Andrew Russell Garfield, born 20 August 1983 in Los Angeles, is an Anglo-American actor with dual UK-US citizenship. He has been Oscar-nominated twice (Hacksaw Ridge in 2017; tick, tick... BOOM! in 2022). He played Peter Parker in the The Amazing Spider-Man films (2012, 2014).

His Parents

Father: Richard Garfield — American (born in California to a Jewish family from London via Poland and Russia); swimming coach.

Mother: Lynn Hilary Hillman — English; teacher and homemaker.

The Garfield family moved from Los Angeles to Epsom, Surrey when Andrew was three. He has been culturally and politically British-identifying since.

His Brother

Ben Garfield, born 1980 — elder brother; medical doctor.

His Path

Andrew studied at City of London Freemen's School and University of London's Central School of Speech and Drama (BA, 2004).

The Garfield Family Tree at a Glance

Father: Richard Garfield — American Jewish heritage (from London via Poland/Russia); swimming coach.

Mother: Lynn Hilary Hillman Garfield — English.

Brother: Ben Garfield (b. 1980) — medical doctor.

Andrew Garfield:

  • Born 20 August 1983, Los Angeles (family moved to Surrey, England in 1986)
  • Anglo-American dual citizenship
  • City of London Freemen's School, Epsom
  • Central School of Speech and Drama, London (BA, 2004)
  • Major films: Boy A (2007 — BAFTA Best Actor TV), Lions for Lambs (2007), The Social Network (2010), The Amazing Spider-Man (2012, 2014), Hacksaw Ridge (2016 — Oscar nom), Silence (2016), Tick, Tick... BOOM! (2021 — Oscar nom), Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), We Crashed (Apple TV+, 2022), Under the Banner of Heaven (Hulu, 2022)

Personal: Currently unmarried; dated Emma Stone (2011–2015) and others publicly.

What the Garfield Family Story Teaches Us

A Jewish-American father with London-via-Poland-and-Russia heritage. An English mother. An elder doctor brother. A son born in Los Angeles and raised in Surrey. From one cross-Atlantic household came a two-time Oscar-nominated actor who plays both English and American roles fluently.

For every family — large or small, famous or otherwise — the Garfield story carries the same lesson. Dual citizenship is a real family-tree entry. Write down the citizenships your family carries. They define how each member moves through the world.

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