He based his performance as Peter Parker/Spider-Man on Michael J. Fox.
Like his predecessor Andrew Garfield, he was a big Spider-Man fan before taking on the role, and he said that playing the part in the Marvel Cinematic Universe was a dream come true for him.
His favorite acting performance is Edward Norton in Primal Fear (1996).
He beat out Timothée Chalamet, Charlie Plummer, Judah Lewis, Matt Lintz and Charlie Rowe for the role of Spider-Man.
He was cast as Billy Elliot on stage because he reminded Stephen Daldry of Billy Elliot (2000) star Jamie Bell.
He is the first actor to play the film incarnation of Peter Parker/Spider-Man who was himself still an adolescent during casting, having turned 19 shortly before the official announcement in June 2015.
He can perform backflips, side flips and front flips.
He broke his nose for the second time after being punched in the face by a stuntman during the first week of filming Chaos Walking (2021).
He has three younger brothers: twins Harry Holland and Sam Holland, and his youngest brother Paddy Holland.
He 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.
Although he is best known for the role of Spider-Man, he has said that in real life he has a very strong fear of spiders.
He was originally set to play Seaplane McDonough/Alex in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017), but had to leave the film due to scheduling conflicts with Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), so Nick Jonas was cast in his place.
He is the first non-US-born actor 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.
After realizing he was dependent on alcohol in social situations, he became a teetotaler in January 2022. This inspired him to create BERO, a low-alcohol beer brand released in October 2024.
He was cast by Sony in the role of Fred Astaire for a biographical film.
His favorite film is Saving Private Ryan (1998).
He broke his nose on the last day of filming The Lost City of Z (2016).
After playing the character for the fourth time in Avengers: Endgame (2019), he broke Tobey Maguire's record for playing Spider-Man in live-action films.
He owns a Blue Staffordshire Bull Terrier named Tessa.
He 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.
A leaked casting list revealed that he was shortlisted to voice Sonic in Sonic the Hedgehog (2020).
From March 2011 onward, his father wrote the blog "Eclipsed," a weekly serialized story about how a "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. The blog ended in December 2012 with the Los Angeles premiere of The Impossible (2012).
He was in talks for the role of Lance Corporal Blake in 1917 (2019), but left due to scheduling conflicts.
He appeared in Screen International's "UK Stars of Tomorrow - 2012" and Variety's "Youth Impact Report 2012."
He was offered the role of Miles Miller in Bad Times at the El Royale (2018), but turned it down.
He became close friends with Zendaya while working on Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017). They have been in a relationship since then and announced their engagement in January 2025.
He is the son of Dominic Holland, one of the United Kingdom's best comedians and a regular panelist on Channel 5's current affairs series The Wright Stuff (2000).
His paternal grandfather, John Charles Anthony Holland, was from the Isle of Man, and his paternal grandmother, Teresa Quigley, was from Ireland. On his mother's side, Tom is the grandson of Robert Walter Frost and Christina Winifred Berry.
He should not be confused with Tom Holland, the famous horror writer/director of Fright Night (1985) and Child's Play (1988).
He auditioned for the role of Addison Schacht in November Criminals (2017). The role went to Ansel Elgort.