He attended The Dragon School in ऑक्सफोर्ड and then went on to study at Eton College. He studied for his Classics degree at Pembroke College, विश्वविद्यालय of Cambridge, earning a double first. In 2005, he graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Whilst at विश्वविद्यालय of Cambridge, he was seen द्वारा the agency 'Hamilton Handell' in the play 'A Streetcar named Desire' and was signed. Following this, he was cast in his first टेलीविज़न role in The Life and Adventures of _Nicholas Nickleby (2001). Hiddleston won his first film role as Oakley in Joanna Hogg's award-winning first feature, Unrelated (2007). His breakthrough role came when he portrayed Loki in the 2011 Marvel Studios feature film Thor (2011) and he reprised this role in The Avengers (2012)