Jacob Batalon

Jacob Batalon (born October 9, 1996) is an American actor best known for his role as Ned Leeds in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) Spider-Man films. To date, he has portrayed Ned Leeds in Homecoming: A Spider-Man (2017), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and The Avengers: Endgame (2019). Batalon was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to a Filipino family. After graduating from the private Catholic school St. Anthony's School, he attended Damien Memorial School, then enrolled at Kapiʻolani Community College to study music theory before eventually leaving. He subsequently completed a two-year program in acting at the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts. Batalon made his first acting appearance in the 2016 film North Woods. In 2017, he landed his first major role as Peter Parker's best friend Ned in Spider-Man: Homecoming. He reprised this role in Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, and Spider-Man: Far From Home.

In 2020, Batalon lost 102 pounds for his role in Spider-Man: No Way Home.