One of the most famous young stars in Hollywood's recent periods: Who is Tom Holland?

Thomas Stanley Holland was born on June 1, 1996 in Kingston upon Thames, south west London. His mother was photographer Nicola, his father was comedian and writer Dominic Holland. Holland was educated in Wimbledon, south west London, at Donhead, a Catholic prep school of all men.

When Holland was nine years old, he started taking a hip hop class at the Nifty feet Dance School in Wimbledon, and he became interested in dancing. His potential was discovered by Billy Elliot and Billy Elliot The Musical choreographer, Lynne Page, partner of Peter Darling, while performing at the 2006 Richmond Dance Festival. On June 28, 2008, after eight auditions and two years of training, Billy Elliot the Musical made his exit in the West End with Billy's best friend Michael role. He performed his first stage performance on September 8, 2008 and received positive criticism. He started interested in gymnastics while performing on Billy Elliot The Musical. 

In September 2008, Holland joined with Tanner Pflueger in the news program on FIVE, where he did his first TV interview. Holland and two leading actors, Pflueger and Layton Williams, sang a version of "Angry Dance" from Billy Elliot The Musical at the gala on January 31. In 2011, Holland became the voice of the main character Sho, who played in the British dubbing of the animation fantastic film Arrietty, the produced by Studio Ghibli. 

In 2012, he made his first feature feature release in The Impossible film, directed by J.A Bayona, along with Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor.  He was awarded awards such as the National Board of Review Award for Best Performance and the London Film Critics Circle Award for Young British Young Actor of the Year for his performance in the first film at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2012. 

He played Isaac in the drama film how I Live now, where he starred with Saoirse Ronan, who appeared in the United Kingdom in 2013. He was supporting role in the Locke drama movie that also featured Tom Hardy that year. The next year, he played a short role in Billy Elliot the Musical Live to celebrate the role of "old Billy."  

Holland was in four episodes of Wolf Hall (2015), the historic mini-series of BBC two, Gregory Cromwell, son of Thomas Cromwell, the main character. Also in 2015, Holland revived Thomas Nickerson, a young sailor in the Heart of the Sea, the historic adventure-drama of Ron Howard. 

On June 23, 2015, Holland was announced to take on the role of young Peter Parker/Spider-Man, who will give him his popularity today as part of a six-season contract with Marvel Studios. Holland said he was a Spider-Man fan when he growing up. Holland, who auditioned, was asked to be selected for his performances in other films and for his dance and gymnastics history.

Within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Captain America: Clash of Heroes (2016) first appeared in the film. The film was a critical and commercial success. it was the most revenue-making film in 2016, with more than 1.1 billion dollars worth of revenue across the world against a $250 million budget. Holland played in 2016 with Joel Kinnaman and Percy Hynes White in the psychological thriller Edge of Winter. This was the first film his parents made without knowing.  

19 years old Holland won the BAFTA Rising Star Award at the 70th British Academy Film Awards in 2017. After British player Bukky Bakray, who won the prize at the age of 19, he became the youngest player to receive it. In 2017, he played with Charlie Hunnam in the drama film The Lost City of Z, directed by James Gray and released in April, which received generally positive reviews.  

Holland's second film in 2017 was his solo feature film, starring as the title character in Spider-Man: Homecoming. As a result, Holland entered the Guinness Book of Records as the youngest actor to star in the MCU. Homecoming and Holland's performance received positive reviews. Peter Travers described it as "a stellar performance by a born actor". 

Holland played Spider-Man again in Avengers: Infinity War, which premiered on April 27, 2018, and then in Avengers: Endgame, which premiered on April 26, 2019. Endgame became the highest-grossing movie of all time. In July 2018, filming began on the sequel to Spider-Man:Far From Home. The film, whose production phase was completed in October, was released worldwide on July 2, 2019.  

He shared the lead roles with Will Smith and voiced the character of Walter Beckett in the animated film Agents at Work, a project of Blue Sky Studios. In 2020, Holland voiced Jip, a dog, in the fantasy-comedy movie Dolittle, starring Robert Downey Jr. He then voiced an elf, Ian Lightfoot, in the Pixar animated movie Let's Go. 

Holland co-starred with Avengers co-star Sebastian Stan in Antonio Campos' The Devil All the Time (2020), a Netflix psychological thriller set after World War II. Critics from IndieWire and Roger Ebert's website noted that despite the film's failed script, Holland delivered a convincing performance and showed his range as an actor. 

In March 2019, it was confirmed that the Russo brothers will direct the film, which will star Holland as the lead in Cherry, based on the novel of the same name. The movie, which was released in theaters on February 26, 2021, was released digitally on Apple TV + on March 12, 2021. In December 2021, Spider-Man:No Homecoming debuted at $121 million, making it the second-highest opening.  

Additionally, in May 2017, it was announced that he was cast as the young Nathan Drake in the 2022 film adaptation of Naughty Dog's Uncharted video game franchise. In December 2021, Holland confirmed his readiness to portray actor and dancer Fred Astaire in a biopic currently in development by Sony. 

His social image and personal life

In 2019, he was featured on Forbes' "30 Under 30 Europe" list of influencers under 30 and Insider Inc.'s list of "45 young stars who will one day dominate Hollywood". In 2021, GQ's Oliver Franklin-Wallis described him as "the greatest lead actor of his generation", wrote "The Netherlands has risen to the level of a star very few players have ever reached, and rarely so young." 

Considering himself an impertinent person, Holland gained notoriety for unwittingly disrupting the important plot of his films during interviews and press conferences. His MCU co-stars labeled him the "least reliable" player for spoilers. He only read parts of the script for Captain America: Civil War to prevent an incident. Joe Russo similarly avoided giving Holland the script for Avengers: Endgame, and Holland only knew his lines.

He currently lives in Kingston upon Thames, London, near the home of his parents and younger brothers. As of December 2021, Holland is dating American actress Zendaya, with whom she co-stars in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Spider-Man film franchise. Young lovers took the first step in marriage and got engaged. Recently, he shared a video saying that he finds social media apps harmful, and in addition, he took a break from social media apps, citing mental health reasons.