Tom Hardy stepped in to offer to pay the wages of a construction team who faced being left without pay in the run up to Christmas after the construction company they worked for went bust
Tom Hardy offered to fork out quarter of a million pounds to pay for the wages of crew on a project he worked on after their contracting company went bust.
The 47-year-old actor is in the cast of Guy Ritchie’s upcoming Paramount+ and Showtime crime series Fixer – in which he plays a character named Harry Da Souza. The show will see Tom’s character tasked with protecting a character that is in a family that is at war with a rival gang.
However, it was the real world lives of workers that the Oscar-nominated star was looking to protect, according to claims surrounding the project. It has been reported that construction workers were left without pay after the company that was hired to build sets for the TV show went bust before any of the 50 builders were paid.
A company called Helix 3D was employed to provide services on the show – and the company was paid for the work. However, the employees then supplied by Helix 3D were then left without pay after the company went bankrupt.
The Times reported the Tom offered to pay the workers’ wages after they learned they would not be paid in time for Christmas for the work they completed over the summer. A source told the publication: “He offered to [pay], but the production and Paramount have sorted the payment.” And it was also reported that bosses at Paramount were “outraged” over the fact the workers had not been paid. The Mirror has contacted representatives of Tom, Paramount and Helix 3D for comment.
Tom has been praised for his generosity in the past – with fellow actor Emmet Kirwan praising the Venom star for rushing to his aide on the set of a the 2009 mini series, The Take. Speaking on Ireland’s The Six O’Clock Show in 2021: “Aw yeah, he was a lovely guy. He was really, really nice… brilliant talent! He’s a fiercely intelligent fella.”
Recounting an on-set explosion, Emmet continued: “Do you know the Warner Brothers cartoons, when they push down the dynamite thing? So, they had me rigged up with a tracksuit top that had squibs in it, you know, blood that would explode… My ear drums nearly went. When Tom heard, he asked me if I was alright. He literally ran off and grabbed me ear plugs.”
He added: “I was hanging off the table and my legs were kind of dangling and he said ‘Oh I’ll get you a box’, and he ran off and got me a box. Not only was he very pleasant to work with in the scene and a brilliant actor, he’s actually a real generous fella in real life.”
Earlier this year, Tom was made the first ever male ambassador for luxury lifestyle brand Jo Malone London – and he was appointed as the face of their Cypress & Grapevine Cologne Intense fragrance. Jo Dancey, Senior VP and Global General Manager of the Estée Lauder-owned brand, said of his appointment: “Tom is undeniably a huge talent. He is intelligent, compassionate, generous and thoughtful. But it was his willingness to be involved beyond being just a face of a campaign that really struck us.
“This is a true partnership that celebrates both the roots of Jo Malone London and Tom’s home town. We have come together as creatives to challenge the perception of fragrance advertising, alongside having a real affinity with our shared values of mental health, continuing to spotlight the importance of taking the conversation further.”
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