Tom Hardy to Play Bane in ‘Dark Knight Rises’Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight Rises” will cast British actor Tom Hardy as one of Batman’s most powerful villians—Bane.Friends Read FreeCopyFacebookXTruthGettrLinkedInTelegramEmailSaveActor Tom Hardy at the premiere of 'Inception' in Los Angeles, California. Tom Hardy will be playing Bane in 'The Dark Knight Rises.'By Stephen Summer5/20/2011Updated: 10/1/2015Print