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{{Short description|English actor (born 1996)}}
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Discussing his future as Spider-Man after ''No Way Home'', Holland told ''[[GQ]]'' in 2021 that he was doubtful about reprising the role, especially after he turns 30 in 2026. He expressed a desire to see a live-action ''Spider-Man'' film with [[Miles Morales]] as the protagonist, whereas Amy Pascal spoke of wanting Holland to continue playing the role.<ref name="GQ" /> Holland began the following year with an investment in Dogpound gyms,<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Gardner |first=Chris |date=16 February 2022 |title=Tom Holland Joins Celeb-Friendly Gym Dogpound as Investor: "I'm Thrilled to Be on Board" |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/tom-holland-dogpound-gym-investor-1235094605/ |access-date=5 March 2022 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=5 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305080321/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/tom-holland-dogpound-gym-investor-1235094605/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and a starring role as a young [[Nathan Drake (Uncharted)|Nathan Drake]], a charismatic fortune hunter, in the [[Uncharted (film)|film adaptation]] of [[Naughty Dog]]'s [[Uncharted|''Uncharted'' video game series]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/uncharted-release-date-tom-holland-1234942808/ |title=Tom Holland's 'Uncharted' Release Date Delayed One Week |magazine=Variety |first=Jordan |last=Moreau |date=1 April 2021 |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-date=1 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401213607/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/uncharted-release-date-tom-holland-1234942808/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In preparation for scenes where his character is bartending, Holland worked shifts at the [[Chiltern Firehouse]], a pub in London. Though the filming was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Holland continued to eat and train for the role.<ref name="GQ" /> While ''Uncharted'' polarised critics, Rebecca Rubin of ''Variety'' wrote that Holland's star-power likely contributed to its box-office success.<ref>{{cite web |title=Uncharted |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/uncharted_2022 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=13 February 2022 |archive-date=11 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211201044/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/uncharted_2022 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=27 February 2022 |title=Box Office: Tom Holland's 'Uncharted' Wins Weekend as 'Spider-Man' Inches Closer to $800 Million in North America |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/box-office/uncharted-box-office-tom-holland-wins-weekend-1235191126/ |access-date=2 March 2022 |magazine=Variety |archive-date=1 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301205428/https://variety.com/2022/film/box-office/uncharted-box-office-tom-holland-wins-weekend-1235191126/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In a mixed review for his performance, Brian Tallerico of Roger Ebert's website labelled him miscast, writing that "Holland has the agility but quite simply lacks the weight and world-weariness needed" for the role.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tallerico |first1=Brian |title=Uncharted movie review & film summary (2022) |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/uncharted-movie-review-2022 |publisher=RogerEbert.com |access-date=2 March 2022 |date=15 February 2022 |archive-date=2 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302161349/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/uncharted-movie-review-2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Holland next executive produced and starred in the Apple TV+ miniseries ''[[The Crowded Room]]'' (2023), inspired by the 1981 non-fiction novel ''[[The Minds of Billy Milligan]]'', in which he played a character based on [[Billy Milligan]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Scorziello |first=Sophia |title='The Crowded Room' Trailer: Tom Holland, Amanda Seyfried Star in Apple TV Plus' Anthology Series |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/the-crowded-room-trailer-tom-holland-amanda-seyfried-1235607904/ |magazine=Variety |date=10 May 2023 |access-date=17 May 2023 |archive-date=17 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517133622/https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/the-crowded-room-trailer-tom-holland-amanda-seyfried-1235607904/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It was met with negative reviews;<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|id=the_crowded_room|title=The Crowded Room|type=tv|season=1|access-date=8 June 2023|publisher_hide=y}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]''{{'s}} Bob Strauss dismissed it as "another one of Tom Holland's 'serious' projects that's hard to take seriously".