Spider-Man stars now – Harry Styles ‘spit’ scandal, pop career and Hollywood snub

Tom Holland became an instant heartthrob when he took on the role of Spider-Man.

The Hollywood icon has fast become a Marvel favourite, appearing in his own films and alongside stars including Chris Hemsworth in The Avengers films.

However he is not the only famous name to have played Spider-Man in the past – with lots of stars delivering their own take on the superhero in the past.

READ MORE: Spiderman hunk Andrew Garfield told he ‘wasn’t handsome enough’ to be in Narnia films

As Tom Holland turns 27 years old today (June 1), Daily Star takes a look at where other famous faces to have played Spider-Man are now.

Tobey Maguire

Tobey Maguire delighted an entire generations of fans in the noughties, when he played Peter Parker/Spider-Man in three blockbuster films between 2002 to 2007.

He was already a huge star before taking on the role, appearing in TV series and films including Eerie Indiana, Pleasantville, The Cider House Rules and Wonder Boys – as well as lending his voice to Lou in Cats and Dogs.

Since then he has appeared in The Great Gatsby, Pawn Sacrifice and Boss Baby, along with reprising his superhero role in Spider-Man: No Way Home and working as a producer on 2023’s Babylon.

With such a lengthy career as an actor, director and producer, it is no surprise then that Tobey has an estimated net worth of $75m (£60m) according to Celebrity Net Worth.

It was not just fame that his acting career brought either, but also love, as Tobey met jewellery designer Jennifer Meyer while working on Seabiscuit at Universal Studios in 2003.

They became engaged in 2006 and in the same year welcomed a daughter, before marrying in 2007. They also have a son born in 2009.

However Tobey and Jennifer have since filed for divorce in 2020.

Another one of Tobey’s relationships that is in the limelight is his friendship with Leonardo Di Caprio, which has span for more three decades.

The pair met while at an audition for 1990’s Parenthood and became best friends from there, appearing in films such as This Boy’s Life.

Speaking about their friendship, Tobey told People: “[Leo and I] are like any other buddies. There’s a lot of laughing and chatting between us.

“We enjoy doing a lot of things we have in common, like basketball. We like to play and talk about basketball.”

Andrew Garfield

Andrew Garfield was one of the next Hollywood hunks to take on the role of Peter Parker/Spider-Man in two Amazing Spider-Man films between 2012 to 2014.

While working on the films, Andrew began dating his Gwen Stacey co-star Emma Stone.

The couple dated for four years until 2016, but have remained close friends following their split, with Andrew telling Vanity Fair’s Little Gold Men Podcast: “There’s so much love between us and so much respect. I’m her biggest fan as an artist.”

Away from Spider-Man, Andrew has appeared in Red Riding, Doctor Who, Never Let Me Go, Spider-Man: No Way Home, The National Theatre’s production of Angels In America, The Eyes of Tammy Faye and Under The Banner Of Heaven – to name a few.

The three time Academy Award nominated actor also won a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical, for his performance in Tick, Tick…Boom.

Following his win at the Golden Globes, the actor opened up about the death of his mum from pancreatic cancer and paid tribute to her during an interview with The Guardian.

“She was proud of my achievements but she was much more proud of how I treated someone in Sainsbury’s or Asda that was checking us out with our groceries,” said Andrew.

“She was someone that was about the small kindnesses in life.”

Despite a stellar acting career, Andrew also revealed that he was told he was not considered “handsome enough” to play the role of Prince Caspian in the Narnia films.

Speaking on Entertainment Tonight, Andrew said that he was “desperate” to get the role of Prince Caspian in the 2007 film, and that the choice was between him and Shadow and Bone actor Ben Barnes.

After Ben Barnes was offered the role of Prince Caspian, Andrew then called his agent and asked why he was not considered for the part.

It is then reported that Andrew was told that he was not considered “handsome enough” for the part.

However, Andrew has revealed that there are no hard feelings and praised Ben Barnes for his performance as Prince Caspian in the second Narnia film, which was named after the fictional character.

Shameik Moore

Shameik Moore was another huge star to lend his voice to Myles Morales for the hit 2018 animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

Along with voicing the character for upcoming Spider-Man films, such as 2023’s Across The Spider-Verse, Sameik is a talented musician and rapper.

He also appeared in Reed Between the Lines, Let it Snow, Cut Throat City and Samaritan.

Like his Spider-Man co-stars though, he tends to keep his personal life private and it is not known if Shameik is single or in a relationship.

Chris Pine

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse saw many famous faces bring different versions of Spider-Man to life for brief cameos – including Nicolas Cage and Star Wars’ Oscar Isaac.

Don’t Worry Darling’s Chris Pine was another actor to lend his voice to Peter Parker – and it is not the only iconic character that Chris has played.

After playing heartthrob Lord Devereaux in The Princess Diaries 2, he appeared as Cinderella’s Prince for Into The Woods, Steve Trevor in the Wonder Woman films and has played James T Kirk in The Star Trek films since 2009.

He most recently appeared as Edgin Darvis in 2023’s Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.

His appearance in Don’t Worry Darling attracted attention away from the film too, as rumours circulated that co-star Harry Styles allegedly “spat” on Chris at the movie’s premier at the Venice Film Festival in 2022.

Chris later addressed the rumours and confirmed Harry did not spit on him, saying to Esquire: “Harry did not spit on me.

“Harry’s a very kind guy … I’m flying back from Venice and I’m sleeping, having a great time on the plane, I love planes, and [my publicist] wakes me up in a, you know, state and said, ‘We have to craft a message about what happened in Venice.’

“And I was like, ‘About what?’ ‘About Harry spitting on you,’ which I had no idea what happened.”

He continued: “She showed me the thing and it does look, indeed, like Harry’s spitting on me. He didn’t spit on me.”

In his personal life, Chris is reported to be single, but has been linked to some very famous faces in the past – including Audrina Patridge, Olivia Munn, Dominique Piek, Zoe Kravitz and Anabelle Wallis.

Donald Glover

Donald Glover lent his voice to Myles Morales, who took over the role of Spider-Man following Peter Parker’s death in his world, for the 2015 animated series Ultimate Spider-Man.

However the star began his career behind the cameras, working as a writer for the hit comedy series 30 Rock between 2006 to 2009.

He made appearances in the series too, with Donald since appearing in hit TV shows and films including Community, Atlanta, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Solo: A Star Wars Story.

Donald most recently created Amazon Studios production Swarm, for which he served as the director and executive producer.

Fans may known Donald by another name though, as he releases music under the name Childish Gambino – including global hits such as This Is America, Summertime Magic and Feels Like Summer.

However despite his global fame, Donald tends to keep his personal life private and not much is known about him away from the cameras.

It is known though that he began dating Michelle White in 2015 and together they have three children.

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