Tom Holland
Tom Holland | |
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 Holland in 2023 | |
| Born | Thomas Stanley Holland 1 June 1996 |
| Education | Wimbledon College |
| Alma mater | BRIT School |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Spouse | |
| Father | Dominic Holland |
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Thomas Stanley Holland (born 1 June 1996) is an English actor and dancer. He is best known for playing Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, Captain America: Civil War (2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019).
He also starred in the famous musical Billie Elliot (2008), Cherry (2020), Chaos Walking (2020) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). He was cast to play the character Nathan Drake in the movie Uncharted (2022), based on the video game series of the same name. He plays Telemachus in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey (2026).
Early life
Tom Holland was born at Kingston Hospital in Kingston upon Thames. He is son of Dominic Holland and Niki Holland. His mother is a photographer and his father is a comedian and author. He has three younger brothers: Harry, Sam, and Patrick (Paddy). He was bullied in school for being a dancer.
Holland attended Nifty Feet Dance School in his childhood. When dancing with his school group at the 2006 Richmond Dance Festival, he was spotted by choreographer Lynne Page, an associate to Peter Darling, choreographer of Billy Elliot and Billy Elliot the Musical. Holland studied at Donhead Preparatory School and Wimbledon College in Wimbledon, London, the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology, and carpentry school in Cardiff.
Personal life
Holland lives in southwest London. He has been married to actress Zendaya since 2026.
Holland was diagnosed with dyslexia in 2003.
References
- ↑ Profile, tribute.ca; accessed 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "Spiderman Tom Holland drops in to Kingston Hospital". Newsquest Media Group Ltd. 2 June 2018.
- ↑ "Meet Tom Holland... the 16-year-old star of The Impossible". Evening Standard. 20 December 2012. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015.
- ↑ "Spider-Man Homecoming Tom Holland Talks Being Bullied". People. Archived from the original on 16 July 2017.
- ↑ "Person Details for Thomas Stanley Holland".
- ↑ "Tom Holland on Spider-Man's Future, Zendaya, and His Paparazzi Nightmares". GQ. 17 November 2021. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ↑ Thomas, Carly (2 March 2026). "Zendaya and Tom Holland Are Married, Stylist Law Roach Claims". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ↑ "Dyslexia is in the news…". DominicHolland.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
Other websites
- Tom Holland at Curtis Brown Literary and Talent Agency
- Tom Holland at AllMovie
- Tom Holland on IMDb
- The Brothers Trust
- Works by or about Tom Holland in libraries (WorldCat catalogue)
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