5 Crazy Ways Tom Hardy Got Into Character For Famous Roles

3. He Used Charles Bronson's Actual Moustache As His Own - Bronson

Uh, yeah, so this is a weird one, then. In preparing for his role as criminal Charles Bronson in the Nicolas Winding Refn's biopic of the same name, Bronson, Tom Hardy did a lot of work. Firstly, he did a ton of research on the man himself to the point where it became an obsession. Then he bulked up to insane levels by way of a diet of rice, chicken and ice cream - soon enough he was putting on 7 pounds a week. He even went to prison and met with the real Bronson in person. All of that pales in comparison to the final touch, though, which saw Hardy wearing a fake moustache made from Charles Bronson's actual moustache. Really. After being so impressed with Hardy's transformation, Bronson shaved off his own moustache - something of a "prized possession: - so that the film crew could use the hair to make a moustache for Hardy to wear on-screen. And it's presumed to be the one in the film. Admittedly (and indeed if it's true), this marks one of the crazier steps that Hardy took in order to transform himself into a character. Watching the film, it's kind of odd knowing that Hardy has the hair of a fully-fledged psychopath and murderer taped to his top lip.