List of Nicholas Hoult performances

Nicholas Hoult filmography

Hoult in 2019
Filmography
Feature films 41
Television series 23
Television film 2
Music videos 2
Audiobook narration 1
Video games 2
Theatre 1

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.[1][2][3]

Hoult expanded to films with the drama A Single Man (2010), for which he received a BAFTA nomination.[4][5] 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[6] and a Primetime Emmy Award.[7]

Filmography

Key
Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Actor

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1996 Intimate Relations Bobby Beasley [8]
2002 About a Boy Marcus Brewer [9]
2005 Wah-Wah Ralph Compton [10]
The Weather Man Mike Spritzel [11]
2006 Kidulthood Blake [12]
2009 A Single Man Kenny Potter [13]
2010 Clash of the Titans Eusebios [14]
2011 X-Men: First Class Henry "Hank" McCoy / Beast [13]
2013 Warm Bodies R [15]
Jack the Giant Slayer Jack [16]
2014 Young Ones Flem Lever [17]
X-Men: Days of Future Past Henry "Hank" McCoy / Beast [18]
2015 Dark Places Lyle Wirth [19]
Mad Max: Fury Road Nux [20]
Equals Silas [21]
Kill Your Friends Steven Stelfox [22]
2016 X-Men: Apocalypse Henry "Hank" McCoy / Beast [23]
Underdogs Ezequiel "Ace" Voice role, English dub [24]
Collide Casey Stein [25]
2017 Rebel in the Rye J. D. Salinger [26]
Newness Martin Hallock [27]
Sand Castle Matt Ocre [28]
The Current War Nikola Tesla [29]
2018 Deadpool 2 Henry "Hank" McCoy / Beast Uncredited cameo [30]
The Favourite Robert Harley [31]
2019 Tolkien J. R. R. Tolkien [32]
Dark Phoenix Henry "Hank" McCoy / Beast [33]
True History of the Kelly Gang Constable Fitzpatrick [34]
2020 The Banker Matt Steiner [35]
2021 Those Who Wish Me Dead Patrick Blackwell [36]
2022 The Menu Tyler Ledford [37]
2023 Renfield Renfield [38]
2024 The Garfield Movie Jon Arbuckle Voice role [39]
The Order Bob Mathews [40]
Juror #2 Justin Kemp [41]
Nosferatu Thomas Hutter [42]
2025 Superman Lex Luthor [43]
2026 How to Rob a Bank Post-production [44]
2027 Cry to Heaven Post-production [45]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1996 Casualty Craig Morrissey Episode: "It Ain't Me, Babe" [46]
1997 Brass Eye School Boy Episode: "Drugs"; uncredited [47]
1998 Silent Witness Tom Evans Episode: "An Academic Exercise" [48]
1999 The Ruth Rendell Mysteries Barry Episode: "The Fallen Curtain" [49]
2000 The Bill Hugh Austin Episode: "The Squad" [50]
2001 Doctors Conor Finch Episode: "Unfinished Business" [51]
Holby City Oscar Banks Episode: "Borrowed Time" [52]
Magic Grandad Tom 3 episodes [53]
Waking the Dead Max Bryson 2 episodes [54]
World of Pub 11-year-old show presenter Episode: "Sixties" [55]
2002 Judge John Deed Jason Powell Episode: "Everyone's Child" [56]
Murder in Mind Andrew Wilsher Episode: "Memories" [57]
Mystery Hunters Himself Episode: "Macbeth/Salem" [58]
2004 Keen Eddie Edward Mills Episode: "Who Wants to Be in a Club That Would Have Me as a Member?" [59]
2007 Coming Down the Mountain David Phillips Main role; television film [60]
2007–2008 Skins Tony Stonem Main role; series 1 and 2 [61]
2008 Wallander Stefan Fredman Episode: "Sidetracked" [62]
2012 Robot Chicken Harry Potter, Captain America Voice role; episode: "Collateral Damage in Gang Turf War" [63]
2018 Watership Down Fiver Voice role; miniseries [64]
2020–2021 Crossing Swords Patrick Voice role; also consulting producer [65]
2020–2023 The Great Peter III / Yemelyan Pugachev Main role; also executive producer [66]
2025 Peacemaker Lex Luthor Episode: "Ignorance Is Chris" [67]

Music videos

Year Artist Song Ref.
2010 The Midnight Beast "Lez Be Friends" [68]
2023 The Rolling Stones "Mess It Up" [69]

Video games

Year Title Role Ref.
2010 Fable III Elliot [70]
2025 Injustice 2 Lex Luthor [71]

Audiobooks

Year Title Role Duration Ref.
2010 Slam, Nick Hornby Narrator 7 hours and 13 min [72][73]

Soundtracks

Year Original song Original soundtrack Notes Ref.
2002 "Killing Me Softly with His Song" About a Boy By Nicholas Hoult and Hugh Grant [74]
2007 "On the Street Where You Live" Skins By Nicholas Hoult [75]
"God Only Knows" Skins By Nicholas Hoult, Georgina Moffat and the Bristol City Chamber Choir [76]
"Wild World" Skins By Nicholas Hoult, Mike Bailey, Siwan Morris and Joe Dempsie [77]

Producer

Year Original title Type Credits as Ref.
Actor Producer Director
2007 Unseen Skins Online episodes Yes No Yes [78][79]
2020–2021 Crossing Swords Series Yes Yes No [80]
2020–2023 The Great Series Yes Yes No [81]

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