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Will Poulter

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Will Poulter
'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' stars Chris Pratt, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Will Poulter, and Chukwudi Iwuji join writer-director James Gunn to test one another's knowledge of their personal cinematic universes. Find out who has a series of celebrity impersonations up their sleeve, which cast member was slated to play Pennywise in 'It,' and who rocked out in the nude on "The O.C."
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Will Poulter is an English actor, recognized for his performances as Lee Carter in Son of Rambow (2007), Eustace Scrubb in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010), and Kenny Rossmore in We're the Millers (2013). Will was born in Hammersmith, London, the son of Caroline (Barrah), a nurse, and Neil Poulter, a professor of cardiology. His mother was raised in an Anglo family in Kenya, where her own father was a prominent game warden at the Maasai Mara wildlife sanctuary.

Poulter was educated at The Harrodian School, where he participated in drama. He said in an interview that his drama teacher (Laura Lawson) encouraged his audition for the Hammer and Tongs film, Son of Rambow (2007), by knocking on his English class window and mouthing "auditions" while pointing at a flier. He was later cast as the spiky-haired delinquent "Lee Carter". Laura Lawson was also responsible for the E4 comedy sketch show, School of Comedy (2009), in which Poulter appears portraying various roles, such as "Mr. Mills" and a South African security guard. Beginning as an after-school club, School of Comedy (2009) involves children parodying the world of adults. The show was taken to The Edinburgh Festival Fringe and, in 2009, it was adapted into a 6-part television series for E4. The show has, so far, run for two seasons. In 2008, Poulter was cast as "Eustace Clarence Scrubb" in the third film of the "Narnia" franchise, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010). "Dawn Treader" was filmed in Queensland, Australia. During his almost six-month stay in Australia, Poulter was accompanied by his mother and younger sister. His father was not able to stay the entire time because of work, and his older siblings were able to stay for about two weeks, until they had to return to England. Poulter noted that, though it was hard to be separated from his family, they were able to keep in touch through phone calls and emails. More recently, Poulter appeared in the British independent film Wild Bill (2011), directed by Dexter Fletcher, and played Kenny Rossmore, his first American film character, in the comedic We're the Millers (2013), a major box office hit in the United States. His upcoming roles include The Maze Runner (2014), opposite Dylan O'Brien, and the lead in iBoy (2017).
BornJanuary 28, 1993
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BornJanuary 28, 1993
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 5 wins & 23 nominations total

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Will Poulter, William Jackson Harper, and Jack Reynor in Midsommar (2019)
Mats Blomgren, Julia Ragnarsson, Will Poulter, William Jackson Harper, Jack Reynor, Ellora Torchia, Anders Back, Archie Madekwe, Hampus Hallberg, and Vilhelm Blomgren in Midsommar (2019)
Will Poulter and Fionn Whitehead in Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018)
Will Poulter, Asim Chaudhry, and Fionn Whitehead in Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018)
Will Poulter in Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018)
Will Poulter, Asim Chaudhry, and Fionn Whitehead in Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018)
Will Poulter and Elizabeth Debicki in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
Will Poulter in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
Will Poulter in Dopesick (2021)
Will Poulter in Dopesick (2021)
Joshua James, Lucy Boynton, Will Poulter, and Jonathan Jules in Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (2022)
Hugh Laurie, Lucy Boynton, and Will Poulter in Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (2022)

Known for

Jennifer Aniston, Emma Roberts, Jason Sudeikis, and Will Poulter in We're the Millers (2013)
We're the Millers
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  • Kenny Rossmore
  • 2013
Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Aml Ameen, Alexander Flores, Will Poulter, Dexter Darden, Dylan O'Brien, Ki Hong Lee, and Blake Cooper in The Maze Runner (2014)
The Maze Runner
6.8
  • Gally
  • 2014
Anthony Mackie, Will Poulter, John Boyega, and Algee Smith in Detroit (2017)
Detroit
7.3
  • Krauss
  • 2017
Liam Neeson, Tilda Swinton, Skandar Keynes, Ben Barnes, Georgie Henley, and Will Poulter in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
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  • Eustace Scrubb
  • 2010

