Tom Holland is well-known for essaying the role of Peter Parker (Spiderman) in the Marvel Universe movies. The web-slinger swung his way into the audience’s hearts with his role as Spiderman and has managed to leave everyone in wonder of him. Since Tom Holland has made a special place in our hearts, we thought of sharing some unknown facts about everyone’s favorite- Tom Holland. Without further ado, let’s get you to some mind-blowing facts about the young star.
1. According to Eighties kids reports, Tom Holland landed the role of Spiderman partly because of his gymnastic ability which he exhibited while auditioning for the role.
2. According to Insider reports, Tom Holland’s mother sent him to carpentry school as a backup plan when his acting career came to a standstill, years ago.
3. During an interview with British GQ, when asked about who he would pick as a love interest from the Marvel universe, the spiderman star revealed Elizabeth Olsen’s name aka our Scarlet Witch, and stated that he finds her pretty hot.
4. Tom’s all-time favorite movie is ‘Primal Fear’ which is a thriller movie based on a book. This film was released in 1996.
5. As per her campus reports, Tom Holland went to Brit School and took subjects like arts and technology. This school is known for its famous noteworthy alumni which include the bestselling singer- Adele which means that he went to the same college as Adele.
6. Tom Holland’s first-ever role was a musical based film named ‘Billy Elliot The Musical’ in 2000.
7. We have seen several Hollywood actors like Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield portraying the role of Spiderman. However, as per Her Campus reports, Tom Holland is the only youngest actor who played Spiderman. His predecessor Spiderman actors were 27 and 26 when they were cast. On the other hand, Tom was only 19 when he was cast.