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Nicholas Hoult

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  • Producer
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Nicholas Hoult at an event for Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult from "The Great" share the honest advice they'd give their characters in Season 3, the moments from their lives that must be included if their biopics get made, and their favorite projects from their co-star's career.
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Nicholas Hoult was born on December 7, 1989 in Wokingham, Berkshire, England, UK as Nicholas Caradoc Hoult. His parents are Glenis Hoult, a piano teacher and Roger Hoult, a pilot. He has three siblings, two sisters and one brother. His great-aunt was one of the most popular actresses of her time, Dame Anna Neagle. He attended Sylvia Young Theatre School, a school for performing arts, to start acting as a career.

His breakthrough role was as a child when he starred as Marcus Brewer in About a Boy (2002), alongside Hugh Grant. In 2005, he starred in his first American film The Weather Man (2005) as Nicolas Cage's son. At age 17, he received recognition for starring as Tony Stonem in the BAFTAs-awarded British teen-drama series Skins (2007). Later he played the role of Kenny Potter in the Oscar-nominated film A Single Man (2009) after being discovered by director Tom Ford.

Hoult was cast as Hank / Beast in the X-Men franchise and starred in the films X-Men: First Class (2011), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) and X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019).

He also starred as "R" in the romance / horror zombie film Warm Bodies (2013), Jack in Jack the Giant Slayer (2013), Nux in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) and British novelist J.R.R. Tolkien, author of the Lord of the Rings, in the biographical film Tolkien (2019).
BornDecember 7, 1989
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 12 wins & 32 nominations total

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Nicolas Cage and Nicholas Hoult in Renfield (2023)
Ralph Fiennes, Janet McTeer, Paul Adelstein, Nicholas Hoult, and Anya Taylor-Joy in The Menu (2022)
John Leguizamo, Janet McTeer, Nicholas Hoult, Judith Light, Hong Chau, Rob Yang, Aimee Carrero, Arturo Castro, Mark St. Cyr, and Anya Taylor-Joy in The Menu (2022)
Ralph Fiennes, John Leguizamo, Janet McTeer, Paul Adelstein, Reed Birney, Nicholas Hoult, Judith Light, Rob Yang, Aimee Carrero, Arturo Castro, Mark St. Cyr, and Anya Taylor-Joy in The Menu (2022)
Nicholas Hoult and Anya Taylor-Joy in The Menu (2022)
Ralph Fiennes, Janet McTeer, Reed Birney, Christina Brucato, Nicholas Hoult, Rebecca Koon, Hong Chau, Rob Yang, Arturo Castro, Mark St. Cyr, and Anya Taylor-Joy in The Menu (2022)
Ralph Fiennes, John Leguizamo, Janet McTeer, Paul Adelstein, Reed Birney, Christina Brucato, Nicholas Hoult, Judith Light, Peter Grosz, Hong Chau, Rob Yang, Aimee Carrero, Arturo Castro, Mark St. Cyr, and Anya Taylor-Joy in The Menu (2022)
Ralph Fiennes and Nicholas Hoult in The Menu (2022)
Nicholas Hoult in The Great (2020)
Nicholas Hoult in The Great (2020)
Nicholas Hoult in Parachute (2020)
Nicholas Hoult in About a Boy (2002)

Known for

Hugh Grant and Nicholas Hoult in About a Boy (2002)
About a Boy
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  • Marcus Brewer
  • 2002
Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Mad Max: Fury Road
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  • Nux
  • 2015
Nicholas Hoult and Teresa Palmer in Warm Bodies (2013)
Warm Bodies
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  • R
  • 2013
Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Elliot Page, Michael Fassbender, Daniel Cudmore, Bingbing Fan, and Jennifer Lawrence in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
X-Men: Days of Future Past
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  • Hank
  • Beast
  • 2014

