Nicholas Caradoc Hoult (born 7 December 1989)is an English actor and model. He is best known for playing Marcus Brewer in the 2002 film About a Boy, Hank McCoy/Beast in the 2011 film X-Men: First Class, and Tony Stonem in the E4 teen drama Skins from 2007 to 2008. Hoult was born in Wokingham, Berkshire, the third of four children of Glenis (née Brown), a piano teacher, and Roger Hoult, a pilot for British Airways. His siblings are Clarista, James, and Rosie, and his great-aunt was actress Dame Anna Neagle.