- Nicholas Hoult
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Nicholas Hoult 
Hoult in 2010Born Nicholas Caradoc Hoult
7 December 1989
Wokingham, England, UKOccupation Actor Years active 1996–present Nicholas Caradoc Hoult[1] (born 7 December 1989)[2][3][4] is an English actor, best known for playing Marcus Brewer in the 2002 film About a Boy, Tony Stonem in the E4, BAFTA-winning television series Skins, and Beast in the X-Men prequel, X-Men: First Class.
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Early life
Hoult was born in Wokingham, Berkshire, the third of four children of Glenis (née Brown), a piano teacher, and Roger Hoult, a pilot for British Airways.[1][5][6] His siblings are James, Rosie and Clarista, and his great aunt was actress Dame Anna Neagle.[6]
Career
Hoult was first spotted at the age of three, sitting in the audience with his mother at a play. The director noticed and suggested that he should try out for one.[7] He attended the Sylvia Young Stage School, made his professional debut in the 1996 film Intimate Relations (at the age of 7), and worked mainly in television, until the success of About a Boy, in which he plays Marcus.
While at sixth form, he gained a lead role as Tony Stonem in the first two series of E4 drama Skins. Hoult was nominated for a Walkers Home Grown Talent Award for this role.[8]
In 2009, Hoult, at the age of 20, appeared in the Tom Ford movie A Single Man, alongside Colin Firth. Hoult replaces Jon Kortajarena as the face of Tom Ford eyewear for the spring 2010 collection.[9]
On 25 March 2010, he appeared in the video to The Midnight Beast song Lez Be Friends.[10] On 8 July 2010, it became public that he had been cast in the role of Beast in the X-Men spin-off, X-Men: First Class, directed by Matthew Vaughn.[11] MTV Networks' NextMovie.com named him one of the 'Breakout Stars to Watch for in 2011'.[12]
In February 2011, at the age of 21, Hoult was offered the lead role in Jack the Giant Killer.[13] He filmed the project later that year, and also began work on the teen film Warm Bodies, with Teresa Palmer. Both films are scheduled for summer 2012 releases.
List of credits
Film
Year Title Role Notes 1996 Intimate Relations Bobby 2002 About a Boy Marcus Brewer Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Youth Actor
Nominated — Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Young Performer2005 Wah-Wah Ralph Compton 2006 The Weather Man Mike Spritzel 2006 Kidulthood Blake 2009 A Single Man Kenny Potter 2010 Clash of the Titans Eusebios 2011 X-Men: First Class Hank McCoy / Beast 2012 Warm Bodies R Filming 2012 Jack the Giant Killer Jack Principal photography began April 2011 Television acting
Year Title Role Notes 1997 Mr White Goes to Westminster John Television film 2001 Waking the Dead Max Bryson Series 1 episodes 7–8 "A Simple Sacrifice" 2003 Star Bradley Fisher Main cast (6 episodes)[citation needed] 2003 Keen Eddie Edward Mills Episode "Who Wants to Be in a Club That Would Have Me as a Member?" 2007 Coming Down the Mountain David Philips Television film 2007–2008 Skins Tony Stonem Main cast (19 episodes) 2008 Wallander Stefan Fredman Episode "Sidetracked" Television appearances
Year Title Notes 2007 Never Mind the Buzzcocks Phill's Team (Episode 4) 2007 The Charlotte Church Show 2010 Alan Carr: Chatty Man Video games
Year Age Title Role Notes 2010 21 Fable III Elliot Theatre
Year Age Title Role Notes 2009 20 New Boy Barry Trafalgar Studios Awards
Year Award Category Role Film Result 2003 (14) Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Feature Film
Leading Young Actor[14]Marcus Brewer About a Boy Nominated Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Best Performance by a Youth in a
Leading or Supporting Role – Male[15]Won Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Best Young Performer[16] Nominated 2010 (21) BAFTA Awards Rising Star[17] Nominated References
- ^ a b Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984–2004. Gives name at birth as "Nicholas Caradoc Hoult".
- ^ Hoult, Nicholas. "The Nicholas Hoult Blog, 3rd July 2006". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070928085526/http://www.blockbuster.co.uk/BBSiteContent/Editorial/Promotions/July06/HoultBlogWeek4.aspx. Retrieved 14 May 2007. Hoult writes, "I'm still only 16!"
- ^ Thomas, David (1 May 2002). "About the Boy". Telegraph (London): pp. 2. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2002/05/01/bfboy28.xml&page=2. Retrieved 20 May 2010. Author refers to Hoult as a 12-year-old boy in 2002.
- ^ Pool, Hannah (18 January 2007). "Question Time". Guardian Unlimited (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1992849,00.html
- ^ Telegraph (26 July 2002). "Looks like child's play". The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/07/26/1027497402426.html. Retrieved 14 April 2007.
- ^ a b Shoard, Catherine (14 January 2007). "Teen player". London: Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2007/01/14/svboy14.xml.xml. Retrieved 14 April 2007.[dead link]
- ^ Fisher, Alice (31 January 2010). "Hoult… who goes there?". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/jan/31/nicholas-hoult-skins-bafta-hollywood. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
- ^ www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/article1160389.ece
- ^ ADDICT: Nicholas Hoult for Tom Ford Eyewear Spring 2010
- ^ Lez Be Friends official YouTube video on YouTube
- ^ "Beast and Banshee Cast for X-Men: First Class". Superhero Hype!. 8 July 2010. http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/103601-beast-and-banshee-cast-for-x-men-first-class. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ Evry, Max (5 January 2011). "25 Breakout Stars to Watch for in 2011". Next Movie. http://www.nextmovie.com/blog/breakout-movie-stars-of-2011/. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
- ^ Flemming, Kit (11 February 2011). "Nicholas Hoult To Star In 'Jack The Giant Killer'". Deadline.com. http://www.deadline.com/2011/02/nicholas-hoult-to-star-in-jack-the-giant-killer/. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- ^ "24th Annual Young Artist Awards". http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms24.htm. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ^ "Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards – Awards for 2003". IMDb. http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0001104/2003. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ^ "The 8th Critics' Choise Awards Winners and Nominees". Broadcast Film Critics Association. http://www.bfca.org/ccawards/2002.php. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ^ "The official winners and nominees of the Orange British Academy Film Awards in 2010". BAFTA. http://www.bafta.org/awards/film/film-awards-nominations,949,BA.html. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
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Categories:- 1989 births
- Alumni of the Sylvia Young Theatre School
- English child actors
- English film actors
- English radio actors
- English stage actors
- English television actors
- Living people
- People from Wokingham
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