Andrew Russell Garfield (born 20 August 1983) is a British-American
actor. An alumnus of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, he
is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a Tony Award, and
has been nominated for an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and
three British Academy Film Awards.Born in Los Angeles and raised in
Epsom, England, Garfield 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. Also that year, his performance in the
television film Boy A earned him a British Academy Television Award
for Best Actor. He came to international attention in 2010 with
supporting roles in the drama The Social Network, for which he
received BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations portraying Eduardo
Saverin, and the science fiction romance Never Let Me Go. Garfield
subsequently gained wider recognition for playing Spider-Man in the
2012 superhero film The Amazing Spider-Man and its 2014 sequel. In
2016, Garfield starred in two critically acclaimed historical dramas,
Hacksaw Ridge and Silence. His portrayal of Desmond T. Doss in the
former earned him nominations for the Academy Award and BAFTA Award
for Best Actor.On stage, Garfield has played Biff in a 2012 Broadway
revival of Arthur Miller's play Death of a Salesman, which earned him
a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play.
actor. An alumnus of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, he
is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a Tony Award, and
has been nominated for an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and
three British Academy Film Awards.Born in Los Angeles and raised in
Epsom, England, Garfield 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. Also that year, his performance in the
television film Boy A earned him a British Academy Television Award
for Best Actor. He came to international attention in 2010 with
supporting roles in the drama The Social Network, for which he
received BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations portraying Eduardo
Saverin, and the science fiction romance Never Let Me Go. Garfield
subsequently gained wider recognition for playing Spider-Man in the
2012 superhero film The Amazing Spider-Man and its 2014 sequel. In
2016, Garfield starred in two critically acclaimed historical dramas,
Hacksaw Ridge and Silence. His portrayal of Desmond T. Doss in the
former earned him nominations for the Academy Award and BAFTA Award
for Best Actor.On stage, Garfield has played Biff in a 2012 Broadway
revival of Arthur Miller's play Death of a Salesman, which earned him
a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play.
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