Nicholas Caradoc "Nick" Hoult[Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984-2004. Gives name at birth as "Nicholas Caradoc Hoult".] (born 7 December 1989)
[. Hoult writes, "I'm still only 16!"][. Author refers to Hoult as a 12-year-old boy in 2002.] is an
English actor and model, best known for the role as Marcus Brewer in the 2002 film,
About a Boy, and in
Skins as cold, calculating, popular main character
Tony Stonem.
Early life
Hoult, the third of four children,
was born in
Wokingham,
Berkshire, the son of Glenys, a piano teacher, and Roger Hoult, a pilot for
British Airways.
His siblings are James, Rosie and Clarista. His great aunt was
Dame Anna Neagle.
He attended
Ranelagh Church of England School in
Bracknell,
Berkshire, but left in year 12 to focus on his acting career.
Career
Hoult attended the
Sylvia Young stage school, made his professional debut in the 1996 film
Intimate Relations, and worked mainly in television, until the success of
About a Boy, in which he played a
nerdy 12-year-old named Marcus, alongside
Hugh Grant's rich London
Lothario.
