Tom Holland biography Tom Holland who is he?
Real name : Thomas Stanley Holland
Date of birth : June 1, 1996
Hometown : Kingston upon Thames (London, UK)
Activity - Actor, dancer
Marital status : Not maried
Height - 173 cm
Weight - 64 kg
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Tom Holland as a child
Tom was born into a family of creative people. His mother, Nicole Elizabeth Frost , is a famous photographer in London. The boy's father, Dominic Holland, worked as a TV presenter, starred in shows, and is also a writer and comedian. Tom has a big family. He has three brothers who are younger than him - twins Harry and Sam , Patrick .
Tom Holland as a child
Wikipedia says that Tom studied at a Catholic school that operated at Wimbledon College. There he received his primary and secondary education. In 2008, the guy entered the college itself. Then, in 2012, he continued his studies at the school of performing arts and technology, known as the BRIT School. Tom was lucky in that he could study well and get a decent education in the best educational institutions. Previously, BRIT School graduates included Katie Melua, Kate Nash, Adele and other famous personalities.
Tom Holland family with younger brothers and mother
Fascinating details from the biography of Tom Holland, outlined on Wikipedia
Tom graduated from Wimbledon College Preparatory School and then entered this educational institution. As a child, the future celebrity began dancing; he even took part in regional competitions. At the age of 10, the young man danced hip-hop beautifully, thanks to which he was invited to the casting of the production of Billy Elliot. When he came there with his parents and saw the number of applicants for the role, he thought that he had no chance. However, the director liked him. In 2008, the young man made his debut on the theatrical stage as Michael from the musical Billy Elliot, and since then he has managed to play in 180 performances. In 2012, the guy became a student at the London BRIT School, from which many celebrities graduated. In 2011, Tom voiced the character in a Japanese cartoon. A year later, the young man gets his first role in the film “The Impossible.” He did a brilliant job so that he was nominated 18 times for various prestigious film awards. The plot of the film centers on a family - a husband, wife and three sons who went on vacation to Thailand, where they are hit by a huge tsunami. To date, the actor’s filmography includes 11 works, the latest of which: “The Unknown: Drake’s Luck” (in production) 2020, “Spider-Man: Far From Home” 2021, “Avengers: Infinity War” 2021, “Spider-Man: Homecoming” 2017, “Pilgrimage” 2021, “Current War” 2021 , “The Lost City of Z” 2021, “In the Heart of the Sea” 2015.
Beginning a career in dance and performances
At what age did Holland start making art? Tom started dancing in the hip-hop style . At first he began to master the career of a dancer, and only after that he took up acting; at that time he was about 10 years old. He studied at the Nifty Feet , located in Wimbledon. In 2006, Tom performed at a festival in Richmond with his school band. At this performance, he was noticed by assistant Lynn Page, a colleague of choreographer Peter Darling. Tom had a good potential for dancing, and after this festival he was invited to the casting, which was organized to select dancers and after the production of the play “ Billy Elliot ”. At that time, Tom was interested in dancing, but did not engage in this business professionally. I danced, but considered it as a hobby. The guy didn’t even attend any drama clubs or photo shoots.
Tom Holland Billy Elliot
Holland came to the theater casting with his parents. There were many people there who wanted to play roles in the play Billy Elliot . The competition was great, but despite this, director Stephen Daldry gave Tom a chance and told the dissatisfied choreographers to teach him professional dancing. Tom studied dancing and acting for two years and took part in casting 8 times. Finally, he was accepted into the troupe. First, 28.06. 2008 he played the role of Billy's friend Michael. And on September 8, 2008 , Tom already played the main role - Billy . That same year, he and Tanner Pflueger were interviewed on Channel 5 . In 2009 he was an invited guest on the show “ Comfort Factor ”. For this show, Tom trained 5 schoolchildren who performed a dance from the play. The guy acted as an organizer. Tom played Billy from 2008 to 2010, performing in 180 performances.
Tom Holland in the play
Tom Holland actor
Tom's first job in the film industry was voicing a character from the cartoon " Arrietty of Lilliput ". In 2011, he voiced the main character from this animated film.
The Impossible was released , in which Tom played the role of Lucas Bennett. The premiere took place at the Toronto Film Festival. The film received positive reviews and was a box office success. Tom starred in the film along with Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts, already well-known actors at that time. The guy was nominated for the Young British Actor of the Year . For this role he was awarded 18 nominations. As a result, he received 8 different awards. Thanks to filming the film “ The Impossible ,” Tom gained popularity, demand, and his father was very proud of his son.
