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Then, after a successful eleven plus exam, he became a pupil at Wimbledon College. He lives with his parents and three younger brothers - Paddy and twins Sam and Harry. His paternal grandparents were from the Isle of Man and Ireland, respectively. ItРІР‚в„ўs on Instagram.Thomas Stanley Holland was born in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, to Nicola Elizabeth (Frost), a photographer, and Dominic Holland (Dominic Anthony Holland), who is a comedian and author. YouРІР‚в„ўre going to be Spider-Man.' IРІР‚в„ўm like, 'I know, Kevin. 'Then Kevin Feige rang me up, telling me, 'IРІР‚в„ўve got great news. It said, 'Go to our website and check out who the new Spider-Man is.' And I did. 'Eventually, one day I was sitting on my bed with my dog just scrolling through Instagram, and there it was. Even after my self-tapes, they would call me up and be like, 'WeРІР‚в„ўre going to let you know tomorrow.' Six auditions later, still nothing,' he told the publication. 'The thing that killed me was the waiting. In fact, he had to wait weeks before he received a phone call from president of Marvel Studios Kevin Feige. Image: Getty.But Holland didn't get the role straight away. Tom Holland at the premiere of Captain America: Civil War in London in 2016. IРІР‚в„ўve been sending you videos for the last five months of me doing a backflip. I was like, 'Shall I do a backflip?' And all the Sony guys were like, 'Can you do a backflip?' 'F***, yeah. 'Then my screen test with Chris Evans was a movement test. I basically got my nerves out on his stand-in and then met him. You donРІР‚в„ўt look like you do on screen.' I found out later that I met his stand-in.

In my head, I thought, 'Wow, you look really weird in person. 'In the screen test with Robert Downey Jr., they brought me into the room and I met him. 'The closer and closer I got, the more I wanted it,' he shared. He undertook six auditions, filmed five self-tapes, and did a screen test with Robert Downey Jr. Captain America: Civil War needed a Spider-Man.Р”Р„s a long-time fan, Holland put his name down for the role and embarked on a seven month long audition process. Then, at 18, came the audition of a lifetime.

'ItРІР‚в„ўs nice to have a dad whoРІР‚в„ўs been in the industry for probably over 30 years because he knows all the dos and donРІР‚в„ўts and the ins and outs and stuff,' he told Zendaya for Interview magazine. Looking back, Holland credits his creativity to his mum, a photographer, and his father, a stand-up comedian and author.

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Next came a small role in TV series Wolf Hall and 2015 film In the Heart of the Sea. He later took his skills from the stage to the screen, when he scored a role in the 2012 film The Impossible, alongside Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts. After practicing ballet for two years, Holland eventually landed the role of Billy. 'IРІР‚в„ўm trying to live my life a little bit more freely.' Tom Holland's beginnings as an actor.Р”В«efore he was the face of Spider-Man, Tom Holland started off as a theatre kid growing up in Kingston upon Thames.Р”Р„t the age ofР’В nine, he was at a dance class when a West EndР’В choreographer spotted him and suggested he should audition for Billy Elliot: The Musical. Just donРІР‚в„ўt give 100 perР’В cent of your energy towards it. 'Now as IРІР‚в„ўm getting a little bit older, IРІР‚в„ўm like, itРІР‚в„ўs good to have things to work for. 'IРІР‚в„ўd be very content with just being a stay-at-home dad, and producing a film here and there,' he added. Instead, he'd be happy living life away from the spotlight. 'I definitely donРІР‚в„ўt think I want to be an actor for the rest of my life,' he said. 'I have to take Peter Parker into account as well, because he is an important part of my life,' he said, before adding, 'If IРІР‚в„ўm playing Spider-Man after IРІР‚в„ўm 30, IРІР‚в„ўve done something wrong.'Р”Р„nd it's not just Spider-Man Holland's considered walking away from. Maybe whatРІР‚в„ўs best for Spider-Man is that they do a Miles Morales film,' he shared in a cover story for GQ's Men of the Year issue.

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