1883 Magazine

With film and stage roles falling into his lap straight from Rada, Tom Hiddleston has become the name to watch. By Ajesh Patalay,30 Aug 2008. Acontemporary of Tom Hiddleston's at Rada describes him as 'very talented, very charming, aristocratic hair'. And so he proves. At 27, Hiddleston is one of our most exciting young actors, particularly for his stage work. 'Remember that name,' urged one critic, following Hiddleston's dual role as Cloten and Posthumus in Cheek by Jowl's production of Cymbeline last year. 'One day that lad is going to be a star, and deservedly so.' For his Cassio in the...

From performing Shakespeare and Chekhov to acting as Marvel's comic-book muse: It's been a strange career arc for Tom Hiddleston, but he'll take it. The 30-year-old British actor had worked with Kenneth Branagh on a U.K. stage production of Ivanov (after well-regarded work in Othello opposite Ewan McGregor and Chiwetel Ejiofor), and when Branagh ended up in the director's seat for the big-screen adaptation of Thor, Hiddleston was hand-picked to serve as Thor's brother and nemesis, Loki. It's a part so juicy that Hiddleston will reprise it as the main villain in next year's Marvel mash-up The...