<ref>{{cite news |last=Strauss |first=Bob |title=Review: 'The Crowded Room' is another one of Tom Holland's 'serious' projects that's hard to take seriously |url=https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/movies-tv/tom-holland-the-crowded-room-apple-tv-reivew-18136071 |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |date=7 June 2023 |access-date=8 June 2023 |archive-date=8 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608020606/https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/movies-tv/tom-holland-the-crowded-room-apple-tv-reivew-18136071 |url-status=live }}</ref> Holland said that the role proved to be too emotionally taxing for him, and that he would take a year off work to recover.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Russell |first=Shania |title=Tom Holland is 'taking a year off' after being emotionally exhausted by The Crowded Room |url=https://ew.com/tv/tom-holland-taking-year-off-after-the-crowded-room/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=7 June 2023 |access-date=8 June 2023 |archive-date=11 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230611013001/https://ew.com/tv/tom-holland-taking-year-off-after-the-crowded-room/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He
<!--Since 2017, he has also been attached to play the role of Pino Lella in ''Beneath a Scarlet Sky'', a spy thriller series set during World War II based on the 2017 fact-based novel of the same name by [[Mark T. Sullivan|Mark Sullivan]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fleming |first1=Mike Jr. |title=Pascal Pictures Lands 'Beneath A Scarlet Sky' For Tom Holland |url=https://deadline.com/2017/08/tom-holland-amy-pascal-pino-lello-beneath-a-scarlet-sky-spiderman-homecoming-1202148294/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=8 March 2022 |date=15 August 2017 |archive-date=8 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308193335/https://deadline.com/2017/08/tom-holland-amy-pascal-pino-lello-beneath-a-scarlet-sky-spiderman-homecoming-1202148294/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2021, Holland confirmed that he was set to portray actor and dancer [[Fred Astaire]] in a biographical film currently in development at Sony.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-arts-and-entertainment-movies-london-amy-pascal-c870475d1dc6ebb3a27f4ecb2b65f051|title=Tom Holland's next dance: Playing Fred Astaire|first=Hilary|last=Fox|date=5 December 2021|publisher=[[Associated Press]]|access-date=6 December 2021|archive-date=8 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208100602/https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-arts-and-entertainment-movies-london-amy-pascal-c870475d1dc6ebb3a27f4ecb2b65f051|url-status=live}}</ref>-->
==Public image==
[[File:Tom Holland MTV 2018 (02).jpg|thumb|upright|Holland in an interview with [[MTV]] in 2018|alt=Tom Holland is looking directly towards the camera]]
[[Nadia Khomami]] of ''The Guardian'' said that Holland's "cheeky British charm, vulnerability and wit" has made him the object of infatuation on the internet.<ref name="guardian"/> Jonathan Dean of ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' considered him to be "poised and professional, but also so confident and personable" and took note of his maturity "despite boyish wiriness".<ref name="thetimes"/> German actor [[Sönke Möhring]], his co-star from ''The Impossible'', similarly remarked on his professionalism, adding, "he is blessed with a deep soul [...] down to earth, very polite and a friendly kid."<ref name="guardian"/> [[Kevin Macdonald (director)|Kevin Macdonald]], who directed Holland in ''How I Live Now'', praised him as confident, "articulate and enthusiastic", and attributed Holland's success to his positive energy.<ref name="guardian"/> When asked about the secret to his success, Holland said he believes in avoiding trouble and working hard.<ref name="guinness"/>