Tom Holland in the movie The Impossible
Carier start
The artist made his screen debut in 2012, starring in the film “The Impossible.” Lucas Bennett, played by the star, was so bright and convincing that he was nominated for awards 18 times. Tom's awards include the Hollywood Film Awards and Young Artist Awards. In this film, the young man starred with Naomi Watts, who influenced his subsequent career. She highly appreciated the talent of her young colleague, and Holland realized that he should continue acting.
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Tom Holland and Jake Gyllenhaal
Soon after this, the melodrama “How I Live Now” was released, on the set of which the performer was ]Saoirse Ronan[/anchor]. He played her on-screen cousin Isaac. Then the drama “In the Heart of the Sea”, based on real events, appeared in the artist’s filmography. Tom got to play the young version of the main character.
Subsequently, the star’s collection of works continued to be replenished with films and TV series. He even managed to try his hand as a director - he created the short film “Tweet” - and stated that in the future he would devote himself to this profession. A few days after the premiere of this project, it was announced that Tom received the role that made him the idol of millions.
Tom Holland films
In 2013, Tom starred in the films “ The Way I Love Now ” and “ Lock ”. In 2015, he played a role in the film “ In the Heart of the Sea ”, and in the mini-series “ Wolf Hall ”.
In 2015, Tom was cast in the lead role of Peter Parker. In 2016, a film with his participation “ Captain America: Civil War ” was released, where the guy played the role of Spider-Man. In the same year, Tom worked on the set and worked on other films - “ The Outback ”, “ The Lost City of Z ” and “ Pilgrimage ” (released only in 2017). He was offered to play leading roles in these films.
Tom Holland in The Lost City of Z
Other facts
Called Jake Gyllenhaal my husband
At one time, Holland helped Gyllenhaal join the Marvel universe, and therefore it is not surprising that really good friendships began between the actors.
Tom likes to joke about this topic, for example, in one of his recent interviews given at the premiere of the film Los Angeles, California, he called Gyllenhaal his husband.
Some fans of the actor associate this humorous remark with the intention to introduce homosexual characters into their films, one of which could be Spider-Man.
Saved a fan from the crowd
During a meeting with fans in New York and an autograph session held as part of it, dedicated to the premiere of the film “Spider-Man: Far From Home,” a curious incident occurred. A crowd of Holland's fans, trying to get his autograph, pressed hard and almost knocked down one of the visitors to the meeting.
The actor himself had to intervene quite sharply in what was happening, threatening aggressive fans to throw away the posters intended for signing and stop the event. But the heated fans did not calm down and knocked the girl down without stopping the crush, which is why Holland had to make the previously expressed threats come true.
Despite the fact that the poster of the fan who suffered from the stampede was also thrown to the ground, she thanked the actor on social networks for his intercession and attempt to help her.
Doesn't mind the idea of making Spider-Man gay
Holland expressed his positive attitude towards the idea of turning Spider-Man into a homosexual in a recent interview. In it, the actor noted that he could not seriously think about the future of the character he played, since he did not know all the details of his further development and was not responsible for working on the script for the film’s sequels.
However, he generally supports the idea expressed by representatives of introducing more different characters into the films they produce in the near future.
Earlier, the head of Marvel Studios, Kevin Feige, spoke about similar plans in a conversation with American journalists.
Is Spider-Man gay too much?
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Couldn't pass Tom Hanks' acting test
Hanks invited his young colleague to take an acting test during a live broadcast on the Graham Norton program. Speaking on the show, he noted the importance of actors training their skills, after which he approached Holland with a proposal to say the same phrase with different intonations, admitting that this technique helped him develop as an actor.
Holland's task was to give the same response to Hanks's offer to drink coffee, which each time had to sound with a different emotional connotation and intonation, which the young actor was unable to cope with.
Together with Maguire and Garfield, he became the hero of a trailer for a non-existent film
The author of this comic trailer for a non-existent film was the Nerdist portal, which decided to unite into one whole three actors who played the role of Spider-Man in different years.
This circumstance allowed Holland to be close to Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire, who also ended up in the Peter Parker cinematic universe. The plot of the trailer is a kind of compilation; it is at the same time similar to one of the animations about Spider-Man and to the Marvel Studios film Far From Home.
Broke his nose three times on set
Recently, on his Instagram, the actor said that he broke his nose for the third time on the set; the injury was caused by an accident.
The artist prefers to perform all the stunts in his films on his own, neglecting the services of a stuntman, which is why he gets injured. The first time he broke his nose was while trying to do a backflip on the set of the 2017 film The Lost City of Z.
He suffered a second injury to his nose on the set of the film “Chaos Walking,” which was released in 2021; he did not disclose the details of that accident. Also, the details of the incident that led to Holland’s third broken nose are still unknown.
