The latest Spider-Man actor, Tom Holland, is becoming increasingly popular thanks to his large array of roles in both superhero, drama, and comedy films. After providing a powerful and emotional performance as the web-slinger in No Way Home, many fans are looking forward to seeing if he will continue to outdo himself with Uncharted.
Not only does it appear to be as action-packed as the MCU movies, but his fans are also intrigued to see how he would portray Nathan Drake (especially since he is a beloved gaming character). But how did he prepare himself role? Strangely, it appears that Holland didn't have to do much if fans take an extensive look into his background and discover all of the skills and interests he took while growing up. In fact, there are quite a few interesting things to happen in Holland's life that might actually surprise some fans.
Updated on January 17th, 2022, by Kayleigh Banks: With Tom Holland and the MCU producers not completely confirming if the actor has left the iconic franchise or not, the world has taken great interest in the English actor's life. Since everyone has spent the last five years watching him grow and develop as an actor, many fans are curious as to what Holland will get up to next or if he will take up another role that will be just as defining.
As he has just announced that he will be playing Fred Astaire in a biopic, Holland's followers are confident that he will make this movie a success as he has an array of performative skills he could apply. Hopefully, he will manage to walk away from that set with no injuries since he does have a pattern of breaking his nose (and it's quite frequently too).
Tom Holland Is 5-Foot-8-Inches Tall
How tall is Tom Holland? Unlike some of his fellow superheroes actors, Holland isn't over 6 feet tall. According to the Independent, Holland is around 173cm tall (which is about 5ft 8').
Just for comparison, Spider-Man isn't that much taller in the comics, as he's said to be 5ft 10'. However, this comic book inaccuracy isn't something the fans are bothered by since the movies have diverted away from the source material numerous times and Holland has done a great job in developing his MCU character.
He Has An Artistic Family
Tom Holland's fans will probably know that he comes from an artistic family (as Ethnicity of Celebs mentions). His mother, Nicola Frost, is a successful photographer, and his father, Dominic Holland, is an established stand-up comedian and a writer.
As for Holland's siblings, his younger brother, Harry, directs short movies. Holland has also revealed that Harry did have a cameo in No Way Home but was cut in the final take (via Digital Spy).
He Auditioned For Spider-Man Everywhere
Getting his breakthrough role of Spider-Man took Tom Holland a lot of time and a lot of auditions. He told Wired (8:59) about how he ended up auditioning all over the world, more specifically in Ireland, Canada, Atlanta, Los Angeles.
The effort paid off, as everyone now knows, and Holland got the part - which he learned from Instagram first.
He Changes His Drinking Routine Depending On Location
The old stereotype is that all British people love tea and drink huge amounts of it. But Tom Holland told GQ that he changes what he drinks depending on where he is (0:39).
He stated that when he's in the United States, he drinks coffee, but when he's home (in the UK), he drinks tea. Because, apparently, not drinking tea in the UK would be treason, as Holland put it.
He Would Like To Control Time
In the MCU, Spider-Man is super strong and fast. However, that's not the special power Tom Holland himself would like to have. His preference, as told to LADbible TV, would be to have the power of time (0:55).
But, as he stated, he's not sure he's responsible enough for it and would probably mess up everything. So as an alternative, Holland would like to be able to control water.
He Keeps Things From His Films
Some actors like to keep mementos of their work or items from the sets of the films they're working on. Tom Holland is no exception to this.
He mentioned in a BBC Radio 1 interview, that he likes to take something out of every film set he works on (0:35). Because of this, he has helped himself to Spider-Man web-shooters and Tony Stark's glasses but was unable to take a Spider-Man suit home because people would have noticed.
He Regrets That He Didn't Continue Dancing
Before he became Spider-Man, Tom Holland's first major role was playing the part of Billy Elliot in a London musical of the same name. When playing the part, Holland spent six hours every day dancing for three years but was unable to uphold the routine afterward.
He shared in the same radio interview with he did almost use Brittany Spears "Oops I Did It Again" instead) Holland also shared that his favorite type of dancing is tap dancing.
His Attitude Toward Sports
As proven by his Instagram , Tom Holland likes to play golf in his spare time. But that's not the only sport Tom Holland has ever participated in.
Other than doing gymnastics, he also used to play rugby in school but gave it up because he was smaller than his classmates (as explained to W Magazine). He also confessed to playing soccer but stated he was no good at it.
He Was Bullied
Tom Holland has spoken multiple times about being bullied by his classmates when he was younger. Since Holland had an avid interest in ballet and dance, his classmates decided to mock him because of it.
"I had my rough patches," Holland told People.com. "There were times I was bullied about dancing and stuff. But you couldn't hit me hard enough to stop me from doing it."
He Helps People
A lot of famous people give money to charities, but Tom Holland and his family took it one step further and set up their own charity. The charity is called The Brothers Trust (Holland has three younger brothers) and it s multiple organizations.
The charity also organizes special events that give fans the option to meet Tom Holland or get a signed piece of memorabilia from him.
