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).
How to Rob a Bank(2026)
The Search for the Silver Lining(2024)
Peacemaker(2022)as Lex Luthor
The Great(2020)
Crossing Swords(2020)
Skins(2007)
About a Boy(2002)
The 9th Annual Astra Film Awards(2026)as Self - Presenter
GQ Germany: Youtube Channel(2010)as Self
How Well Do You Know Your IMDb Page?(2020)as Self - Guest
Entertainment Tonight(1981)as Self
ABC News Breakfast(2008)as Self - Actor, Nosferatu
Weekend Breakfast(2012)as Self - Actor, Juror No. 2
Sinatra Reviews(2021)as Self
FRO Thizzle Reviews(2022)as Self
