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My Take
Tom Holland is one of those rare cases where the casting gods genuinely got it right — he didn't just play Spider-Man, he became Spider-Man in a way that felt effortless and inevitable. What impresses me most is that he was already a serious talent before Marvel came calling: his performance in The Impossible at fifteen earned him a BAFTA Rising Star Award and critical recognition that most adult actors never see. He started as a West End dancer in Billy Elliot, which explains why his action sequences have a physicality that feels genuinely trained rather than wire-dependent. By the time No Way Home landed in 2021, his films had crossed nearly ten billion dollars worldwide — numbers that are almost absurd for someone still in his mid-twenties. He's the rare blockbuster star you can actually root for.
Overview
Thomas Stanley Holland (born 1 June 1996) is an English actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a BAFTA Award and three Saturn Awards. Holland's films as a lead actor have grossed over $9.9 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing film actors of all time. He was featured on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list of 2019.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tom Holland
- Name (Japanese)
- トム・ホランド
- Reading
- とむ・ほらんど
- Born
- June 1, 1996 (age 30)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Rat
- Origin
- Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- voice actor / stage actor / film actor / actor / dancer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Wimbledon College
Awards & achievements
- 2012 National Board of Review of Motion Pictures
- 2013 London Film Critics' Circle
- 2013 Empire Awards
- 2012 Young Artist Awards
- 2017 BAFTA Rising Star Award
- 2019 Teen Choice Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.