# List of actors who have played Spider-Man
The actors who have played [Spider-Man](https://www.edgepedia.org/spider-man) span live-action film and television, animation, and video games, with [Tobey Maguire](https://www.edgepedia.org/tobey-maguire), Andrew Garfield, and [Tom Holland](https://www.edgepedia.org/tom-holland) among the performers who have played Peter Parker in big-screen live-action films, as there have been at least four, including Max Charles who played young Peter Parker in The Amazing Spider-Man.[1](https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/actors-who-played-spider-man/) • [15](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/spider-man-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0ynje5mdq) The character, created in comics in 1962, has been portrayed or voiced on film and television for over six decades.[2](https://www.digitaltrends.com/movies/spider-man-actors-in-order/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Live-action film actors | At least four actors have played Peter Parker in live-action cinema: Tobey Maguire (2002–2007), Andrew Garfield (2012–2014), Tom Holland (from *Civil War* onwards), and Max Charles, who played young Peter in *The Amazing Spider-Man*[3](https://boutique-spiderman.fr/en/blogs/spiderman-blog/who-has-played-spider-man-in-film-every-actor-behind-the-mask) • [15](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/spider-man-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0ynje5mdq) |
| First live-action actor | Nicolas Hammond played Spider-Man in 1970s live action, not counting the version in *The Electric Company*[2](https://www.digitaltrends.com/movies/spider-man-actors-in-order/) |
| First voice actor | Paul Soles voiced Spider-Man in the Grantray-Lawrence animated series that ran from 1967 to 1970[1](https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/actors-who-played-spider-man/) |
| Animated Miles Morales | Shameik Moore voices Miles Morales in the *Spider-Verse* animated films[4](https://time.com/4834213/spiderman-movie-ranking/) |
| Shared screen | Maguire, Garfield, and Holland appeared together in *Spider-Man: No Way Home* (2021)[3](https://boutique-spiderman.fr/en/blogs/spiderman-blog/who-has-played-spider-man-in-film-every-actor-behind-the-mask) |
| Rights history | Sony bought the film rights to Spider-Man from Marvel in the 1990s; *Homecoming* (2017) was the first collaboration between Sony and Marvel Studios[4](https://time.com/4834213/spiderman-movie-ranking/) |
| Box office milestone | *Spider-Man* (2002) became the first film ever to gross over $100 million in a single weekend[5](https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/spider-man-actors-78556/) |
## Live-action film portrayals
**Tobey Maguire** played Peter Parker in [Sam Raimi](https://www.edgepedia.org/sam-raimi)'s trilogy, *Spider-Man* (2002), *Spider-Man 2* (2004), and *Spider-Man 3* (2007). ComicBook.com notes that no actor on its list faced more pressure than Maguire, since selling live-action Spider-Man in blockbuster movie format had never been done before and the future of the superhero movie genre rested on it.[6](https://comicbook.com/movies/list/every-actor-who-has-played-spider-man-in-live-action-including-nicolas-cage/) TIME's retrospective ranking credits Maguire's Peter Parker with perfectly embodying the overwhelmed teen, and calls the 2002 film a launch point for the modern superhero era.[4](https://time.com/4834213/spiderman-movie-ranking/) The production was physically demanding: the costume team built suits with a swimmer-like physique under the spandex, eye shells that allowed vision from opaque to translucent, and raised webbing flexible enough not to inhibit movement; the shoot burned through approximately 60 finished Spider-Man suits.[7](https://comicbookmovie.com/spider_man/exclusive-making-of-the-spider-man-2002-suit-plus-tobey-maguires-claustrophobia-a75531)
**Andrew Garfield** took the role in [Marc Webb](https://www.edgepedia.org/marc-webb)'s *The Amazing Spider-Man* (2012) and *The Amazing Spider-Man 2* (2014). TIME's review of the first film found him quippier and more seductive than Maguire, with charm that buoyed the film, and highlighted his chemistry with [Emma Stone](https://www.edgepedia.org/emma-stone)'s Gwen Stacy.