TOBEY MAGUIRE (Peter Parker/Spider-Man)

KIRSTEN DUNST (Mary Jane Watson)

JAMES FRANCO (Harry Osborn)

THOMAS HADEN CHURCH (Flint Marko/Sandman)

TOPHER GRACE (Eddie Brock/Venom)

BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD (Gwen Stacy)

JAMES CROMWELL (Captain Stacy)

ROSEMARY HARRIS (Aunt May)

J.K. SIMMONS (J. Jonah Jameson)

CAST BIOS

TOBEY MAGUIRE (Peter Parker/Spider-Man) reunites with Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, and director Sam Raimi for Spider-Man™ 3, the third installment of a franchise that to date has grossed over $1.6 billion worldwide.

Tobey Maguire stars as Spider-Man

Achieving both critical and commercial success in his career, Maguire recently starred opposite George Clooney and Cate Blanchett in Steven Soderbergh’s The Good German. Maguire’s credits include an acclaimed performance as horse jockey Red Pollard in Gary Ross’s Seabiscuit. The race horse epic received seven Academy Award® nominations including Best Picture.

An actor since his childhood, Maguire has appeared in numerous film and television projects, including This Boy’s Life, in which he starred opposite Robert DeNiro and Leonardo DiCaprio; and Griffin Dunne’s 1996 Academy Award®-nominated short Duke of Groove, featuring Kate Capshaw, Uma Thurman and Kiefer Sutherland. In 1997, Maguire followed that up with the Fox Searchlight release The Ice Storm, directed by Ang Lee. The film put Maguire on the map with critics and audiences alike for his portrayal of misunderstood youth.

Maguire’s other credits include Woody Allen’s literary satire Deconstructing Harry; Terry Gilliam’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, based on the novel by Hunter S. Thompson; and New Line’s 1998 fantasy Pleasantville, directed by Gary Ross and co-starring Reese Witherspoon. Maguire cemented his career as a compelling actor with turns as Homer Wells in Lasse Hallstrom’s poignant coming-of-age drama The Cider House Rules (a film nominated for seven Academy Awards®); Jake Roedel in Ang Lee’s Ride with the Devil, the story of a young American bushwhacker striving to define himself in a country redefining its image amidst social turmoil; and James Leer in Curtis Hanson’s Wonder Boys, in which Maguire starred opposite Michael Douglas as a student with a tendency to fictionalize his own family history.

Maguire’s first outing as a producer was the big-screen adaptation of David Benioff’s novel “The 25th Hour” for the Walt Disney Company. The critically acclaimed film was directed by Spike Lee and stars Ed Norton.

Maguire is developing several projects through Maguire Entertainment, among them Tokyo Suckerpunch, an adaptation by writer Ed Solomon of Isaac Adamson’s novel, which tells the story of a young columnist who portrays himself as a hero living in a fictionalized version of modern-day Tokyo. Maguire is producing with Red Wagon Entertainment’s Douglas Wick and Lucy Fisher. Also in development is the big-screen adaptation of Jonathan Tropper’s bestselling novel, Everything Changes, which Dan Futterman (Capote) is currently writing. Maguire will produce with Wendy Finerman for Columbia Pictures. Maguire will also produce Hot Plastic with Radar Pictures and Ted Tally for Focus Features. Based upon the celebrated novel by Peter Craig (who is adapting the screenplay), Hot Plastic centers on a father and son con team who both fall for the same woman.

KIRSTEN DUNST (Mary Jane Watson) recently starred in Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette opposite Jason Schwartzman and in the Cameron Crowe film Elizabethtown opposite Orlando Bloom. Prior to that, she starred in Wimbledon as a young tennis ace opposite Paul Bettany, and reprised her role as Mary Jane Watson in Spider-Man™ 2, a role she originated two years earlier in Spider-Man™.

Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane Watson

Dunst also starred in the acclaimed surreal comedy Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, written by Academy Award® nominee Charlie Kaufman, directed by Michel Gondry, and starring Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, and Mark Ruffalo; Mona Lisa Smile with Julia Roberts, Julia Stiles, and Maggie Gyllenhaal; the independent film Levity starring Billy Bob Thornton and Morgan Freeman; Peter Bogdanovich’s The Cat’s Meow; the box-office hit Bring It On; Crazy/Beautiful, directed by John Stockwell; Little Women, with Susan Sarandon and Winona Ryder; Jumanji, with Robin Williams; Mother Night, with Nick Nolte; the Barry Levinson film Wag The Dog, starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert DeNiro; Neil Jordan’s Interview with the Vampire, opposite Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt; and Small Soldiers, with the late Phil Hartman. She is set to star in an as-yetuntitled film about the late Marla Ruzicka, a relief worker who advocated for Iraqi and Afghani victims of the American-led invasions of their respective countries.

