List of Nicholas Hoult performances

List of Nicholas Hoult performances

English actor Nicholas Hoult made his acting debut as a child in the film Intimate Relations (1996). He gained wider recognition at age 11 for his starring role in the comedy-drama film About a Boy (2002). At the age of 17, he played the character Tony Stonem in the British series Skins (2007–2008), a role that helped him transition to mature roles. At the Trafalgar Theatre in London, he starred in the play New Boy in 2009.

Hoult expanded to films with the drama A Single Man (2010), for which he received a BAFTA nomination. His subsequent film roles include X-Men (2011–2019), Warm Bodies (2013), Jack the Giant Slayer (2013), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), The Favourite (2018), Tolkien (2019), The Menu (2022) Renfield (2023), Juror #2 (2024), Nosferatu (2024), and Superman (2025). For his portrayal of Peter III of Russia in the satirical series The Great (2020–2023), he earned nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award.

Filmography

Film

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1996</td><td>Intimate Relations</td><td>Bobby Beasley</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>About a Boy</td><td>Marcus Brewer</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Wah-Wah</td><td>Ralph Compton</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Weather Man</td><td>Mike Spritzel</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>Kidulthood</td><td>Blake</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>A Single Man</td><td>Kenny Potter</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>Clash of the Titans</td><td>Eusebios</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>X-Men: First Class</td><td>Henry "Hank" McCoy / Beast</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>Warm Bodies</td><td>R</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jack the Giant Slayer</td><td>Jack</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>Young Ones</td><td>Flem Lever</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>X-Men: Days of Future Past</td><td>Henry "Hank" McCoy / Beast</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>Dark Places</td><td>Lyle Wirth</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mad Max: Fury Road</td><td>Nux</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Equals</td><td>Silas</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kill Your Friends</td><td>Steven Stelfox</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>X-Men: Apocalypse</td><td>Henry "Hank" McCoy / Beast</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Underdogs</td><td>Ezequiel "Ace"</td><td>Voice role, English dub</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Collide</td><td>Casey Stein</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>Rebel in the Rye</td><td>J. D. Salinger</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Newness</td><td>Martin Hallock</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sand Castle</td><td>Matt Ocre</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Current War</td><td>Nikola Tesla</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>Deadpool 2</td><td>Henry "Hank" McCoy / Beast</td><td>Uncredited cameo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Favourite</td><td>Robert Harley</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>Tolkien</td><td>J. R. R. Tolkien</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dark Phoenix</td><td>Henry "Hank" McCoy / Beast</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>True History of the Kelly Gang</td><td>Constable Fitzpatrick</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>The Banker</td><td>Matt Steiner</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>Those Who Wish Me Dead</td><td>Patrick Blackwell</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>The Menu</td><td>Tyler Ledford</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>Renfield</td><td>Renfield</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>The Garfield Movie</td><td>Jon Arbuckle</td><td>Voice role</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Order</td><td>Bob Mathews</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Juror #2</td><td>Justin Kemp</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Nosferatu</td><td>Thomas Hutter</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>Superman</td><td>Lex Luthor</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td>How to Rob a Bank †</td><td></td><td>Post-production</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2027</td><td>Cry to Heaven †</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Television

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1996</td><td>Casualty</td><td>Craig Morrissey</td><td>Episode: "It Ain't Me, Babe"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td>Brass Eye</td><td>School Boy</td><td>Episode: "Drugs"; uncredited</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>Silent Witness</td><td>Tom Evans</td><td>Episode: "An Academic Exercise"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>The Ruth Rendell Mysteries</td><td>Barry</td><td>Episode: "The Fallen Curtain"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>The Bill</td><td>Hugh Austin</td><td>Episode: "The Squad"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>Doctors</td><td>Conor Finch</td><td>Episode: "Unfinished Business"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Holby City</td><td>Oscar Banks</td><td>Episode: "Borrowed Time"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Magic Grandad</td><td>Tom</td><td>3 episodes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Waking the Dead</td><td>Max Bryson</td><td>2 episodes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>World of Pub</td><td>11-year-old show presenter</td><td>Episode: "Sixties"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>Judge John Deed</td><td>Jason Powell</td><td>Episode: "Everyone's Child"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Murder in Mind</td><td>Andrew Wilsher</td><td>Episode: "Memories"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mystery Hunters</td><td>Himself</td><td>Episode: "Macbeth/Salem"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>Keen Eddie</td><td>Edward Mills</td><td>Episode: "Who Wants to Be in a Club That Would Have Me as a Member?"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>Coming Down the Mountain</td><td>David Phillips</td><td>Main role; television film</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2007–2008</td><td>Skins</td><td>Tony Stonem</td><td>Main role; series 1 and 2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>Wallander</td><td>Stefan Fredman</td><td>Episode: "Sidetracked"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>Robot Chicken</td><td>Harry Potter, Captain America</td><td>Voice role; episode: "Collateral Damage in Gang Turf War"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>Watership Down</td><td>Fiver</td><td>Voice role; miniseries</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2020–2021</td><td>Crossing Swords</td><td>Patrick</td><td>Voice role; also consulting producer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2020–2023</td><td>The Great</td><td>Peter III / Yemelyan Pugachev</td><td>Main role; also executive producer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>Peacemaker</td><td>Lex Luthor</td><td>Episode: "Ignorance Is Chris"</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Music videos

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Artist</th><th>Song</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2010</td><td>The Midnight Beast</td><td>"Lez Be Friends"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>The Rolling Stones</td><td>"Mess It Up"</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2010	Fable III	Elliot
2025	Injustice 2	Lex Luthor

Audiobooks

Year	Title	Role	Duration	Ref.
2010	Slam, Nick Hornby	Narrator	7 hours and 13 min

Soundtracks

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Original song</th><th>Original soundtrack</th><th>Notes</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2002</td><td>"Killing Me Softly with His Song"</td><td>About a Boy</td><td>By Nicholas Hoult and Hugh Grant</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>"On the Street Where You Live"</td><td>Skins</td><td>By Nicholas Hoult</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>"God Only Knows"</td><td>Skins</td><td>By Nicholas Hoult, Georgina Moffat and the Bristol City Chamber Choir</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>"Wild World"</td><td>Skins</td><td>By Nicholas Hoult, Mike Bailey, Siwan Morris and Joe Dempsie</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Producer

Year	Original title	Type	Credits as	Ref.
Actor	Producer	Director
2007	Unseen Skins	Online episodes	Yes	No	Yes
2020–2021	Crossing Swords	Series	Yes	Yes	No
2020–2023	The Great	Series	Yes	Yes	No