The frog living in Holland's mouth has become a meme
The meme about the frog living in Tom’s mouth appeared because of the actor’s appearance, in particular, some users on the Internet began to joke that the strange expression on the artist’s face was due to the frog living in his mouth, which is why he cannot open his mouth freely.
The joke quickly became popular and spawned many memes and funny pseudo-details, and some entrepreneurs even used it to advertise their own products.
There were also those who sided with the actor, some fearing that Tom might be offended, while others suggested that Holland was bullied during his school years because of his external features. But all the fears of the artist’s fans turned out to be in vain, since he reacted to what was happening with humor, jokingly admitting that there really was a frog living in his mouth.
Tom Holland filmography
Avengers: Infinity War was shown in America, starring Tom Holland, also in the leading role of Spider-Man. In the same role, he works on the set of the films “ Venom ”, “ Avengers 4 ” and “ The Untitled Spider-Man Sequel ” (their premiere is scheduled for 2019).
The premieres of several films in which Tom will play are also planned for 2021: “ The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle ”, “ Chaos Walking ”, “ Camouflage and Espionage ”, “ Unknown: Drake's Fortune ”.
Tom Holland Avengers infinity war
"Spider-Man"
As soon as Holland heard about the casting, he immediately called his agent and asked to sign him up for an audition. The role of Peter Parker was a childhood dream come true, because the actor grew up watching films about Spider-Man and managed to try on dozens of costumes.
But before signing the contract, Tom had to go through several stages of casting, including joint auditions with Robert Downey Jr. A colleague almost set him up when, in the middle of the dialogue, he suddenly began to improvise. But the artist managed to cope with the situation, and children's gymnastics lessons became a trump card, because he demonstrated the endurance and flexibility necessary to perform tricks.
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Tom Holland in the Spider-Man costume
Holland was almost sure that he would be approved, but representatives of the Sony studio, which own the rights to Spider-Man, deliberately played for time, not wanting to take risks. They considered the actor too young to play Peter, because the former performers of the role were over 25 years old, and Tom was only 19.
In an interview, the artist says that he learned about his own appointment thanks to Instagram. He had enough time to wait for a call from the producers, but one day he went to the Marvel Studios page and saw a post that suggested going to the official website and seeing who was the new Peter Parker. Tom was shocked when he saw his name. Soon the treasured call sounded.
His debut appearance in the Spider-Man suit took place in the film Captain America: Civil War. But even then it was known that the artist would also star in a solo film called “Spider-Man: Homecoming.”
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Tom Holland and Robert Downey Jr.
Holland took responsibility for preparing for filming, for which he received praise from the director. He worked out diligently to gain muscle mass, and even allegedly went undercover to school in order to adopt the habits of American teenagers. Being in their environment inspired the star to make the hero interested in studying.
After the premiere, nationwide fame fell on the charming Briton. The audience fell in love with Tom for his sincerity and sense of humor, and also for his inability to keep his mouth shut. Shortly before the release of the film “Avengers: Infinity War,” the actor managed to make a hint about the fate of Tom Hiddleston’s character, and when he received the script for the next film about Spider-Man, he accidentally “spoilered” the title — “Far From Home.”
In the 2nd part of the series about the adventures of Peter Parker, Jake Gyllenhaal became the star’s partner. Fans were so delighted with their on-screen chemistry that they even suggested making the main character gay. Holland supported this idea and said that he was open to experiments.
Tom Holland and his girlfriend
It is known that Tom is not married and has no children. For a long time he did not want to advertise his personal life and did not say who he was dating, but then he admitted that he was in a relationship with Ellie Lotherington . Tom met her while studying at BRIT School. At that time, Ellie was also a student at this institution.
Tom Holland and Ellie Lotherington
Movies
In parallel with filming films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Tom managed to take part in the creation of other projects, where he proved that he looks harmonious in different images. In 2021, the film “The Lost City of Z” was released, the plot of which is based on the book by David Grann. It received mostly positive reviews, with a rating of 87% on Rotten Tomatoes.
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Tom Holland and Zendaya
On the drama set, the star’s colleague was Robert Pattinson, with whom he later teamed up again to work on the thriller “The Devil Forever.” The plot covers the tragic fate of ordinary people in a provincial town in Ohio between the end of World War II and the beginning of the Vietnam War.
Filming took place in rural Alabama. Tom got to play the village boy Arvin, who is very different from him in character, which made the work even more exciting. Interestingly, Gyllenhaal was the producer of the project. Holland found out about this during their casual conversation, and both were surprised by this coincidence of circumstances.