Dunst has amassed a growing list of accolades. Her performance in Interview with the Vampire earned her a Golden Globe nomination, the Blockbuster Video Award for Best Supporting Newcomer, and an MTV Award for Best Breakthrough Artist. The Hollywood Reporter also named Dunst Best Young Star for her portrayal of a teenage prostitute for the hit series “E.R.” Earlier this year, she was awarded Female Star of the Year at ShoWest.

Dunst got her start at the age of three, when she began filming television commercials. With more than 50 commercials under her belt, she made the jump to the big screen in 1989 with Woody Allen’s New York Stories.

Her career has not been limited to the big screen. In addition to her work on “E.R.,” she starred on Showtime’s “The Outer Limits” and “Devil’s Arithmetic” produced by Dustin Hoffman and Mimi Rogers, the telefilm “Ruby Ridge: An American Tragedy,” the Wonderful World of Disney’s “Tower of Terror,” and Lifetime Television’s “15 and Pregnant.”

After playing Harry Osborn in Spider-Man™ and Spider-Man™ 2, JAMES FRANCO (Harry Osborn) returns to the role in Spider-Man™ 3.

Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane Watson and James Franco as Harry Osborn

Franco’s metamorphosis into the title role of James Dean in TNT’s biopic earned rave reviews and industry-wide attention. For his portrayal of the screen legend, he won a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture made for Television, and was nominated for an Emmy and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

Franco, who recently starred in Karen Moncrieff’s The Dead Girl, next stars opposite Seth Rogen in David Gordon Green’s comedy Pineapple Express, produced by Judd Apatow. He also stars in First Look’s An American Crime, starring Catherine Keener; In the Valley of Elah, written and directed by Paul Haggis; and the dark comedy Camille starring opposite Sienna Miller.

His credits include the World War I drama Flyboys; the naval academy drama Annapolis; the romantic drama Tristan & Isolde; John Dahl’s The Great Raid; Robert Altman’s The Company; Nicolas Cage’s directorial debut Sonny; City by the Sea opposite Robert DeNiro; and the Martin Scorsese-produced Deuces Wild.

On television, Franco starred in NBC’s critically acclaimed series “Freaks and Geeks.” Franco has also written, directed and starred in several short plays, including “Fool’s Gold” and “The Ape,” which have been adapted to film. He is currently in postproduction on Good Time Max, which he wrote, directed, and stars in.

He resides in Los Angeles.

THOMAS HADEN CHURCH (Flint Marko/Sandman) received an Academy Award® nomination for his role as Jack, starring opposite Paul Giamatti, in Alexander Payne’s critically acclaimed film Sideways. The Fox Searchlight Pictures release premiered at the 29th Toronto Film Festival and went on to win numerous awards in 2004 and 2005, including a Golden Globe for Best Comedy Picture, the Broadcast Film Critics Award for Best Picture, a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble Cast, and six Independent Spirit Awards. Church was also honored as Best Supporting Actor by the Broadcast Film Critics and the Independent Spirit Awards.

Sandman (Thomas Haden Church, pictured)

Church recently starred opposite Robert Duvall in American Movie Classics’ Western epic telefilm “Broken Trail,” directed by Walter Hill, and earned Golden Globe and SAG nominations for his performance. He lent his unique voice in two voiceover roles – as Dwayne in DreamWorks’ Over the Hedge and as Brooks the crow in Paramount’s Charlotte’s Web. Church made his feature film debut in 1993 in Tombstone, directed by George P. Cosmatos. His other feature films include the box-office blockbuster George of the Jungle opposite Brendan Fraser, and the film Free Money opposite Marlon Brando. In addition, Church is the co-screenwriter and director of the film Rolling Kansas, which premiered as an official selection to the Sundance Film Festival in 2003.

For television, Church starred as the mechanic Lowell Mather on the long-running NBC comedy “Wings.” He also starred as the self-righteous Ned Dorsey opposite Debra Messing in the Fox series “Ned and Stacey.” In 1997, Time Magazine proclaimed that “Ned Dorsey is one of the six reasons to watch television.” That same year, and for the same performance, Church was declared “unfit to live with dogs” by National Public Radio.

