Live-Action Spider-Man Actors in Film and Television
Tobey Maguire portrayed Peter Parker in three live-action films produced by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Entertainment, released between 2002 and 2007, directed by Sam Raimi. Andrew Garfield played the role in two films released in 2012 and 2014, produced by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios as part of the Sony Pictures Spider-Man Universe. Tom Holland currently stars as Peter Parker in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with his first appearance in Captain America: Civil War in 2016, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Forbes tracks box office totals and studio rights for each live-action iteration.
In television, Nicholas Hammond portrayed Spider-Man in the 1977 live-action series The Amazing Spider-Man, produced by Columbia Pictures Television. Christopher Daniel Barnes voiced the character in the 1994 animated series, produced by Marvel Films Animation and distributed by Saban Entertainment. Josh Keaton voiced Spider-Man in the 2008 animated series The Spectacular Spider-Man, produced by Sony Pictures Television and Marvel Entertainment. Drake Bell voiced Peter Parker in the animated series Ultimate Spider-Man, produced by Marvel Animation and distributed by Disney XD, which ran from 2012 to 2017.
Spider-Man Actors in Animated and Video Media
Reeve Carney starred as Spider-Man in the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, produced by Marvel Theatricals and directed by Julie Taymor, which opened in 2011. The show was produced by Marvel Entertainment and played at the Foxwoods Theatre in New York City. Christopher Mills portrayed Spider-Man in the 2002 live-action TV movie Spider-Man, produced by Sony Pictures Television and Marvel Entertainment. SEC filings for Sony Group Corporation detail revenue splits and licensing structures for Spider-Man content.
In video games, Josh Keaton reprised the role in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, developed by Raven Software and published by Activision in 2006. Christopher Daniel Barnes voiced Spider-Man in Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, developed by Beenox and published by Activision in 2010. The 2018 game Marvel's Spider-Man, developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, stars Yuri Lowenthal as the voice of Peter Parker. Forbes reported that Marvel's Spider-Man 2, also featuring Yuri Lowenthal, became the fastest-selling PlayStation exclusive in its first week.
Spider-Man Rights, Studios, and Corporate Structure
Sony Pictures Entertainment holds the film rights to Spider-Man through its subsidiary Columbia Pictures, with Marvel Studios co-producing the MCU films under a licensing agreement. The Marvel Cinematic Universe is produced by Marvel Studios, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.