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  • Garfield
    • In Production
    • 2024
  • Alpha Gang
    • Pre-production
  • The Order
    • In Production
  • Juror #2
    • Justin Kemp
    • Pre-production
  • The One
    • Mason
    • Pre-production
  • Nosferatu
    • Thomas Hutter
    • In Production
  • Nicholas Hoult and Elle Fanning in The Great (2020)
    The Great
    • Peter
    • Pugachev
    • TV Series
    • 2020–2023
  • Nicolas Cage and Nicholas Hoult in Renfield (2023)
    Renfield
    • Renfield
    • 2023
  • Ralph Fiennes, John Leguizamo, Nicholas Hoult, Aimee Carrero, and Anya Taylor-Joy in The Menu (2022)
    The Menu
    • Tyler
    • 2022
  • Nicholas Hoult in Crossing Swords (2020)
    Crossing Swords
    • Patrick (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2020–2021
  • Angelina Jolie, Aidan Gillen, Nicholas Hoult, Jon Bernthal, Medina Senghore, and Finn Little in Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021)
    Those Who Wish Me Dead
    • Patrick
    • 2021
  • Samuel L. Jackson, Nia Long, Nicholas Hoult, and Anthony Mackie in The Banker (2020)
    The Banker
    • Matt Steiner
    • 2020
  • Russell Crowe, Essie Davis, Nicholas Hoult, Charlie Hunnam, George MacKay, and Orlando Schwerdt in True History of the Kelly Gang (2019)
    True History of the Kelly Gang
    • Constable Fitzpatrick
    • 2019
  • Nicholas Hoult, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Evan Peters, Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Lawrence, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alexandra Shipp, Sophie Turner, and Tye Sheridan in X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)
    X-Men: Dark Phoenix
    • Hank McCoy
    • Beast
    • 2019
  • Nicholas Hoult, Patrick Gibson, Lily Collins, Anthony Boyle, and Tom Glynn-Carney in Tolkien (2019)
    Tolkien
    • J.R.R. Tolkien
    • 2019
  • Watership Down (2018)
    Watership Down
    • Fiver (voice)
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2018
  • Rachel Weisz, Emma Stone, and Olivia Colman in The Favourite (2018)
    The Favourite
    • Harley
    • 2018
  • Brad Pitt, Josh Brolin, Ryan Reynolds, Terry Crews, Bill Skarsgård, Leslie Uggams, Morena Baccarin, Lewis Tan, Stefan Kapicic, Rob Delaney, Shioli Kutsuna, Julian Dennison, Zazie Beetz, and Brianna Hildebrand in Deadpool 2 (2018)
    Deadpool 2
    • Beast (uncredited)
    • 2018
  • Nicholas Hoult, Michael Shannon, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Tom Holland in The Current War: Director's Cut (2017)
    The Current War: Director's Cut
    • Nikola Tesla
    • 2017
  • Nicholas Hoult in Sand Castle (2017)
    Sand Castle
    • Pvt. Matt Ocre
    • 2017
  • Newness (2017)
    Newness
    • Martin Hallock
    • 2017

Producer

  • Nicholas Hoult and Elle Fanning in The Great (2020)
    The Great
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2021–2023
  • Nicholas Hoult in Crossing Swords (2020)
    Crossing Swords
    • consulting producer
    • TV Series
    • 2020
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Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult Hope Their Characters Survive in “The Great”
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Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult Hope Their Characters Survive in “The Great”
Is Nicolas Cage an Immortal Vampire, or Does He Just Play One in 'Renfield'?
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Is Nicolas Cage an Immortal Vampire, or Does He Just Play One in 'Renfield'?
"No More 'Gramming Food!" 'The Menu' Cast on Food Puns and Pictures
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"No More 'Gramming Food!" 'The Menu' Cast on Food Puns and Pictures
All About 'Renfield'
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All About 'Renfield'
Nicholas Hoult | Career Retrospective
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Nicholas Hoult | Career Retrospective
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X-Men: Apocalypse
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X-Men: Apocalypse
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Personal details

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  • Height
    • 6′ 2½″ (1.89 m)
  • Born
    • December 7, 1989
    • Wokingham, Berkshire, England, UK
  • Children
    • Child
  • Parents
      Glenis Hoult
  • Relatives
      Clarista Hoult(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Appeared with the English National Opera at the London Coliseum in their productions of "The Nutcracker" and, more recently, "Swan Lake".
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    • 1 Interview
    • 6 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial
    • 4 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Was hit by a bus during filming of a TV stunt. The stunt called for Nicholas to be tied to a chair and suspended 20ft off the ground when he was struck by the double decker which was supposed to stop inches from him. He escaped with a bruised head.
  • Quotes
    [on being asked what it was like working with Hugh Grant] "Hugh was brilliant. He helped me a lot by giving me ideas and teaching me something new every day. He really helped me get into my role. He's my idol now. Him and Jim Carrey - I'd like to work with him one day".
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      Distinctive "vulcan" eyebrows
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    • Nick

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