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. He worked with Hogg again in the 2010 film '' Archipelago''. In 2008, he appeared on stage alongside Kenneth Branagh in the play ''

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''. It was Branagh who encouraged him to audition for the role of Thor in the 2011

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film of the same name that Branagh was directing. After auditioning for Thor, Branagh thought he would be better suited for the role of

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which then earned Hiddleston international recognition and the Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer. He then reprised the role in ''

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'' (2012), '' Thor: The Dark World'' (2013), '' Thor: Ragnarok'' (2017), '' Avengers: Infinity War'' (2018), '' Avengers: Endgame'' (2019) and in the spin-off television series ''

'' (2021). He has appeared in films such as

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's war film '' War Horse'' (2011), '' The Deep Blue Sea'' with Rachel Weisz (2011), Woody Allen's romantic comedy '' Midnight in Paris'' (2011),

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's fantasy

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'' Only Lovers Left Alive'' (2013) and

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'' Crimson Peak'' (2015). Also in 2015, he starred in the biographical drama '' I Saw the Light'' as country music singer

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. In 2017, he starred alongside Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson in the monster movie '' Kong: Skull Island''. His television credits include being a series regular on the 2006 British

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black comedy television series ''

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'' with Ruth Wilson, on the crime drama series ''

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'' with Branagh from 2008–2010, the BBC series '' Henry IV, Part I and Part II'' (2012) with Jeremy Irons and as the title character in '' Henry V'' (2012). In 2016, he starred as Jonathan Pine in the British spy serial ''

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'' with Elizabeth Debicki and Hugh Laurie. That role earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film. Hiddleston starred as the title character in a production of '' Coriolanus'' (2013–14) and again as the title character in a limited run of William Shakespeare's '' Hamlet'' directed by Kenneth Branagh (2017). He made his Broadway debut in a 2019 revival of '' Betrayal'' with Zawe Ashton and Charlie Cox.

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