Tom Hardy nearly slipped under the radar on Thursday as he went out for a meal in London looking almost unrecognisable.
The actor, 46, put on a casual and trendy display in a tight-fitted white T-shirt, showing off his toned biceps and array of tattoos.
He teamed the shirt with a pair of quirky oversized jeans adorned with a colourful skull design across his behind.
Tom added a pair of black Nike Air Jordans to complete his look and an expensive looking gold watch.
But the Venom star appeared to be putting on a low-profile, hiding behind a pair of glasses and a scruffy beard.
Tom Hardy nearly slipped under the radar on Thursday as he went out for a meal in London looking almost unrecognisable
The actor, 46, put on a casual and trendy display in a tight-fitted white T-shirt, showing off his toned biceps and array of tattoos as he briefly left the restaurant to take a phone call
He teamed the shirt with a pair of quirky oversized jeans adorned with a colourful skull design across his behind and a pair of black Nike Air Jordans
He briefly left the restaurant he was dining in to take a phone call, but his movie star good looks ensured he was unable to go unnoticed for long.
Tom was soon swarmed by hoards of excited fans clamouring for his attention, and he graciously signed several autographs.
The Oscar nominee is fresh off winning praise for his latest film The Bikeriders, which premiered last month.
The Jeff Nicholls drama is based on Danny Lyon’s 1967 photobook of the same name, and focuses on the midwestern motorcycle gang The Vandals, and its evolution from a tight-knit family to a violent syndicate.
Tom plays gang leader Johnny Davis, opposite Austin Butler as young biker Benny Cross and Jodie Comer as Benny’s wife Kathy Bauer.
Austin recently reflected on filming alongside his ‘intense’ co-star Tom in the film, admitting there was one scene, which showed his ‘brilliance’ in displaying the intensity of their exchange.
During a Q&A in New York last month, he said: ‘That scene, what’s interesting about that scene was it was never written like that, and when we got there on set and just blocked out the scene he said ”right Tom you’ll be sitting on the bike there and Austin will come up on the crutch and you’ll stand six feet apart for that scene.”
‘We did it once like that, and then Tom walks up and gets as close as he does, and that’s the proximity you don’t normally get in your everyday life unless someone’s going to kiss you!
The Oscar nominee is fresh off winning praise for his latest film The Bikeriders, which premiered last month (pictured in film)
Tom plays gang leader Johnny Davis, opposite Austin Butler as young biker Benny Cross and Jodie Comer as Benny’s wife Kathy Bauer (Tom and Austin pictured)
‘So, and he’s an intense guy. and so he’s holding that tension and Jeff talked about it because I couldn’t’ see the shot, they’re moving the camera and realising he’s getting closer and closer, and then Tom – his brilliance cocks his head at one point and it just hit perfectly so you could see his face.’
But photographer Danny Lyon made bizarre claims about Tom on the on-set atmosphere of the film back in March.
Famous snapper Danny, 82, claimed he was told not to look at Tom during a visit to the set in Cincinnati where the film was being shot.
The Bikeriders was inspired by Danny’s photo book of the same name, so he was invited to watch them during shooting.
In his new memoir, This Is My Life I’m Talking About, he details travelling to meet Tom where he was working.
However, he reveals he never actually got to meet the Dark Knight Rising star because he was warned not to look at Tom at all, before being ordered to watch from behind a tree.
Danny said: ‘They tried to keep me away but I finally get there. It’s f***ing freezing. I just want to meet Tom Hardy.
‘He gets on set and they say, “You can’t look at him”. I said, ‘”What do you mean? Why can’t I look at him?” They say, “Oh, he doesn’t like it”. So they make me hide behind a tree and all this bulls**t.’
Austin recently reflected on filming alongside his ‘intense’ co-star Tom in the film, admitting there was one scene, which showed his ‘brilliance’ in displaying the intensity of their exchange (pictured at premiere)
Famous snapper Danny Lyon (pictured), 82, has claimed he was told not to look at the actor, 46, during a visit to the set in Cincinnati where the film was being shot
However, he reveals he never actually got to meet the Dark Knight Rising star because he was warned not to look at Tom at all, before being ordered to watch from behind a tree (pictured March)
The claims come soon after Patrick Stewart spoke about Tom’s aloof manner on set when they worked together at the start of his career.
The actors were working on Star Trek: Nemesis and Patrick claimed he didn’t believe Tom’s career would take off, partly due to his apparent dismissive nature.
The Jean-Luc Picard actor wrote in his memoir that they never developed a strong relationship during filming.
Ironically, Tom was playing the villain, Shinzon, who was a clone of Jean-Luc, but that on-screen connection didn’t translate to a behind-the-scenes rapport.
Patrick wrote: ‘I didn’t have a single exciting scene to play, and the actor who portrayed the movie’s villain, Shinzon, was an odd, solitary young man from London. His name was Tom Hardy.’
He claimed Tom was more interested in spending his downtime with his girlfriend instead of building connections with the experienced group of actors in the cast.
Patrick claimed: ‘Tom wouldn’t engage with any of us on a social level. Never said, ‘Good morning,’ never said, ‘Goodnight,’ and spent the hours he wasn’t needed on set in his trailer with his girlfriend.’
But even though he described his interactions with Tom as cold, he was also careful to clarify that the Inception actor was never explicitly rude or difficult.
The claims come soon after Patrick Stewart spoke about Tom’s aloof manner on set when they worked together at the start of his career (pictured together in 2002)
The actors were working on Star Trek: Nemesis (pictured) and Patrick claimed he didn’t believe Tom’s career would take off, partly due to his apparent dismissive nature
‘He was by no means hostile — it was just challenging to establish any rapport with him,’ he wrote.
In 2022, an insight into Tom and Charlize Theron explosive relationship on the set of Mad Max was revealed by the cast and crew.
It was reported that their working relationship devolved to the point that the stars got into shouting matches, with Charlize calling Tom a ‘f***ing c***’ after he made her wait on set for hours.
The claims were made in New York Times columnist Kyle Buchanan’s book Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild And True Story Of Mad Max: Fury Road.
In an excerpt published by Vanity Fair, members of the production detailed how Charlize, got a female producer to be with her at all times as ‘protection’.
Tom starred as the title character, who was played by Mel Gibson in the first three films in the series, while Charlize starred as newcomer Imperator Furiosa, a lieutenant to the villain Immortan Joe (Hugh Keays-Byrne) who turns against her leader to team-up with Max.
Natascha Hopkins, a stunt double on Fury Road, recounted how Charlize didn’t want to waste time on set, as she was a new mother at the time and was balancing her role with parenting.
But camera operator Mark Goellnicht recalled how Tom was often late for the start of shooting.
In 2022, an insight into Tom and Charlize Theron explosive relationship on the set of Mad Max was revealed by the cast and crew (pictured)
It was reported that their working relationship devolved to the point that the stars got into shouting matches, with Charlize calling Tom a ‘f***ing c***’ after he made her wait on set for hours (pictured together in 2015)
He recounted one day when Charlize was on set at eight o’clock sharp and got her makeup and costume set up before getting into the film’s War Rig.
However, despite producers making a ‘special request’ for Tom to show up on time, it would be hours more before he arrived.
‘Gets to nine o’clock, still no Tom,’ Goellnicht recounted. ”Charlize, do you want to get out of the War Rig and walk around, or do you want to . . .’
‘No, I’m going to stay here.’ She was really going to make a point. She didn’t go to the bathroom, didn’t do anything. She just sat in the War Rig.’
Tom finally arrived after 11am, while Charlize had remained in the vehicle the entire time.
