Nicholas Hoult 1989 35
Nicholas Hoult 1989 35
Nicholas Caradoc Hoult (/hoʊlt/; born December 7, 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 programs. 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 Clash of the Titans (2010). He played the mutant Hank McCoy/Beast in the 2011 superhero film X-Men: First Class, a role he reprised in later installments of the film series.
Hoult played the title role in the adventure film Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) and a zombie in the romantic comedy Warm Bodies (2013). He had a supporting role in the action film Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) and starred in a number of independent films before portraying various historical figures such as Robert Harley in the black comedy The Favourite (2018), writer J. R. R. Tolkien in Tolkien (2019), and Peter III in the Hulu comedy-drama series The Great (2020–2023). His work on the latter earned him nominations for two Golden Globes and a Primetime Emmy Award. He has since starred in the black comedy The Menu (2022) and the courtroom drama Juror #2 (2024).Outside of film, Hoult voiced Elliot in the 2010 action role-playing game Fable III and appeared in the 2009 West End play New Boy. He supports the charitable organisations Teenage Cancer Trust and Christian Aid.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Nicholas Hoult, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
8.33
Popularity50
Credits6.7
Rating89.7M
Budget236M
RevenueActing
Primarily50 Credits
View all credits
Credit 50
2027 Man of Tomorrow as Lex Luthor
2026 How to Rob a Bank
2025 Superman as Lex Luthor
2025 The Garfield Movie 2 as Jon Arbuckle (voice)
2025 The One as Mason Producer
2024 Nosferatu: An Inside Look as Self
2024 Nosferatu as Thomas Hutter
2024 The Order as Robert Jay Mathews
2024 Juror #2 as Justin Kemp
2024 The Garfield Movie as Jon (voice)
2023 Renfield as Renfield
2022 The Menu as Tyler
2021 Those Who Wish Me Dead as Patrick Blackwell
2020 The Great as Peter III of Russia
2020 The Banker as Matt Steiner
2019 True History of the Kelly Gang as Sgt. Fitzpatrick
2019 Dark Phoenix as Hank McCoy / Beast
2019 Tolkien as J.R.R. Tolkien
2018 Once Upon a Deadpool as Hank McCoy / Beast (uncredited)
2018 The Favourite as Harley
2018 Deadpool 2 as Beast (uncredited)
2018 The Current War as Nikola Tesla
2017 Newness as Martin Hallock
2017 Rebel in the Rye as J.D. Salinger
2017 Going Mad: The Battle of Fury Road as Self
2017 Sand Castle as Matt Ocre
2016 Collide as Casey Stein
2016 X-Men: Apocalypse as Hank McCoy / Beast
2015 Kill Your Friends as Steven Stelfox
2015 Equals as Silas
2015 Mad Max: Fury Road as Nux
2015 Dark Places as Lyle Wirth
2014 Young Ones as Flem Lever
2014 X-Men: Days of Future Past as Hank / Beast
2013 Jack the Giant Slayer as Jack
2013 Warm Bodies as R
2012 X-Men: First Class 35mm Special as Self - Hank McCoy
2011 Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
2011 X-Men: First Class as Hank / Beast
2011 Rule Number Three as Matt
2010 Clash of the Titans as Eusebios
2010 Heavy Rain
2009 A Single Man as Kenny
2007 Coming Down the Mountain as David Philips
2006 Kidulthood as Blake
2005 The Weather Man as Mike Spritzel
2005 Wah-Wah as Ralph Compton - 14 years
2002 About a Boy as Marcus Brewer
1997 Mr White Goes To Westminster as John
1996 Intimate Relations as Bobby