Holland appeared on ''[[Screen International]]''{{'s}} "UK Stars of Tomorrow – 2012",<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Screen unveils 2012 UK Stars of Tomorrow |url=https://www.screendaily.com/screen-unveils-2012-uk-stars-of-tomorrow/5043396.article |access-date=18 February 2022 |magazine=[[Screen International]] |date=18 June 2012 |archive-date=15 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515223614/https://www.screendaily.com/screen-unveils-2012-uk-stars-of-tomorrow/5043396.article |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''The Hollywood Reporter''{{'s}} "Next Gen 2015", a list of promising newcomers in film.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Next Gen 2015: Hollywood's Breakout Talents Open Up |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/next-gen-2015-hollywoods-breakout-836850/john-boyega-23/ |access-date=13 February 2022 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |date=4 November 2015 |archive-date=13 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220213132121/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/next-gen-2015-hollywoods-breakout-836850/john-boyega-23/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2019, he featured on ''[[Forbes]]''{{'}} "[[Forbes 30 Under 30|30 Under 30 Europe]]", a list of influential people under 30 years,<ref>{{cite magazine |title=30 Under 30 Europe 2019: Youngest |url=https://www.forbes.com/under30/list/2019/europe/youngest/#1e17332e7939 |access-date=23 February 2022 |magazine=[[Forbes]] |archive-date=23 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223200127/https://www.forbes.com/under30/list/2019/europe/youngest/#1e17332e7939 |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Insider Inc.]]'s "45 young stars who will one day rule Hollywood".<ref>{{cite web |title=Ranked: The 45 young stars who will one day rule Hollywood |url=https://www.insider.com/stars-to-watch-future-under-30-entertainment-2018-12#10-tom-holland-36 |publisher=[[Insider, Inc.]] |access-date=23 February 2022 |date=11 January 2019 |archive-date=25 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225214920/https://www.insider.com/stars-to-watch-future-under-30-entertainment-2018-12#10-tom-holland-36 |url-status=live }}</ref> After appearing on ''[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]''{{'s}} "Hot, Young & British Actors 2020",<ref>{{cite news |title=The Brit Boy Invasion: The hot, young, talented actors taking Hollywood by storm |url=https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/gallery/young-hot-british-actors |access-date=25 February 2022 |magazine=[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour UK]] |date=17 September 2020 |archive-date=25 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225085123/https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/gallery/young-hot-british-actors |url-status=live }}</ref> he was named among the best actors under 30 by [[Tuko]],<ref name="msn">{{cite web |last1=Mutuku |first1=Ryan |title=Top 20 young male actors under 30 you should watch in 2021 |url=https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/other/top-20-young-male-actors-under-30-you-should-watch-in-2021/ar-AAKMpqO |publisher=[[MSN]] |access-date=23 February 2022 |date=7 June 2021 |archive-date=23 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223201045/https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/other/top-20-young-male-actors-under-30-you-should-watch-in-2021/ar-AAKMpqO |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Complex Networks]] in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ervin-Eickhoff |first1=Jessica |title=22 Best Actors in Their 20s: Hollywood's Best Young Actors |url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/the-best-actors-in-their-20s/ |publisher=[[Complex Networks]] |access-date=23 February 2022 |date=11 October 2021 |archive-date=24 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224015140/https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/the-best-actors-in-their-20s/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the former listing, Ryan Mutuku described him as "a darling to the English media" because of his openness and willingness to also give interviews not related to film promotions.<ref name="msn"/> Calling him "his generation's biggest leading man" in 2021, ''GQ''{{'s}} Oliver Franklin-Wallis wrote, "Holland has ascended to a tier of stardom few actors ever reach, and rarely so young".<ref name="GQ"/> ''Variety'' editors Brent Lang and Rebecca Rubin reported in December 2021 that after the success of the ''Spider-Man'' films, Holland could become a top-paid actor in the future. They noted the current lack of young leading men in Hollywood and saw Holland's potential to herald a new generation of successful actors.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lang |first1=Brent |last2=Rubin |first2=Rebecca |title=After 'Spider-Man,' Tom Holland Could Fill Hollywood's Void of Millennial Leading Men |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/features/tom-holland-spider-man-salary-bonus-1235142101/ |work=Variety |date=22 December 2021 |access-date=13 February 2022 |archive-date=14 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214234908/https://variety.com/2021/film/features/tom-holland-spider-man-salary-bonus-1235142101/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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