Celebrity Biographies
Tom Holland
She succeeded in the demanding terrain of London’s West End musical, and is well on her way to a film career, judging by her impressive work in “The Impossible.” If he continues in the world of acting, the young but promising enough Tom Holland can give a lot to talk about.
Born June 1, 1996, Tom Holland (II) is the son of television comedian and writer Dominic Holland. He became a hip hop dance student at a very young age at the Nifty Feet Dance School in Wimbledon, London. There, his enormous potential did not go unnoticed, and choreographer Peter Darling auditioned him for the musical he was preparing, based on the film Billy Elliot , with new songs composed by Elton John .
After a long season of rehearsals, he made his debut at the Victoria Theater in the British capital in June 2008, first as Michael, the best friend of the boy who wants to become a dancer, but eventually became one of the actors who alternate for interpret the protagonist in each function. The show had such an impact that even the four most prominent ‘Billy Elliots’, including Holland, were invited to 10 Downing Street to meet Gordon Brown, the Prime Minister.
Two months after his contract on the musical ended, Holland auditioned for The Impossible , a reconstruction of the true drama experienced by a family during the tsunami that devastated Southeast Asia in 2004. Spanish director Juan Antonio Bayona was dazzled by his talent and bet on him to play the eldest son of Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts . “He is an unusually talented young man, with whom I also developed a great friendship behind the cameras. I think the trust that existed between us is reflected in our sequences together,” says Watts, who has been unleashed in interviews with the press towards the boy.
At the moment, Tom Holland continues to make a career in the cinema. He has filmed under Kevin Macdonald ‘s orders How I Live Now , a drama in which he shares the lead with Saoirse Ronan . His father attracts more and more readers on his blog “Eclipsed” (Eclipsed), where he tells with great humor what he feels when suddenly his son has become more famous than him.