About
Will Poulter is a British actor born on 28 January 1993 in Hammersmith, London. He gained attention in his first major film role in Son of Rambow (2007), earning a British Independent Film Award nomination. He went on to appear in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) and Wild Bill (2011). In 2014, he won the BAFTA Rising Star Award for his performance in We're the Millers. His career includes acclaimed films such as The Revenant (2015), Detroit (2017), Midsommar (2019), and he played Adam Warlock in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). On television, he received Emmy nominations for Dopesick (2021) and The Bear (2023-2024).
* 1993-01-28
Major works
- Son of Rambow (2007)film
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)film
- We're the Millers (2013)film
- The Revenant (2015)film
- Dopesick (2021)TV series
Key milestones
- 2007Lead role in Son of Rambow, nominated for a British Independent Film Award.
- 2014Wins the BAFTA Rising Star Award.
- 2021Emmy nomination for Dopesick.
Themes
Independent cinemaDramaScience fictionComedyTelevision
Sources: bafta.org · stage.bbc.co.uk · collections-search.bfi.org.uk