Note: This incarnation of Spider-Man is about the character from the Marc Webb film series. For other Spider-Man incarnations, check out the disambiguation. Spider-Man (real name: Peter Parker) is the titular main protagonist of the The Amazing Spider-Man films directed by Marc Webb. He was an ordinary high school student until an investigation at Oscorp led to him being bitten by a genetically modified spider. He is played by Andrew Garfield, who also played Eduardo Saverin in The Social Network.