Venom: The greatest roles of Tom Hardy's career -

Tom Hardy is back with a major role, this time landing the lead in 'Venom.' Let's look at the other great roles the English actor is known for.

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James Keziah Delaney in 'Taboo' - Tom Hardy stars as James Keziah Delaney, an adventurer returning to London in 1812 and facing off against the government. The show lasted two seasons.

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Kray twins in 'Legend' - Hardy plays twin gangsters in the 1960s.

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Max Rockatansky in 'Mad Max: Fury Road' - In his biggest role to date, Tom Hardy starred as Max Rockatansky in the latest installment of the 'Mad Max' franchise.

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Max Rockatansky in 'Mad Max: The Wasteland' - Hardy will reprise his role as Max Rockatansky in the upcoming 'Mad Max' movie. There is no known release date.

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Bob Saginowski in 'The Drop' - Hardy stars as Bob Saginowski, a man under investigation for a botched robbery that could ruin his life. 

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Bane in 'The Dark Knight Rises' - In a series full of awe-inspiring villains, it's hard to stand out. But Hardy's portrayal of Bane stood up to the best.

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John Fitzgerald in 'The Revenant' - Hardy plays the antagonist to Leonardo DiCaprio, winning an Oscar for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role. 

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Farrier in 'Dunkirk' - Hardy plays a pilot, Farrier, in the World War II movie.

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Alfie Solomons in 'Peaky Blinders' - Hardy played Alfie Solomons in 10 episodes of 'Peaky Blinders'.

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Tommy Conlon in 'Warrior' - Trained by his alcoholic, ex-boxer father, Tommy Conlon (played by Tom Hardy) will find himself running into his long-lost older brother.

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Easmes in 'Inception' - A key figure in a major blockbuster, Hardy plays a role that assists in explaining the complex universe. 

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Twombly in 'Black Hawk Down' - Hardy had a small rule in this hugely important movie, but it was one of his first opportunities to be seen by large audiences.

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Ivan Locke in 'Locke' - Playing the title character in this film, Tom Hardy is Ivan Locke, a man who has everything he's built threatened by a mysterious phone call.

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Shinzon in 'Star Trek: Nemesis' - Hardy plays an evil clone of Captain Picard in this 'Star Trek' movie.

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Raumont in 'Marie Antoinette' - Hardy plays a long guessing game with the queen as Raumont in 'Marie Antoinette.'

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Charles Bronson in 'Bronson' - His first time playing a title character, in this film Hardy is Charles Bronson, a man who develops an alternate personality in solitary confinement.

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Tuck in 'This Means War' - Hardy plays Tuck in the movie, a CIA agent who has to lay low as a stay-at-home dad.

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Forrest Bondurant in 'Lawless' - One of three brothers facing off against the law, Hardy plays bootlegger Forrest Bondurant in this film.

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Leo Demidov in 'Child 44' - Investigating child murders is even more difficult when you're a disgraced police officer in Stalin's Soviet Union. Hardy played Leo Demidov in this mystery drama.

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John A. Janovec in 'Band of Brothers' - In one of his earliest performances, Hardy impresses in a small role on the TV mini-series 'Band of Brothers.'

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Eddie Brock/Venom in 'Venom' - Hardy will play Venom in the movie by the same name, which will be released on October 5.

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'Venom: Lethal Predator' - The film will be based on the comic 'Venom: Lethal Predator.'

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Director -  'Venom' is directed by Ruben Fleischer. 

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Stars - The film also stars Michelle Williams, Tom Holland, and Jenny Slate.

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Trailer - Here's the recently released trailer for 'Venom.'

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Problems - 'Venom' was originally supposed to begin shooting in 2007, then again in 2014, until finally getting released in 2018.

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Finn Wittrock -

Finn Wittrock was originally considered for the role of Venom prior to Tom Hardy.

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'Venom' Universe - 'Venom' is not part of any other Marvel universe of films.

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Al Capone in 'Fonzo' - Hardy is currently filming 'Fonzo,' where he plays Al Capone suffering from dementia after being released from prison.

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