X-Men:First Class was released into theaters yesterday and while men were dreaming/excited for Jennifer Lawrence to appear in her full body Mystique gear I have been waiting to see one of my fav young Brits to appear on screen again. Nicholas Hoult takes on the character of Hank McCoy/Beast, the intelligent and super strong mutant that becomes furry.
Nicholas Hoult is a 21 year old British actor that is no stranger to working in front of the camera. He began his career at about age 5 with a small role in the film Intimate Relations which starred Julie Walters and Rupert Graves. From there he continued on by taking bit parts in television series and in 2002 he had a big break opposite Hugh Grant in the film About A Boy where his character Marcus tries to teach Will (Grant) how to become a real adult.
Later he appeared in the film The Weather Man where he worked opposite Nicholas Cage, even though the film didn't do fantastically at the box office it continued to get him seen. Since then he was one of the stars of the first two series (seasons) of the original version of Skins playing Tony, was an adorable and possibly trying to seduce Colin Firth in A Single Man, and last year's Clash of the Titans.
With his turn in big budget films as of late and scoring his role in First Class there is a lot more to come from him. He has been cast in the title role of Jack the Giant Killer, filming right now, which seems to be a modern retelling of Jack and the Beanstalk. Also if they ever get production together for the new Mad Max film, Mad Max: Fury Road (as listed on imdb), he is listed among those starring in the film, along with First Class co-star Zoë Kravitz. For now enjoy him as Beast
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