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Nicholas Caradoc Hoult (/hoʊlt/; born 7 December 1989) 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. It would not be until a decade later that he returned to television, portraying Emperor Peter III of Russia in The Great (2020–2023). His notable filmography includes A Single Man (2009), X-Men: First Class (2011), its sequels (2014–2019), Warm Bodies (2013), Jack the Giant Slayer (2013), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), The Favourite (2018), The Menu (2022), Renfield (2023), The Order (2024), Juror No. 2 (2024), Nosferatu (2024), and Superman (2025). Hoult has also made a name for himself as a voice actor, lending his voice to narrations, audiobooks, video games, and characters in animated films and series. His voice acting work includes narrating the audiobook Slam in 2007, portraying Elliot in the video game Fable III (2010), the voice of Ace in the animated film Underdogs (2013), his performance as Fiver in the British miniseries Watership Down (2018), and as Patrick in the adult stop-motion series Crossing Swords (2020–2021). Additionally, he voiced the character Jon Arbuckle in the animated film The Garfield Movie (2024). On stage, he starred in the play New Boy at the Trafalgar Theatre in London in 2009. He was included in the Forbes annual 30 Under 30 list in 2012. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nicholas Hoult, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acrobat Boston Brandt is assassinated during a trapeze performance. Unaware of his death, he only realizes it by observing the audience's reaction. Rama Kushna, the goddess of The Presence, informs Deadman that he can only return to the world of the living after bringing his assassin to justice. Brandt then contacts John Constantine. The duo manages to solve Brandt's murder, but he remains a ghost. The Master, a monk from Nanda Parbat, reveals to Brandt that the death he must avenge is not his own but that of the Master. This occurs during an attack by Enchantress and The Shade on Nanda Parbat to steal the Heart of Nanda Parbat, an artifact containing the souls of all the city's monks. Rama Kushna informs Deadman that he must now find the Heart to save the monks and regain his own body. Brandt then seeks to confront The Shade and Enchantress. With the help of Madame Xanadu, Deadman manages to contact his fiancée, Ann Colby, and find The Shade and Enchantress, who are delivering the Heart of Nanda Parbat to Merlin. By taking control of Enchantress's body, Brandt inadvertently kills The Shade. Rama Kushna informs Deadman that his reckless actions are upsetting the balance of karma, even though he succeeded in restoring the monks' souls. Deadman must continue his work on Earth to balance the scales, much to his dismay. The film features a post-credits scene in which Merlin explains to Neron that his disciples have failed so far. Neron decides to take matters into his own hands.
