Tom Hardy has made a name for himself in the action genre. He's undergone dramatic physical transformations and pulled off daring stunts, all in the name of movie-making.

We've seen his characters perform thrilling driving sequences in Mad Max: Fury Road , punch-ups in Warrior and intense battling in Venom . While his longtime stunt double Jacob Tomuri takes on the riskiest stunts, Tom does what he can.

But behind-the-scenes of his success, Tom - now 48 - has been battling in private. As he gets older, the actor revealed the work of bringing some of our favourite action movies to life doesn't happen without taking a physical toll. "I’ve had two knee surgeries now, my disc’s herniated in my back, I’ve got sciatica as well,” he revealed his on-set struggle to Esquire in May.

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