[4](https://time.com/4834213/spiderman-movie-ranking/) ComicBook.com's later assessment holds that Garfield is strongest emotionally when the story leans into loss and trauma, particularly in his relationship with Gwen.[8](https://comicbook.com/movies/list/spider-man-every-live-action-peter-parker-ranked-from-worst-to-best/) AOL's ranking calls Garfield probably pound-for-pound the best actor to have worn the mask in live-action, with a version of Spider-Man that balances quippy and endearing.[9](https://www.aol.ca/articles/every-actor-played-spider-man-133301000.html)
**Tom Holland** plays Peter Parker in the [Marvel Cinematic Universe](https://www.edgepedia.org/marvel-cinematic-universe), beginning with a *Civil War* appearance and continuing through the [Homecoming](https://www.edgepedia.org/homecoming) trilogy. TIME described his first film's Peter as less anxious and more awkward than the previous two Peters, a stressed-out teen of 15 firmly planted in high school.[4](https://time.com/4834213/spiderman-movie-ranking/) Producer Kevin Feige, president of [Marvel Studios](https://www.edgepedia.org/marvel-studios), credited Holland's dance training, which began with the title role in *Billy Elliot The Musical* in the West End, and said it had never been the case on any of the other films that the actor playing Spider-Man was also the best at the character's movements, calling Holland the best Spider-Man stuntman that had ever existed, with stuntmen used only for moves deemed unsafe.[10](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/marvel-movies/spider-man-homecoming-2017-interviews/) Holland himself described the suit's challenges: the balaclava induced claustrophobia, and visibility through the lenses initially left him unable to see landing targets during stunts.[10](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/marvel-movies/spider-man-homecoming-2017-interviews/)
## The three Spider-Men together
*Spider-Man: No Way Home* (2021) put Maguire, Garfield, and Holland in the same film through a multiverse storyline, letting audiences compare the three interpretations within a single story.[3](https://boutique-spiderman.fr/en/blogs/spiderman-blog/who-has-played-spider-man-in-film-every-actor-behind-the-mask) Since that shared appearance, an ongoing debate over which live-action Spider-Man is best has run through fan and press rankings.[11](https://www.tomsguide.com/entertainment/movies/best-spider-man-actors-ranked) These rankings typically judge the actors on performance, faithfulness to the source material, character development, and chemistry with supporting casts.[12](https://dknetwork.draftkings.com/2026/07/28/spider-man-actors-ranked-every-actor-to-play-peter-parker-from-worst-to-best/)
## Television live action
Nicolas Hammond was the first actor to play Spider-Man in live action, in the 1970s, apart from a version on *The Electric Company*; Digital Trends notes that Hammond's version of the character was not that memorable.[2](https://www.digitaltrends.com/movies/spider-man-actors-in-order/) ComicBook.com counts six actors in total who have played Peter Parker or Spider-Man in live action, a list extending from the 1970s to [Nicolas Cage](https://www.edgepedia.org/nicolas-cage)'s role as "Ben Reilly" in *Spider-Noir*.[6](https://comicbook.com/movies/list/every-actor-who-has-played-spider-man-in-live-action-including-nicolas-cage/)
## Voice roles in animation and games
Paul Soles was the first actor to give voice to Spider-Man, in the Grantray-Lawrence animated series that ran between 1967 and 1970 and produced the music most associated with the character.[1](https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/actors-who-played-spider-man/) Den of Geek observes that cataloguing every voice performer across cartoons and dozens of video games would require a separate article.[1](https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/actors-who-played-spider-man/) Named voice performers include [Shameik Moore](https://www.edgepedia.org/shameik-moore) as [Miles Morales](https://www.edgepedia.org/miles-morales) in *Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse* (2018)[4](https://time.com/4834213/spiderman-movie-ranking/), [Chris Pine](https://www.edgepedia.org/chris-pine) as that film's Peter Parker[13](https://uk.complex.com/pop-culture/a/william-goodman/spider-man-actors-ranked), and Yuri Lowenthal as Spider-Man in the *Marvel's Spider-Man* video games.[5](https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/spider-man-actors-78556/) Backstage notes that video game performances differ in scale from film work, since the games take dozens of hours to complete rather than a couple of hours.[5](https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/spider-man-actors-78556/)
