Tom Holland

Not to be confused with Tom Hollander.

Tom Holland
Background information
Fullname	Thomas Stanley Holland
Born	June 1, 1996 (age 28) London, England, United Kingdom
Nationality	English
Occupation	Actor, voice actor
Years active	2006–present
Family information
Partner	Zendaya (2021–present)
Parents	Dominic Holland (father) Nicola Holland (mother)
Siblings	Harry Holland (brother) Sam Holland (brother) Paddy Holland (brother)

Thomas Stanley "Tom" Holland is an English actor and voice actor, who is perhaps best known for his role as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Outside of his work for Disney, Holland is also known for his roles as the titular character of Billy Elliot the Musical on the West End (a role for which he was first cast in 2008), Lucas Bennett in the 2012 film The Impossible (which marked his film debut), Arvin Russell in the 2020 Netflix film The Devil All the Time, the titular character of the 2021 Apple TV+ film Cherry, and Nathan Drake in the 2022 Sony Pictures film adaptation of Uncharted.

In 2011, he made his Disney debut voicing Shō in the UK dub of The Secret World of Arrietty that was produced by Optimum/StudioCanal.

While working on the 2015 film In the Heart of the Sea, Holland met Chris Hemsworth, who plays Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. When it was announced that The Amazing Spider-Man franchise would be rebooted, and the character joining the franchise in co-productions between Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios, Holland emailed Hemsworth to ask if he could put a good word in to Marvel Studios for his audition. As of April 2015, he was one of five actors reported to be on the shortlist for the role, a list that included Asa Butterfield and Timothée Chalamet. On June 23, Tom Holland was cast as Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, starting with the 2016 film Captain America: Civil War. He reprised the role in Spider-Man: Homecoming, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Avengers: Doomsday, Spider-Man 4, and an as-yet unannounced Marvel Studios production. He also portrayed the character in the Avengers Campus attraction WEB Slingers: A Spider-Man Adventure. In 2021, it was confirmed Holland will continue playing Spider-Man for another trilogy in the MCU.

In 2019, Holland voiced Walter Beckett in the Fox/Blue Sky film Spies in Disguise.

In 2020, he voiced Ian Lightfoot in Disney/Pixar's Onward with Infinity War co-star Chris Pratt.

Roles

Shō
(The Secret World of Arrietty; Optimum/StudioCanal UK dub)

Peter Parker/Spider-Man
(Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Walter Beckett
(Spies in Disguise)

Ian Lightfoot
(Onward)

Gallery

Tom Holland speaks at the San Diego Comic Con in July 2016.

Tom Holland at the premiere of Spider-Man: Homecoming in June 2017.

Tom Holland attending the 2017 D23 Expo.

Tom Holland at the premiere of Avengers: Infinity War in April 2018.

Tom Holland speaks onstage at the 2019 D23 Expo.

Tom Holland and Will Smith at the premiere of Spies in Disguise in December 2019.

Tom Holland behind the scenes of Onward.

Tom Holland and Chris Pratt at the premiere of Onward in February 2020.

Tom Holland at the launch of the Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer.

Tom Holland with his girlfriend, Zendaya, and co-star Jacob Batalon reacting to the trailer of Spider-Man: No Way Home.

Tom Holland with Zendaya at the Ballon Dor Event in November 2021.

Tom Holland and Zendaya on the first day of the Spider-Man: No Way Home press tour in November 2021.

Tom Holland with Spider-Man co-star/girlfriend Zendaya at a Spider-Man: No Way Home photocall in December 2021.

Tom Holland with Zendaya and Spider-Man co-star Jacob Batalon at a Spider-Man: No Way Home photocall in December 2021.

Tom Holland with Zendaya at the premiere of Spider-Man: No Way Home in December 2021.

Trivia

• Holland's first acting role was when he was cast as the titular character of the musical adaptation of Billy Elliot.
• He has been a fan of Spider-Man since he was a child, and he described getting the role as a "dream come true".^{[citation needed]}
• Due to COVID-19, Holland had to be tested for coronavirus before resuming filming on his movie Uncharted, as well as Spider-Man: No Way Home.
• He managed to convince Sony and Disney to continue working together in order to allow Spider-Man to stay in the MCU.^{[citation needed]}
• He received the Spider-Man: No Way Home script on October 26, 2020.^{[citation needed]}
• Even though Holland is friends with Remy Hii, he dislikes the actor Brad Davis.^{[citation needed]}
• Holland is a fan of the show WandaVision.
• Spider-Man: No Way Home is his favorite film out of the trilogy.^{[citation needed]}
• He started dating his Spider-Man co-star, and on-screen girlfriend, Zendaya in 2021.
• Holland isn't the first Spider-Man actor to date the actresses of their on-screen love. Tobey Maguire dated Kirsten Dunst who played Mary Jane Watson in the Sam Raimi trilogy, and Andrew Garfield dated Emma Stone who played Gwen Stacy in The Amazing Spider-Man films.
• Holland is the first Spider-Man and MCU actor to get a double trilogy.
• He also portrayed Nolan North's character Nathan Drake in the Uncharted movie, alongside Mark Wahlberg.
• He won a the "Favorite Movie Actor" award at the 2022 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards for his role as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in Spider-Man: No Way Home.
• Holland's Spider-Man trilogy is the highest-grossing trilogy of all time.
• He had a dog named Tessa, who passed away in 2024.
• He signed another contract to return as Spider-Man in November 2022.
• Following his dog Tessa's death in March 2024, Tom and Zendaya adopted another dog, a doberman together later that year, named Daphanie.
• Tom Holland shares his name with a film director. His name is also similar to fellow British actor Tom Hollander. As a matter of fact, Hollander accidentally received a check from Marvel that was intended for Holland, which he found impressive.

External links

• Tom Holland on Wikipedia
• Tom Holland on IMDb