Nicholas Hoult

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Nicholas Hoult
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Nicholas Hoult at San Diego Comic-Con International 2013
Born Nicholas Caradoc Hoult
(1989-12-07) 7 December 1989 (age 34)
Wokingham, Berkshire, England
Nationality English
Citizenship British
Occupation Actor
Years active 1996–present

Nicholas Caradoc Hoult[1] (born 7 December 1989)[2][3][4] is an English actor. Born in Berkshire, Hoult made his professional acting debut at the age of seven in the 1996 film Intimate Relations. He received recognition after landing the role of Marcus Brewer in About a Boy, for which he was nominated for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer. He received further acclaim for his performance as Tony Stonem in Skins.

Following these roles, Hoult found significant commercial success after landing the role of Beast in the X-Men films. For his role as R in the romantic zombie comedy Warm Bodies, he received three Teen Choice Award nominations and won the Teen Choice Award for Choice Breakout. In 2015, he starred as Lyle Wirth in Dark Places and as Nux in Mad Max: Fury Road, and in 2016 reprised his role as Beast in the superhero film X-Men: Apocalypse.

Early life

Hoult was born in Wokingham, Berkshire, the third of four children of Glenis (née Brown; born 1954), a piano teacher, and Roger Hoult (born 1953), a pilot for British Airways. His siblings are Clarista, James, and Rosanna, and his great-aunt was actress Dame Anna Neagle.[5]

On The Graham Norton Show, Hoult revealed that his middle name is Caradoc (pronounced /ka.rɑː'dɔk/), which in Welsh means "The Beloved One".[6]

Career

Hoult at the 66th Venice Film Festival for A Single Man in 2010

Hoult attended Ranelagh School, made his professional debut in the 1996 film Intimate Relations (at the age of 7), and worked mainly in television, until the success of About a Boy, in which he played Marcus Brewer.[7] He practiced ballet along with his sisters and was involved in productions of Swan Lake and The Nutcracker with the national ballet, but claims he was never any good at it.[8]

While at Farnborough Sixth Form, he gained a lead role as Tony Stonem in the first two series of E4 teen drama Skins. Hoult was nominated for a Walkers Home Grown Talent Award.[9] for the role. In 2009, Hoult appeared in the Tom Ford film A Single Man, alongside Colin Firth and Julianne Moore. He replaced Jon Kortajarena as the face of Tom Ford eyewear for the spring 2010 collection.[10]

In 2010, Hoult was nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award, voted on by the British public. He has appeared in the video to The Midnight Beast song "Lez Be Friends".[11] He also voices 'Elliot' in the video game Fable III. On 8 July 2010, it became public that he had been cast in the role of Beast in the X-Men spin-off, X-Men: First Class, directed by Matthew Vaughn.[12] MTV Networks' NextMovie.com named him one of the 'Breakout Stars to Watch for in 2011'.[13] In 2013, Hoult starred as the title character in the film Jack the Giant Slayer,[14] and also as the main character, "R", in the zombie romance film Warm Bodies.

Hoult appeared in the X-Men film, X-Men: Days of Future Past, which was released on 23 May 2014.[15] Hoult, Gemma Arterton and Stephen Fry have been tapped to lend their voices to the family animation feature Once Upon a Time in the Kitchen.[16]

Hoult is starring along with Kristen Stewart, Guy Pearce, and Jacki Weaver in Drake Doremus' futuristic love story Equals, which began filming in August 2014 in Japan and Singapore.[17] He also appears as a main character in the October 2014 film Young Ones alongside Michael Shannon, Kodi Smit-McPhee, and Elle Fanning.

