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At the mere age of 27, Tom Holland has reached a status that many actors can only dream of. From headlining three acclaimed standaloneSpider-Manflicks to challenging himself as an actor inThe Crowded Room, the British actor’s ascend to the top is nothing short of remarkable.
But interestingly, becoming one of the biggest names in the realm of entertainment wasn’t too challenging for Holland, who broke out in Hollywood at the age of 14. TheFar From HomeStar, who took a brief hiatus from acting earlier this year, explained that while he loves acting, his enormous success boiled down to getting lucky.
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Tom Holland Was Just at the Right Place at the Right Time
Tom Holland‘s rise in Hollywood can be summed up by saying he was in the right place at the right time. Speaking on theJay Shettypodcast, the Marvel Star recalled that as a kid he had no ambitions of becoming an actor, as he only did it as a hobby and was more focused on pursuing a career in dancing. But as the story goes, he eventually landed a part inBilly Elliot the Musicalafter he was spotted in his dance class, which fortunately for him, was also attended by an agent, who’d go on to sign the actor.
Not long after that, she sent him to an audition for 2012’sTheImpossible, and all of a sudden, he was on set working with Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor, and the actor was only 14 at the time. He recalled,
“Just by complete fluke, an agent came to see the show [Billy Elliot the Musical], the night I was on, she signed me, she sent me to an audition for a film, I was lucky enough to get the part. All of a sudden I was on set with Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts, and we made The Impossible… So I never really wanted this. I just sort of never stopped doing it and I love it.”
And while Holland loves collaborating with other artists and the creativity in the field, the actor explained that he isn’t a big fan of Hollywood itself.
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Tom Holland Prefers Spending Time With His Loved Ones Rather Than in Hollywood
While Tom Holland loves making movies, he explained that the Hollywood business scares him, stating that he would prefer spending time with his friends and family and just“live as normal a life as possible.”He said,
“I just am really really keen to focus on what makes me happy, which is my family, my friends, my carpentry, my golf, the charity that my mom runs,”he added.“That is the stuff that makes me really happy and that’s the stuff that I should protect.”
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But despite his repugnance towards Hollywood’s business side of things, the actor confirmed he’ll return to play Spider-Man again if there is a story worth telling about the character.
Santanu Roy
Senior Writer
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Santanu Roy is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 2,000 articles under his belt. He has been pursuing a degree in Animation and possesses a deep love for the medium of animation. Having spent the better part of the last two years pumping out articles for FW, Santanu excels at covering movie analysis and news surrounding Pixar, DCU, DreamWorks, and Batman’s cinematic legacy.With psychological thrillers and intimate slice-of-life dramas ranking among his favorite genres, Santanu is a big admirer of Luca Guadagnino, Shane Black, Park Chan-wook, and Brad Bird.
