Tom Hardy Launches Rap Career as Frankie Pulitzer With Czarface Album

September 20, 2026

Tom Hardy has turned his longtime interest in hip-hop into a full album, recording as Frankie Pulitzer alongside Czarface. Czarface Meets Frankie Pulitzer spans 15 tracks and features guests including Busta Rhymes, Method Man and El-P. Rap is not a new pursuit for the actor: Hardy recorded music as a teenager under the name Tommy No. 1, with a 1999 mixtape eventually surfacing online in 2018.

Tom Hardy has officially stepped into rap as Frankie Pulitzer. His debut album pairs him with Czarface.
Tom Hardy has officially stepped into rap as Frankie Pulitzer. His debut album pairs him with Czarface.

The actor has expanded his creative career with Czarface Meets Frankie Pulitzer, a full-length hip-hop collaboration released under his rap alias.

This is more than a brief celebrity cameo. The project stretches across 15 tracks.
This is more than a brief celebrity cameo. The project stretches across 15 tracks.

Hardy appears throughout the collaborative record alongside Czarface, the hip-hop supergroup formed by Inspectah Deck and 7L & Esoteric.

Established rappers join the project too. Busta Rhymes and Method Man are among the guests.
Established rappers join the project too. Busta Rhymes and Method Man are among the guests.

The album’s guest list also includes El-P, bringing Hardy into a project featuring several performers with long histories in hip-hop.

Hardy fills his verses with familiar cultural references. Film and literature regularly enter his lyrics.
Hardy fills his verses with familiar cultural references. Film and literature regularly enter his lyrics.

His writing draws on names and ideas from across entertainment, connecting his rap persona with the pop-culture world surrounding his acting career.

Some references point directly toward Hollywood. Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio get namechecked.
Some references point directly toward Hollywood. Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio get namechecked.

Hardy’s lyrics reference filmmakers and actors, including DiCaprio, with whom he appeared in Christopher Nolan’s Inception and The Revenant.

Stephen King and Shakespeare enter the mix as well. The references extend beyond movies.
Stephen King and Shakespeare enter the mix as well. The references extend beyond movies.

Hardy’s verses move freely between cinema, television, and literature, giving the album a broad range of cultural touchstones.

His interest in rap began long before Hollywood fame. Hardy was recording music as a teenager.
His interest in rap began long before Hollywood fame. Hardy was recording music as a teenager.

Before establishing himself internationally as an actor, Hardy experimented with hip-hop and recorded material under the name Tommy No. 1.

Those early recordings eventually reached the public. A 1999 mixtape surfaced online years later.
Those early recordings eventually reached the public. A 1999 mixtape surfaced online years later.

The project, created with producer Edward Tracy, became widely available online in 2018 and revealed a lesser-known part of Hardy’s creative background.

Hardy had previously hinted at more unreleased music. His archive reportedly extended beyond that early mixtape.
Hardy had previously hinted at more unreleased music. His archive reportedly extended beyond that early mixtape.

Over the years, the actor has discussed recording rap material before his film career became his primary professional focus.

Frankie Pulitzer turns an old interest into a new chapter. Hardy’s relationship with hip-hop has come full circle.
Frankie Pulitzer turns an old interest into a new chapter. Hardy’s relationship with hip-hop has come full circle.

What began as teenage recording sessions has developed into a complete collaborative album, giving Hardy’s longtime interest in rap an official release.