Jacob Batalon

Jacob Batalon is genuinely one of my favorite things about the MCU's Spider-Man run — the guy walked into Homecoming as Ned Leeds and instantly became the heart of the whole trilogy. There's something so refreshing about a best-friend character who's actually funny, warm, and never jealous of the superhero — he's just thrilled his buddy is Spider-Man, and that pure energy is completely infectious. Growing up in Hawaii and studying at Kapiolani Community College before landing one of the biggest franchise roles in Hollywood is the kind of origin story that feels almost too good to be real. He also went through a very public physical transformation between Far From Home and No Way Home, which he handled with a lot of openness and self-awareness. Ned might be the guy in the chair, but Batalon is quietly one of the most likable presences in modern blockbuster cinema.

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Name (English)

Jacob Batalon

Name (Japanese)

ジェイコブ・バタロン

Reading

じぇいこぶ・ばたろん

Born

October 9, 1996 (age 29)

Origin

Hawaii, United States

Occupation

actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Rat

University

Kapiolani Community College

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/lifeisaloha/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob%20Batalon
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B3%E3%83%96%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%82%BF%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26213909

Tags

• Hawaii
• actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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