Born and raised in Laredo, Texas, United States, Eman Esfandi is now based in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is one of the “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” co-actors of Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman, who was born in Oakland, California to her Nigerian-American father Kazembe Ajamu Coleman and German-Scottish mother Claire Stoermer.
On July 27, 2026, the film premiered at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, the film hit theaters in the country on July 31, 2026.
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day“
Born in Haiku, Hawaii, USA, Destin Yori Daniel Cretton turned 47 on November 23, 2025. He directed “Spider-Man: Brand New Day”, which was written by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers.
In the film, Esfandi plays the boyfriend of Zendaya’s character Michelle “MJ” Jones-Watson. Also in the cast are Sadie Sink as Jean Grey, Jacob Batalon as Ned Leeds, Tramell Tillman as Bill Metzger, Michael Mando as Mac Gargan / Scorpion, Jon Benthal as Frank Castle / Punisher and Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner / Hulk.
Playing the title character is Tom Holland, a native of London, England, United Kingdom. He turned 30 on June 1, 2026.
Zendaya
On September 1, 2026, Zendaya will turn 30. She and Holland got married months before the release of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day”.
Zendaya’s character in the film is attending the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. In real life, the actor attended Fruitvale Elementary School in Fruitvale, California and in the Oakland School for the Arts and Oak Park High School, which are both in Oakland.
Holland and Zendaya confirmed that they were in a relationship in November 2021, moved into his residence in London in 2023 and got engaged in December 2024. He confirmed their marriage in June 2026.
Eman Esfandi
Esfandi’s mother is Ecuador and his father is Iranian. Released on November 18, 2022, Elegance Bratton‘s film “The Inspection” featured Esfandi as a Muslim American man named Ismail, who grapples with serving a country filled with Islamophobia and xenophobia.
On September 27, 2026, Esfandi will turn 32. He plays Ezra Bridger in “Star Wars: Ahsoka” Season 2, which will premiere on Disney+ in 2027.
From 2012 to 2014, Esfandi attended Laredo Community College in Laredo where he earned an associate’s degree in business administration. From 2014 to 2017, he attended The University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas where he earned a bachelor’s degree in economics with a minor in French.
In 2018, Esfandi moved to Los Angeles. From 2018 to 2020, he was a tennis professional at Beverly Hills Tennis in Beverly Hills, California.
As a singer, the Laredo native is known as DragonWulf. On April 16, 2026, he released the music video of his song “Alexei 3049: DeLorean”, which was directed by Charlie Schwan.
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