Q 01/05

In which year was Tom Holland born?

A) 1997

B) 1999

C) 1996

D) 1998

Answer · why

C) 1996

He was born on 1 June in Kingston upon Thames, south-west London, the eldest of four brothers.

Q 02/05

Which West End show launched Tom Holland's career at age 12?

A) Mary Poppins

B) Oliver!

C) Billy Elliot

D) Matilda

Answer · why

C) Billy Elliot

A choreographer spotted him at a hip hop class; after two years of training he joined the West End cast in 2008.

Q 03/05

Which role did Holland first play in the musical before taking the title part?

A) Michael Caffrey

B) Small Boy

C) Mr. Braithwaite

D) Tony Elliot

Answer · why

A) Michael Caffrey

Michael is Billy's best friend; Holland was promoted to the lead later in 2008 and played it until 2010.

Q 04/05

What was Tom Holland's feature film debut?

A) How I Live Now

B) In the Heart of the Sea

C) The Impossible

D) The Lost City of Z

Answer · why

C) The Impossible

He played a teenager caught in the 2004 tsunami; the audition involved writing a letter to his mother and reading it aloud.

Q 05/05

Who directed Holland's debut film about the 2004 tsunami?

A) Guillermo del Toro

B) Alejandro Amenábar

C) Alfonso Cuarón

D) J. A. Bayona

Answer · why

D) J. A. Bayona

The Spanish director later helmed Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and A Monster Calls.

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