ACTOR · BORN 1996

Tom Holland

Born

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

Known for

Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

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16 Interesting Facts About Tom Holland

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. #004

   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. #006

   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. #007

   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. #009

   Tom Holland can perform backflips, cartwheels and front flips.

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7. #010

   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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8. #016

   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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9. #020

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

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10. #024

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

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11. #026

    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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12. #028

    Tom Holland owns a Blue Staffordshire Bull Terrier named Tessa.

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13. #032

    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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14. #038

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

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15. #040

    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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16. #048

    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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