"Tom Holland"



Thomas Stanley "Tom" Holland (born 1 June 1996) is an English actor and dancer, best known for playing the title role in Billy Elliot the Musical at the Victoria Palace Theatre, London, as well as for starring in the 2012 film The Impossible.

Holland was born in Kingston-upon-Thames, London, the son of Nicola, a photographer, and Dominic Holland, who is a comedian and author. He has three brothers, twins Sam and Harry, three years younger, the latter of whom appears in the film Diana), and Patrick, also called Paddy, eight years younger

Holland attended Donhead Prep School. As of December 2012, he was attending The BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology.

Holland began dancing at a hip hop class at Nifty Feet Dance School in Wimbledon, London. His potential was spotted by choreographer Lynne Page (who was an associate to Peter Darling, choreographer of Billy Elliot and Billy Elliot the Musical) when he performed with his dance school as part of the Richmond Dance Festival 2006. After eight auditions and subsequent two years of training, on 28 June 2008, Holland made his West End debut in Billy Elliot the Musical as Michael, Billy's best friend. He gave his first performance in the title role of Billy on 8 September 2008, receiving positive notices.



In September 2008, Holland (together with co-star Tanner Pflueger) appeared on the news programme on channel FIVE and gave his first TV interview. The following year, Holland was featured on ITV1 show The Feel Good Factor. At the launch show on 31 January he and two other Billy Elliots, Tanner Pflueger and Layton Williams, performed a version of Angry Dance from Billy Elliot the Musical, after which Holland was interviewed by host Myleene Klass. He trained five British schoolboys for a dance routine he front for the final The Feel Good Factor show on 28 March 2009.

On 8 March 2010, to mark the fifth anniversary of Billy Elliot the Musical, four current Billy Elliots, including Holland, were invited to 10 Downing Street to meet the Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Holland was chosen to be a lead at the fifth-anniversary show on 31 March 2010.

Holland had been appearing on a regular basis as Billy in Billy Elliot the Musical, rotating with three other performers, until 29 May 2010, when he finished his run.



Holland starred in the film The Impossible, directed by Juan Antonio Bayona, alongside Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2012, and was released in Europe in October 2012, and in North America in December 2012.

In 2011, Holland was cast in the British version of the animated film Arrietty, produced by Japan’s cult Studio Ghibli. He provided a voice for the principal character Sho. Holland played Isaac in the film How I Live Now, alongside Saoirse Ronan, released in UK on 4 October 2013. Holland has been cast in the role of Young Nickerson in the film In the Heart of the Sea, directed by Ron Howard, alongside Chris Hemsworth. The film is set for 2014 release.



Awards

    2012 Hollywood Spotlight Award for The Impossible
    2012 National Board of Review award in the Breakthrough Actor category
    2013 London Film Critics Circle Awards 2012 in the Young British Performer of the Year 
            category
    2013 Empire Award for Best Newcomer.
    2013 Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film.

Nominations

    2012 Critics' Choice Movie Awards, Best Young Actor/Actress category
    2012 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, Most Promising Performer category
    2012 Goya Awards, Best New Actor category

Holland was featured in Screen International's UK Stars of Tomorrow – 2012 and is among the newcomers chosen for the inaugural British Academy of Film and Television Arts Breakthrough Brits.

Since October 2012, Holland has supported the British charity the Anthony Nolan Trust, which focuses on having young people register as potential bone marrow donors. He has registered himself and recorded a promotional video.


Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Arrietty Shô Voice only (UK version)
2012 The Impossible Lucas Bennett Empire Award for Best Newcomer
National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance
Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor
Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor
2013 How I Live Now Isaac
2014 Locke Eddie
2014 In the Heart of the Sea Young Thomas Nickerson Filming

Stage credits

Year Title Role Venue Notes
2008 Billy Elliot the Musical Billy / Michael Victoria Palace Theatre 8 September 2008 – 29 May 2010

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org

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