FrameThrower · Actors · Nicholas Hoult
Nicholas Hoult
13 films · 888 frames · top-billed in 8 · 2005–2025
Born 7 December 1989 · Wokingham, England, UK
Nicholas Caradoc Hoult is an English actor. He has received several accolades, including nominations for a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Globes, and a Primetime Emmy Award.
His successful start in cinema came at the age of 11, when he portrayed Marcus in About a Boy (2002). Before that, he had appeared in minor television and film roles in British productions, having started acting at the age of three with his debut in Intimate Relations (1996). At 17, he played Tony Stonem in the British series Skins (2007–2008), a role that helped him transition from a child star to more complex, darker characters in the film industry, leading to success and critical recognition.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 13 films · 888 frames · top-billed in 8 · 2005–2025
- Satellite Awards2019
- Online Film & Television Association Award2019
- Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cast2018
- Critics' Choice Television Award2018
- Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Breakout: Male2013
- Online Film & Television Association Award2013
- Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role - Male2002
- Online Film & Television Association Award2002
- Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards2002
How their films are shot
Measured across 888 frames from the 13 films we hold. This is the look of the work Nicholas takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 13 films we hold, 44% of their frames are night, 41% low key — the look of the work Nicholas takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Superman
2025 · Lex Luthor
Nosferatu
2024 · Thomas Hutter
Renfield
2023 · Renfield
The Menu
2022 · Tyler
True History of the Kelly Gang
2019 · Sgt. Fitzpatrick
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015 · Nux
Equals
2015 · Silas
A Single Man
2009 · Kenny
The Garfield Movie
2024 · Jon (voice)
Those Who Wish Me Dead
2021 · Patrick Blackwell
The Favourite
2018 · Harley
X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014 · Hank / Beast
The Weather Man
2005 · Mike Spritzel
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 888 frames from Nicholas Hoult's 13 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.