Church resides on his ranch in Texas.

TOPHER GRACE (Eddie Brock/Venom), who was a weekly fixture in homes across America in the hit comedy series “That ‘70s Show,” seamlessly transitioned from the small screen to the big screen. As testament to his success, he was honored with Breakthrough Acting Awards by both the National Board of Review and the New York Online Film Critics for his starring roles in In Good Company and P.S. in 2004.

Topher Grace stars as Eddie Brock

Currently, Grace is executive producing and starring in Kids in America for Imagine/Universal. Grace co-wrote the script with his producing partner Gordon Kaywin and stars opposite Anna Faris. He will also executive produce with Kaywin and star in Source Code, a sci-fi thriller for Universal. Grace also has the comedy Coxblocker in development with Seann William Scott.

Grace’s major breakthrough in film came with his debut role in Steven Soderbergh’s Oscar®-nominated Traffic, which he followed up with a memorable cameo in Soderbergh’s Ocean’s Eleven. He also reprised his cameo in the sequel, Ocean’s Twelve. Grace’s other credits include Robert Luketic’s romantic comedy Win a Date With Tad Hamilton!, with Kate Bosworth and Josh Duhamel; and Mike Newell’s Mona Lisa Smile, opposite Julia Roberts and Kirsten Dunst.

He fell into acting in high school, where he starred in productions such as “The Pirates of Penzance,” “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” and “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.” Upon graduation, he moved to Los Angeles to attend USC where after only a short time he was called in to read for the starring role of Eric Forman on “That ‘70s Show” by a high-school classmate’s parents who remembered him from a high-school performance. He currently resides in Los Angeles.

BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD (Gwen Stacy) most recently starred in the M. Night Shyamalan film Lady in the Water opposite Paul Giamatti, followed by Kenneth Branagh’s forthcoming adaptation of the Shakespeare classic “As You Like It” for HBO Films, in which she stars as Rosalind opposite Kevin Kline and Alfred Molina. Prior to that, she appeared opposite Willem Dafoe and Danny Glover in the Lars von Trier film Manderlay, the filmmaker’s follow-up to Dogville. Manderlay premiered at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.

Bryce Dallas Howard stars as Gwen Stacy

Howard made her feature film debut starring in the M. Night Shyamalan film The Village opposite Adrien Brody, Joaquin Phoenix, and Sigourney Weaver. After leaving the Tisch School of the Arts program at New York University, Howard immediately began working on the New York stage. Her stage work includes the role of Marianne in the Roundabout’s Broadway production of “Tartuffe;” Rosalind in the Public Theatre’s “As You Like It;” Sally Platt in the Manhattan Theater Club’s production of Alan Ayckbourn’s “House/Garden;” and as Emily in the Bay Street Theater Festival production of “Our Town.”

JAMES CROMWELL (Captain Stacy) received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar® nomination for his memorable performance as Farmer Hoggett in the smash-hit, Babe. Cromwell’s recent motion picture work includes The Longest Yard; I, Robot; Space Cowboys; Frank Darabont’s critically acclaimed The Green Mile; The General’s Daughter; Snow Falling on Cedars; The Bachelor; The Sum of All Fears; DreamWorks SKG’s Spirit: Stallion of The Cimarron; Stephen Frears’ Oscar®-nominated film The Queen; and Becoming Jane.

Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker, Rosemary Harris as May Parker, and James Cromwell as NYPD Captain George Stacy

Additionally, he starred as Grandpa in The Education of Little Tree, and Police Captain Dudley Smith in L.A. Confidential. Among his many other films are Star Trek: First Contact, The People vs. Larry Flynt, and Babe: Pig in the City.

Cromwell can now be seen on Fox’s “24” as Phillip Bauer. He earned Emmy nominations for his work on the HBO original series “Six Feet Under,” the HBO movie “RKO 281,” and the NBC drama “ER.” Cromwell also starred in TNT’s “A Slight Case of Murder.” His body of work encompasses dozens of miniseries and movies-of-the-week, including a starring role in TNT’s “A Slight Case of Murder,” a cameo appearance in HBO’s “Angels in America,” “The West Wing,” “Picket Fences,” “Home Improvement,” “L.A. Law,” and “Star Trek: The Next Generation.”

