Whether you instantly recognize his name or not, odds are, you’ve enjoyed a Nicholas Hoult performance. The English actor has been working since a young age, first earning acclaim at age 11 for his performance in About a Boy before growing into more mature roles in both film and TV.
Now, Nicholas Hoult is taking on an iconic character in one of the most anticipated movies of the year: Lex Luthor in Superman (2025). Here are the best movies and TV shows of Hoult’s career so far and where to find them on streaming services like Disney+ and Netflix.
Superman (2025)
Nicholas Hoult takes on the role of the titular hero’s archnemesis in Superman (2025), joining the likes of Gene Hackman and Jesse Eisenberg in bringing Lex Luthor to life. While he doesn’t have any superpowers, the CEO of LuthorCorp still poses a major threat to Superman thanks to his genius intellect and massive amounts of power and influence. Hoult’s take on Lex Luthor takes inspiration from kinds of billionaire tech bros currently making headlines, ensuring the character is as timely as he is menacing.
About a Boy (2002)
Hoult’s breakout role came in About a Boy, a comedy-drama based on a 1998 book by Nick Hornby. In it, he plays a socially awkward child who strikes up an unlikely friendship with a wealthy man (Hugh Grant) as his mother (Toni Collette) struggles with depression. At just 11 years-old, Hoult’s performance as a lonely schoolboy impressed critics and audiences, making it a great watch for fans who want to see where the actor got his start.
Skins (2007-2013)
After getting his start as a child star, Nicholas Hoult transitioned into more mature roles with the topical and controversial teen drama Skins. He plays Tony Stonem, who starts out as a popular and manipulative teen but becomes more mature and vulnerable after a traumatic accident. Hoult, along with the rest of the original main cast, left the show after Season 2, at which point the series moved onto a new group of teens that included Tony’s sister, Effy Stonem.
Warm Bodies (2013)
One of the stranger films of Nicholas Hoult’s career, Warm Bodies is a supernatural rom-com based on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet that casts the star-crossed lovers as a human and a zombie. Hoult plays R, a zombie who only feels alive when eating human brains until he meets Julie (Teresa Palmer). It sounds like a silly premise to take advantage of the zombie craze reignited by The Walking Dead, but the performances from Hoult and his co-stars take what could be a shallow parody and give it plenty of charm.
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
While he may be getting a lot of attention for playing Lex Luthor, Superman (2025) is far from Nicholas Hoult’s first time in a superhero movie. Hoult plays Hank McCoy/Beast in the 20th Century Fox X-Men movies starting with X-Men: First Class, succeeding Kelsey Grammer for the prequels. Of these, special mention has to go to X-Men: Days of Future Past. Based on an iconic comic storyline, it follows Logan/Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) as he goes back in time to prevent an event that leads to the destruction of mutants and humans alike, culminating in mutants past and future working together.
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Another massive blockbuster hit to star Nicholas Hoult is Mad Max: Fury Road, in which he plays a terminally ill slave named Nux. The role involved Hoult shaving his head, losing a lot of weight, and performing various stunts, all of which clearly paid off. Fury Road remains the highest-grossing Mad Max film to date and won six of the 10 Academy Awards it was nominated for, including prizes for editing and production design. It’s widely considered among the best action movies ever made, making it a must-watch for any Nicholas Hoult fans.
The Favourite (2018)
The Favourite is mostly known for its leading women and their political and physical entanglements. After all, it earned Olivia Coleman an Oscar for her portrayal of Queen Anne and both Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz earned Best Supporting Actress nominations for playing her scheming courtiers. However, Nicholas Hoult plays an important supporting role as Robert Harley, a political opposition leader who seeks to use Abigail (Stone) to influence the Queen. The Favourite earned plenty of praise for mixing humor with a commentary on power, gender, and sexuality led by three multifaceted women, and Hoult and his male co-stars do a commendable job of giving the actresses what they need without overshadowing them.
The Great (2020-2023)
Nicholas Hoult returned to television for the first time since Skins in The Great. This darkly comedic series tells, as the title card puts it, the “Occasionally True Story” of the rise of Catherine the Great (Elle Fanning). Over the course of the show, Catherine plots to kill her cruel husband Emperor Peter III (Hoult) so she can take the throne herself. The show ran for three seasons and was warmly received by fans and critics for its humor and strong performances from its leads, and Fanning and Hoult both earned Emmy nominations for Season 2.
The Menu (2022)
In the black comedy The Menu, Nicholas Hoult plays a man who brings a date (Anya Taylor-Joy) to an exclusive restaurant on a private island. However, the evening quickly takes a dark turn when the celebrity chef (Ralph Fiennes) preparing the meal serves his guests some uncomfortable—and increasingly violent—surprises. The Menu is a not-so-subtle commentary on wealth, inequality, and the nature of art that’s full of shocking twists, and Hoult is in great company as part of an ensemble cast that also includes John Leguizamo and Judith Light.
Nosferatu (2024)
Recently, Nicholas Hoult starred as Thomas Hutter in Nosferatu (2024), adding to the list of iconic properties the actor has left his mark on. In this remake of the 1922 silent film based on Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula, Hoult’s character is married to Ellen (Lily-Rose Depp), a woman with a strange connection to the mysterious nobleman Count Orlok, who is, of course, actually the eponymous vampire. Nosferatu (2024) was widely praised for its writing, directing, and performances, which combine to make this gruesome Gothic horror story both beautiful and disturbing.
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