Tobey Maguire

Working as an child actor since his early teens, he worked in a variety of commercials and TV and movie roles, until he gained significant attention for with his role in the film, The Ice Storm[?], directed by Ang Lee. This soon was parlayed in a variety of lead roles where he played a thoughtful boy coming of age in a variety of films such as Pleasantville[?], The Cider House Rules and Wonder Boys[?].

In 2002, he shot to stardom in the title role in Spider-Man, where he was praised for his performance of the troubled superhero.