ACTOR · BORN 1996

Tom Holland

Born

1 June 1996, Kingston upon Thames, London, England, UK

Known for

Chaos Walking (2021), The Crowded Room (2023), Cherry (2021), How I Live Now (2013)

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Tom Holland (born 1 June 1996) is an actor best known for Chaos Walking, The Crowded Room and Cherry.

24 Interesting Facts About Tom Holland

Interesting Facts (14)

1. #001

   Tom Holland based his performance as Peter Parker/Spider-Man on Michael J. Fox.

   

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2. #002

   Like his predecessor Andrew Garfield, Tom Holland was a big Spider-Man fan before playing the role, and he said that playing the part in the Marvel Cinematic Universe was a dream come true for him.

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3. #003

   Tom Holland beat out Timothée Chalamet, Charlie Plummer, Judah Lewis, Matt Lintz and Charlie Rowe for the role of Spider-Man.

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4. #004

   Tom Holland was cast as "Billy Elliot" on stage because he reminded Stephen Daldry of Billy Elliot (2000) star Jamie Bell.

   

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5. #005

   Tom Holland is the first actor to play the film incarnation of Peter Parker/Spider-Man who was still a teenager at the time of casting, having turned 19 shortly before the official announcement in June 2015.

   

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6. #006

   During the first week of filming Chaos Walking (2021), Tom Holland broke his nose for the second time after being punched in the face by a stuntman.

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7. #007

   Although he is best known for playing Spider-Man, Tom Holland has said that in real life he has a very strong fear of spiders.

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8. #008

   Tom Holland was cast by Sony as Fred Astaire for his biographical film.

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9. #009

   Tom Holland broke his nose on the last day of filming The Lost City of Z (2016).

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10. #010

    After playing his character for the fourth time in Avengers: Endgame (2019), Tom Holland broke Tobey Maguire's record for playing Spider-Man in live-action films.

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11. #011

    A leaked cast list revealed that Tom Holland was on the shortlist to voice Sonic in the film Sonic the Hedgehog (2020).

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12. #012

    Tom Holland was featured in Screen International's "UK Stars of Tomorrow - 2012" and Variety's "Youth Impact Report 2012."

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13. #013

    Tom Holland was offered the role of Miles Miller in Bad Times at the El Royale (2018), but he turned it down.

    

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14. #014

    Tom Holland should not be confused with Tom Holland, the famous horror writer/director of Fright Night (1985) and Child's Play (1988).

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15. #015

    Tom Holland auditioned for the role of Finn in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015). He described his audition as a disaster because he could not stop laughing while reading lines opposite someone acting like a droid.

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16. #016

    Tom Holland was originally set to play Seaplane McDonough/Alex in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017), but scheduling conflicts with Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) forced him to leave the film, so Nick Jonas was cast in his place.

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17. #017

    Tom Holland became known for his lead role in Billy Elliot the Musical at the Victoria Palace Theatre in London and for his lead role in The Impossible (2012). For the latter role he received the Hollywood Spotlight Award as well as the National Board of Review award in the "Breakthrough Actor" category.

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18. #018

    Tom Holland was in talks for the role of Lance Corporal Blake in 1917 (2019), but he left due to scheduling conflicts.

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19. #019

    Tom Holland auditioned for the role of Addison Schacht in November Criminals (2017). He lost the role to Ansel Elgort.

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Life & Family (5)

20. #020

    Tom Holland's favorite acting performance is Edward Norton's in Primal Fear (1996).

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21. #021

    Tom Holland is the first actor not born in the United States to play the film adaptation of Peter Parker/Spider-Man. His predecessor Andrew Garfield was also raised in the United Kingdom but was born in the United States.

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22. #022

    He became a teetotaler in January 2022 after realizing he was dependent on alcohol in social situations. This inspired him to create a low-alcoholic beer brand called BERO, which was launched in October 2024.

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23. #023

    From March 2011, his father wrote the blog "Eclipsed," a weekly serialized story about how "somewhat famous comedian is being outshone by his more illustrious son." The blog detailed the main events of Holland's past and present professional life. It ended in December 2012 with the Los Angeles premiere of The Impossible (2012).

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24. #024

    Tom Holland's father is the British comedian and writer Dominic Holland, and his mother is the photographer Nicola "Nikki" Holland. Tom is the eldest of four brothers: the twins Sam and Harry, and the youngest, Paddy.

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