Tom Hardy has been here before . The 48-year-old London-born star currently finds himself at the center of a swirling controversy over his conduct on the set of the crime drama Mobland. While reports that he was fired from the series have been roundly denied , it remains unclear whether or not he will return for the show’s third season.

Hardy is one of Britain’s most accomplished contemporary actors, but stories about producers, directors and co-stars having a hard time working with him are nothing new.

He has made a career out of portraying tough, driven characters, whether it be his memorable performance as the imposing villain Bane in 2012’s The Dark Knight Rises or his Oscar-nominated turn as the tracker John S. Fitzgerald in 2015’s The Revenant, but that toughness seems to extend to his off-screen persona, too.

While some of Hardy’s fellow actors have said they found him warm and cuddly, with his Venom co-star Michelle Williams once calling him a “puppy dog,” others aren’t so enamored.…