Biography
Tobias Vincent Maguire (born June 27, 1975 in Santa Monica, California to Vincent Maguire and Wendy Brown) is an American film actor.
Working as a child actor since his early teens, he appeared in a variety of commercials and TV and movie roles. He auditioned for a part in the series Parenthood, where he met best friend actor Leonardo DiCaprio (DiCaprio got the part although Maguire would appear as a guest star in later episodes). Maguire gained significant attention for with his role in the film The Ice Storm, directed by Ang Lee. This soon was parlayed in a variety of lead roles where he played a thoughtful boy coming of age in a variety of films such as Pleasantville, The Cider House Rules and Wonder Boys.
In 2002, he shot to stardom in the title role in Spider-Man, where he was praised for his performance of the troubled superhero. He further solidified his stardom in 2003 with a leading role as the jockey John M. "Red" Pollard in an acclaimed film Seabiscuit, about the famous American racehorse Seabiscuit. Spider-Man 2, the sequel to the original blockbuster, was released in 2004. He will reprise the role of Spider-Man in 2007 with the third Spider-Man movie in the series.
In 2004 Maguire also took up tournament poker. He has finished in the money in several events and has been tutored by poker pro Daniel Negreanu. He is also a vegetarian and practices yoga.
Partial filmography
Quiet Type (2007) (currently announced start of production)
Spider-Man 3 (2007) Peter Parker
2027 (2007) Buster Stavnizer
Tokyo Suckerpunch ((2006) (currently announced start of production) Billy Chaka
The Good German (2006) (currently announced start of production) Tully
Spider-Man 2 (2004) Peter Parker
Seabiscuit (2003) Red Pollard
Spider-Man (2002) Peter Parker
Cats & Dogs (2001) (voice) Lou the Beagle
Don's Plum (2001) (shot 1995-1996, premiere 2001, blocked in US and Canada by DiCaprio and Maguire, black and white) Ian
Wonder Boys (2000) James Leer
The Cider House Rules (1999) Homer Wells
Ride With The Devil (1999) Jake Roedel
Pleasantville (1998) David
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) Hitchhiker
Deconstructing Harry (1997) Harvey Stern/Harry's Character
The Ice Storm (1997) Paul Hood
Joyride (1996) J.T
Empire Records (1995) (scenes deleted) Andre
Revenge of the Red Baron (1994) Jimmy Spencer
Healer (1994) Teenager
This Boy's Life (1993) Chuck Bolger
Great Scott! (1992) (TV series) Scott Melrod
The Wizard (1989) (uncredited) Lucas' goon at video armageddon
