He became seriously interested in acting when he was only 15 years old. Then he started attending theater workshops for young people and took his first steps on stage. However, he made his screen debut only in 2005 in the short comedy “Mumbo Jumbo”. However, he realized that this was the path he wanted to follow and worked persistently for his success.
He has many great roles and awards to his credit. What productions did Garfield appear in?
In 2007, Robert Redford cast him in the drama “Hidden Strategy”, in which he starred alongside Meryl Streep. Shortly afterwards, he played a double lead role in the film “Boy A”, for which he received a BAFTA award. In the following years he appeared, among others: in the British series “Doctor Who” and the film “Parnassus”. For his portrayal of Eduard Saverin in David Fincher’s “The Social Network”, he was once again nominated for many prestigious awards, including: to the Golden Globe and Satellite.
However, the biggest breakthrough in his career came in 2012, when he played Peter Parker in the film “The Incredible”. His portrayal of the beloved comic book hero was so liked by viewers that two years later, an equally hit sequel appeared, in which he also starred. He also played this character in 2021 in the film “Spider-Man: No Way Home”. The culmination of his hard work was the biographical musical drama “Tick, tick… Boom!”, in which he played Jonathan Larson, for which he received a Golden Globe statuette and an Oscar nomination.
The “Spider-Man” star talked about his origins. His grandfather was Polish
Garfield was born in August 1983 in Los Angeles, but spent almost all of his childhood in Great Britain. Few actually know that the actor also has . In an interview with Anna Wendzikowska for he revealed that his paternal grandfather was a Pole of Jewish origin and before leaving for the USA he had the surname Garfinkel. – My great-grandfather emigrated from Poland to New York before World War II. I am very interested in the Polish-Jewish identity on my father’s side of the family, he said. Although he has not yet personally had the opportunity to visit the country of his ancestors, he does not exclude the possibility that he will make such a sentimental trip to his hometown in the future. – I have never been to Poland, but my family’s history began there – he explained.
Source: Gazeta
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