Nicholas Hoult

Nicholas Caradoc Hoult (born December 7, 1989) is an English actor. His body of work includes supporting work in big-budget mainstream productions and starring roles in independent projects in both the American and the British film industries. He has been nominated for awards such as a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Born and raised in Wokingham, Berkshire, Hoult was drawn to acting from a young age and appeared in local theatre productions as a child. He made his screen debut at age seven in the 1996 film Intimate Relations, and appeared in several television programmes between 1998 and 2001. Hoult's breakthrough role came when he played Marcus Brewer in the 2002 comedy-drama film About a Boy, for which he was nominated for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer. He achieved wider recognition and praise for his performance as Tony Stonem in the E4 teen comedy-drama series Skins (2007–2008). His transition to adult roles began with the 2009 drama film A Single Man, for which he earned a BAFTA Rising Star Award nomination, and the fantasy film Clash of the Titans (2010). He was cast as the mutant Hank McCoy in Matthew Vaughn's 2011 superhero film X-Men: First Class, a role he reprised in later instalments of the series. In 2013, Hoult played the lead title role in the fantasy adaptation Jack the Giant Slayer and starred as a zombie in romantic comedy Warm Bodies. Following a supporting role in Mad Max: ...

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About a Boy (2002)

Will Freeman is a good-looking, smooth-talking bachelor whose primary goal in life is avoiding any kind of responsibility. But when he invents an imaginary son in order to meet attractive single moms, Will gets a hilarious lesson about life from a bright, but ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Weitz  •  Chris Weitz
CAST:  Hugh Grant  •  Nicholas Hoult  •  Toni Collette  •  Rachel Weisz

Will Freeman is a good-looking, smooth-talking bachelor whose primary goal in life is avoiding any kind of responsibility. But when he invents an imaginary son in order to meet attractive single moms, Will gets a hilarious lesson about life from a bright, but ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Weitz  •  Chris Weitz
CAST:  Hugh Grant  •  Nicholas Hoult  •  Toni Collette  •  Rachel Weisz

Kidulthood (2006)

A day in the life of a group of troubled 15-year-olds growing up in west London.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Menhaj Huda
CAST:  Aml Ameen  •  Red Madrell  •  Noel Clarke  •  Adam Deacon

A day in the life of a group of troubled 15-year-olds growing up in west London.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Menhaj Huda
CAST:  Aml Ameen  •  Red Madrell  •  Noel Clarke  •  Adam Deacon

The Weather Man (2005)

A Chicago weather man, separated from his wife and children, debates whether professional and personal success are mutually exclusive.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gore Verbinski
CAST:  Nicolas Cage  •  Michael Caine  •  Hope Davis  •  Gemmenne de la Peña

A Chicago weather man, separated from his wife and children, debates whether professional and personal success are mutually exclusive.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gore Verbinski
CAST:  Nicolas Cage  •  Michael Caine  •  Hope Davis  •  Gemmenne de la Peña

Wah-Wah (2005)

Set at the end of the 1960s, as Swaziland is about to receive independence from United Kingdom, the film follows the young Ralph Compton, at 12, through his parents' traumatic separation, till he's 14.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard E. Grant
CAST:  Gabriel Byrne  •  Emily Watson  •  Julie Walters  •  Nicholas Hoult

Set at the end of the 1960s, as Swaziland is about to receive independence from United Kingdom, the film follows the young Ralph Compton, at 12, through his parents' traumatic separation, till he's 14.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard E. Grant
CAST:  Gabriel Byrne  •  Emily Watson  •  Julie Walters  •  Nicholas Hoult

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

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An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Miller
CAST:  Tom Hardy  •  Charlize Theron  •  Nicholas Hoult  •  Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Miller
CAST:  Tom Hardy  •  Charlize Theron  •  Nicholas Hoult  •  Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

Intimate Relations (1996)

