Thomas Stanley "Tom" Holland (born June 1, 1996) is an English actor and dancer. He is best known for his portrayal of Peter Parker / Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Early Life & Acting Career[]
Tom was born to comedian and author Dominic Holland and photographer Nicola "Nikki" Holland (nee Frost). He has twin brothers, Harry and Sam, and a younger brother, Paddy, and is inspired by his parents and most especially his father, who has been a role model in his life. During schooling, he was educated at Donhead, Wimbledon College, and the BRIT School and just at 7 years old was diagnosed with dyslexia.
As he grew up, he loved to dance to Janet Jackson's songs and his mother signed him up for dance classes and as a teenager, briefly went to carpentry school in Cardiff, and eventually considered to become a primary school teacher since he worked well with children.
At the age of 9, while taking Hip-Hop classes in Wimbledon, he was noticed by Lynne Page, who scheduled him to audition for Billy Elliot the Musical and learned gymnastics, and eventually was the lead role for the show, which was playing at the West End's Victoria Palace Theatre at the time.
In November of 2015, he was cast in the movie "The Modern Ocean" alongside Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe but that film never became a reality.
Significant roles[]
- Peter Parker / Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
- Nathan Drake in Uncharted (2022).
Filmography[]
- Arrietty (2012)- Sho (UK dub)
- The Impossible (2012)- Lucas
- How I Live Now (2013)- Isaac
- Moments (2013)
- Locke (2014)
- Billy Elliot the Musical Live (2014)- Former Billy in the finale
- In the Heart of the Sea (2015)- Young Thomas Nickerson
- Tweet (2015)
- Captain America: Civil War (2016)- Peter Parker
- Edge of Winter (2016)- Bradley Baker
- A Monster Calls (2016)
- The Lost City of Z (2017)- Jack Fawcett
- Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) - Peter Parker
- Pilgrimage (2017)- The Novice
- The Current War (2018)- Samuel Insull
- Avengers: Infinity War (2018)- Peter Parker
- Avengers: Endgame (2019)- Peter Parker
- Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)- Peter Parker
- Spies in Disguise (2019)- Walter Beckett
- Dolittle (2020)-Jip
- Onward (2020)- Ian Lightfoot
- The Devil All the Time (2020)- Arvin Russell
- Cherry (2021)- Cherry
- Chaos Walking (2021)- Todd Hewitt
- Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)- Peter Parker
- Uncharted (2022)- Nathan Drake
- The Crowded Room (2023)- Danny Sullivan, Executive Producer
- Luni (2025)- Luni
Personal Life[]
- As a avid golfer, he golfs with his twin brothers.
- He owned a Blue Staffie named Tessa since 2014, who passed away in 2024
- He met co-star Zendaya Coleman on the set of Spider-Man: Homecoming in 2017. Their romance was announced on July 2, 2021.