10 Huge Actors You Didn't Realise Were In Band Of Brothers

You may have noticed by now the amount of British actors who found themselves in Band of Brothers. Well, prepare to add another name, because outside of Simon Pegg and Stephen Graham, mega-star Tom Hardy also had a role in the hit show. To make his role even cooler when looking back, it should be noted that this was his very first on-screen performance.

Hardy stars as Private John Janovec, a replacement member for Easy Company in the show's last two episodes - "Why We Fight" and "Points." Hardy has plenty of time to shine in the small part, and his charming and innocent delivery often pays off wonderfully when interacting with the rest of the company.

Janovec is killed in the series finale in a Jeep accident, and passed having seen little combat during the show's run.

Since then, Hardy's career has gone full throttle thanks to roles in Inception, The Dark Knight Rises, Venom, Legend, Bronson, The Revenant (for which he was nominated for an Oscar), Dunkirk and the hit shows Peaky Blinders and Taboo (with Stephen Graham). It's safe to say he's not going anywhere, and re-watching him in Band of Brothers is a welcome reminder of just how big he has become.