Cromwell has also performed in many revered plays, including “Hamlet,” “The Iceman Cometh,” “Devil’s Disciple,” “All’s Well That Ends Well,” “Beckett,” and “Othello” in many of the country’s most distinguished theaters, including the South Coast Repertory, the Goodman Theatre, the Mark Taper Forum, the American Shakespeare Festival, Center Stage, the Long Wharf Theatre, and the Old Globe. He recently played A. E. Houseman in the American premiere of Tom Stoppard’s “The Invention of Love” at A.C.T. in San Francisco.

Cromwell has directed at resident theaters across the country and was the founder and artistic director of his own company, Stage West, in Springfield, Massachusetts. He also co-directed a short film, which was shown at the London Film Festival.

Born in Los Angeles, Cromwell grew up in New York and Waterford, Connecticut, and studied at Carnegie Mellon University (then Carnegie Tech). His father, John Cromwell, an acclaimed actor and director, was one of the first presidents of the Screen Directors Guild. His mother, Kay Johnson, was a stage and film actress.

The veteran film and stage actress, ROSEMARY HARRIS (Aunt May), returns to her role as Aunt May in Spider-Man™ 3, after having portrayed Peter Parker’s beloved aunt in the blockbuster hits Spider-Man™ and Spider-Man™ 2.

Rosemary Harris (left) as May Parker

Harris received an Academy Award® nomination for her performance in 1994’s Tom & Viv opposite Willem Dafoe, and more recently portrayed the widowed matriarch Valerie in the critically acclaimed Sunshine with Ralph Fiennes. In the film, Valerie’s younger incarnation is played by Harris’ own daughter, the Tony-winning actress Jennifer Ehle.

Harris appeared opposite Annette Bening in Being Julia and she recently completed work on Sidney Lumet’s forthcoming Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead opposite Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, and Albert Finney.

Harris first worked with director Sam Raimi in the supernatural thriller The Gift. She made her feature film debut in 1954 opposite Elizabeth Taylor, Stewart Granger, and Peter Ustinov in the classic Beau Brummell and has appeared in such films as The Boys From Brazil, Crossing Delancey, director Kenneth Branagh’s Hamlet, and My Life So Far.

Harris is an eight-time Tony Award nominee for her theater work and won a Tony in 1966 for her performance as Queen Eleanor of Aquitane in “A Lion in Winter” opposite Robert Preston. Her seven other Tony nominations were for her stage roles in “Old Times,” “The Royal Family,” “Heartbreak House,” “Pack of Lies,” Noel Coward’s “Hay Fever,” “A Delicate Balance,” and “Waiting in the Wings” opposite Lauren Bacall.

Harris was recently honored with an Obie Award for her performance in Edward Albee’s “All Over.” She made her Broadway stage debut with Moss Hart’s “Climate of Eden” and her extensive credits include performances in “The Seven Year Itch” in London and the Broadway production of “Lost in Yonkers.” Harris’ classical work at the Old Vic and the Royal National Theater includes roles as Desdemona opposite Richard Burton’s “Othello,” Ophelia to Peter O’Toole’s “Hamlet,” and Ilyena in Chekov’s “Uncle Vanya” with Laurence Olivier and Michael Redgrave.

Harris received a Golden Globe award for her work in the television production of “The Holocaust” and an Emmy Award for “Notorious Woman — The Life of George Sand.” Her other television credits include “The Chamomile Lawn” and “Death of a Salesman.”

J.K. SIMMONS (J. Jonah Jameson) reprises the role he created as Peter Parker’s gruff Daily Bugle boss in Spider-Man™ 3, which marks his fifth film collaboration with director Sam Raimi. Simmons’ other films with Raimi are Spider-Man™, Spider-Man™ 2, The Gift, and For Love of the Game.

Simmons recently appeared in Thank You For Smoking, The Ladykillers, Hidalgo, Off the Map, First Snow, Rendition, and the forthcoming Juno. Simmons’ other feature films include The Mexican, Autumn in New York, The Jackal, The Ref, Facedown, Texas Rangers, Above Freezing, and Extreme Measures.

On television, Simmons is a series regular on “The Closer.” He also starred in the acclaimed HBO original series “Oz,” and has a recurring role on “Law & Order.” Simmons plays McLaughlin in the upcoming HBO film “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee.” He has appeared in guest spots on “The West Wing,” “Homicide,” “New York Undercover,” “Feds,” “Everwood,” “ER,” and “Spin City.” He was a regular on the series “The D.A.”

Simmons has performed on Broadway in “Laughter on the 23rd Floor,” “Guys and Dolls,” “A Few Good Men,” “Peter Pan,” and “A Change in the Heir” and off-Broadway in “Das Barbecu” and “Birds of Paradise.”