<div><p>Witnesses say that Hollywood A-lister Tom Hardy is just as fierce in person as he is on screen. </p><p>"It was mental "“ like he'd switched to superhero mode in an action movie," said Arun Pullen, a 22-year-old resident of Richmond, London who <strong>saw Hardy go barreling down the street. </strong></p><p>Hardey is no stranger to challenges and, apparently, he's not one to back down from confrontation either. </p><div><figure><amp-img src="/content/images/2017/04/nintchdbpict000293431347-e1493067720395.jpg" srcset="/content/images/2017/04/nintchdbpict000293431347-e1493067720395_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, /content/images/2017/04/nintchdbpict000293431347-e1493067720395_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, /content/images/2017/04/nintchdbpict000293431347-e1493067720395_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, /content/images/2017/04/nintchdbpict000293431347-e1493067720395_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, /content/images/2017/04/nintchdbpict000293431347-e1493067720395_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w, /content/images/2017/04/nintchdbpict000293431347-e1493067720395_GH_content_1050px.jpg 1050w, /content/images/2017/04/nintchdbpict000293431347-e1493067720395_GH_content_1150px.jpg 1150w, /content/images/2017/04/nintchdbpict000293431347-e1493067720395_GH_content_1250px.jpg 1250w, /content/images/2017/04/nintchdbpict000293431347-e1493067720395_GH_content_1350px.jpg 1350w, /content/images/2017/04/nintchdbpict000293431347-e1493067720395_GH_content_1450px.jpg 1450w, /content/images/2017/04/nintchdbpict000293431347-e1493067720395_GH_content_1550px.jpg 1550w, /content/images/2017/04/nintchdbpict000293431347-e1493067720395_GH_content_1630px.jpg 1630w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Getty Images</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>Known for taking on almost threatening roles, Hardy has built his career on physically intense characters:</p><p><strong>In 2011, Hardy played MMA fighter, Tommy Conlon, in <em>Warrior</em>. </strong></p><div><figure><amp-img src="/content/images/2017/04/tom-hardy-mma-workout2.jpg" srcset="/content/images/2017/04/tom-hardy-mma-workout2_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, /content/images/2017/04/tom-hardy-mma-workout2_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p><strong>In 2012, He was Bane in the Dark Knight Rises...</strong></p><div><figure><amp-img src="/content/images/2017/04/bane-workout.jpg" srcset="/content/images/2017/04/bane-workout_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, /content/images/2017/04/bane-workout_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, /content/images/2017/04/bane-workout_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><strong>He was Mad Max in 2015's Mad Max: Fury Road</strong></p><div><figure><amp-img src="/content/images/2017/04/mad-max-fury-road-image-tom-hardy-8.jpg" srcset="/content/images/2017/04/mad-max-fury-road-image-tom-hardy-8_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, /content/images/2017/04/mad-max-fury-road-image-tom-hardy-8_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, /content/images/2017/04/mad-max-fury-road-image-tom-hardy-8_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, /content/images/2017/04/mad-max-fury-road-image-tom-hardy-8_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, /content/images/2017/04/mad-max-fury-road-image-tom-hardy-8_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w, /content/images/2017/04/mad-max-fury-road-image-tom-hardy-8_GH_content_1050px.jpg 1050w, /content/images/2017/04/mad-max-fury-road-image-tom-hardy-8_GH_content_1150px.jpg 1150w, /content/images/2017/04/mad-max-fury-road-image-tom-hardy-8_GH_content_1250px.jpg 1250w, /content/images/2017/04/mad-max-fury-road-image-tom-hardy-8_GH_content_1350px.jpg 1350w, /content/images/2017/04/mad-max-fury-road-image-tom-hardy-8_GH_content_1450px.jpg 1450w, /content/images/2017/04/mad-max-fury-road-image-tom-hardy-8_GH_content_1550px.jpg 1550w, /content/images/2017/04/mad-max-fury-road-image-tom-hardy-8_GH_content_1630px.jpg 1630w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><strong>But earlier this week, he was the bane of a couple of young thieves' existence...</strong></p><p><strong>Find out what Tom did when he spotted two thieves steal a moped and crash into a Mercedes - turn to the next page!</strong></p><p></p><p>Two teenagers on a stolen moped crashed into a Mercedes in Richmond, south-west London earlier this week. </p><p>They would have gotten away with it too, if Tom Hardy hadn't been around. </p><p>"He went off like a shot in pursuit and looked furious," said Pullen. "... the route was like an assault course."</p><p>Hardy chased one of the thieves down the street, through back gardens and over fences. </p><div><figure><amp-img src="/content/images/2017/04/jh-composite-p5-map-minus-numbers.jpg" srcset="/content/images/2017/04/jh-composite-p5-map-minus-numbers_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, /content/images/2017/04/jh-composite-p5-map-minus-numbers_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, /content/images/2017/04/jh-composite-p5-map-minus-numbers_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center">The route taken by Hardy on his mad-dash chase through the neighborhood</figcaption></figure></div><p>He finally apprehended the thief and made a citizen's arrest. </p><p>"Tom Hardy's clearly not a man you'd mess with. I think he even checked the kid's ID before cops took over," said Pullen.</p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>The <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-39703528">BBC </a>reports that a Metropolitan Police spokesperson confirmed that Hardy did detain one of the offenders. The 39-year-old actor's spokes person declined to comment. </p><div><figure><amp-img src="/content/images/2017/04/revenant4.jpg" srcset="/content/images/2017/04/revenant4_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p>[h/t <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3405353/tom-hardy-arrests-moped-thief-after-dramatic-hollywood-style-chase-through-streets-and-witnesses-say-he-went-into-superhero-mode/">The Sun</a>]</p></div>
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