Thomas Stanley "Tom" Holland (born June 1, 1996) is an English actor who provides the voice of Iandore Lightfoot in Onward. His other voice credits in film and television include Sho in the UK Dub of Arrietty, Walter Beckett in Spies in Disguise, and Jip in Dolittle. For fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he rose to prominence as the third actor to play Peter Parker/Spider-Man.
Early Life & Billy Elliot Fame[]
Tom was born to parents Dominic Holland, a well-known comedian and author, and Nicola "Nikki" Frost, a photographer in the town of Kingston upon Thames and has three siblings, Sam, a chef, Harry, an actor and director, and Paddy, also an actor. He took inspiration from his parents and as a teenager, he went to carpentry school in Cardiff and considered being a primary school teacher. He attended the BRIT school in Croydon as a theatre student and graduated in 2014, where he met Harrison Osterfeild.
His mother signed him up for dance classes as he enjoyed listening to Janet Jackson's songs. At the age of 9 while taking Hip-Hop classes in Wimbledon, he was spotted by Lynne Page, who wanted him to audition for Billy Elliot the Musical on the West End at the Victoria Palace Theatre from September 8, 2008, through May 29, 2010, he was cast as Billy's best friend, Michael Caffrey before being promoted to the role of Billy, where he learned gymnastics. He was also the Billy for the 5th birthday anniversary.
Film Career (2010-present)[]
- Arrietty (2012)- Sho (UK dub)
- The Impossible (2012)- Lucas
- How I Live Now (2013)- Isaac
- Moments (2013)
- Locke (2014)
- Billy Elliot the Musical Live (2014)- Former Billy in the finale
- In the Heart of the Sea (2015)- Young Thomas Nickerson
- Tweet (2015)
- Captain America: Civil War (2016)- Peter Parker
- Edge of Winter (2016)- Bradley Baker
- A Monster Calls (2016)
- The Lost City of Z (2017)- Jack Fawcett
- Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) - Peter Parker
- Pilgrimage (2017)- The Novice
- The Current War (2018)- Samuel Insull
- Avengers: Infinity War (2018)- Peter Parker
- Avengers: Endgame (2019)- Peter Parker
- Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)- Peter Parker
- Spies in Disguise (2019)- Walter Beckett
- Dolittle (2020)-Jip
- Onward (2020)- Ian Lightfoot
- The Devil All the Time (2020)- Arvin Russell
- Cherry (2021)- Cherry
- Chaos Walking (2021)- Todd Hewitt
- Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)- Peter Parker
- Uncharted (2022)- Nathan Drake
- The Crowded Room (2023)- Danny Sullivan, Executive Producer
Personal Life[]
During an appearance on a podcast episode on purpose with Jay Shetty, he revealed that he enjoys the outdoors and clarified about taking a break from acting and that he wanted to spend time with family.
His relationship with his co-star Zendaya Coleman is something that he keeps the most private and doesn't talk about. The two began dating in July of 2021 after the two met a few years prior in 2016.