Tom Hardy 'chases down moped thief in London'

Actor Tom Hardy performed a citizen's arrest on a moped thief after chasing him through gardens and a building site in London.

The Hollywood star, 39, looked like he "switched into superhero mode" as he chased the man near his home before checking him for weapons in Richmond, south west London, a witness told The Sun.

The onlooker said two males jumped a red light before crashing a £50,000 Mercedes.

Arun Pullen, 22, said: "Tom must have been walking down the road. He went off like a shot in pursuit and looked furious."

He added: "I asked Tom what happened and he told me he chased him through my back garden and caught him around the block - but the route was like an assault course."

The Batman and The Revenant star, who recently co-wrote and appeared in BBC drama Taboo, is then said to have carried out a citizen's arrest on one of the suspects.

Mr Pullen's girlfriend, Kalisha, a fan of the actor, said: "There was no mistaking him."

Scotland Yard said in a statement: "At 12:34hrs on Sunday, 24 April a motorcyclist was in collision with a car in Sheen Road, Richmond.

"Officers happened to be present at the time of the collision. This was not a pursuit.

"The male motorcyclist was arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle and the male pillion passenger was arrested for taking a vehicle without consent.

"As both males sustained injures and the London Ambulance Service was called.

"The motorcyclist and pillion passenger were taken to a south London hospital for treatment to injuries not thought to be life threatening or life changing. Enquiries continue."

A spokesman for the actor declined to comment.