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Nicholas Hoult

Child Actor / Film Producer / Actor / Executive Producer | * 12/07/1989 (34) | Wokingham, England (United Kingdom (UK))
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Nicholas Caradoc Hoult (born 7 December 1989) is an English actor. His filmography includes supporting work in big-budget mainstream productions and starring roles in independent projects in American and British films. He has received several accolades, including nominations for a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. He was included in Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2012. Hoult performed in local theatre productions as a child. He made his screen debut at age six in the 1996 film Intimate Relations, and appeared in several television programmes. His breakthrough came with his role in the 2002 comedy-drama About a Boy. He achieved wider recognition for his performance as Tony Stonem in the E4 teen series Skins (2007–2008). His transition to adult roles began with the 2009 drama A Single Man, for which he earned a BAFTA Rising Star Award nomination, and the fantasy film ()
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Nicholas Caradoc Hoult (born 7 December 1989) is an English actor. His body of work includes supporting work in big-budget mainstream productions and starring roles in independent projects in both the American and the British film industries. He has been nominated for awards such as a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.Born and raised in Wokingham, Berkshire, Hoult was drawn to acting from a young age and appeared in local theatre productions as a child. He made his screen debut at age seven in the 1996 film Intimate Relations, and appeared in several television programmes between 1998 and 2001. Hoult's breakthrough role came when he played Marcus Brewer in the 2002 comedy-drama film About a Boy, for which he was nominated for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer. He achieved wider recognition and praise for his performance as Tony Stonem in the E4 teen comedy-drama series Skins (2007–2008). His transition to adult roles began with the 2009 drama film A Single Man, for which he earned a BAFTA Rising Star Award nomination, and the fantasy film Clash of the Titans (2010). He was cast as the mutant Hank McCoy in Matthew Vaughn's 2011 superhero film X-Men: First Class, a role he reprised in later instalments of the series.In 2013, Hoult played the lead title role in the fantasy adaptation Jack the Giant Slayer and starred as a zombie in romantic comedy Warm Bodies. Following a supporting role in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), Hoult starred in a number of independent films before portraying various real-life figures such as Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford in the historical black comedy The Favourite (2018), writer J. R. R. Tolkien in Tolkien (2019), and Peter III in the Hulu comedy-drama series The Great (2020–present). In 2021, he starred in the survival thriller Those Who Wish Me Dead.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Action

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Awards & Nominations for Nicholas Hoult

Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Breakout: Male Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role - Male Online Film & Television Association Award Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cast Critics' Choice Television Awards Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Satellite Awards European Film Academy Lux Award
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Movies with Nicholas Hoult as Actor(44)

as Lex Luthor2025 Superman: Legacy
as Thomas Hutter2024 Nosferatu
as (voice)2024 The Garfield Movie
as Jon (voice)2024 The Garfield Movie
as R.M. Renfield2023 Renfield
as Tyler2022 The Menu
as Patrick Blackwell2021 Those Who Wish Me Dead
as Matt Steiner2020 The Banker
as Hank McCoy / Beast2019 Dark Phoenix
as Sgt. Fitzpatrick2019 True History of the Kelly Gang
as J.R.R. Tolkien2019 Tolkien
as Nikola Tesla2018 The Current War
as Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford2018 The Favourite
as Beast (uncredited)2018 Deadpool 2
as Hank McCoy / Beast (uncredited)2018 Once Upon a Deadpool
as Martin Hallock2017 Newness
as Matt Ocre2017 Sand Castle
as J.D. Salinger2017 Rebel in the Rye
as Hank McCoy / Beast2016 X-Men: Apocalypse
as Casey Stein2016 Collide
as Lyle Wirth2015 Dark Places
as Silas2015 Equals
as Steven Stelfox2015 Kill Your Friends
as Flem Lever2014 Young Ones
as Hank McCoy / Beast2014 X-Men: Days of Future Past
as R2013 Warm Bodies
as Self - Hank McCoy2011 X-Men: First Class 35mm Special
as Matt2011 Rule Number Three
as Hank McCoy / Beast2011 X-Men: First Class
as Eusebios2010 Clash of the Titans
as Kenny Potter2009 A Single Man
as David Philips2007 Coming Down the Mountain
as Blake2006 Kidulthood
as Mike Spritzel2005 The Weather Man
as Ralph Compton - 14 years2005 Wah-Wah
as Marcus Brewer2002 About a Boy
as Bobby1996 Intimate Relations

TV Shows/Series with Nicholas Hoult as Actor(23)

as Patrick (voice)2020 Crossing Swords
as Peter III of Russia2020 The Great
as Fiver (voice)2018 Watership Down
as himself2009 Live from Studio Five
as Tony Stonem2007 Skins
as himself2007 The Graham Norton Show
as Himself - Star in the Reasonably Priced Car2002 Top Gear
as Sporty Child2001 World of Pub
as Self - Special Guest2001 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as Andrew Wilsher2001 Murder in Mind
as Max Bryson2000 Waking the Dead
as Oscar Banks1999 Holby City
as himself1993 GMTV
as Craig Morrissey??? Casualty

Additional Information

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Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Thursday, 12/07 1989 (December) in Wokingham, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 34 years + 113 days)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN), British English
Educated at: Sylvia Young Theatre School, Sixth Form College, Farnborough, Ranelagh School
Spouses (current/former): Bryana Holly
Other names for Nicholas Hoult (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Николас Холт"
"니콜라스 홀트"
"Nicholas Caradoc Hoult"
"Νίκολας Χουλτ"
"Ніколас Голт"
"ნიკოლას ჰოლტი"
"ニコラス・ホルト"
"Nick" (Nickname)
Nicholas Hoult frequently works together with these people:
Simon Kinberg (12x, Crew)
Bryan Singer (10x, Crew)
Stan Lee (9x, Crew)
Mariah Carey (8x, Actress)
David Walliams (8x, Actor)
Denise van Outen (8x, Cast)
James McAvoy (7x, Actor)
Helen Mirren (7x, Actress)
Laura Howard (7x, Actress)
Tilly Vosburgh (7x, Actress)
Katie Price (7x, Actress)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:460, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/19/2024