We wrote the biography of actor Will Poulter, one of the young talents who has made a name for himself by appearing in many films and television series from his childhood years.
His full name is William Jack Poulter, he was born on 28 January 1993 in Hammersmith, London. He was born the son of Neil Poulter, whose father was a professor of medicine, and Caroline, whose mother was a former nurse. Educated at the Harrodian School, a school from which many well-known actors graduated, Poulter struggled with school life due to dyslexia and developmental coordination disorder. Poulter, who started studying drama at Bristol University in 2012, dropped out a year later.
Poulter has appeared in a variety of acting roles, right up to the movie where he will be featured. In 2007, he landed one of his first major roles as Lee Carter in the comedy "Son of Rambow" written and directed by Garth Jennings. The film, which received generally positive reviews from critics, was included in the top ten list of the best films of 2008. Later, he appeared as a few of the main characters in the comedy sketch series "School of Comedy" that aired on Channel 4's Comedy Lab in 2008.
In 2009, Poulter played one of the main characters as Eustace Scrubb in a high fantasy adventure movie "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" directed by Michael Apted and based on a novel. The film received mixed reviews from critics and was a healthy success at the box office. Despite this, it was the broadcaster's top-grossing film in 2010. Poulter received praise and acclaim for his performance.
The following year, Poulter appeared in the pilot of the 60-minute supernatural drama television movie "The Fades" created by Jack Thorne and broadcast on BBC Three. Toward the end of the year, he took a lead role as Dean in the crime comedy drama "Wild Bill" directed by Dexter Fletcher. Later, Poulter appeared in a video called 'Jack and Will' on his YouTube channel "JacksGap" with blogger Jack Harries in 2011.
In 2013, Rawson took a lead role as Kenny Rossmore in the crime comedy "We're the Millers" directed by M. Thurber. The film, which was met with mixed reviews from critics, resulted in a successful box office receipt. He won awards at the British Academy Film Awards and the MTV Movie Awards for his performance. In addition, Poulter appeared in the music video for "Skip to the Good Bit" by the duo Rizzle Kicks.
Later in the year, he appeared as Fordy in the action comedy crime film "Plastic" directed by Julian Gilbey. The film, which received generally negative reactions, did not achieve success at the box office. Also in 2014, Poulter starred as Gally in the dystopian science fiction film "The Maze Runner", based on the novel of the same name directed by Wes Ball, alongside Dylan O'Brien and Kaya Scodelario. Released by 20th Century Fox on September 19, 2014, the film garnered mostly positive reviews with praise. In addition, Poulter was a commercial success at the box office against its production budget. His performance earned him an MTV Movie Award for Best Fight. This role was a turning point for Poulter.
Later, he co-starred with Jack Reynor and Toni Collette in the drama film "Glassland" written and directed by Gerard Barrett. The same year, Poulter won the publicly voted BAFTA Rising Star Award and won the MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss for his performance in "We're the Millers." He was subsequently named "Hollywood's Next Wave" as one of 23 actors in the July issue of Vanity Fair magazine.
In 2015, he appeared as Jim Bridger with Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy in the historical action drama film "The Revenant" directed by Alejandro G.Iñárritu. The movie, which resulted in a successful box office, broke many box office records and made a name for itself by receiving different awards and nominations in various categories.
In the following years, he appeared as Sergeant Ricky Ortega in a satirical war comedy film "War Machine" (2017), based on a nonfiction book directed and written by David Michôd. Released on Netflix on May 26, 2017, the film resulted in mixed or average reviews. In 2017, he took a lead role as Philip Krauss in the period crime drama "Detroit" directed by Kathryn Bigelow. The film, which was praised in every field, failed to achieve success at the box office. Despite all this, Poulter was acclaimed for his performance.
In 2018, Poulter reprized the same role in the dystopian science fiction film "Maze Runner: The Death Cure", the sequel written by ames Dashner and directed by Wes Ball. The movie, which was released on January 26, 2018, caused mixed reactions. Despite this, it was considered a success at the box office with its production budget in return. In the same year, he starred as Roderick Ayres in the gothic drama "The Little Stranger" based on the novel of the same name directed by Lenny Abrahamson and as Colin Ritman in the interactive film "Black Mirror: Bandersnatch" directed by David Slade. Both films received critically positive reviews.
The next year, he took a lead role in the Irish short film "Bainne" directed by Jack Reynor. He later got a supporting role as Mark in the folk horror film "Midsommar" written and directed by Ari Aster. After its theatrical release, the film was able to earn a healthy income at the box office. While general audience reviews were polarized, it garnered positive reviews for its direction and performances.
In 2020, he took the lead role in the interactive drama and survival horror video game "The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope" created by Supermassive Games. In 2021, Poulter was cast as Billy Cutler in the drama miniseries "Dopesick" created for Hulu by Danny Strong. He was nominated for a 2022 Primetime Emmy Award for his performance.
He then landed a lead role as Troy in the musical heist movie "The Score" written and directed by Malachi Smyth. In 2023, he appeared as Adam Warlock in the sequel "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3" produced by Marvel Studios. Released on May 5, 2023, the film received positive reviews from critics. Additionally, it became the second highest-grossing film of 2023, with a huge box office gross.
That same year, he appeared as Luca in the second season of the comedy-drama television series "The Bear" created by Christopher Storer. Most recently, Poulter has been rumored to be starring as Lee in the drama film "On Swift Horses" directed by Daniel Minahan.
Not much is known about his personal life, Poulter is known as the latest single. Also, who loves to play football apart from acting, Poulter is a supporter of football club named Arsenal FC.