Nicholas Hoult,23, is an English actor and model. He is best known for playing Marcus Brewer in the 2002 film About a Boy, Hank McCoy/Beast in the 2011 film X-Men: First Class, and Tony Stonem in the E4 teen drama Skins from 2007 to 2008.In 2009, Hoult appeared in the Tom Ford film A Single Man, alongside Colin Firth and Julianne Moore. He replaced Jon Kortajarena as the face of Tom Ford eyewear for the spring 2010 collection.
In February 2011, at the age of 21, Hoult was offered the lead role in Jack the Giant Slayer. He filmed the project later that year, and also began work on the zombie romance film Warm Bodies, with Teresa Palmer.
