Movies The Evolution of Nicholas Hoult It's been 15 years since Nicholas Hoult captivated audiences with his breakout role in 2002's About a Boy. Take a look at the evolution of the cherub-faced British boy who is now ruling the box office. By EW Staff Published on May 17, 2017 09:00AM EDT Close 01 of 31 Nicholas Hoult with costars Hugh Grant and Victoria Smurfit at the London premiere of About a Boy in April 14, 2002. Dave Benett/Getty Images 02 of 31 Toni Collette and Nicholas Hoult at the Tribeca Film Festival after a screening party for About a Boy on May 8, 2002. Richard Corkery/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images 03 of 31 Sandra Bullock, Nicholas Hoult, and Hugh Grant at the Two Weeks Notice premiere in London on Jan. 30, 2003. Dave Benett/Getty Images 04 of 31 Nicolas Hoult at the Johnny English: A Touch Of Weevil premiere in London on April 6, 2003. Dave Benett/Getty Images 05 of 31 Nicholas Hoult at the London premiere of Kangaroo Jack on May 8, 2003. Dave Hogan/Getty Images 06 of 31 Hope Davis and Nicholas Hoult at the The Weather Man after-party in New York on Oct. 24, 2005. Peter Kramer/Getty Images 07 of 31 Miranda Richardson and Nicholas Hoult at the Wah Wah UK premiere on May 30, 2006. Dave Hogan/Getty Images 08 of 31 Nicholas Hoult arrives at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards in London on June 5, 2007. Rosie Greenway/Getty Images 09 of 31 Nicholas Hoult and Hannah Murray at a Skins photocall on April 16, 2007. Tony Barson/WireImage 10 of 31 Kelly Brook and Nicholas Hoult at the Glamour Women Of The Year Awards in London on June 5, 2007. Dave M. Benett/Getty Images 11 of 31 Costars Joseph Dempsie, April Pearson, Nicholas Hoult, Mike Bailey, Larissa Wilson, Hannah Murray, and Kaya Scodelario at a Channel 4/ E4 party for Skins in Bristol on August 2, 2007. Mike Marsland/WireImage 12 of 31 Nicholas Hoult and Kelly Brook attend the Elle Style Awards in London on Feb. 12, 2008. Brian Rasic/Getty Images 13 of 31 Nicholas Hoult at the Jack The Ripper Experience launch party in London on April 6, 2008. Simon James/WireImage 14 of 31 Nicholas Hoult and Rosanna Hoult at the UK film premiere of Adulthood on June 17, 2008. Dave M. Benett/Getty Images 15 of 31 Nicholas Hoult at The Vodafone Live Music Awards on Sept. 18, 2008. Jo Hale/Getty Images 16 of 31 Dev Patel and Nick Hoult at the London Critics' Circle Film Awards in London on Feb. 4, 2009. Dave Hogan/Getty Images 17 of 31 Nicholas Hoult and Lauren Budd attend the Elle Style Awards after-party in London on Feb. 9, 2009. Dave Hogan/Getty Images 18 of 31 Ciara Janson and Nicholas Hoult rehearse a scene from New Boy at London's Trafalgar Studios on March 18, 2009. Tim Whitby/Getty Images 19 of 31 Nicholas Hoult attends the GQ Men Of The Year Awards at The Royal Opera House in London on Sept. 7, 2010. Dave M. Benett/Getty Images 20 of 31 Nicholas Hoult at the TAG Heuer 150th Anniversary party in London on Sept. 15, 2010. Neil Mockford/Getty Images 21 of 31 Nicholas Hoult and Jennifer Lawrence attend a cocktail reception at the Amber Lounge Fashion Show in Monaco on May 25, 2012. Dave M. Benett/Getty Images 22 of 31 Nicholas Hoult attends the Warm Bodies photocall in Rome, Italy on Jan. 16, 2013. Ernesto Ruscio/Getty Images 23 of 31 Nicholas Hoult attends the photocall for Warm Bodies at London's Soho Hotel on Jan. 18, 2013. Fred Duval/FilmMagic 24 of 31 Peter Dinklage, Jennifer Lawrence, and Nicholas Hoult at the 20th Century Fox panel during Comic-Con in San Diego on July 20, 2013. Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images 25 of 31 Nicholas Hoult attends the Mad Max: Fury Road premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on May 7, 2015. Kevin Winter/Getty Images 26 of 31 Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, and Nicholas Hoult pose during a photocall for Mad Max: Fury Road during the 68th Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2015. VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images 27 of 31 Kristen Stewart and Nicholas Hoult arrive for the screening of Equals at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival on Sept. 5, 2015. GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images 28 of 31 Nicholas Hoult at the Los Angeles premiere of Equals in Hollywood on July 7, 2016. VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty Images 29 of 31 Nicholas Hoult attends the Giffoni Film Festival photocall in Italy on July 22, 2016. Stefania D'Alessandro/Getty Images 30 of 31 Nicholas Hoult attends the Rebel In The Rye premiere in Park City, Utah on Jan. 24, 2017. George Pimentel/Getty Images 31 of 31 Nicholas Hoult attends the Get Out special screening at London's Soho Hotel on March 13, 2017. Ian Gavan/Getty Images