Nicholas Hoult
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[[File: |150px|alt=]]Pictured here playing the character 'Tony Stonem' from the show "Skins" in 2008 |
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| Born | Nicholas Caradoc Hoult 7 December 1989 Wokingham, Berkshire, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1996 — present |
Nicholas Caradoc "Nick" Hoult[1] (born 7 December 1989)[2][3][4] is an English actor, best known for the role as Marcus Brewer in the 2002 film, About a Boy, and as Tony Stonem in the E4 television series, Skins.
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[edit] Early life
Hoult, the third of four children,[5] was born in Wokingham, Berkshire, the son of Glenys, a piano teacher, and Roger Hoult, a pilot for British Airways.[6] His siblings are James, Rosie and Clarista. His great aunt was Dame Anna Neagle.[6] He attended Ranelagh Church of England School in Bracknell, Berkshire, but left in year 12 to focus on his acting career.[7]
[edit] Career
Hoult attended the Sylvia Young stage school, made his professional debut in the 1996 film Intimate Relations, and worked mainly in television, until the success of About a Boy, in which he played a nerdy 12-year-old named Marcus, alongside Hugh Grant's rich London Lothario.
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 2004 he appeared in Mystery Hunters, and in 2009 he made his stage debut at London's Trafalgar Studios in New Boy, which is based on the novel by William Sutcliffe.
In August 2009, Hoult participated in the Help Give Them A Voice campaign. He played a teenage girl in a short film released to support the campaign.
Also in 2009, Hoult appeared in the Tom Ford movie A Single Man, based on the novel of the same name by Christopher Isherwood.
[edit] Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
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| 2002 | Judge John Deed | Jason Powell | 1 episode "Everyone's Child" |
| About a Boy | Marcus Brewer | Main Role | |
| 2005 | Wah-Wah | Ralph Compton | |
| 2006 | The Weather Man | Mike Spritzel | |
| Kidulthood | Blake | ||
| 2007 | Coming Down the Mountain | David Philips | |
| Skins | Tony Stonem | Main cast member, 2 series (2007–08) | |
| 2008 | Wallander | Stefan Fredman | 1 episode (Sidetracked) |
| 2009 | A Single Man | Kenny Potter | |
| 2010 | Clash Of The Titans | warrior |
[edit] Radio
- Jack's Love (2005) as Jack
[edit] References
- ^ 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, http://www.blockbuster.co.uk/BBSiteContent/Editorial/Promotions/July06/HoultBlogWeek4.aspx, retrieved 2007-05-14. Hoult writes, "I'm still only 16!"
- ^ "About the Boy", Telegraph: 2, 2002, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2002/05/01/bfboy28.xml&page=2. Author refers to Hoult as a 12-year-old boy in 2002.
- ^ Pool, Hannah (18 January 2007), "Question Time", Guardian Unlimited, http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1992849,00.html
- ^ Telegraph (2002-07-26). "Looks like child's play". The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/07/26/1027497402426.html. Retrieved 2007-04-14.
- ^ a b Shoard, Catherine (2007-01-14). "Teen player". Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2007/01/14/svboy14.xml.xml. Retrieved 2007-04-14.
- ^ The Daily Telegraph (2005-09-24). "A smooth crossin-g". Weekend Standard. http://thestandard.com.hk/weekend_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=41&art_id=2004&sid=4179238&con_type=1&d_str=20050924. Retrieved 2007-04-14.
- ^ www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/article1160389.ece
