Biografia

Was in consideration for the role of Peter Parker/Spider-Man in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), but Andrew Garfield was cast instead.

Shares the role of Quicksilver with his Kick-Ass (2010) co-star Evan Peters.

Was offered the role of Gary "Eggsy" Unwin in the Matthew Vaughn-directed movie Kingsman: Secret Service (2014), but turned it down. Taron Egerton was cast in the role instead, in his first ever feature film.

Worked with Elizabeth Olsen on three different films in two years - Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Godzilla (2014), and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015).

He named his five favorite films as Pulp Fiction (1994), Fight Club (1999), Apocalypse Now (1979), Boogie Nights - L'altra Hollywood (1997) and Il grande Lebowski (1998).

I get on fine with my mum and dad, but if they want to see the grandchildren, they come to me.

I was always told at school that you had to have a back-up plan, but all I ever wanted to do was act. There was no plan B for me.

I don't marry myself into any genre. I ride on the back of the filmmaker and the character. I have to feel that character. I have to believe that character.

[on his costume for the Avengers] Because it's so early on [in the character development], I'm more of a civilian, more like Eastern European traveler picking up clothes as we go along. The way that we've designed picking out the costumes is with that thought in mind. Some of the things I wear is a lot more sporty, long-sleeve, a cycle top, compression T-shirts and things like that, to show that kind of physique and get a sense and idea of it.

[on the impressive physicality of co-star Chris Hemsworth] You look around the room and the only one who has an essentially otherworldly superhero physique is Chris Hemsworth. The size of his arms is like the size of my thighs. Just to be an actor and transform your physique and body to that level, essentially he's a God, and he's 6 foot 4, but he's such a great guy. Everyone is charming and brilliant, and a lot of fun, but you look around the room and you go 'well that guy is definitely the superhero'.