Nicholas Hoult

**Nicholas Caradoc Hoult** (born 7 December 1989) is an English actor.

## Career

Nicholas Hoult's acting talent was discovered at the age of three by a theater director, who offered him a role in his upcoming production, "_The Caucasian Chalk Circle_." From then on, he began attending auditions and made his film debut in "_Intimate Relations_" (1996), playing Julie Walters' grandson. From that moment, he became a frequent choice for productions seeking an "unconventional child who looked intelligent even when silent." In addition to acting, he showed an interest in ballet, performing as a dancer in high-profile regional productions with the English National Ballet, in works such as "_Swan Lake"_ and "_The Nutcracker_."

At the age of 11, he made his big-screen debut as Marcus in "_About a Boy_" (2002), alongside Hugh Grant, Toni Collette, and Rachel Weisz. At 15, he made his Hollywood debut with "_The Weather Man_" (2005), starring alongside Nicolas Cage and Michael Caine, and led "_Wah-Wah_" (2005) alongside Gabriel Byrne, Emily Watson, and Julie Walters.

His transition from child actor to adult actor came with his role as Tony Stonem in the series "_Skins_" (2007-2008), a media phenomenon for which he was nominated for the Golden Nymph Awards. In 2009, he debuted on stage at London's Trafalgar Studios with "_New Boy_"; and worked on "_A Single Man_" (2009) by Tom Ford, alongside Colin Firth and Julianne Moore, earning a BAFTA nomination in the Orange Rising Star category. He later played a role in "_Clash of the Titans_" (2010), his first major production, alongside Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, and Ralph Fiennes. Between 2011 and 2019, he portrayed Beast in the "X-Men" saga, starring alongside James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Kevin Bacon, and Hugh Jackman. In 2013, he starred in "_Warm Bodies_" alongside Teresa Palmer and John Malkovich; and "_Jack the Giant Slayer_" alongside Ewan McGregor and Stanley Tucci. In 2014, he appeared in the science fiction film "_Young Ones_," directed by Jake Paltrow, alongside Elle Fanning and Michael Shannon. In 2015, he played Nux in _"Mad Max: Fury Road_," one of his most recognized roles, alongside Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy. That same year, he starred in "_Dark Places_" with Charlize Theron, the black comedy "_Kill Your Friends_," and the independent film "_Equals_" with Kristen Stewart. In 2017, he worked with Felicity Jones and Anthony Hopkins in "_Collide_" and starred in "_Newness_."

He participated in various historical and biographical films: he portrayed J. D. Salinger in "_Rebel in the Rye_" (2017) alongside Kevin Spacey; Nikola Tesla in "_The Current War_" (2017) alongside Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon and Tom Holland; and a soldier in the Iraq War in "_Sand Castle_" (2017) alongside Henry Cavill and Glen Powell. In "_The Favourite_" (2018), he played Robert Harley, an eccentric opposition leader, alongside Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, and Emma Stone. In 2019, he co-starred in "_True History of the Kelly Gang_" alongside George MacKay, Charlie Hunnam and Russell Crowe; "_The Banke_r" (2020) with Anthony Mackie and Samuel L. Jackson; and "Tolkien" (2019), where he portrayed J. R. R. Tolkien alongside Lily Collins. Between 2020 and 2023, he played Peter III of Russia in "_The Great_" alongside Elle Fanning, a role for which he received nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award. In 2021, he starred alongside Angelina Jolie and Jon Bernthal in "_Those Who Wish Me Dead_." In 2022, he co-starred in the black comedy "_The Menu_" alongside Ralph Fiennes and Anya Taylor-Joy. In 2023, he played Robert Montague Renfield in "_Renfield_" alongside Nicolas Cage. He is a member of the Academy of Arts and American Film Sciences  and has his own movie production company known as Dead Duck Films.

In 2024, he participated in four films: he voiced Jon in "_The Garfield Movie_"; he starred in "_The Order_" alongside Jude Law, portraying radical Bob Mathews; he appeared in Clint Eastwood's "_Juror #2_" alongside Toni Collette, J. K. Simmons, and Kiefer Sutherland; and he led Robert Eggers gothic horror film "_Nosferatu_," alongside Bill Skarsgård, Lily-Rose Depp, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Willem Dafoe.

It was announced that Hoult will play Lex Luthor in _Superman_ from director James Gunn as part of the DC Universe.

## Personal life

Hoult is the father of two children with the model Bryana Holly.

### Film

- _Intimate Relations_ (1996) – Bobby
- _About a Boy_ (2002) – Marcus Brewer
- _The Weather Man_ (2005) – Mike
- _Kidulthood_ (2006) – Blake
- _A Single Man_ (2009) – Kenny
- _Clash of the Titans_ (2010) – Eusebios
- _X-Men: First Class_ (2011) – Hank McCoy / Beast
- _Warm Bodies_ (2013) – R
- _Jack the Giant Slayer_ (2013) – Jack
- _Young Ones_ (2014) – Flem Lever
- _X-Men: Days of Future Past_ (2014) – Hank McCoy / Beast
- _Mad Max: Fury Road_ (2015) – Nux
- _Equals_ (2015) – Silas
- _Kill Your Friends_ (2015) – Steven Stelfox
- _Collide_ (2016) – Casey Stein
- _X-Men: Apocalypse_ (2016) – Hank McCoy / Beast
- _Sand Castle_ (2017) – Matt Ocre
- _Rebel in the Rye_ (2017) – J.D. Salinger
- _The Current War_ (2017) – Nikola Tesla
- _The Favourite_ (2018) – Robert Harley
- _Tolkien_ (2019) – J.R.R. Tolkien
- _Dark Phoenix_ (2019) – Hank McCoy / Beast
- _The Banker_ (2020) – Matt Steiner
- _Those Who Wish Me Dead_ (2021) – Patrick Blackwell
- _The Menu_ (2022) – Tyler
- _Renfield_ (2023) – Robert Montague Renfield
- _The Garfield Movie_ (2024) – Jon Arbuckle (voz)
- _Juror #2_ (2024) – Justin Kemp
- _The Order_ (2024) – Robert Jay Mathews
- _Nosferatu_ (2024) – Thomas Hutter

- _Superman_ (2025) – Lex Luthor

### Series

- _Casualty_ (1996) – Tom Evans
- _Silent Witness_ (1998) – Max Bryson
- _The Bill_ (1999) – Hugh Austin
- _Holby City_ (2001) – Oscar Banks
- _Waking the Dead_ (2001) – Felix Bush
- _Skins_ (2007–2008) – Tony Stonem
- _Wallander_ (2008) – Stefan Fredman
- _Watership Down_ (2018) – Fiver (voz)
- _Crossing Swords_ (2020–2021) – Patrick (voz)
- _The Great_ (2020–2023) – Peter III of Russia

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Nicholas Hoult
- **image**: Nicholas Hoult-67849.jpg
- **caption**: Hoult in 2024
- **birth name**: Nicholas Caradoc Hoult
- **birth place**: Wokingham, Berkshire, England
- **occupation**: Actor, model, productor
- **years active**: 1996–present
- **partner**: Bryana Holly (2017–present)
- **children**: 2
- **relatives**: Anna Neagle (grand-aunt)