He’s played a lot of acting roles in which he needed to be very muscular so it’s possible he’s taken anabolic steroids or supplements in the past in order to gain muscle mass. Anabolic medications and supplements are likely to affect hair growth and in some people will likely cause the hair quality to reduce and hair density to decrease.
Is Tom Hardy losing his hair?
He’s definitely lost some hair density and it has receded a little. Some people think his hair just looks thinner because he applies shed loads of wet look gel on it and when he doesn’t his hair looks perfectly thick, but I disagree. There are clear signs along the front of his hairline that he’s receded a little:
When your hairline recedes it tends to become a little irregular in shape. You can see here the front middle of his hair is a little receded:
Is he receiving any treatments for his hair loss?
There are no reports that Mr Hardy is receiving any treatments for his hair loss and in my opinion, he hasn’t had a hair transplant.
It looks as though he may be one of the few actors who is letting his hair density decrease naturally without putting up much of a fight.