
Nicholas Hoult
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Biography
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.
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Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Casualty

Silent Witness

The Graham Norton Show

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Top Gear

Holby City

Wallander

Crossing Swords

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Deadpool 2

Once Upon a Deadpool

Clash of the Titans

X-Men: First Class 35mm Special

The Great

The Order

X-Men: Days of Future Past

X-Men: First Class

The Weather Man

The Garfield Movie

The Favourite

Those Who Wish Me Dead

Skins

X-Men: Apocalypse

Mad Max: Fury Road

Dark Phoenix

Nosferatu

The Menu

The Banker

About a Boy

True History of the Kelly Gang

Renfield

Warm Bodies

Jack the Giant Slayer

Sand Castle

Juror #2

Equals

Collide

Tolkien

Rebel in the Rye
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