Screen International: Stars of Tomorrow (2008)

July 10/11, 2008: 

In 2004, Screen International started an annual tradition of highlighting up-and-coming British talent for the Stars of Tomorrow edition. Tom Hiddleston was among the actors chosen for the 2008 list. 

10 years ago I don't think even they could've predicted just how successful the Class of 2008 would become. The 2008 list reads like a who's who of today's most acclaimed actors:

• Ben Aldridge
• Olly Alexander
• Michelle Dockery
• Claire Foy 
• Georgia Groome
• Olivia Hallinan
• Tom Hiddleston 
• Edward Hogg
• Scarlett Johnson
• Gugu Mbatha-Raw
• Christian McKay
• Charles Mnene
• Colin Morgan
• Carey Mulligan
• Jack O'Connell
• Dev Patel 
• Charlotte Riley
• Kaya Scodelario

Tom's write-up for the magazine: 

After winning two nominations in the best newcomer category at the UK theatre industry's Laurence Olivier Awards this year (he won for his performance in Cymbeline at the Barbican), Tom Hiddleston is now proving his credentials on the screen. This RADA-trained actor's first major television role was in Richard Loncraine's Winston Churchill drama The Gathering Storm in 2002, and he was recently seen in the BBC's Miss Austen Regrets, directed by fellow Star of Tomorrow Jeremy Lovering. He also appears in Joanna Hogg's lauded family drama Unrelated, which opens in the UK in September. Hiddleston has just filmed the three-part crime series Wallender for the BBC, in which he stars opposite Kenneth Branagh, with whom he will team up again on the London stage for a production of Ivanov, directed by Michael Grandage. Moving between theatre and screen has proved an enjoyable challenge: 'Theatre is all about action, you're responsible for the pace and the tone,' says Hiddleston. 'Film is about focusing on the character, it's about intimacy.'

Fashion: 

Stripes must've been Tom's aesthetic in 2008 because he was often pictured in similar shirts to the one he wore for the photoshoot.