Known for mostly playing hard-faced character with a lot of muscle behind them, Hardy is slowly being involving in powerful character-driven dramas.
I can see it only being a matter of time before we see contend for the major awards.
With his acting career only really taking shape from his early 20's, I can see him flourishing long into his middle-aged years.
You will tell from my top 10 that it is already an impressive list. But this guy's career is only just beginning. So be sure to keep an eye on the list over the next few years as I already know he has a few big films currently in the works at the moment.
Out of his 38 films, I have seen 21 of them. I will rank all of the films I have seen, and give a short review of each of my top 10:
21) RocknRolla
20) Venom
19) This Means War
18) Star Trek: Nemesis
17) The Drop
16) Child 44
15) Capone
14) Venom: Let There Be Carnage
13) Lawless
12) Legend
11) Bronson
10) Layer Cake - A wonderful crime thriller directed by Matthew Vaughn. It sees Daniel Craig lead as a cocaine dealer being given two tough assignments on the eve of his early retirement. It is British gangster at its best.
We see a early developed Hardy as a minor role, but it is still a notable enough role to be included in this list.
9) Dunkirk - Christopher Nolan's latest feature that portrays one the infamous Dunkirk evacuation during World War II.
It is both impactful and highly visceral. Nolan's non-linear style of story-telling still manages to work.
Hardy stars as a Spitfire pilot providing air support during the evacuation.
8) Mad Max: Fury Road - Hardy brings back a character that introduced us to Mel Gibson.
Director George Miller returns to make a Mad Max for the 21st century and stays true to his previous three installments.
The action is raw, crazy and beautifully made. But unlike other Mad Max films, there are some real depth and a lot more interesting characters.
7) Black Hawk Down - A bit like Layer Cake, this is Hardy in a small role. But it is enough to make this top 10 list.
This is Ridley Scott's highly successful war thriller. It sees a group of American soldiers rescuee two of their own, who are taken hostage by a Somalian warlord after their helicopter crashed on enemy territory.
6) Locke - A snappy 85 minute drama set only in a car.
It sees Hardy play a construction manager having to drive off during the biggest part of his working career.
The film sees a series of phone calls change his life forever.
5) Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - A bleak spy thriller that we do not see a lot these days.
Based on the classic John Le Carre novel, it sees a semi-retired MI6 spy (played by Gary Oldman) ordered by his boss to uncover a Soviet spy working within their own organisation.
The cast is the cream-del-la-creme of British talent at the moment. Hardy plays a helpful informant to Oldman's character.
4) Warrior - A sport film that manages to make Rocky seem like a slap in the face compared to this huge uppercut of a film.
Hardy plays a former boxer returning from the army being trained by his Dad to compete in a mixed martial arts tournament.
His path manages to make a collision course with this older brother. It is engrossing viewing that really makes you want to achieve big in your life by the end of it.
3) The Revenant - Hardy's latest venture, this time in a supporting role. But his performance is a real showstopper in this brutal drama about the events of frontiersman Hugh Glass (played by Leonardo DiCaprio).
With the high-quality cinematography and landscape to contend with, Hardy gives such an intimidating character whilst giving us another classic physical performance that only Hardy can do.
2) The Dark Knight Rises - The final part of Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy.
Eight years after the events of the Joker's anarchic movements within Gotham, Batman is forced into exile.
That is until a new threat played by Hardy arrives and he is set to dramatically deform the entire city.
Anything directed by Nolan means high-quality story-telling with some interesting ideas. It never fails to impress me.
1) Inception - Director Christopher Nolan's masterpiece that sees a near future where taking valuable information by sharing peoples dreams is one of the most dangerous jobs.
It is highly ambitious and Nolan does what he does best and creates possibly the iconic film of the decade.
Hardy plays a minor as a dream conman. His suave personality gives the film a nice bit of added class.
13) Lawless
12) Legend
11) Bronson
We see a early developed Hardy as a minor role, but it is still a notable enough role to be included in this list.
It is both impactful and highly visceral. Nolan's non-linear style of story-telling still manages to work.
Hardy stars as a Spitfire pilot providing air support during the evacuation.
Director George Miller returns to make a Mad Max for the 21st century and stays true to his previous three installments.
The action is raw, crazy and beautifully made. But unlike other Mad Max films, there are some real depth and a lot more interesting characters.
This is Ridley Scott's highly successful war thriller. It sees a group of American soldiers rescuee two of their own, who are taken hostage by a Somalian warlord after their helicopter crashed on enemy territory.
It sees Hardy play a construction manager having to drive off during the biggest part of his working career.
The film sees a series of phone calls change his life forever.
Based on the classic John Le Carre novel, it sees a semi-retired MI6 spy (played by Gary Oldman) ordered by his boss to uncover a Soviet spy working within their own organisation.
The cast is the cream-del-la-creme of British talent at the moment. Hardy plays a helpful informant to Oldman's character.
Hardy plays a former boxer returning from the army being trained by his Dad to compete in a mixed martial arts tournament.
His path manages to make a collision course with this older brother. It is engrossing viewing that really makes you want to achieve big in your life by the end of it.
With the high-quality cinematography and landscape to contend with, Hardy gives such an intimidating character whilst giving us another classic physical performance that only Hardy can do.
Eight years after the events of the Joker's anarchic movements within Gotham, Batman is forced into exile.
That is until a new threat played by Hardy arrives and he is set to dramatically deform the entire city.
Anything directed by Nolan means high-quality story-telling with some interesting ideas. It never fails to impress me.
It is highly ambitious and Nolan does what he does best and creates possibly the iconic film of the decade.
Hardy plays a minor as a dream conman. His suave personality gives the film a nice bit of added class.
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