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BeastCharacter guide · Nicholas Hoult
Hank McCoy
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Meet Hank McCoy
Nicholas Hoult plays Hank McCoy, identified as Beast in First Class’s official character material. Hank is among the mutants assembled during Charles and Erik’s effort to avert a nuclear conflict. This profile follows Hoult’s existing catalog records.
Official source · 20th Century Studios ↗Watch the person explaining the solution
Notice when Hank speaks with confidence about a problem and when the conversation becomes more personal. Those shifts give the scientific work a human perspective within the team story.
Your first watch
Where to start
Begin with First Class, then consult Days of Future Past for the crossover context before later team films. This route follows release order rather than inferring new identity links.
- 01

X-Men: First Class
2011 · Open the title guide ↗
- 02

X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014 · Open the title guide ↗
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Catalog appearances
4 entries · release order
These are the existing catalog records, including supporting roles, cameos and other formats. This list is not a required watch order or proof that every appearance shares one continuity. Future entries may change.
2011
- X-Men: First Class
June 1, 2011
2014
- X-Men: Days of Future Past
May 15, 2014
2016
- X-Men: Apocalypse
May 18, 2016
2019
- Dark Phoenix
June 5, 2019
Sources & context
About this profile
Profile information checked 2026-11-08. Viewing suggestions are editorial guidance. Appearance records and identity labels come from the existing catalog.
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Background artwork: X-Men: First Class. The portrait shows the performer.
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