Line #35 Creator/NicholasHoult


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4	Nicholas Caradoc Hoult (born 7 December 1989 in Wokingham, England) is an English actor.
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6	As a child actor, his breakthrough role was Marcus Brewer in 2002's ''Film/AboutABoy'' with Creator/HughGrant. He's since moved onto more adult roles, starring as Tony Stonem on ''Series/{{Skins}}'', [[Characters/MarvelComicsBeast Beast]] in [[Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios 20th Century Fox]]'s ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'', and Nux in ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad''.
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8	!! Selected filmography:
9	* ''Film/AboutABoy'' (2002) as Marcus Brewer
10	* ''Film/TheWeatherMan'' (2005) as Mike Spritzel
11	* ''Series/{{Skins}}'' (2007 -- 2008) as Tony Stonem
12	* ''Film/ASingleMan'' (2009) as Kenny Potter
13	* ''Film/{{Clash of the Titans\|2010}}'' (2010) as Eusebios
14	* ''VideoGame/FableIII'' (2010) as Elliot (voice only)
15	* ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'' (2011 -- 2019) as [[ComicBook/BeastMarvelComics Dr. Hank McCoy / Beast]]:
16	** ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' (2011)
17	** ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'' (2014)
18	** ''Film/XMenApocalypse'' (2016)
19	** ''Film/{{Deadpool 2}}'' (2018) (Cameo)
20	** ''Film/DarkPhoenix'' (2019)
21	* ''Film/WarmBodies'' (2013) as R
22	* ''Film/JackTheGiantSlayer'' (2013) as [[Literature/JackTheGiantKiller Jack]]
23	* ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad'' (2015) as Nux
24	* ''Film/TheFavourite'' (2018) as Robert Harley
25	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Watership Down\|2018}}'' (2018) as Fiver (voice only)
26	* ''Film/{{Tolkien}}'' (2019) as Creator/JRRTolkien
27	* ''Film/TheCurrentWar'' (2019) as Nikola Tesla
28	* ''Series/TheGreat'' (2020-) as Peter III
29	* ''WesternAnimation/CrossingSwords'' (2020) as Patrick (voice only)
30	* ''Film/ThoseWhoWishMeDead'' (2021) as Patrick Blackwell
31	* ''Film/TheMenu'' (2022) as Tyler Ledford
32	* ''Film/{{Renfield\|2023}}'' (2023) as Renfield
33	* ''WesternAnimation/TheGarfieldMovie'' (2024) as Jon Arbuckle
34	* ''Film/{{Nosferatu\|2024}}'' (2024) as Thomas Hutter
35	* ''Film/{{Superman\|2025}}'' (2025) as [[Characters/SupermanLexLuthor Lex Luthor]]
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37	!! Associated Tropes
38	* FakeAmerican: As [=Hank McCoy=] in the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries''.
39	* PromotedFanboy:
40	** He was a fan of the ''[[Film/XMenFilmSeries X-Men]]'' films growing up, and was of course eventually cast as Beast in ''[[Film/XMenFirstClass First Class]]''; he's said that he was rather starstruck acting alongside Creator/HughJackman, playing Wolverine, in ''[[Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast Days of Future Past]]''.
41	** When he showed up on Creator/MichaelRosenbaum's ''Inside of You'' podcast, he made sure to make it immediately clear that he was a big fan of ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' growing up and regards Rosenbaum's take on Lex Luthor, who Hoult is playing in Creator/JamesGunn's ''Film/{{Superman\|2025}}'', as his favorite and the definitive in his eyes.
42	* RomanceOnTheSet: After meeting Creator/JenniferLawrence on the set of ''X-Men: First Class'', they dated on and off for around four years, before breaking up permanently after the filming of ''X-Men: Days of Future Past'' was completed.
43	* WhatCouldHaveBeen: He's yet to land a leading role in a franchise but he's come up close a couple of times:
44	** He was in the top three contenders to play Newt Scamander in the ''Film/FantasticBeasts'' series but ended up losing out to to Creator/EddieRedmayne.
45	** He was the runner-up for the role of [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne]] in ''Film/{{The Batman\|2022}}'' before the casting of Creator/RobertPattinson. Reportedly the people at Creator/WarnerBrothers and director Creator/MattReeves liked him, but he didn't get the part because they were worried about his appearances in the ''[[Film/XMenFilmSeries X-Men]]'' films diluting the Batman brand, since it's one of their most lucrative intellectual properties.
46	** He was also a runner-up for the role of [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} Clark Kent]] in ''Film/{{Superman\|2025}}'' before the casting of Creator/DavidCorenswet. However, the producers still held out a hand for him, as he was cast as [[ComicBook/{{Lex Luthor}} Lex Luthor]] a couple of months later.
47	** Multiple filming delays due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic caused him to quit ''Film/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoning''. Creator/EsaiMorales took over him as the villainous Gabriel.
48	** He was also in the running for Rooster for ''Film/TopGunMaverick'', losing out not only to Creator/MilesTeller but to Creator/GlenPowell, who in a twist was a CastTheRunnerUp as he also auditioned for the role and instead was cast as Hangman.

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