Tom Holland

    Thomas Stanley Holland was born on 1 June 1996 is an English actor and dancer. He is best known for playing Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and has appeared as the character in five films: Captain Marvel Civil War (2016), Spider-man Homecoming(2017), Avengers : Infinity War (2018),Avengers : Endgame (2019), and Spider-Man Far From Home (2019).

A graduate of the BRIT School in London, Holland previously appeared on stage in the title role of BillyElliot The Musical in London's West End in 2008, and other films include The Impossible (2012), In The heart Of The Sea (2015), and The Current War(2017). In 2017, Holland received the BAFTA Rising Star Award.

   Holland was born in Kingston upon Thames to Nicola "Nikki" Elizabeth (née Frost), a photographer, and Domnic Holland, a comedian and author. His paternal grandparents were born on the Isle of Man and Tipperary, Ireland, respectively.He has three younger brothers: twins Harry, Sam (b. 1999) and Patrick "Paddy" (b. 2004).

Holland was educated at Donhead a Roman Catholic preparatory school in Wimbledon in South West London, followed by Wimbledon Collage, a voluntary iaded Jesuit Roman Catholic comprehensive school (also in Wimbledon), up until December 2012. Holland has said he was bullied in school for being a dancer. After Wimbledon College he attended The BRIT School for Perfoming Arts and Technology in Croydon.Holland first learned gymnastics during his time performing in Billy Elliot the Musical.

   Holland began dancing at a hip hop class at Nifty Feet Dance School in Wimbledon. His potential was spotted by choreographer Lynne Page (who was an associate to Peter Darling, choreographer of Billy Elliot and Billy Elliot the Musical) when he performed with his dance school as part of the 2006 Richmond Dance Festival.

After eight auditions and two subsequent years of training, on 28 June 2008, Holland made his West End debut in Billy Elliot the Musical as Michael, Billy's best friend. He gave his first performance in the title role on 8 September 2008, receiving positive notices.

In September 2008, Holland (together with co-star Tanner Pflueger) appeared on the news programme on channel FIVE and gave his first TV interview. The following year, he was featured on ITV1 show The Feel Good Factor. At the premiere on 31 January, Holland and two actors also playing the title role, Pflueger and Layton Williams, performed a version of "Angry Dance" from Billy Elliot the Musical, after which Holland was interviewed by host Myleene Klass. He trained five British schoolboys for a dance routine he fronted for the final The Feel Good Factor show on 28 March 2009.

On 8 March 2010, to mark the fifth anniversary of Billy Elliot the Musical, four current Billy Elliots, including Holland, were invited to 10 Downing Street to meet the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown.Holland was chosen to be a lead at the fifth-anniversary show on 31 March 2010.Holland appeared on a regular basis as Billy in Billy Elliot the Musical, rotating with three other performers, until 29 May 2010, when he finished his running.

   

Spider-Man

   On 23 June 2015, it was announced that Holland was cast as a teenage Peter Parker / Spider-Man,and his "life was flipped upside down", as he later tweeted. As part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he first appeared as Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War (2016). The film was a massive critical and commercial success, grossing over $1.1 billion worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film of 2016, with Holland receiving critical praise.In July 2017, Spider-Man: Homecoming was released, in which Holland reprised his role from Captain America: Civil War. Earning $117 million in box office receipts in its first weekend, Homecoming received positive reviews and Holland considerable praise, with his appearance being called "a star performance given by a born actor."The film went on the gross over $800 million worldwide. Holland reprised Spider-Man in Avengers: Infinity War, which was released on 27 April 2018. He has a six-picture deal with Marvel Studios, not including his Captain America: Civil War appearance.

He reprised his role in Avengers: Endgame, released on 26 April 2019. Holland began shooting the sequel Spider-Man: Far From Home in July 2018, with production wrapping that October. The film was released worldwide on 2 July 2019.The trailer was first shown at Sony's CCXP Brazil panel on 8 December 2018, with Holland and Jake Gyllenhaal, who portrays Mysterio, in attendance to promote the film.

   Personal Life

   Holland resides in Kingston upon Thames in London, near the house of his parents and younger brothers.He has a blue Staffordshire Bull Terrier named Tessa. When he was seven, Holland was diagnosed with dyslexia.

Along with his three younger brothers, Holland sponsors The Brothers Trust, a UK Registered Charity that raises money for various charitable causes.

Holland publicly credits his father, comedian and writer Dominic Holland, for keeping his Spider-Man fame from "getting to his head".