddleston speaks several languages.
Hiddleston is a polyglot multilingual who speaks multiple languages. In preparation for his part in Kong: Skull Island, the actor even took classes in Mandarin. Apart from being a talented public speaker, he’s also a talented actor, having performed in numerous stage productions, musicals and even plays.
Tom Hiddleston is a supporter of philanthropic causes.
Hiddleston is known for his charitable works as well as his acting career. He is an advocate for children’s issues and has worked to support organisations 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 love of dance can be seen in his performance, particularly in High-Rise. For his part in the film, which required for him to perform his dance routine in a ballroom, he studied the tango and the waltz.
Tom Hiddleston is one of the most modern actors to ever play the Bard.
Hiddleston has been in numerous Shakespearean productions, which shows his broad experience in theatre. He has performed on stage in Othello acting as Cassio and Henry IV as Prince Hal in London’s Donmar Warehouse. When Hamlet was staged at the London’s West End stage, he portrayed Prince Fortinbras.
When it involves the acting profession, Tom Hiddleston doesn’t just belong in front of the camera.
Hiddleston has been a voice actor for numerous audio books that include The Testament of Loki, in which he narrates the story of his iconic character, and The Night Manager The Night Manager, an audio book that is a reworking of an original novel by John Le Carre. For The video game The Avengers, he lent his voice, too.
Multilingual Tom Hiddleston.
Hiddleston is fluent of French and Spanish as well as his native English. Hiddleston also has a some German along with Italian. With his fluency with Spanish and Italian it was possible for him to utilize it in his role for Sir Thomas Sharpe in the 2015 film Crimson Peak. In the stage production of the Ibsen novel Enemy of the People, Hiddleston also sang in German.
Actor Tom Hiddleston is very charitable.
Over the decades, Hiddleston has contributed to a number of worthy causes. He has been an Unicef UK ambassador, spreading the message of the organisation and soliciting donations to help the children who are in desperate need. He has also visited refugee camps to draw attention to the dire situation of Syrian refugees as a volunteer as part of the International Medical Corps. In addition, he has been an ambassador of the World Food Programme, where he has pledged to do all he can in order to bring an end to hunger in the world.
Additionally, Tom Hiddleston is a young DJ.
Hiddleston isn’t just interested in acting. He’s also an musician. He has played the role DJ at a range of functions, including the Loki series’ premier party. Actor Tom Hiddleston revealed in an interview with Variety that he has been DJ for more than a decade, and has played at a few nightclubs in London. He described DJing as being a “completely different way of expressing yourself” as well as a medium that offers his “creative freedom.”
Tom Hiddleston has become a popular meme.
Fans love Hiddleston so much due to his depiction of Loki the character that it has been featured in numerous memes. Based on his famous “I am Loki” speech