BEAST Hank McCoy Actor: Kelsey Grammer Appeared on: • X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) • X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) Kelsey Grammer portrays Beast in X-Men: The Last Stand. A younger version of the character is portrayed by Nicholas Hoult in X-Men: First Class and in X-Men: Days of Future Past. Dr. McCoy also makes a cameo appearance on a television in X2 where he is portrayed by actor Steve Bacic.