Tom Holland is one of the most popular young actors in Hollywood. He is a British actor born on 1st June 1996, in Kingston, south-west London. He began his career at the age of 9 with the musical, Billy Elliot the Musical. Currently, he has a career that spans more than a decade, where he transformed from being a theater prodigy to a world-famous actor.
Tom made his film debut in 2012 with the film The Impossible where he plays the role of a teenager who got trapped with his family in the Indian Ocean earthquake in 2004. He was praised for his performance by the critics and won many awards for this role including the London Film Critics Circle Award for Young British Performer of the Year. In 2015, he starred alongside Chris Hemsworth and Cillian Murphy in the film, In the Heart of the Sea. For this film, he lost weight and did most of his stunts on his own.
List of Tom Holland's films
Tom Holland gained worldwide popularity because of his role as Peter Parker/ Spider-Man in Marvel Cinematic Universe. Other than that, Holland starred in many films as an actor and voice artist including Edge of Winter (2016), The Lost City of Z (2016), Spies in Disguise (2019), Dolittle (2020), Onward (2020), and Uncharted (2022). In 2017, he won the Rising Star Award at the BAFTA Awards. Here is the list of Tom Holland's films:
Year | Film Title | Role |
2010 | Arriety | Sho |
2012 | The Impossible | Lucas Bennett |
2013 | How I Live Now | Isaac |
2013 | Locke | Eddie Locke |
2013 | Moments | Boy |
2014 | Billy Elliot the Musical Live | Former Billy |
2015 | In the Heart of the Sea | Thomas Nickerson |
2015 | Tweet | Himself |
2016 | Captain America: Civil War | Peter Parker/ Spider-Man |
2016 | Edge of Winter | Bradley Baker |
2016 | A Monster Calls | Monster |
2016 | The Lost City of Z | Jack Fawcett |
2017 | Pilgrimage | The Novice/ Brother Diarmuid |
2017 | Spider-man: Homecoming | Peter Parker/ Spider-Man |
2017 | The Current War | Samuel Insull |
2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | Peter Parker/ Spider-Man |
2019 | Avengers: Endgame | Peter Parker/ Spider-Man |
2019 | Spider-Man: Far From Home | Peter Parker/ Spider-Man |
2019 | Spies in Disguise | Walter Beckett |
2020 | Dolittle | Jip |
2020 | Onward | Ian Lightfoot |
2020 | The Devil All the Time | Arvin Russell |
2021 | Cherry | Cherry |
2021 | Chaos Walking | Todd Hewitt |
2021 | Venom: Let There Be Carnage | Peter Parker/ Spider-Man |
2021 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | Peter Parker/ Spider-Man |
2022 | Uncharted | Nathan Drake |
2023 | Last Call | Charlie |
List of Tom Holland's TV shows
Tom Holland has been part of a few television projects which include Wolf Hall (2015), Lip Sync Battle (2017), and The Crowded Room (2023). His performance in Lip Sync Battle went viral on social media where he performed on Rihanna’s Umbrella in the getup of Rihanna. Apart from acting, he has also produced 2 projects - Uncharted (2022) and The Crowded Room (2023). Here is the list of Tom Holland's TV shows:
Year | Show Title | Role |
2015 | Wolf Hall | Gregory Cromwell |
2017 | Lip Sync Battle | Himself |
2023 | The Crowded Room | Danny Sullivan |
Tom Holland's upcoming movies
Tom Holland's upcoming projects include two Marvel Cinematic Universe films including Avengers: Doomsday and Spider-Man 4. Both films are expected to be released in 2026. He will also be a part of Christopher Nolan’s untitled film alongside Matt Damon, which is set to be released in 2026. It will be Tom’s first collaboration with Christopher Nolan.
Tom Holland’s Spider-Man era
Tom Holland signed a 6 film deal with Marvel Studios in which he will play the role of Peter Parker/Spider-Man in 2015. He got the part after competing against 1500 teenagers all over the world. He has been fond of Spider-Man since his childhood. The producers were impressed with his performance in previous projects and he also has experience in dancing and gymnastics. He was introduced in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War (2016). The film was the highest-grossing film that year.
He received worldwide popularity for his role as Spider-Man in 6 Marvel movies including Captain America: Civil War in 2016, Spider-Man: Homecoming in 2017, Avengers: Infinity War in 2018, Avengers: Endgame in 2019, Spider-Man: Far From Home in 2019, and Spider-Man: No Way Home in 2021. Tom is the youngest actor to play the role of a superhero in the Marvel Universe. He won many awards for his role in the MCU including MTV Movie & TV Awards, People's Choice Awards, Teen Choice Awards, Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, etc.
He will be reprising the role of Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the upcoming Marvel films - Avengers: Doomsday, and the 4th film of the Spider-Man franchise.
FAQs about Tom Holland
A. Tom Holland made his film debut in 2012 with the film The Impossible.
A. Tom Holland is dating Zendaya.
A. Tom Holland joined the MCU in 2016.