In September 2009, Hardy was set to direct
Refuge, from a screenplay by Tom De Ville and produced by
Sam Raimi. In 2011,
Screen International named him as one of the "Stars of Tomorrow" for filmmakers. He made his directorial debut with the 2015 horror film
The Hallow, which he also co-wrote. In December 2014, Hardy was set to direct
The Crow (2024), with his
The Hallow co-writer Felipe Marino writing the screenplay. a
spin-off of
The Conjuring 2 (2016) and the fifth film in
The Conjuring Universe. In July 2019, he was set to direct the monster film
Arcane for
Balboa Productions. In 2020, he directed four episodes of the first series of
Gangs of London, a
television series produced for
Sky Atlantic, before becoming
showrunner for the series' 2022 second series, and co-writing the
tie-in graphic novel Ghosts. In March 2021, Hardy was set to direct the horror film
Every House is Haunted for
Netflix. In October 2022, he was set to direct a film adaptation of the comic book series
Torso. In 2024, he directed the horror film
Whistle (2025). By December 2025, he was no longer attached to
Torso. ==Filmography==