LONDON -- There's a whole lot more to British actor Tom Hiddleston than his achingly chiselled good looks, you know.
As well as acting up a broody storm in the BBC's current adaption of John Le Carre spy novel The Night Manager, Hiddleston can also do comedy. He can speak various different languages. He can do celebrity impressions, and he can dance like nobody's watching.
We're not saying he's the perfect man or anything, but... well... actually, that's exactly what we're saying.
From his thoughts on playing James Bond to his eclectic taste in music, here are some things you may not know about him...
1. He once taught Cookie Monster about the importance of delayed gratification.
2. One of his favourite acting partners is Chris Hemsworth.
@twhiddleston what's the best part of working with chris hemsworth? #TomQandA @hiddlestoms— luana (@melisetobin) September 12, 2013
.@melisetobin He makes me a better actor. We have such a good laugh. We trust each other. All my best scenes are with Chris. #TomQandA— Tom Hiddleston (@twhiddleston) September 12, 2013
3. (Who genuinely punched him while they were filming The Avengers).
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"I said to Chris, 'Dude, just hit me. Just hit me because I'm protected here and it's fine'," Hiddleston revealed to Yahoo! Movies. "He's like, 'Are you sure?' I was like, 'Yeah, it will look great. Just go for it.'"
4. He knows his Shakespeare quotes.
What is your favourite Shakespearean insult. #TomQandA @twhiddleston— Jada Brevett (@JadaBrevett) September 12, 2013
.@JadaBrevett Falstaff to Hal: 'Sblood, you starveling, you elf-skin, you dried neat's-tongue, you bull's-pizzle, you stock-fish! #TomQandA— Tom Hiddleston (@twhiddleston) September 12, 2013
5. He has an impressively varied music taste -- everything from Bon Iver to Pearl Jam.
Song of the Day: "Just Breathe", by Pearl Jam.— Tom Hiddleston (@twhiddleston) June 6, 2012
Song of the Day: "Holocene", by Bon Iver. It reminds me that the world turns, and that amid all its teeming chaos, there is still beauty.— Tom Hiddleston (@twhiddleston) August 26, 2012
6. He once juggled in a car in Germany while holding a beer between his shoes.
7. He once lived on £5 for five days as part of a UNICEF campaign.
The World Bank defines poverty as living on less than £1 a day. #belowtheline— Tom Hiddleston (@twhiddleston) April 6, 2013
The challenge is to buy all the food and drink you need to survive for five days with just £5 (£1 per day). #belowtheline— Tom Hiddleston (@twhiddleston) April 6, 2013
Lunch. Day 3. Omelette w half tin of kidney beans. Toast. 30 pence. #belowtheline http://t.co/8DCqfysumr— Tom Hiddleston (@twhiddleston) April 9, 2013
He also travelled to West Africa for UNICEF in 2013.
8. His father didn't want him to be an actor at first.
"He was genuinely worried I'd be bored and unfulfilled," Hiddleston admitted to the Telegraph. "Acting was completely other from anything he knew and he just couldn't see that it was a real job."
9. He's got a hell of a lot of time for his fans.
You are all amazing.— Tom Hiddleston (@twhiddleston) January 16, 2012
Just wanted to give a great, loud and loving shout-out to everybody for your support. It's monumental and I'm very very lucky.— Tom Hiddleston (@twhiddleston) January 24, 2012
I just opened a parcel with book full of fan-art, about 1000 messages, & I am covered in green stars. Thank you, you glorious people! Xxx— Tom Hiddleston (@twhiddleston) February 9, 2012
PS. I have the best fans in the world.— Tom Hiddleston (@twhiddleston) June 6, 2012
10. He's a really, really good dancer.
11. He's consistently positive about pretty much everything.
Archery practice. A bullseye from 30ft. Maybe the best feeling in the world. #epic— Tom Hiddleston (@twhiddleston) November 3, 2011
Wales! It's cold and frosty and I love it!— Tom Hiddleston (@twhiddleston) January 17, 2012
I love the way children make faces simply because they can. Decorum out the window. "Look at what my face can do!". Epic, and hilarious.— Tom Hiddleston (@twhiddleston) March 18, 2012
