In September 2020, Holland starred as Arvin Russell in Netflix's The Devil All The Time (2020), orginally penned by Donald Ray Pollack. The young actor is bringing books to screens as well. However, that is not all Holland is delivering to audiences in his career. In addition, Holland is no stranger to lending his voice to animation, as he did in 2010 as Sho in Arrietty (2010), with recent voice roles in Spies in Disguise (2019) as Walter Beckett, Pixar’s Onward (2020) as Ian Lightfoot, and The Voyage of Doctor Doolittle (2020) as Jip, a dog. Since, Holland has appeared in five MCU movies, Captain America: Civil War (2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and most recently, Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019).While filming Avengers: Infinity War, Holland flew back and forth from Atlanta and London, to film The Current War (2019) where he plays Samuel Insull, alongside MCU co-star, Benedict Cumberbatch. The hard work paid off when Holland was announced as the new Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe on June 23, 2016. Holland also filmed three indie films in 2015, playing Bradley Baker in Edge of Winter (2016), The Novice in Pilgrimage (2017), and Jack Fawcett in The Lost City of Z (2017).īetween shooting these films, Holland submitted self-tapes and auditioned for a role that would change his life forever.
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He dabbled in television, appearing in four episodes of BBC Two’s series Wolf Hall, as Gregory Cromwell. He also returned to the stage for a brief appearance in Billy Elliot the Musical Live (2014), to celebrate his role as a 'former Billy.'Īfter graduation, Holland portrayed Thomas Nickerson in the film In the Heart of the Sea (2015), directed by Ron Howard. Holland starred as Isaac in the drama film, How I Live Now (2012), and in Locke (2013), as Eddie, alongside Tom Hardy in a small supporting role. While at BRIT, Holland did not stop acting professionally. Holland received universal praise and awards for his performance in the movie.Īfter the success of his first feature film, in September 2012, Holland began to attend a two-year course at the BRIT School for Performing Arts & Technology, notable for its numerous famous alumni. Bayona knew from the first audition that Holland would receive the role, but still put him through a handful of auditions before he was offered the part of Lucas in The Impossible (2012), based on the 2004 Thailand earthquake-tsunami tragedy. While performing in Billy Elliot, he was discovered by director Juan Antonio Bayona, who requested to meet with Holland to discuss a possible role in a major motion picture based on a true story. He gave his first performance in the title role of Billy on September 8, 2008, getting rave reviews praising his versatile acting and dancing skills. Soon, his potential was spotted by choreographer Lynne Page, an associate to Peter Darling, choreographer of Billy Elliot and Billy Elliot the Musical, when he performed with his dance school as part of the 2006 Richmond Dance Festival.Īfter eight auditions and subsequent two years of training on June 28, 2008, Holland made his West End debut in Billy Elliot the Musical as Michael, Billy's best friend. His mother decided then to enroll him at Nifty Feet Dance School in Wimbledon, London. Holland has three younger brothers – twins, Sam and Harry, and Paddy, and is the owner of a Staffordshire Bull Terrier named Tessa.įrom a young age, Holland recalls listening to Janet Jackson in his living room and dancing to her songs.
Thomas Stanley Holland was born on June 1, 1996, in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, to Nicola Elizabeth Frost, a photographer, and Dominic Holland, a comedian and author.