Personal life

Hoult dated X-Men: First Class and X-Men: Days of Future Past co-star Jennifer Lawrence.[18][19] The couple split in August 2014, stating different work schedules to be one of the issues.[20][21]

During his childhood, Hoult played basketball for his local team, Reading Rockets.[22] He is currently an ambassador for the club.[23]

Charity work

For his ongoing charity work with Christian Aid, Hoult was entered into the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children's Hall of Fame in 2007.[24] Hoult also supports the Enough Food IF campaign, a charity to end global hunger, and he works closely with the Teenage Cancer Trust.[25]

Filmography

Film

Hoult at 2009 Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Year Title Role Notes
1996 Intimate Relations Bobby
1997 Mr White Goes to Westminster John
2002 About a Boy Marcus Brewer
2005 Wah-Wah Ralph Compton
The Weather Man Mike
2006 Kidulthood Blake
2007 Coming Down the Mountain David Phillips
2009 A Single Man Kenny Potter
2010 Clash of the Titans Eusebios
2011 Rule Number Three Matt Short film
X-Men: First Class Hank McCoy / Beast
2013 Warm Bodies R
Jack the Giant Slayer Jack
2014 Young Ones Flem Lever
X-Men: Days of Future Past Hank McCoy / Beast Shared role with Kelsey Grammer
The Unbeatables Ace[26] Voice only; US version
2015 Dark Places Lyle Wirth
Mad Max: Fury Road Nux
Kill Your Friends Steven Stelfox
Equals Silas
2016 X-Men: Apocalypse Hank McCoy / Beast
Collide Casey Post-production
Sand Castle Matt Ocre Filming
2017 Rebel in the Rye J. D. Salinger Filming

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Casualty Craig Morrissey Episode: "It Ain't Me, Babe"
1998 Silent Witness Tom Evans Episode: "An Academic Exercise"
1999 Ruth Rendell Mysteries Barry Episode: "The Fallen Curtain"
2000 The Bill Hugh Austin Episode: "The Squad"
2001 Magic Grandad Tom 3 episodes
Holby City Oscar Banks Episode: "Borrowed Time"
Doctors Conor Finch Episode: "Unfinished Business"
Waking the Dead Max Bryson 2 episodes
World of Pub 11-year-old show presenter Episode: "Sixties"
2002 Murder in Mind Andrew Wilsher Episode: "Memories"
Judge John Deed Jason Powell Episode: "Everyone's Child"
2003 Star Bradley Fisher 7 episodes
2004 Keen Eddie Edward Mills Episode: "Who Wants to Be in a Club That Would Have Me as a Member?"
2005 Mystery Hunters Himself Episode: "Salem Witches"
2007–08 Skins Tony Stonem 19 episodes (seasons one and two)
2008 Wallander Stefan Fredman Episode: "Sidetracked"
2012 Robot Chicken Harry Potter, Captain America Episode: "Collateral Damage in Gang Turf War"
2017 Watership Down Fiver Miniseries; pre-production

Music videos

Year Artist Song
2010 The Midnight Beast "Lez Be Friends"

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Fable III Elliot Voice

Commercial

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Sky Fibre - X-Men Apocalypse - Television Advertisement Hank McCoy / Beast Set after the events of X-Men: Apocalypse[27][28]

Awards and nominations

Year Title Award Result
2002 About a Boy Phoenix Film Critics Society Award – Best Performance by a Youth in a Leading or Supporting Role Won
2002 About a Boy Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actor Nominated
2002 About a Boy Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards for Best Young Actor/Actress Nominated
2010 A Single Man British Academy Film Awards for Orange Rising Star Award Nominated
2011 X-Men: First Class People's Choice Award for Favorite Ensemble Movie Cast Nominated
2011 X-Men: First Class Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Chemistry[29] Nominated
2013 Warm Bodies Teen Choice Award for Choice Breakout Won
2013 Warm Bodies Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor Comedy Nominated
2013 Warm Bodies Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor Romance Nominated
2014 X-Men: Days of Future Past Young Hollywood Awards for Super Superhero Nominated
2014 X-Men: Days of Future Past Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Scene Stealer Male Nominated
2015 Mad Max: Fury Road Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Scene Stealer Nominated

References

  1. ↑ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984–2004. Gives name at birth as "Nicholas Caradoc Hoult".
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  11. ↑ Lez Be Friends official YouTube video on YouTube
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  23. ↑ http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/nicholas-hoult-boosts-support-reading-8672408
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  27. ↑ Sky Fibre and X-Men: Apocalypse TV Ad - Extended Cut
  28. ↑ Sky Fibre and X-Men: Apocalypse TV Ad - Behind the Scenes (Visual Effects)
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