The role of Spider-Man in films has been filled by three different actors.
Spider-Man . As Marvel 's flagship character and company mascot , he has appeared in countless forms of media , including several animated and live action television series , syndicated newspaper comic strips , and in a series of films . Spider-Man in film . The rights to further films featuring the character were purchased in 1985 , and moved through various production companies and studios before being secured by Sony Pictures Entertainment ( Columbia Pictures ) , who hired Sam Raimi to direct Spider-Man ( 2002 ) , Spider-Man 2 ( 2004 ) , and Spider-Man 3 ( 2007 ) starring Tobey Maguire . Marc Webb was hired to direct , with Andrew Garfield starring , and The Amazing Spider-Man ( 2012 ) was released to positive reviews . This younger version of Peter Parker is played by Tom Holland , and appears in Captain America : Civil War ( 2016 ) ( distributed by Disney ) before starring in Spider-Man : Homecoming ( distributed by Sony ) in 2017 and Avengers : Infinity War ( distributed by Disney ) in 2018 .