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Tom Hardy Stars in Gothic Classic Adaptation
7 Oct
Summary
- Tom Hardy portrayed Heathcliff in a 2009 Wuthering Heights adaptation.
- The adaptation captured the story's doomed, obsessive romance.
- Andrew Lincoln starred as Edgar Linton in the miniseries.
Tom Hardy's acting career began with roles in "Black Hawk Down" and "Band of Brothers" in 2001. By 2009, he took on the leading role of Heathcliff in a two-episode adaptation of Emily Brontë's "Wuthering Heights."
The adaptation traced the orphan Heathcliff's arrival at Wuthering Heights and his doomed, obsessive relationship with Catherine Earnshaw. While Hardy delivered a compelling performance as the volatile Heathcliff, the miniseries was noted for lacking the novel's profound psychological complexity.
Further casting included Andrew Lincoln, known for "The Walking Dead," as Edgar Linton, a refined aristocrat who becomes Catherine's suitor. Charlotte Riley, who later starred with Hardy in "Peaky Blinders," played Catherine Earnshaw.
