Nicholas Hoult
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| Nicholas Hoult | |
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| Born | Nicholas Caradoc Hoult 7 December 1989 Wokingham, Berkshire, England |
| Years active | 1996 — present |
Nicholas Caradoc Hoult[1] (born 7 December 1989[2][3][4]) is an English film and television actor. He is known for playing Marcus in the film About a Boy and Tony in the E4 drama Skins. It was announced on 29 March 2008 that most of the current characters, including his, will be written out of the show in the current season's completion. Hoult has been nominated for a The Walkers Home Grown Talent Award.[5]
Hoult, the third of four children,[6] was born in Wokingham, Berkshire, the son of Glenis, a piano teacher, and Roger Hoult, a pilot for British Airways.[7] His siblings are James, Rosie and Clarista. His great aunt was Dame Anna Neagle.[7] He attended The Henley College in Henley-on-thames,Oxfordshire, but left in year 12 to focus on his acting career.[8] Hoult also appeared in an episode of Magic Grandad, a BBC Schools program teaching children about history. The episode, entitles Seaside Holiday with Magic Grandad: The Promenade and Souvenirs, recently aired again on BBC2.
[edit] Filmography
- Judge John Deed (2002, television series) - Episode "Everyone's Child"
- About a Boy (2002) - Marcus Brewer
- Jack's Love (2005, radio play) - Jack
- Wah-Wah (2005) - Ralph Compton
- The Weather Man (2006) - Mike
- Kidulthood (2006) - Blake
- Coming Down the Mountain (2007, Television film) - David Philips
- Skins (2007 – 2008) - Tony Stonem
- Wallander (2009)
[edit] 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, <http://www.blockbuster.co.uk/BBSiteContent/Editorial/Promotions/July06/HoultBlogWeek4.aspx>. Retrieved on 14 May 2007. Hoult writes, "I'm still only 16!"
- ^ “About the Boy”, Telegraph: 2, 2002, <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2002/05/01/bfboy28.xml&page=2>. Author refers to Hoult as a 12-year-old boy in 2002.
- ^ Pool, Hannah (January 18, 2007), “Question Time”, Guardian Unlimited, <http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1992849,00.html>
- ^ www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/article1160389.ece
- ^ Telegraph. "Looks like child's play", The Age, 2002-07-26. Retrieved on 2007-04-14.
- ^ a b Shoard, Catherine. "Teen player", Telegraph, 2007-01-14. Retrieved on 2007-04-14.
- ^ The Daily Telegraph. "A smooth crossin-g", Weekend Standard, 2005-09-24. Retrieved on 2007-04-14.
[edit] External links
- Nicholas Hoult at the Internet Movie Database
- Nicholas Hoult comprehensive profile
- Nicholas Hoult On Tv.com
- About That Boy - fan site
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