Jacob Batalon is a young Filipino American actor. Today it is very popular not only in America, but all over the world. After all, Jacob played Ned Leeds - a friend of Peter Parker (Spider-Man) in the films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: "Spider-Man: Homecoming", "Avengers: Infinity War", "Avengers: Endgame", "Spider-Man: Far From Home" …
In the creative biography of the actor so far there are only 8 roles in film projects, but he is already a real star of the screen. Jacob represents the next generation of MCU heroes, starring in the highest grossing and successful films of recent years.
Batalon has also appeared on many popular shows and entertainment programs, including Made in Hollywood, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Entertainment Tonight.
Biography facts
Jacob was born in Hawaii in the summer of 1996. His parents are Filipinos.
According to the actor, he grew up in a typical Filipino family. Everyone spoke not only English, but also their native language, loved to gather at a large table, have a good time and sing karaoke. Jacob himself does not speak Filipino very well, and he was in his parents' homeland only once at the age of four.
Batalon spent his school years in Honolulu, where he attended Damien Memorial School, a Catholic school. After completing his elementary education, he entered the Kapiolani Community College in the department of music. But he wanted more. As a result, after dropping out of school, the young man went to New York to start an acting career.
In America, Jacob enrolled in the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts and, after graduating, began looking for work in television.
Batalon is a very sociable and cheerful person by nature. He was never embarrassed by his appearance. He was confident that he would succeed and become a real Hollywood star.
Film career
The young actor got his first role in the comedy horror film "North Woods" in 2016. The film was not shown on the big screen, but Jacob gained a lot of experience on the set.
Soon he took part in the casting for the role of Ned Leeds in the project "Spider-Man: Homecoming." The film was released in 2017 and immediately made Batalona a real star in the film industry.
A year later, the actor got a small role in the fantastic melodrama "Ghost" and one of the central roles in the horror film "Bloodfest".
This was followed by cameo roles in the projects "Avengers: Infinity War" and "Avengers: Endgame". In 2019, the second film about the adventures of Peter Parker, "Spider-Man: Far From Home", was released. In all three films, the actor appeared as Ned Leeds.
Ned Leeds is Peter Parker's best friend
The fame and fame of Batalon was brought by the role of Spider-Man's best friend. A character named Ned Leeds appeared in several films of the Cinematic Universe at once and attracted the attention of viewers. According to most film critics, Jacob brilliantly coped with the role and earned the highest marks.
After the release of the first part of "Spider-Man", along with the cast, the actor participated in numerous presentations and meetings with the audience. Jacob has a huge army of fans all over the world who follow with interest his career and personal life.
At one of the fan meetings at ACE Comic-Con in Arizona, Batalon said that after filming the film with other actors, he visited many hospitals where children with serious and sometimes incurable diseases are located. It was great happiness for him to see how the guys get pleasure and joy while watching films and further communication with their favorite characters.
The famous "Spider-Man" was created by the great Wall Lee and Steve Ditko back in 1961. The key phrase of the comics was: "With great power comes great responsibility."According to Jacob, it is this power and responsibility to children that every actor who plays in the film feels.
Batalon played Ned in two films about the adventures of Spider-Man, and also appeared in this role in episodes of the films "Avengers: Infinity War" and "Avengers: Endgame". He hopes that he will please his fans more than once and reappeared on the screen in the form of a beloved character.
