Tobey Maguire portrayed Peter Parker / Spider-Man in a trilogy of films produced by Columbia Pictures consisting of Spider-Man (2002), Spider-Man 2 (2004), and Spider-Man 3 (2007). A new iteration of the character was portrayed by Andrew Garfield in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014). Cast and crew of «Spider-Man» (2002). Roles and the main characters. Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst. After being bitten by a genetically altered spider at Oscorp, nerdy but endearing high school student Peter Parker is endowed with amazing powers to become the superhero known as Spider-Man. Average teenager Peter Parker is transformed into an extraordinary superhero after he is accidentally bitten by a radioactive spider.
