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Nicholas Hoult

Acting

Born December 7, 1989 · Wokingham, England, UK

Also known as Nicholas Caradoc Hoult

Biography

Nicholas Caradoc Hoult (/hoʊlt/; born 7 December 1989) is an English actor. He has received several accolades, including nominations for a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Globes, and a Primetime Emmy Award. His successful start in cinema came at the age of 11, when he portrayed Marcus in About a Boy (2002). Before that, he had appeared in minor television and film roles in British productions, having started acting at the age of three with his debut in Intimate Relations (1996). At 17, he played Tony Stonem in the British series Skins (2007–2008), a role that helped him transition from a child star to more complex, darker characters in the film industry, leading to success and critical recognition. It would not be until a decade later that he returned to television, portraying Emperor Peter III of Russia in The Great (2020–2023). His notable filmography includes A Single Man (2009), X-Men: First Class (2011), its sequels (2014–2019), Warm Bodies (2013), Jack the Giant Slayer (2013), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), The Favourite (2018), The Menu (2022), Renfield (2023), The Order (2024), Juror No. 2 (2024), Nosferatu (2024), and Superman (2025).  Hoult has also made a name for himself as a voice actor, lending his voice to narrations, audiobooks, video games, and characters in animated films and series. His voice acting work includes narrating the audiobook Slam in 2007, portraying Elliot in the video game Fable III (2010), the voice of Ace in the animated film Underdogs (2013), his performance as Fiver in the British miniseries Watership Down (2018), and as Patrick in the adult stop-motion series Crossing Swords (2020–2021). Additionally, he voiced the character Jon Arbuckle in the animated film The Garfield Movie (2024). On stage, he starred in the play New Boy at the Trafalgar Theatre in London in 2009. He was included in the Forbes annual 30 Under 30 list in 2012. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nicholas Hoult, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Online Film & Television Association Award · 2019
  • Satellite Awards · 2019
  • Critics' Choice Television Award · 2018
  • Florida Film Critics Circle AwardBest Cast · 2018
  • Online Film & Television Association Award · 2013
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  • Teen Choice AwardChoice Movie Breakout: Male · 2013
  • Online Film & Television Association Award · 2002
  • Phoenix Film Critics Society AwardBest Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role - Male · 2002
  • Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards · 2002
  • European Film Award – People's Choice AwardBest European Film · 2019 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

The Great

2020as Peter III of Russia

Skins

2007as Tony Stonem

The Banker

2020as Matt Steiner

Mad Max: Fury Road

2015as Nux

Top Gear

2002as Self - Star in the Reasonably Priced Car

Deadpool 2

2018as Beast (uncredited)

The Favourite

2018as Harley

X-Men: Days of Future Past

2014as Hank / Beast

Silent Witness

1996as Tom Evans

Wallander

2008as Stefan Fredman

Superman

2025as Lex Luthor

X-Men: First Class

2011as Hank / Beast

A Single Man

2009as Kenny

The Menu

2022as Tyler

Conan

2010as Self - Guest

The Graham Norton Show

2007as Self

Waking the Dead

2001as Max Bryson

The Garfield Movie

2024as Jon (voice)

Juror #2

2024as Justin Kemp

Tolkien

2019as J.R.R. Tolkien

Watership Down

2018as Fiver (voice)

The Bill

1984

Nosferatu

2024as Thomas Hutter

The Current War

2017as Nikola Tesla

About a Boy

2002as Marcus Brewer

The Order

2024as Robert Jay Mathews

Those Who Wish Me Dead

2021as Patrick Blackwell

Rebel in the Rye

2017as J.D. Salinger

Sand Castle

2017as Matt Ocre

X-Men: Apocalypse

2016as Hank McCoy / Beast

Warm Bodies

2013as R

Renfield

2023as Renfield

Kidulthood

2006as Blake

Casualty

1986as Craig Morrissey

Newness

2017as Martin Hallock

Equals

2015as Silas

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015as Self

The Weather Man

2005as Mike Spritzel

Crossing Swords

2020as Patrick (voice)

X-Men: Dark Phoenix

2019as Hank McCoy / Beast

Kill Your Friends

2015as Steven Stelfox

True History of the Kelly Gang

2019as Sgt. Fitzpatrick

Dark Places

2015as Lyle Wirth

Jack the Giant Slayer

2013as Jack

Clash of the Titans

2010as Eusebios

Wah-Wah

2005as Ralph Compton - 14 years

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014as Self

Young Ones

2014as Flem Lever

Collide

2016as Casey Stein

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003as Self