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Revision as of 05:33, 16 November 2008
Nick Hoult | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nicholas Caradoc Hoult |
| Years active | 1996 — present |
Nicholas Caradoc "Nick" Hoult[1] (born 7 December 1989[2][3][4]) is an English actor.
Early life
Hoult, the third of four children,[5] was born in Wokingham, Berkshire, the son of Glenis, 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 School in Bracknell, Berkshire, but left in year 12 to focus on his acting career.[7]
Career
Hoult attended the Slyvia Young stage school, made his professional debut in the 1996 film Intimate Relations and mainly worked in TV until the sucess of About a Boy, in which he played a nerdy teenager named Marcus, alongside Hugh Grant's rich London Lothario.
While at sixth form, he gained a leading role as Tony in the E4 drama Skins. It was announced on 29 March 2008 that most of the current characters, including his, would be written out of the show at the completion of the season. Hoult has been nominated for a Walkers Home Grown Talent Award.[8]
In 2009 he will make his stage debut in New Boy based on the novel by William Sutcliffe, at London's Trafalgar Studios.
Selected Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Judge John Deed | Jason Powell | 1 episode "Everyone's Child" |
| About a Boy | Marcus Brewer | ||
| 2005 | Wah-Wah | Ralph Compton | |
| 2006 | The Weather Man | Mike | |
| Kidulthood | Blake | ||
| 2007 | Coming Down the Mountain | David Philips | |
| Skins | Tony Stonem | Main cast member, 2 series (2007–2008) | |
| 2008 | Wallander | Stefan Fredman | Awaiting broadcast |
Radio
- Jack's Love (2005) as Jack
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, retrieved 2007-05-14. Hoult writes, "I'm still only 16!"
- ^ "About the Boy", Telegraph, p. 2, 2002. Author refers to Hoult as a 12-year-old boy in 2002.
- ^ Pool, Hannah (January 18, 2007), "Question Time", Guardian Unlimited
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Telegraph (2002-07-26). "Looks like child's play". The Age. Retrieved 2007-04-14.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b Shoard, Catherine (2007-01-14). "Teen player". Telegraph. Retrieved 2007-04-14.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ The Daily Telegraph (2005-09-24). "A smooth crossin-g". Weekend Standard. Retrieved 2007-04-14.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/article1160389.ece
External links
- Nicholas Hoult at IMDb
- Nicholas Hoult comprehensive profile
- Nicholas Hoult On Tv.com
- About That Boy - fan site
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