Tobey Maguire played the lead role of Peter Parker in the movie Spiderman. Tobey Maguire is an American actor and producer. He began his career in the late 1980s. His first appearance in a feature film was a non-speaking part in The Wizard (1989). He is known for playing the title character in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man film trilogy (2002, 2004, and 2007), as well as for his roles in Pleasantville (1998), The Cider House Rules (1999), Wonder Boys (2000), Seabiscuit (2003), The Good German (2006), Brothers (2009), and The Great Gatsby (2013).