British actor Nicholas Hoult won hearts as a kid in the movie About a Boy, all grown up he's now taking over the silver screen again with movies like Warm Bodies and Jack the Giant Slayer. Find out more in his Kidzworld Bio!
Nicholas had his break out role at 12 in About a Boy
About a Brit
Nicholas Caradoc Hoult was born December 7th 1989 in Wokingham, Berkshire in England. His mother Glenis is a piano teacher and his father is pilot for British Airways.He has three siblings, Clarista, James and Rosanna. Always interested in acting Nicholas had small roles on TV as a kid, but got his big break when he landed the role of Marcus in the hit Hugh Grant movie About A Boy, all about the friendship between a rich bachelor and a school kid in search of answers. Nicholas immediately got recognition as a talent to watch out for was even nominated for Best Young Actor at the Young Artist Awards for his performance.
Nicholas Hoult in Jack the Giant Slayer
Small Screen to Silver Screen
Although to American audiences it may seem as if Nicholas disappeared after that, he actually had roles on TV shows like Skins in Britain. He appeared in Tom Ford's film A Single Man alongside Colin Firth and Julianne Moore, and has started starring in fun fantasy and comic block busters like Beast in X-Men: First Class in 2010, the zombie romantic comedy Warm Bodies and as Jack in Jack the Giant Slayer (based on Jack and the Beanstalk of course!)
Nicholas Hoult starred in zombie comedy-romance Warm Bodies
Did You Know...
- Nicholas Hoult and actress Jennifer Lawrence met on the set of X-Men: First Class and dated from 2010 until their split in 2013 (looks like they stayed good pals though, because they're still spotted out and about together a lot!)
- Look out for Nicholas in the next X-Men movie, X-Men: Days of Future Past.
- Nicholas does charity work with the Teenage Cancer Trust
Nicholas in X-Men: First Class
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