English actor Tom Holland started his acting in theatre with a supporting role in 2008 for Billy Elliot the Musical and was promoted to the title role that year, which he played until 2010. He then made his film debut in the disaster drama The Impossible (2012) opposite Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor.
After two years of preparation, including ballet, tap and acrobatic lessons, Holland was finally on stage – first as Michael, Billy's friend, and then as Billy in 2008. Craig Gallivan, who played Tony in the musical, said it was clear from the very first rehearsals that Holland was special.
After taking classes for tap dancing, ballet and gymnastics as a child, Holland landed his first stage role in "Billy Elliot the Musical" at 12 years old.
Tom Holland's remarkable journey from a young dancer to the beloved Spider-Man of the Marvel Cinematic Universe serves as a beacon of hard work and determination.
Holland was 14 years old when The Impossible began production in August 2010. Holland said in an interview with The Scotsman that the shoot lasted for seven months, so he was almost 15 by the end of production. By the time the film hit theaters and he was promoting it in October 2012, Holland had turned 16.
His big break was his role in Marvel's “Captain America Civil War,” where he played Spider-Man/Peter Parker. Marvel fans fell in love with Holland's version of Spider-Man and his quickly-gained popularity opened up an abundance of doors for his acting career, making him a top actor for upcoming movies and tv shows.
The film's writer Lee Hall has also said that the character of Billy and his journey was inspired by Sir Thomas Allen, an opera singer who faced similar struggles to Billy's as he tried to pursue his artistic dreams while growing up in the North East. He went on to study at the Royal College of Music in London.
Cooper, one of the Royal Ballet's brightest young stars in the early 1990's, shot to international fame as the Swan in Matthew Bourne's stunning make over of ballet classic Swan Lake. This was a part that he reprised for the final scene of the film "Billy Elliot," where he played the adult Billy.
Billy Elliot is an 11-year-old boy and, as such, the actor portraying Billy had to be suitably aged for the role. As a result, aged 12 at the time, Jamie Bell was cast in one of his best movie roles, the part of Billy Elliot.
Tom Holland will star as Romeo in a new West End production of Shakespeare's romantic tragedy Romeo and Juliet. It will mark the first time the actor has appeared on stage as an adult, having previously starred in Billy Elliot The Musical as a child.
Liam Mower was 12 when played Billy in the 2005 original cast. Now aged 22, he is a dancer with the Matthew Bourne's New Adventures where he has starred in The Nutcracker, Edward Scissorhands and is currently on tour in The Car Man . "Billy Elliot was the first thing I'd ever auditioned for," Liam recalls.
Who was the male dancer at the end of Billy Elliot?
It's Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake. The production uses the Tchaikovsky score, but features a recrafted storyline. The swans are all danced by male dancers. Adam Cooper who created the lead Swan role plays Billy as an adult.
I think the important thing is to just take in one step at a time. I think if you rush into fame, then that's where it can be really affecting, and if you take it for granted it can be really affecting.
Billy is not gay, he just wants to dance. In 1984, and perhaps also in 2000, this was an important message. It's important to tell boys they can explore interests that are coded as feminine and still identify as straight.
Jamie Bell took ballet and other dance classes while in secondary school, which caused him to often be ridiculed by his peers. He used some of these experiences as inspiration while playing Billy Elliot.
Layton Williams: 'I was very good at playing a straight boy' Actor, dancer and performer Layton Williams made his West End debut as Billy Elliot at the age of 12, before going on to star in the musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie.
How old was Tom Holland when he played Billy Elliot?
Yep, after training in dance for two years, Tom secured the titular role in Billy Elliot: The Musical at London's Victoria Palace Theatre at just 12 years old.
“She's one of the most professional and hardworking people I've ever met in my life." Zendaya echoed that sentiment about Holland: “He's so nice, he's one of the nicest people I think I've ever met. He's just a good dude, so it's really good thing to see good things going on for a good person.”
Is Tom Holland or Zendaya worth more? It's a close race but Holland is ahead by just a few million. While his girlfriend and Euphoria star Zendaya is estimated to be worth $22 million, Holland is worth $25 million.
No, Tom Holland is not quitting acting. The 27-year-old actor clarified that he was taking a year-long break after his work on The Crowded Room. In fact, he's already more than halfway through his acting break. He told Extra in an interview that the show took a toll on his mental health.
British actor Tom Holland began performing on the stage as a child before becoming a popular movie actor in the early 21st century. He was perhaps best known for his portrayal of Spider-Man in multiple Hollywood blockbuster films.
Tom Holland has become one of Hollywood's biggest names in recent years, but he's not the only one in his family to go into acting. Tom, who's best known for playing Spider-Man, has three younger brothers: twins Sam and Harry, and Paddy. They've all gone into acting to some degree.