## Scope and exclusions
Lists of Spider-Man actors vary by definition. Digital Trends restricts its list to actors who played traditional versions of Peter Parker, excluding Miles Morales and Takuya Yamashiro.[2](https://www.digitaltrends.com/movies/spider-man-actors-in-order/) AOL limits its ranking to actors with a significant big-screen version of the character, acknowledging voice performers such as [Yuri Lowenthal](https://www.edgepedia.org/yuri-lowenthal), Hudson Thames, Josh Keaton, and [Drake Bell](https://www.edgepedia.org/drake-bell) as outside its scope.[9](https://www.aol.ca/articles/every-actor-played-spider-man-133301000.html) The character's reach extends beyond the major film roles: over six decades, Spider-Man has appeared in productions ranging from low-budget fan films to billion-dollar blockbusters and Saturday morning cartoons.[2](https://www.digitaltrends.com/movies/spider-man-actors-in-order/) Sony reports that it has produced eight Spider-Man films since acquiring the rights, including animation, all of which became major hits.[14](https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/IR/library/corporatereport/CorporateReport2020_E.pdf)
## References
1. [The Actors Who Have Played Spider-Man, Den of Geek](https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/actors-who-played-spider-man/)
2. [All the Spider-Man actors in order, Digital Trends](https://www.digitaltrends.com/movies/spider-man-actors-in-order/)
3. [Who Has Played Spider-Man in Film? Every Actor Behind the Mask, Spiderman Shop](https://boutique-spiderman.fr/en/blogs/spiderman-blog/who-has-played-spider-man-in-film-every-actor-behind-the-mask)
4. [This Is the Definitive Ranking of Every Single Spider-Man Movie, TIME](https://time.com/4834213/spiderman-movie-ranking/)
5. [Spider-Man Actors + What Makes Each Performance Unique, Backstage](https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/spider-man-actors-78556/)
6. [Every Actor Who Has Played Spider-Man In Live Action (Including Nicolas Cage), ComicBook.com](https://comicbook.com/movies/list/every-actor-who-has-played-spider-man-in-live-action-including-nicolas-cage/)
7. [Making Of The SPIDER-MAN (2002) Suit, ComicBookMovie](https://comicbookmovie.com/spider_man/exclusive-making-of-the-spider-man-2002-suit-plus-tobey-maguires-claustrophobia-a75531)
8. [Spider-Man: Every Live-Action Peter Parker, Ranked From Worst to Best, ComicBook.com](https://comicbook.com/movies/list/spider-man-every-live-action-peter-parker-ranked-from-worst-to-best/)
9. [Every actor who has played Spider-Man, ranked from worst to best, AOL](https://www.aol.ca/articles/every-actor-played-spider-man-133301000.html)
10. [Spider-Man: Homecoming 2017 interviews, GamesRadar+](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/marvel-movies/spider-man-homecoming-2017-interviews/)
11. [Who's the best Spider-Man ever?, Tom's Guide](https://www.tomsguide.com/entertainment/movies/best-spider-man-actors-ranked)
12. [Spider-Man actors ranked, DraftKings Network](https://dknetwork.draftkings.com/2026/07/28/spider-man-actors-ranked-every-actor-to-play-peter-parker-from-worst-to-best/)
13. [Ranking the Spider-Men, Complex](https://uk.complex.com/pop-culture/a/william-goodman/spider-man-actors-ranked)
14. [Sony Corporate Report 2020, Sony](https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/IR/library/corporatereport/CorporateReport2020_E.pdf)
15. [BBFC, BBFC](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/spider-man-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0ynje5mdq)
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