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.

## Filmography 
### 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

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