{"id":11201,"date":"2021-06-09T11:48:41","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T11:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/uncategorized\/tom-hardy-beats-sean-connery-to-be-named-best-british-film-star-of-the-21st-century\/"},"modified":"2021-06-09T11:48:41","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T11:48:41","slug":"tom-hardy-beats-sean-connery-to-be-named-best-british-film-star-of-the-21st-century","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/entertainment\/tom-hardy-beats-sean-connery-to-be-named-best-british-film-star-of-the-21st-century\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Hardy beats Sean Connery to be named best British film star of the 21st century"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Hardy has been voted best British male film star of the 21st century. (PA)Tom Hardy and Dame Judi Dench have been named the best British film stars of the 21st century.The Inception actor and the Skyfall star beat the late James Bond actor Sir Sean Connery and Olivia Colman to claim the titles in a poll by Showcase Cinemas.Dench, 86, took first place on the female list, scooping the title ahead of Oscar-winning The Favourite star Colman thanks to her role as M in the James Bond franchise and starring performances in movies such as The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Philomena and Iris \u2013 and despite playing Old Deuteronomy in resounding flop Cats.Read more: 16 actors who could be the next James Bond after No Time To DieHardy \u2013 known for starring roles in Mad Max: Fury Road and The Revenant \u2013 pipped Connery to the title of best British male film star of this century just six months after the latter&#8217;s death last Octobe&#8230; Click below to read the full story from Yahoo Movies UK<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.movies.yahoo.com\/tom-hardy-best-film-star-of-century-094206420.html?src=rss\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Hardy has been voted best British male film star of the 21st century. 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