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Andrew Garfield's acting career includes portraying a human arthropod

Andrew Garfield, 27, is an American-British actor who has appeared in radio, theatre, film, and television and is known for his roles in the 2007 films Lions for Lambs and Boy A, 2009's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, and the 2010 drama The Social Network. His latest role is an amazing one - that of Spider-Man!

Garfield started taking acting classes in Guildford when he was fifteen, and he also appeared in a youth theatre production of Bugsy Malone. He later joined a small youth theatre workshop group in Epsom (in Surrey, England), and began working primarily as a stage actor.

In 2004 he won a MEN Theatre Award for his performance in Kes at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre, where he played Romeo the following year.

This young talented actor won the outstanding newcomer award at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2006.

Garfield's latest and hottest role is being that of Spider-Man!  He began his new role in late 2010 in the reboot of the last 'spider-man' film, this one is named The Amazing Spider-Man (2012).

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Emma Stone co-stars with Garfield. The filming began in December 2010, and is scheduled to be released July 3, 2012.

There is already discussion concerning a sequel (see video) to The Amazing Spider-Man (2012).

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Deborah Smith Ford is an actress in the film and television industry, a celebrity lookalike/tribute artist and author of the children's book, The Little Apple - more books and films to follow!

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