Tom Hardy scored his biggest role to date when he was cast as Bane in 'The Dark Knight Rises'.
But Bane's mask and the voice, which had to be heavily enhanced for clarity, severely limited the range the actor was able to display on screen.
For a true representation of Tom Hardy's acting chops, watch his screen test for 2002's 'Star Trek: Nemesis' opposite Patrick Stewart's Captain Jean-Luc Picard. Sadly, Hardy's added inflections in the screen test were toned down for the finished film as you'll see:
Tom Hardy scored his biggest role to date when he was cast as Bane in 'The Dark Knight Rises'.
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