Tom hardy real name: what is peaky blinders star's real name?

Tom Hardy may have been more accustomed to starring in movies but in recent years, he has taken an interest in the world of television. Hardy has his own production company called Hardy Son

& Baker which produces BBC One drama Taboo. He has also been a key character in period drama Peaky Blinders as a foe-turned-ally of sorts of Tommy Shelby (played by Cillian Murphy).

_WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS FROM PEAKY BLINDERS._ Hardy portrays Alfie Solomons, a Jewish gang leader in Peaky Blinders who didn’t get off to a good start with the head of the

Peaky Blinders. Alfie and Tommy didn’t exactly see eye to eye and their feud in season four resulted in the latter shooting Alfie in the face. Against all odds, Alfie didn’t die and made a

shocking appearance in series five. Tommy and Alfie were seen having a relatively civil conversation so it doesn’t seem like there is too much bad blood between the pair, despite the

incident. READ MORE: Peaky Blinders season 6: Arthur Shelby killed as old face returns? READ MORE * Peaky Blinders season 6: How long is Peaky Blinders filming for? WHAT IS TOM HARDY’S REAL

NAME? Hardy may be one of the best known British actors of today but what some fan may not realise, is that his name isn’t even Tom. Tom Hardy is simply the 43-year-old actor’s stage name

and so isn’t actually his legal name. The Peaky Blinders star’s real full name is Edward Thomas Hardy. So at the beginning of his career, Hardy instead decided to use his middle name for

acting. So far, Hardy has not confirmed if he will be returning to the Peaky Blinders set to reprise his role of Alfie Solomon. There has been some speculation from fans that Tommy and Alfie

could end up working together in season six in a bid to take down fascist MP Oswald Mosley (Sam Claflin). Nevertheless, Hardy hasn’t confirmed whether or not he will be making a comeback.

What’s even worse news for fans though is that the latest season has been majorly delayed.