Nicholas Hoult
Nicholas Hoult
Nicholas Caradoc Hoult is an English actor. Born in Berkshire, Hoult made his professional acting debut at the age of seven in the 1996 film Intimate Relations. He received recognition after landing the role of Marcus Brewer in About a Boy, for which he was nominated for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer. He received further acclaim for his performance as Tony Stonem in Skins...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth7 December 1989
CityWokingham, England
My experience in About a Boy probably did change me, but you change so much between 11 and 15 that's it's hard to know what had an effect on me directly,
There was definitely some of me in Marcus - apart from the haircut. Definitely not the haircut. But, like him, I was quite withdrawn, and acting helped me come out of my shell.
Hugh's just a geezer, a great laugh - although he is a bit corrupting. But he did get me interested in golf and cricket and snooker.
That's the main thing, looking for interesting characters, good directors, and experiences where you're growing and learning.
I'm not one of those people who's saying "I'm going to set up a production company", because I like acting and not having to be a business man and do that side of things.
I'm not too vain - I sometimes take pride in my appearance, but I stick to the rule never to spend longer than a girl getting ready.
I try not to read about myself. Why would reading about yourself be interesting? You're only going to be told you're doing a good job and get big headed about it, or be told you're rubbish and get down in the dumps. What's the point?
I don't like watching myself. I get embarrassed.
If you're out, and starving, and need a bite to eat, then you need fast food.
Anybody who has a problem with 'Skins' obviously doesn't understand teenage life.
I've got a really great family round me, two sisters and an older brother and my mum and dad. Everybody's equal.
As you're growing up, it's odd, because directors don't expect you to grow up. They think you'll be young forever, but as an actor, there is an awkward period when you're too young for old or too old for young, and it can be an odd time.
Nowadays we have so many things that take our attention - phones, Internet - and perhaps we need to disconnect from those and focus on the immediate world around us and the people that are actually present.
Long-term boredom can't lead to anything good.