In 1950s England, sailor Harold Guppy arrives in a small seaside town looking for his estranged brother. After a brief reunion, Harold finds a room for rent in the house of Mrs. Beasley, her meek husband and their teenage daughter, Joyce. It's clear that Harold has ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philip Goodhew
CAST:  Julie Walters  •  Rupert Graves  •  Laura Sadler  •  Matthew Walker

In 1950s England, sailor Harold Guppy arrives in a small seaside town looking for his estranged brother. After a brief reunion, Harold finds a room for rent in the house of Mrs. Beasley, her meek husband and their teenage daughter, Joyce. It's clear that Harold has ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philip Goodhew
CAST:  Julie Walters  •  Rupert Graves  •  Laura Sadler  •  Matthew Walker

A Single Man (2009)

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The life of George Falconer, a British college professor, is reeling with the recent and sudden loss of his longtime partner. This traumatic event makes George challenge his own will to live as he seeks the console of his close girl friend Charley, who is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom Ford
CAST:  Colin Firth  •  Julianne Moore  •  Nicholas Hoult  •  Matthew Goode

The life of George Falconer, a British college professor, is reeling with the recent and sudden loss of his longtime partner. This traumatic event makes George challenge his own will to live as he seeks the console of his close girl friend Charley, who is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom Ford
CAST:  Colin Firth  •  Julianne Moore  •  Nicholas Hoult  •  Matthew Goode

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

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The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods as they join forces with their younger selves in an epic battle that must change the past – to save our future.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bryan Singer
CAST:  Patrick Stewart  •  James McAvoy  •  Michael Fassbender  •  Ian McKellen

The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods as they join forces with their younger selves in an epic battle that must change the past – to save our future.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bryan Singer
CAST:  Patrick Stewart  •  James McAvoy  •  Michael Fassbender  •  Ian McKellen

X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

After the re-emergence of the world's first mutant, world-destroyer Apocalypse, the X-Men must unite to defeat his extinction level plan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bryan Singer
CAST:  Jennifer Lawrence  •  Michael Fassbender  •  James McAvoy  •  Oscar Isaac

After the re-emergence of the world's first mutant, world-destroyer Apocalypse, the X-Men must unite to defeat his extinction level plan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bryan Singer
CAST:  Jennifer Lawrence  •  Michael Fassbender  •  James McAvoy  •  Oscar Isaac

Dark Places (2015)

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A woman who survived the brutal killing of her family as a child is forced to confront the events of that day.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gilles Paquet-Brenner
CAST:  Charlize Theron  •  Chloë Grace Moretz  •  Nicholas Hoult  •  Christina Hendricks

A woman who survived the brutal killing of her family as a child is forced to confront the events of that day.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gilles Paquet-Brenner
CAST:  Charlize Theron  •  Chloë Grace Moretz  •  Nicholas Hoult  •  Christina Hendricks

Young Ones (2014)

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In a future where water is scarce, a farmer defends his land and hopes to rejuvenate his parched soil. However, his daughter's boyfriend schemes to steal the land for himself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jake Paltrow
CAST:  Nicholas Hoult  •  Elle Fanning  •  Michael Shannon  •  Kodi Smit-McPhee

In a future where water is scarce, a farmer defends his land and hopes to rejuvenate his parched soil. However, his daughter's boyfriend schemes to steal the land for himself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jake Paltrow
CAST:  Nicholas Hoult  •  Elle Fanning  •  Michael Shannon  •  Kodi Smit-McPhee

Collide (2016)

An American backpacker gets involved with a ring of drug smugglers as their driver, and winds up on the run from his employers across Cologne’s autobahns.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eran Creevy
CAST:  Felicity Jones  •  Nicholas Hoult  •  Anthony Hopkins  •  Ben Kingsley

An American backpacker gets involved with a ring of drug smugglers as their driver, and winds up on the run from his employers across Cologne’s autobahns.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eran Creevy
CAST:  Felicity Jones  •  Nicholas Hoult  •  Anthony Hopkins  •  Ben Kingsley

Rule Number Three (2011)

