"It's all of them against me. I am the supervillain. So it's Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk, Captain America, Thor, Hawkeye, Black Widow and Nick Fury forming a team because I've got so badass."
He is Tom Hiddleston, of Midgard, and he is burdened with glorious purpose.Thomas William "Tom" Hiddleston (born February 9, 1981) is an English actor best known for playing Loki in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, in the movies Thor, The Avengers and Thor: The Dark World (a cameo filmed for Avengers: Age of Ultron ended up getting cut from the final movie, but do not rule it out appearing as an extra on the Blu-Ray). From 2008 onward, he played Magnus Martinnson in The BBC Wallander adaptation, and in 2012, he starred in The Hollow Crown, a BBC adaptation of William Shakespeare's, playing Prince Hal in Henry IV parts one and two and the titular role in Henry V. In 2014, his starring turn as Coriolanus in London resulted in all the tickets released on the first day going in that first day—and people camping out for the day release ones.He has rather a large fanbase on sites like Tumblr, made up mostly of fangirls as well as men and women who just think he's a terrific actor. They like to call him "Hiddles."Selected filmography
- Conspiracy (2001)
- Suburban Shootout (2006)
- Wallander (2008)
- Return to Cranford (2009)
- Marvel Cinematic Universe (2011 — present) as Loki:
- Thor (2011)
- The Avengers (2012)
- Thor: The Dark World (2013)
- Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
- Avengers: Infinity War (2018-2019)
- Midnight in Paris (2011) - as F. Scott Fitzgerald
- War Horse (2011)
- The Deep Blue Sea (2012)
- The Hollow Crown (2012)
- Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
- Muppets Most Wanted (cameo) (2014)
- The Pirate Fairy (2014)
- I Saw The Light (2015) as Hank Williams
- Crimson Peak (2015)
- High Rise (2015)
- The Night Manager (2016)
- Skull Island (2017)
Associated Tropes:
- Ascended Meme: The mustache he sports in his cameo in Muppets Most Wanted is very similar to the one he wore in a sketch for Josh Horowitz's MTV program.
- Awesome, Dear Boy: He enjoys playing Loki so much that he'll appear in comedic promos
and make in-character convention appearances if it means he gets to get in character and entertain the fans. - Dyeing for Your Art: From blond curls to Loki's straight black locks. He also did extensive physical preparation for the role; after gaining a great deal of muscle to play Thor, he trimmed down and studied Capoeira, among other things, to play Loki.
- Evil Brit: Provides the page quote along with Mark Strong and Ben Kingsley.
- Fan Community Nickname: His more dedicated fans call themselves "Hiddlestoners" or "Loki's Army."
- Fan Nickname: Empire Magazine gave him "T Hiddy", and fans sometimes refer to him as "Hiddles".
- Large Ham: As seen in some of his more famous roles. Justified because he's a classically trained actor.
- Man of a Thousand Voices: While he hasn't done a large amount of strict voice work (only a few voice overs in documentaries and his role in The Pirate Fairy), he has been shown in the past to be a pretty adept impressionist, able to imitate almost any voice an interviewer can throw at him, such as Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Owen Wilson, Samuel L. Jackson, Cookie Monster, and several others. For the Hank Williams biopic I Saw The Light he provided his own singing for the role, and once read a letter from Marlon Brando in Brando's voice. During an appearance on The Graham Norton Show, he spent several minutes gushing towards Robert De Niro before doing a rendition of De Niro's monologue from Heat that is so spot-on that De Niro himself was impressed.
- Mean Character, Nice Actor:
- He's known to American audiences for playing the villainous Loki, but in interviews, he can't stop beaming about how wonderful it all is and how much he loves the role and his co-stars.
- From Stan Lee's Twitter: "And if you want a cooler than cool villain who's also the nicest guy you'll ever meet—I give you Loki's alter ego, Tom Hiddleston."
- Guillermo del Toro, whom he worked with for Crimson Peak, talked at the 2014 SDCC about how Hiddleston was the nicest guy on Earth, and how he ran counter to the stereotype that Hot Guys Are Bastards.
- One of Us:
- A big comic book fan, he wrote a piece about their impact in the Guardian. He also seems to share, and thus fuel, the Loki fandom's somewhat infamous assessment of the character, usually concluding that all the genocidal Asgardian needs is forgiveness, self-esteem, and a lot of hugs and "I love yous".
- He wrote an extremely congratulatory letter to the writers of Journey Into Mystery, praising them for the "Kid Loki" story.
- A big comic book fan, he wrote a piece about their impact in the Guardian
- Promoted Fanboy: In the 2012 BAFTAs, he met Miss Piggy for an interview and was visibly excited, claiming he'd been a fan of her since his childhood. Two years later, he has a small role in Muppets Most Wanted.
- "Sesame Street" Cred: Once taught Cookie Monster about delayed gratification.
- Shakespearian Actors: Most evident in his performance as Loki, directed by fellow Bard enthusiast Kenneth Branagh.
- Star-Making Role: Loki in Thor and later The Avengers.
- Wolverine Publicity: He made such an impact as Loki that many promotional campaigns for Thor: The Dark World focused more on him than Chris Hemsworth.
- Why the Fandom Can't Have Nice Things: Hiddleston once had a very good relationship with his fans, but some of them have gone too far and caused him to at least partially withdraw from social media, with actions including, but not limited to, camping outside his hotel when he's been filming, posing as work colleagues to meet him for their own personal reasons, linking Rule 34 fanart to him (despite his repeated indications that it makes him very uncomfortable), sending death threats to women for being in his proximity, and so on.
