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Andrew Garfield
Andrew Garfield was born in Los Angeles on 20 August 1983, the son of a British mother from Essex and an American father from California. He was raised in Surrey, England and attended the City of London Freemen's School in Ashtead before training at the Central School of Speech and Drama.
He began working primarily as a stage actor. In 2004, he won a MEN Theatre Award for his performance in Kes at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester and won the outstanding newcomer award at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2006.
In October 2007, he was named one of Variety's "10 Actors to Watch". In November 2007, he featured in the ensemble drama Lions for Lambs, playing an American university student, as well as the Channel 4 drama Boy A, for which he won the BAFTA for Best Actor in 2008. He appears in the film The Other Boleyn Girl
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Garfield surprises Spider-Man fans at trailer screening -
7 February 2012
-Andrew Garfield thrilled a group of eager Spider-Man fans at the New York premiere of the upcoming movie's trailer on Monday (06Feb12) by showing up unannounced at the screening.-Devotees queued for hours outside Manhattan's Regal Union Square for the grand unveiling of
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Bell: 'Garfield is the right choice for Spider-Man' -
20 October 2011
pped as the favourite to play Peter Parker in upcoming movie The Amazing Spider-Man but he lost the coveted role to fellow Brit Andrew Garfield.- Bell admits he "failed" at his screen-test, but he has no hard feelings about the casting decision.- When asked what superh
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Garfield studied hard for Spider-Man role -
30 August 2011
-New Spider-Man Andrew Garfield ensured he fully understood his web-slinging character by studying real spiders - so he could mimic their movements.-The actor plays the lead in upcoming movie The Amazing Spider-Man and Garfield reveals he had some bizarre tactics for get
Andrew Garfield - what members say
review by gyl from Paisley
Makes you think... 8 March 2009
review by BandofOutsiders from Caerphilly
The Wondorium of Mr. Gilliam 19 October 2009
review by NavigatorNic from London
Like It 12 October 2010
Andrew Garfield - filmography
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The Amazing Spider-Man
(2012)
Director: Marc Webb
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Spider-Man is rebooted in this return to the early days of Peter Parker.
 
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from 79 members
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Never Let Me Go
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Keira Knightley, Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield
Director: Mark Romanek
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As children, Ruth (Knightley), Kathy (Mulligan) and Tommy (Garfield), spend their childhood at a seemingly idyllic English boarding school. As they grow into young adults, they find that they have to come to terms with the strength of the love they feel for each other, while preparing themselves ..read more »
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from 22,065 members
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The Social Network - Blu-ray
(2010)
Starring: Brenda Song, Joseph Mazzello, Rooney Mara
Director: David Fincher
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David Fincher's The Social Network is the stunning tale of a new breed of cultural insurgent: a punk genius who sparked a revolution and changed the face of human interaction for a generation, and perhaps forever. Shot through with emotional brutality and unexpected humour, this superbly crafted ..read more »
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from 21,871 members
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The Social Network
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Brenda Song, Joseph Mazzello, Rooney Mara
Director: David Fincher
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David Fincher's The Social Network is the stunning tale of a new breed of cultural insurgent: a punk genius who sparked a revolution and changed the face of human interaction for a generation, and perhaps forever. Shot through with emotional brutality and unexpected humour, this superbly crafted ..read more »
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from 64,583 members
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Never Let Me Go - Blu-ray
(2010)
Starring: Keira Knightley, Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield
Director: Mark Romanek
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As children, Ruth (Knightley), Kathy (Mulligan) and Tommy (Garfield), spend their childhood at a seemingly idyllic English boarding school. As they grow into young adults, they find that they have to come to terms with the strength of the love they feel for each other, while preparing themselves ..read more »
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from 138 members
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I'm Here
(2010)
Starring: Andrew Garfield, Sienna Guillory
Director: Spike Jonze
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A unique collaboration between Jonze and ABSOLUT Vodka, Im Here, is a robot love story that recently premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Jonzes short film brings to life ABSOLUTs vision that In An ABSOLUT World, ordinary is no place to be.
A robot library assistant plods through an ..read more »
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from 66 members
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The Red Riding Trilogy
(3 discs)
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Rebecca Hall, Paddy Considine, Michelle Dockery
Director: Anand Tucker, Julian Jarrold, James Marsh
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Compelling, complex, gripping and genuinely disturbing, THE RED RIDING TRILOGY is a breathtaking, neo-noir epic based on horrific, factual events and adapted for the screen by Tony Grisoni (FEAR AND LAOTHING IN LAS VEGAS, TIDELAND) from David Peace's series of groundbreaking novels. The Red Riding ..read more »
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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell
Director: Terry Gilliam
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Set in the present day, director Terry Gilliam's fantastical morality tale follows the traveling show of the mysterious Dr. Parnassus (Christopher Plummer) -- a man who once won a bet with the Devil himself, and possesses the unique ability to guide the imagination of others. Many centuries ago, Dr...read more »
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from 32,931 members
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Boy A
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Andrew Garfield, Alfie Owen, Katie Lyons
Director: Dimitry Cruelle, John Crowley
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A young man (Andrew Garfield, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, The Other Boleyn Girl) is released from prison after many years and given a new identity in a new town. Aided by a supervisor who becomes like a father to him he finds a job and friends and hesitantly starts a relationship with a ..read more »
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from 2,991 members
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Lions for Lambs
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Tom Cruise
Director: Robert Redford
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Two determined students as a West Coast University, Arian (Derek Luke) and Ernest (Michael Pena), follow the inspiration of their idealistic professor, Dr. Malley (Robert Redford), and attempt to do something important with their lives. But when the two make the bold decision to join the battle in ..read more »
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Andrew Garfield facts
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...is childhood imprisonment being told in flashback allow ex-con Jack (the superb Andrew Garfield) something he craves - a clean slate, at least with the audience. In a new tow...
