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Tom Hiddleston says Marvel role ‘completely changed my life’

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Feric, C. (2026, October 13). Tom Hiddleston says Marvel role ‘completely changed my life’. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/film/tom-hiddleston-marvel-thor-zawe-ashton-disney-b1300634.html

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Tom Hiddleston told Esquire UK that playing Loki in Marvel films has "completely changed my life," launching him to global stardom after a successful career in British theatre and independent film. He discussed the challenge of maintaining his ordinary self amidst fame and expressed how fatherhood, which brought his first child in 2022 and second in 2025, now holds central meaning in his life, describing it as "heaven" and deeply transformative.
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In an interview with Esquire UK, Tom Hiddleston said that playing Loki for Marvel "completely changed my life." The role launched him to global stardom after building a reputation through British theatre and earlier films. Hiddleston will reprise Loki's role in the upcoming film Avengers: Doomsday, continuing his work on both Marvel movies and Disney+ series. He emphasizes that he tries to stay grounded by maintaining perspective from an "ordinary" viewpoint despite his newfound fame.

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He has also continued his theatre work with notable roles in Shakespearean productions of Hamlet and Much Ado About Nothing, and met his partner Zawe Ashton while starring together in a stage revival of Betrayal.
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🔮 Hiddleston has continued to portray the character in subsequent Marvel films and his own Disney+ series, and will also reprise the role in upcoming film Avengers: Doomsday.
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Hiddleston has continued to portray the character in subsequent Marvel films and his own Disney+ series, and will also reprise the role in upcoming film Avengers: Doomsday. asserted
Hiddleston → continue → film
In an interview with Esquire UK, the actor said: “I had an opportunity to play a very complex role in a film at a scale I never had the chance to do before. asserted
I → say → chance
“I don’t think it’s too much to say that it has completely changed my life.” asserted
it → think → life
The star had built an award-winning reputation in British theatre and had previously appeared in films before being cast as Loki – but that role launched him to mainstream global stardom. asserted
role → build → stardom
He told the magazine: “Once you cross that bridge, you can’t re-cross it.” asserted
you → tell → it
“You have to acclimatise because it’s an unusual experience. asserted
it → have → ?
But I quickly became really aware of just trying to hold onto my ordinary self,” he said. asserted
he → become → self
Hiddleston explained that he tries to “keep my feet on the ground” by understanding experiences “from my point of view in a very ordinary way”. asserted
he → explain → way
He said: “It’s not a magic trick. “Holding onto the honesty of what the work is actually keeps you very grounded when you’re a public person. “ asserted
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I think I have experienced all weathers.” asserted
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The award-winning actor has since appeared in films beyond the MCU including I Saw The Light, Midnight In Paris and War Horse, as well as TV series such as The Night Manager and The Hollow Crown. asserted
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He has also continued his theatre work with notable roles in Shakespearean productions of Hamlet and Much Ado About Nothing, and met his partner Zawe Ashton while starring together in a stage revival of Betrayal. asserted
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The couple got engaged in 2022 and also welcomed their first child that year, and their second child was born in 2025. asserted
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Reflecting on how fatherhood has “completely changed” his life, Hiddleston said: “It’s changed the centre of meaning in my life. asserted
It → reflect → life
“It’s the most important thing I’ll ever do, the most important role I’ll ever play. asserted
I → ’ → ?
It’s… it’s… heaven.” asserted
it → ’ → ?
He added: “I don’t think I could have ever been prepared for how your heart expands, becoming a parent. uncertain
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“You just feel more of everything. asserted
You → feel → everything
You feel more deeply… asserted
You → feel → ?
it’s a love like no other… asserted
it → ’ → other
You’re just more alive.” asserted
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The full interview can be read in the November/December issue of Esquire UK, which is on sale from October 14. asserted
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