Garfield came up in the industry in independent movies in the early 2000s before finding his first mainstream role with David Fincher ’s The Social Network in 2010 (which recently went viral on TikTok years later). It was also around that time when he was cast as Spider-Man.

The actor says that he was grateful for the role, in part because of other projects it helped him land. The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

While at the Marrakech Film Festival where he’s serving on Luca Guadagnino’s jury alongside Jacob Elordi, Andrew Garfield said he’s “had to work very hard to have less people ask questions about “Spider-Man.