Tobey Maguire

Perhaps best known for his role as Peter Parker in the "Spider-Man" series, Tobey Maguire began his acting career in the early 1990s with sporadic sitcom appearances. Maguire's film career began to gain momentum in the late 1990s... [more]

Perhaps best known for his role as Peter Parker in the "Spider-Man" series, Tobey Maguire began his acting career in the early 1990s with sporadic sitcom appearances. Maguire's film career began to gain momentum in the late 1990s, however, with movies such as "The Ice Storm," "The Cider House Rules" and "Pleasantville."

In 2002, Maguire landed the leading role in "Spider-Man," bringing to end years of speculation regarding which actor would be cast as Peter Parker. Although several of Hollywood's top actors were attached to the project at one time or another, Maguire's bookish charm earned him the role of the troubled super-hero.