Andrew Garfield

Andrew Russell Garfield (born 20 August 1983) is an English and American actor. He has received various accolades, including a Tony Award, a BAFTA TV Award and a Golden Globe, in addition to nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award, a Laurence Olivier Award and two Academy Awards. ''Time'' included Garfield on its list of 100 most influential people in the world in 2022.

Born in Los Angeles and raised in Epsom, England, Garfield trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and began his career on the UK stage and in television productions. He made his feature film debut in the 2007 ensemble drama ''Lions for Lambs'', and gained praise for his performance in the television film ''Boy A'' (2007). He came to international attention in 2010 with the supporting role of Eduardo Saverin in the drama ''The Social Network''.

Garfield gained wider recognition for playing Spider-Man in the superhero films ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' (2012), ''The Amazing Spider-Man 2'' (2014), and later in ''Spider-Man: No Way Home'' (2021). He received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor for starring as Desmond Doss in the war film ''Hacksaw Ridge'' (2016) and as Jonathan Larson in the musical ''Tick, Tick... Boom!'' (2021). Garfield also won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for the latter. He has since starred as a Mormon detective in the crime drama miniseries ''Under the Banner of Heaven'' (2022).

On stage, Garfield appeared in a 2012 Broadway revival of ''Death of a Salesman'' and played Prior Walter in a 2017 London production of ''Angels in America''. He reprised the latter role on Broadway the following year and won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. Provided by Wikipedia