12. He likes running while listening to Nicki Minaj.
Blue sky. Evening. June. Finally. Song of the Day: "Starships", by Nicki Minaj. It makes you run faster. #summer— Tom Hiddleston (@twhiddleston) June 19, 2012
13. He once starred in an amusing MTV sketch where he played a parody version of himself.
14. He's a pretty big Andy Murray fan.
Andy Murray. You played out of yourself today. Well done. Federer is incredible. No shame. All pride.— Tom Hiddleston (@twhiddleston) July 8, 2012
Andy Murray is on fire. After four hours. On fire. Where does he find the strength. I am in awe. #usopen— Tom Hiddleston (@twhiddleston) September 11, 2012
Andy Murray isn't the next Fred Perry. He's the first Andy Murray. An exceptional display of both strength and will. A champion.— Tom Hiddleston (@twhiddleston) September 11, 2012
Andy Murray. You astound me. #wimbledon— Tom Hiddleston (@twhiddleston) July 3, 2013
15. He can speak several different languages, like a boss.
16. He likes to share some impressively random thoughts.
#Blushing is AMAZING, if you think about it. Your own body can call your bluff.— Tom Hiddleston (@twhiddleston) March 31, 2012
Your mind wants to hide something, but your body totally rumbles you. Mind: "la-dee-da, nothing to see here". Body: "BUSTED" #blushing #epic— Tom Hiddleston (@twhiddleston) March 31, 2012
17. He'd be interested in playing James Bond.
"I love the whole thing," Hiddleston told the Sunday Times. "If it ever came knocking, it would be an extraordinary opportunity."
18. He really, REALLY likes the Muppets.
High as a kite & dancing in the street after #MuppetMovie. Dismayed to find that Camden Town won't join me in a chorus of "Man or Muppet?"— Tom Hiddleston (@twhiddleston) February 22, 2012
This is one of the funniest things I have ever seen. One of the Great Scenes of modern cinema. I can't explain why. http://t.co/vMdlR377— Tom Hiddleston (@twhiddleston) February 22, 2012
The Muppets is one of the Great Films of the Decade. I laughed & laughed until I cried. Really, truly, utterly brilliant. @jasonsegel— Tom Hiddleston (@twhiddleston) February 22, 2012
Just ran into Jason Segel. Just told him how much I loved The Muppets. #WIN— Tom Hiddleston (@twhiddleston) April 15, 2012
19. He went to school with Prince William.
Hiddleston attended Eton College at a similar time to both Prince William and Eddie Redmayne.
20. He likes to get deep.
Struck intensely tonight by the thought that we live in a great age. We can make music, food, pictures, art, & love with unbelievable....— Tom Hiddleston (@twhiddleston) May 19, 2012
...unprecedented freedom. It's all there, there for the taking & the making, all the time. Freedom is initially scarier than constraint.— Tom Hiddleston (@twhiddleston) May 19, 2012
Nothing to resist, nothing to hold you back. It dares you with a question: "what do you want to do?" as opposed to "what do you have to do?"— Tom Hiddleston (@twhiddleston) May 19, 2012
21. (As in, really deep).
The Olympics have repeatedly confirmed that in life, as in running, it's all about the third bend. How deep you dig.— Tom Hiddleston (@twhiddleston) August 12, 2012
It's easy to explode out of the blocks, and the finish line pulls us towards it with an almost magnetic force, but the hardest part...— Tom Hiddleston (@twhiddleston) August 12, 2012
The hardest part is when you can't remember the beginning, or see the end.— Tom Hiddleston (@twhiddleston) August 12, 2012
22. Seriously, the guy's like some sort of Twitter philosopher.
The way babies looks at you, the way they really see you, reminds me that we are born with a natural truthfulness; an understanding....— Tom Hiddleston (@twhiddleston) August 26, 2012
... which as children we are taught to forget; and which we spend all our adult lives trying to remember.— Tom Hiddleston (@twhiddleston) August 26, 2012
23. And finally, his celebrity impression game is off the charts.