Nicholas Hoult
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 Hoult in 2010 |
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| Born | Nicholas Caradoc Hoult 7 December 1989 Wokingham, England, UK |
| Occupation | 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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[edit] 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]
[edit] 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 Ranelagh 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 a summer 2012 release.
[edit] List of credits
[edit] 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 Performer |
| 2005 | 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 |
| 2013 | Jack the Giant Killer | Jack | Principal photography began April 2011 |
[edit] 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" |
[edit] 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 |
[edit] Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Fable III | Elliot |
[edit] Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | New Boy | Barry | Trafalgar Studios |
[edit] 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 |
[edit] 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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