Actor: Tom Hiddleston

Tom Hiddleston trained at RADA and came out of British theatre, and was cast as Loki after auditioning for Thor, which is the better outcome for everyone.

The character was written as an antagonist and became the most popular figure in the series, largely because Hiddleston plays wounded pride instead of malice, and the studio kept expanding the part accordingly.

The Night Manager and High-Rise show the range, and he played Hank Williams in I Saw the Light, doing his own singing.

He has performed Coriolanus and Hamlet on stage between franchise commitments, which is a deliberate pattern.