Tom Holland is an English actor and dancer. He is best known for portraying the character Spider-Man in theMarvel Cinematic Universe. He has played the character Peter Parker / Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War (2016) and Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017). Tom is also famous for playing the character Billy Elliot / Michael in the stage musical, Billy Elliot the Musical from 2008 to 2010. He starred as Lucas Bennett in the 2012 film The Impossible.
Talking about his early life, Tom Holland was born on 1 June 1996, in Kingston upon Thames, England, UK. His full name is Thomas Stanley Holland. He is the elder son of Nicola Elizabeth, a photographer, and Dominic Holland, a comedian, and author. He has three brothers, twins named Sam Holland, Harry Holland, and Paddy Holland. His nationality is British and English and he is of English, Irish, and Manx ethnicity.
Holland began dancing during his childhood age. As a child, he began dancing at a hip-hop class at Nifty Feet Dance School in Wimbledon. During his childhood, he was first spotted by choreographer Lynne Page. Tom completed his school education at Donhead Preparatory School in Wimbledon in South West London. After that, he attended Wimbledon College, a voluntary aided Jesuit Roman Catholic comprehensive school. After that, he trained at The BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology.
Tom began his acting career playing the character Billy Elliot / Michael in the stage musical, Billy Elliot the Musical in Victoria Palace Theatre in 2008. He portrayed the character until 2010. He made his first movie "The Impossible" as Lucas Bennett in 2012 which made him win the Hollywood Film Awards and St. Louis Film Critics Association award. Also, he won the Young Artist Awards and Saturn Awards for Best Performance by a Younger Actor in 2013 for the same movie. Since then, he has appeared in several movies including How I Live Now (2013), In the Heart of the Sea (2015), and A Monster Calls (2016).
Tom began playing the character Peter Parker / Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2016. As Spider-Man, he first appeared in Captain America: Civil War (2016). For his role in the movie, he received critical praise. In 2017, he played the title character in Spider-Man: Homecoming, reprising his role from Captain America: Civil War.
In 2016, he won the Golden Schmoes Awards- Breakthrough Performance of the Year for Captain America: Civil War. He also won the Saturn Awards- Best Performance by a Younger Actor for the same movie. He carried on with his role in Avengers: Infinity War and its sequel: Infinity War Endgame in 2018 and 2019. He is growing from strength to strength as an actor, Tom says his ultimate goal is to become a director in Hollywood.
Rumors are that Tom is currently having an affair with beautiful English actress Ella Purnell. They were seen as very close to each other at BAFTA after-party in February 2017. After the party, Tom and Ella headed towards his hotel together. None of them have confirmed their relationship yet. Another rumor is that Tom is dating his Spider-Man: Homecoming co-star Zendaya since 2016. Rumors are that Holland and Zendaya began seeing each other when filming on Spider-Man: Homecoming. None of them have confirmed their relationship until now. It might be just a rumor.
Tom Holland is close to his siblings and his father. Along with his siblings, he sponsors a non-profit organization called ‘The Brothers Trust,’ which raises money for charitable causes. Apart from dancing, Tom also practices gymnastics. He spends his free time watching his favorite football club ‘Arsenal F.C.’ He resides in London, along with his pet dog, Tessa.
Tom Holland received many awards and nominations for his first acting role in a film. For his excellent performance as a 12-year-old Lucas Bennett in ‘The Impossible,’ he has won a total of nine prestigious awards. Some of the awards that he won for ‘The Impossible’ include, ‘Spotlight Award,’ ‘Best Youth Performance,’ ‘Breakthrough Performance - Male,’ ‘Young British Performer of the Year,’ ‘Best Male Newcomer,’ and ‘Best Performance in a Feature Film.’ In 2016, he won the ‘Breakthrough Performance of the Year’ at the ‘Golden Schmoes Awards’ for his performance in ‘Captain America: Civil War.’ In 2017, he won the ‘Rising Star Award’ at the prestigious ‘British Academy Film Awards’ (BAFTA).
Tom then won ‘Best Performance by a Younger Actor’ at the 2017 ‘Saturn Awards’ for ‘Captain America: Civil War.’ In the same year, he won ‘Choice Summer Movie Actor’ at the popular ‘Teen Choice Awards’ for his role in ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming.’
He has a net worth of 4 million dollars. His salary is unknown.
Tom is 5 Feet and 8 Inches tall. His weight is 64 kg. He has dark brown eyes and dark brown hair. His shoe size is 11 (US). His body measurements are chest size is 39 inches, waist size is 31 inches, and biceps size is 13 inches.
He is active on social media sites like Instagram, and Twitter. He has around 2.12 million followers on Twitter and has more than 10.8 million followers on Instagram.