London-born star Tom Hardy has revealed his Russian accent for his latest film was inspired by an unlikely source – Sesame Street. The father-of-one, 37, said he watched episodes of the children’s television show to help him perfect his accent for Child 44, in which he plays an agent from the Russian Ministry of State Security (MGB). Hardy was joined by Swedish actress Noomi Rapace – whom he previously starred with in The Drop – and the book’s British author Tom Rob Smith at the premiere. Child 44 is released in UK cinemas nationwide on April 17.
