To play a villain for an actor is the most difficult and interesting task. Especially when it comes to such a difficult and insidious character as Loki. Actor Tom Hiddleston handled this role superbly. The film "Avengers", in which he played a popular villain around the world, received more than twenty awards. The actor himself made this image world famous.
Childhood
The actor who played Loki was born in 1983 in the UK. His childhood passed in southwest London. The Hiddleston family had three children. All of them received primary education in the prestigious and one of the oldest schools in England. The childhood of the future actor, however, was not cloudless, as he lacked paternal attention: his parents divorced when he was twelve.
But the formation of a strong personality occurs, as a rule, precisely in such conditions. Who knows, maybe the actor Loki could not play. Perhaps he would have achieved nothing at all in the acting profession if he had not had to develop independence and determination in himself at such a young age. Hiddleston himself recalls this period in his biography as an important stage, without which he could not have become a world-class star.
A family
The actor, playing Loki in the world famous fantasy, became the second son of James Hiddleston, an Irish-born. Reddish hair and blue eyes - a typical appearance of the Celtic descendants - the legendary Loki inherited from his father. The actor, whose photo so sharply differs from the appearance of his famous character, is a refined and aristocratic man by nature. The actor owes these traits to his mother, Diane Hiddleston. Thanks to this woman, the future actor from an early age was in an artistic atmosphere. Diana worked as an assistant director.
Tom also has sisters Sarah and Emma. The actor (Tom Hiddleston) who played the cunning and cruel Loki in real life is a loving and caring son and brother.
Already in childhood, Tom showed interest in acting. Together with sisters and cousins, he staged home mini-performances. Parents and distant relatives acted as spectators.
Education
After graduating from Oxford school, Tom went to college. A true aristocratic education was received by the actor. Loki would not have become such a complex and vibrant character if Tom had not had in-depth knowledge in the field of culture and art. This knowledge became available to him in the walls of the legendary English college, where the offspring of the royal family also studied. And along with the main disciplines in this educational institution, they additionally taught the basics of acting, which the future actor did not fail to take advantage of.
A few years later, Tom Hiddleston was seen by spectators around the world as the hero of the conceited and vengeful. But he began to attract audience attention like no other positive character. The thing is that from the first years on the stage, Tom learned to create complex, conflicting images. In work on them, he did not miss anything. Gait, facial expressions, facial expressions - all this is part of the image. And in order for the viewer to see him, Tom had to understand his hero, penetrate his inner world. He owes such skill to classical education and his own pursuit of knowledge.
Personal life
The actor does not particularly like to talk about his personal life. “Loki” had a serious relationship with American actress Jessica Chastain for some time. Western bloggers vied with each other about the upcoming wedding of one of the enviable suitors of world cinema. However, neither official nor indirect confirmation was given. At different times, Kat Danning, Susanna Fieldings, Scarlett Johansson claimed the title of girl of the famous actor. Despite all sorts of machinations of journalists, the name of the future wife or even the girl of one of the most popular figures of cinema is unknown.
Theatre
Tom studied drama at the Royal Academy. His specialization was the culture of the Ancient World. In his student years, he had already begun acting. And in parallel to filming a movie, he managed to play several roles in Shakespearean plays. He was also involved in productions based on the works of Chekhov.
First movie roles
Tom got his first role in 2006. Before appearing on the screen, he achieved a lot on the stage. But the restless and stubborn nature did not allow him to stop there. In the beginning there were television films and series. After the catastrophe was released, the attention of one of the producers was drawn to a young, budding actor. Loki is a vibrant fantasy adventure character. And it is surprising that along with him, Hiddleston managed completely different images. For example, he played several roles in historical and documentary films. However, fame came to the actor a little later - with the advent of the great Steven Spielberg in his life.
"War Horse"
The drama “Heroes of the Cross of Victoria” became decisive in the fate of Hiddleston. It was in this film that his play impressed Spielberg. After which he invited Tom to shoot the film "War Horse". A feature of Hiddleston's acting is the ability to use classical acting techniques, which Stanislavsky himself spoke about. In his game, the British actor does not seek to be like his hero. He becomes him. And this is very appreciated by the directors.
The Avengers
In 2011, director and screenwriter Kenneth Branagh offered Tom Hiddleston the role of Loki (Avengers). The actor had to play a negative character who seeks to seize the throne of Asgard, and at the same time the whole of humanity. Before the film was released, it was difficult to imagine a sophisticated aristocratic Tom as an antihero. It was necessary to change the appearance. And above all, hair color. This was not difficult to do, but reincarnating as an insidious character is much more difficult. A rare acting gift, a classical theater school and hard work have helped Tom Hiddleston to complete this difficult task.
It should be said that Hiddleston, reading the script, did not pay attention to the colorful character of Loki. The role of the villain did not particularly appeal to him. Significantly more interested in the main character. To have an external resemblance to him, Tom disappeared for many hours in the gym, increasing muscle mass. When Brana offered him the role of Loki, he had to urgently lose weight.
Preparing for the role in the movie "Avengers" Tom is very thorough. In addition to directly creating the image, he devoted a lot of time to reading medieval literature, the Celtic epic. He needed to not only play a role. He was supposed to feel the atmosphere of German-Scandinavian myths and legends.
The Return of Loki
After only a year, the audience was able to see their favorite character again in the movie “Thor 2. The Kingdom of Darkness”.
The image of Loki is complicated in that it has more insidiousness than direct malice. In the performance of Hiddleston, this hero does not cause hostility. He has a great charm, he does not cause a feeling of rejection. While working on the role, Tom sought to understand the reason prompting Loki to do all kinds of unseemly things. And only due to the fact that the actor managed to penetrate the spiritual world of his hero, the audience saw on the screen not a fabulous villain, but one of the most controversial figures in modern cinema.