Carey Mulligan BoyfriendJust one day after it was confirmed that Carey Mulligan had split from her boyfriend Shia LaBeouf, it appeared the actress has already found a comforting shoulder: British actor Tom Sturridge.

The Daily Mail reports that Carey was in Los Angeles at the Annual Hollywood Awards Gala where she presented the Breakthrough Actor Award to her friend -- and 'Never Let Me Go' costar Andrew Garfield. After the award ceremony, Mulligan was seen with Strurridge leaving Chateau Marmont trying to avoid the photographers by bowing their heads in the back of the car.

Sturridge is has been seen in films including 'Vanity Fair' and 'The Boat That Rocked.' He is currently shooting a big-screen version of Jack Kerouac novel 'On the Road,' where he plays Carol Marx.