Tom Holland From Billy Elliot to SpiderMan, The Ongoing Odyssey of Britain's Biggest New Hollywood Icon

Featured on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, BAFTA winner and the third highest grossing actor of all time, Tom Holland is one of Britain’s most famous exports. Star of Marvel’s Spider-Man series, Holland’s role as Peter Parker has grossed over $15 billion worldwide. Before he broke Hollywood, Holland’s acting career began much closer to home. When Holland was just nine years old he was scouted from a dancing class in Nifty Feet Dance School in Wimbledon and cast in the lead role in Billy Elliot the Musical at London’s Victoria Palace Theatre. In 2024, he would return to the West End in the role of Romeo in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet at the Duke of York’s Theatre. Following this taste for the spotlight, Holland made his film debut in the disaster drama The Impossible in 2012, aged 16, playing a teenage tourist trapped during a tsunami, for which he received a London Film Critics Circle Award for Young British Performer of the Year. Four years later he broke onto the international stage as Peter Parker, a role he reprised for five movies, most recently Brand New Day. In recent years, Holland continues to challenge himself with more serious roles in films such as The Devil All The Time (2020) and Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, where he plays the leading role as Odysseus’ son Telemachus. From his humble beginnings as Billy Elliot right through to his record-breaking roles in Hollywood, Laura Martin’s biography of Tom Holland is a detailed account of the career highs and lows of one of Britain’s most acclaimed actors. Together with a robust portrait of Holland’s professional career, Martin will also delve into the lesser-known personal aspects of Holland’s life. From his marriage to Zendaya and his struggles with ADHD and dyslexia, along with the personal challenges that have shaped him as a person and actor.