How old was Tom Holland in Civil War?

Last Modified Jan 30, 2025 01:43 EST
How old was Tom Holland in Civil War?
Spider-Man (Source: Screengrab from the official trailer)


Tom Holland was 18 years old when filming Captain America: Civil War.


Thomas Stanley Holland, professionally known as Tom Holland, is one of the most popular new actors in Hollywood. The actor earned fame when he appeared as Peter Parker aka Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Apart from this, the actor was seen appearing in various other movies like How I Live Now (2013), In the Heart of the Sea (2015), and the miniseries Wolf Hall (2015) among many other projects. The actor was last seen appearing in Uncharted in 2022 as Nathan Drake.


How old was Tom Holland in Captain America: Civil War?


At the time when Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War was released, Tom Holland was just 18 years old. Captain America: Civil War marked Tom’s first appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as Spider-Man. His version of Spiderman was a revived version, taking over its predecessor Andrew Garfield from Sony’s Amazing Spider-Man Universe.

Tom Holland had to audition against over 1,500 other teenagers who had arrived to get the role of Spider-Man. When Marvel’s casting head Sarah Halley Finn saw him in the audition, she revealed to Joe Russo and Anthony Russo, “This is the guy. You’re going to love him.” At the time Joe and Anthony were more impressed with Tom’s flexibility and his talent for his dancing and gymnastics.

Producers Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal were already familiar with Tom’s acting background from his performances in his earlier movies The Impossible and In the Heart of the Sea. Even the late Stan Lee had approved of Tom Holland's casting, claiming that he had envisioned Spider-Man aka Peter Parker to be the exact age and height of Tom when he had initially drawn the character.


How old was Tom Holland in Civil War?
Tom Holland on sets as Spider-Man (Source; Instagram)


How many movies has Tom Holland featured in as Spider-Man?


With his entry as Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War, Tom Holland’s Spider-Man quickly gained popularity in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. His next project as Spider-Man was his first stand-alone movie titled “Spider-Man: Homecoming” which was released in 2016. The actor later reprised his role in Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019), his biggest projects under Marvel.


Later in 2019, Tom Holland did his 2nd standalone movie titled Spider-Man: Far From Home, which showcased a much more independent and solo version of the superhero who was facing the world after the death of Tony Stark. Tom then featured in Spider-Man: No Way Home, alongside Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire, reprising their roles as the other 2 variants of Spider-Man from their respective Universes.


Also read about: Who is Tom Holland's girlfriend?

FAQs on Tom Holland

Tom Holland was born on June 1, 1996.

Yes, according to Marvel, Tom Holland will be starring in a 4th Spider-Man movie.

Tom Holland’s Instagram goes by the ID @tomholland2013.

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