Nicholas Houltscreen performanceNicholas Hoult is credited as Beast in 4 films: X-Men: First Class, X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: Apocalypse, and Dark Phoenix.
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FILM POSTER · X-Men: First ClassX-Men Collection
Beast
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Beast: X-Men: First Class (2011); X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014); X-Men: Apocalypse (2016); and 1 more film credits.
Release-order sequence · 4 films · 2011–2019 · 1 performerSee watch orderWATCH ORDER
Beast movies in release order
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Release-order sequence · 4 films · 2011–2019Main sequence runtime: 8h 42m
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- 01Start hereX-Men: First Class
2011 · 2h 12m
Portrayed by Nicholas Hoult · screen performanceMovie guideMoviHero score86/100WORTH IT - 02
MoviHero score88/100WORTH IT - 03
MoviHero score80/100WORTH IT - 04
MoviHero score76/100WORTH IT
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Nicholas Houltscreen performanceFILM AND PERFORMER CREDITS
Beast screen credits
Screen credits: X-Men: First Class (2011) — Nicholas Hoult as Beast; X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) — Nicholas Hoult as Beast; X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) — Nicholas Hoult as Beast; Dark Phoenix (2019) — Nicholas Hoult as Beast.
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