Starring young British actors Nicholas Hoult and Imogen Poots, Rule Number Three is a Comedy in which a young couple communicate through a game of Scrabble. Matt and Rachel enjoy a quiet Sunday evening in the pub, deciding to pass the time by playing the world ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom Ludlam
CAST:  Nicholas Hoult  •  Imogen Poots  •  Tim Bentinck

Starring young British actors Nicholas Hoult and Imogen Poots, Rule Number Three is a Comedy in which a young couple communicate through a game of Scrabble. Matt and Rachel enjoy a quiet Sunday evening in the pub, deciding to pass the time by playing the world ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom Ludlam
CAST:  Nicholas Hoult  •  Imogen Poots  •  Tim Bentinck

Warm Bodies (2013)

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After a zombie becomes involved with the girlfriend of one of his victims, their romance sets in motion a sequence of events that might transform the entire lifeless world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Levine
CAST:  Nicholas Hoult  •  Teresa Palmer  •  Lio Tipton  •  Rob Corddry

After a zombie becomes involved with the girlfriend of one of his victims, their romance sets in motion a sequence of events that might transform the entire lifeless world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Levine
CAST:  Nicholas Hoult  •  Teresa Palmer  •  Lio Tipton  •  Rob Corddry

Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)

The story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bryan Singer
CAST:  Nicholas Hoult  •  Eleanor Tomlinson  •  Ewan McGregor  •  Stanley Tucci

The story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bryan Singer
CAST:  Nicholas Hoult  •  Eleanor Tomlinson  •  Ewan McGregor  •  Stanley Tucci

X-Men: First Class (2011)

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Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Before they were arch-enemies, they were closest of friends, working together with other mutants (some familiar, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matthew Vaughn
CAST:  James McAvoy  •  Michael Fassbender  •  Rose Byrne  •  January Jones

Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Before they were arch-enemies, they were closest of friends, working together with other mutants (some familiar, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matthew Vaughn
CAST:  James McAvoy  •  Michael Fassbender  •  Rose Byrne  •  January Jones

Clash of the Titans (2010)

Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus is helpless to save his family from Hades, vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus and unleash hell on earth. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louis Leterrier
CAST:  Sam Worthington  •  Ralph Fiennes  •  Gemma Arterton  •  Jason Flemyng

Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus is helpless to save his family from Hades, vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus and unleash hell on earth. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louis Leterrier
CAST:  Sam Worthington  •  Ralph Fiennes  •  Gemma Arterton  •  Jason Flemyng

Equals (2015)

A futuristic love story set in a world where emotions have been eradicated.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Drake Doremus
CAST:  Kristen Stewart  •  Nicholas Hoult  •  Guy Pearce  •  Jacki Weaver

A futuristic love story set in a world where emotions have been eradicated.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Drake Doremus
CAST:  Kristen Stewart  •  Nicholas Hoult  •  Guy Pearce  •  Jacki Weaver

Coming Down the Mountain (2007)

An original drama by novelist Mark Haddon about two teenage brothers: angst-ridden David and Ben, who has Downs Syndrome.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julie Anne Robinson
CAST:  Nicholas Hoult  •  Tommy Jessop  •  Julia Ford  •  Neil Dudgeon

An original drama by novelist Mark Haddon about two teenage brothers: angst-ridden David and Ben, who has Downs Syndrome.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julie Anne Robinson
CAST:  Nicholas Hoult  •  Tommy Jessop  •  Julia Ford  •  Neil Dudgeon

Kill Your Friends (2015)

In the late 1990s, a drug-addled nihilist resorts to murder to climb the ladder of the London music industry.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Owen Harris
CAST:  Nicholas Hoult  •  Craig Roberts  •  Ed Skrein  •  Georgia King

In the late 1990s, a drug-addled nihilist resorts to murder to climb the ladder of the London music industry.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Owen Harris
CAST:  Nicholas Hoult  •  Craig Roberts  •  Ed Skrein  •  Georgia King
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