Tom Hardy reveals he’s ‘tracked down’ and helped the moped thief he caught last year in a bid to get him on the right path

Tom Hardy has revealed that he’s tracked down the moped thief he helped catch last year.

The Hollywood superstar chased down and helped snare a moped thief after pursuing him through gardens and across a building site in south west London.

A witness said the Hollywood actor “switched into superhero mode” as he collared the man before checking him for weapons after the chase.

He sprinted through gardens and a building site before grabbing the thief by the scruff of the neck, and declaring, "I caught the c***," said a witness.

However, he has since told Esquire how he targeted the youngster in a bid to put him on the right track.

Speaking to the publication, Hardy explained: “He must stand accountable for what he’s done.

“But he’s got issues, and he’s in a bad way. Do we just give up on a sixteen-year-old?”

The Venom actor added that it wasn’t as “much of a chase” as headlines at the time implied.

He added: “It wasn’t much of a chase; when I found him, he was in f***** rag order.”

At the time, a witness said two men had jumped a red light at a busy junction before crashing the moped into a £50,000 Mercedes near Hardy’s home in Richmond, according to the Sun.

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."

Mr Pullen said he thought Hardy even checked the suspect's ID before police arrived.