Nicholas Hoult
Nicholas Hoult
Mad Max: Fury Road, X-Men
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Nicholas Caradoc Hoult was born in Wokingham, Berkshire, England to parents Glenis and Roger Hoult. 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.
Hoult has been acting since appearing in the film INTIMATE RELATIONS (1996); his breakthrough role was in ABOUT A BOY (2002), where he starred as Marcus Brewer 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) for two seasons until 2008. Later he played the role of Kenny Potter in the Oscar-nominated film A SINGLE MAN (2009) after being discovered by director Tom Ford.
In late 2010, Nicholas Hoult was cast as Beast in X-MEN: FIRST CLASS (2011), and reprised his role in the X-Men franchise in later films X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (2014) and X-MEN: APOCALYPSE (2016). He then starred as R in romance / horror zombie film WARM BODIES (2013) alongside Teresa Palmer. In 2015 he starred in MAD MAX: FURY ROAD.
In 2017, he starred in the historical and biographical film THE CURRENT WAR as Nikola Tesla, and in REBEL IN THE RYE (2017). His other roles include Silas in EQUALS (2015) opposite Kristen Stewart and Jack in JACK THE GIANT SLAYER (2013).
Nicholas plays Harley in Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild Nominee THE FAVOURITE alongside Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, and Rachel Weisz.
He will be seen in the lead role of the biopic TOLKIEN which focuses on the author of the “Lord of the Rings” books as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school and serves as a British soldier in World War I. The film is currently in post-production.
Hoult is a philanthropist and supports numerous charities. He was appointed the first National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) Young Person Ambassador for supporting the charity's activities aimed at children and young people. He was inducted into the NSPCC Hall of Fame in 2010.
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