NETFLIX'S HAVOC FILMING LOCATIONS: WHERE WAS TOM HARDY'S WELSH-MADE ACTION MOVIE MADE

Tom Hardy's and Netflix's latest movie, Havoc, which is packed full of action was actually filmed in Wales. While the film is set in a fictional American city, many filming locations in Wales were used to create the action thriller.

Releasing in the UK on Netflix on Friday, April 25 filming for the movie actually finished in 2021. Main star Tom Hardy, who is playing Walker and known for his roles in Peaky Blinders and the Venom films, was spotted having a great time in Wales from Barry to Swansea during filming.

Coming from Welsh director Gareth Evans, Havoc is one of the biggest films ever to be produced in Wales and will also star Forest Whitaker.

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Walker, played by Tom, is a bruised detective who must fight his way through a criminal underworld to rescue a politician's estranged son after a drug deal goes awry while untangling his city's dark web of conspiracy and corruption.

In a nod to its Welsh roots, Netflix has ensured that HAVOC will be available to view with Welsh-language subtitles, much like The Adam Project starring Ryan Reynolds and Dal Y Mellt which was the first S4C Welsh-language drama picked up by Netflix. Anna Mallet, Vice President of Production, UK, Netflix, said:

“From Sex Education to The Crown, and now to HAVOC, some of our most beloved titles were filmed or produced in Wales. Blessed with incredible creative talent and beautiful natural landscapes, Wales is an amazing place to make entertainment, so Netflix is delighted that our Welsh productions can continue to create such enduring cultural and economic opportunities.”

HAVOC is the latest in a long line of major TV and film productions filmed in Wales thanks to Welsh Government backing through Creative Wales: from HBO’s House of the Dragon, to Amazon’s recently announced Young Sherlock and the much-acclaimed recent cinematic release Mr Burton.

The £28.6 million of production funding Creative Wales has invested so far in the screen sector is projected to bring an additional £342 million of additional spend into the Welsh economy, meaning for every £1 it has invested, Creative Wales has seen nearly £12 invested back in the Welsh economy.

This investment has delivered 420 trainee placements and apprenticeships, ensuring a thriving pipeline of skilled professionals.

Here are some of the Welsh filming locations used. For the latest TV and showbiz gossip sign up to our newsletter.

Cardiff

Home to many other great productions, including Doctor Who and Industry, is not surprising the Welsh capital was used for Havoc.

Seren Stiwdios, the iconic Pierhead Building in Cardiff Bay, AB Ports, Trade Street and Crockherbtown Lane were all used.

Bute Street was transformed into an American Boulevard, with a foot of snow. Photographs from the set show fake snow and police cars parked along the street.

Swansea

The second biggest city in Wales, Swansea, was also used in Havoc.

Exact locations include Brangwyn Hall - often used for filming including in recent dramas Dope Girls and Until I Kill You - Kon-Tiki Bar, The Strand, Proud Mary and Evening Post Cambrian House.

Swansea University was also used and the Bay Campus was the scene where Forest's character, Lawrence Beaumont, gets attacked in the car.

Other

Other locations in south Wales were used including Dragon Studios and Candleston Woods in Bridgend and residential street, Lynmouth Drive in Sully. Tom was also spotted having a fab time at Barry Island, so maybe called in at the seaside hotspot after filming in Sully.

Baglan Bay Train in Port Talbot was used to film the climax of the film.

2025-04-25T03:12:22Z