Nicholas Hoult: No Awkwardness with ex Jennifer Lawrence on "X-Men"

Two breakout actors, Nicholas Hoult and Jennifer Lawrence, may have been dating for over two years, but the British actor, who got his breakout role at 12 in "About a Boy" and now stars in the big-budget, 3D " Jack the Giant Slayer," has said that there will be no awkwardness when the pair reunites (professionally) for " X-Men: Days of Future Past." "Not at all. We had a great time making that first film."

The couple met while shooting the previous X-Men film in 2011, and stayed together for over two years. Their split was amicable, both citing heavy workloads. And their work has paid off: Hoult earned rave reviews for the zombie rom-com " Warm Bodies," and Lawrence won the Best Actress Oscar last month for " Silver Linings Playbook."

Hoult and Lawrence have been graceful and sweet to each other in the media, Hoult saying he thought Lawrence was fantastic in "Silver Linings Playbook," and that he was thrilled for her big win. Jennifer also recently said Hoult was her best friend: "hopefully I'm his best friend, too... he's my favorite person and makes me laugh harder than anybody."

It turns out Hoult, 23, like Jennifer, has a similarly blunt and humble sense of humor about himself. He told the London Evening Standard his biggest fear was "becoming a sad, old, lonely actor." He also told People Magazine when asked about his appeal to the ladies, "I don't really think I'm a heartthrob. I think I'm pretty lanky and goofy looking!"