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  • On Swift Horses
    • Post-production
  • Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sean Gunn, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, and Maria Bakalova in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
    • Adam Warlock
    • 2023
  • Lucy Boynton and Will Poulter in Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (2022)
    Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
    • Bobby Jones
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2022
  • Twelve Nights (2021)
    Twelve Nights
    • Narrator
    • Video
    • 2021
  • Johnny Flynn, Will Poulter, and Naomi Ackie in The Score (2021)
    The Score
    • Troy
    • 2021
  • Michael Keaton, Rosario Dawson, Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg, John Hoogenakker, Will Poulter, and Kaitlyn Dever in Dopesick (2021)
    Dopesick
    • Billy Cutler
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2021
  • The Underground Railroad (2021)
    The Underground Railroad
    • Sam
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2021
  • The Dark Pictures: Little Hope (2020)
    The Dark Pictures: Little Hope
    • Anthony
    • Andrew
    • Abraham (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2020
  • Will Poulter in Bainne (2019)
    Bainne
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Florence Pugh in Midsommar (2019)
    Midsommar
    • Mark
    • 2019
  • Fionn Whitehead in Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018)
    Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
    • Colin Ritman
    • 2018
  • Charlotte Rampling, Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson, and Oliver Zetterström in The Little Stranger (2018)
    The Little Stranger
    • Roderick Ayres
    • 2018
  • Giancarlo Esposito, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Dexter Darden, Dylan O'Brien, Ki Hong Lee, and Rosa Salazar in Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)
    Maze Runner: The Death Cure
    • Gally
    • 2018
  • Anthony Mackie, Will Poulter, John Boyega, and Algee Smith in Detroit (2017)
    Detroit
    • Krauss
    • 2017
  • Brad Pitt, Anthony Michael Hall, Daniel Betts, Topher Grace, Anthony Hayes, Emory Cohen, John Magaro, Aymen Hamdouchi, and RJ Cyler in War Machine (2017)
    War Machine
    • Ricky Ortega
    • 2017
  • Genevieve Gaunt, Alma Jodorowsky, Will Poulter, Jamie Blackley, Sebastian De Souza, and Cara Delevingne in Kids in Love (2016)
    Kids in Love
    • Jack
    • 2016

Writer

  • Will Poulter in School of Comedy (2009)
    School of Comedy
    • additional material
    • TV Series
    • 2010

Producer

  • A Plea for Grimsby (2015)
    A Plea for Grimsby
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2015

Videos52

How Well Do Chris Pratt and the 'Guardians' Really Know One Another?
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How Well Do Chris Pratt and the 'Guardians' Really Know One Another?
The Rise of Will Poulter
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The Rise of Will Poulter
The Maze Runner
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The Maze Runner
The Maze Runner
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The Maze Runner
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Son of Rambow
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Son of Rambow
Young 'Revenant' Actors on Working With Oscar Winner Leonardo DiCaprio
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Young 'Revenant' Actors on Working With Oscar Winner Leonardo DiCaprio
Gina Rodriguez and More on Early IMDb Credits, Movies That Inspired Them
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Gina Rodriguez and More on Early IMDb Credits, Movies That Inspired Them
Golden Globe Winner Aaron Sorkin and Other Filmmakers on Their Creative Process
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Golden Globe Winner Aaron Sorkin and Other Filmmakers on Their Creative Process
Rising Stars Wagner Moura, Sarah Hay, and More on the Challenges of Acting
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Rising Stars Wagner Moura, Sarah Hay, and More on the Challenges of Acting
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Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • William Poulter
  • Height
    • 6′ 3¼″ (1.91 m)
  • Born
    • January 28, 1993
    • England, UK
  • Parents
      Caroline Barrah
  • Relatives
      Ed Poulter(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Starred in "The School of Comedy," which played at The Edinburgh Festival
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    Will was slated to play Pennywise in It (2017), but was forced to drop out when production delays led to scheduling conflicts. He was replaced by Bill Skarsgård.
  • Quotes
    I asked if I could keep Ben, but his agent told me to go away.

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