Will Poulter
| Will Poulter | |
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| Born | William Jack Poulter 28 January 1993 Hammersmith, London, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2007 – present |
William Jack "Will" Poulter (born 28 January 1993) is an English actor, most notable for his roles as Lee Carter in Son of Rambow,[1] and as Eustace Scrubb in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
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Life and career[edit]
Poulter was born in Hammersmith, London. He was educated at Harrodian School.[1] He played various acting roles before landing the role of Lee Carter in the 2008 movie Son of Rambow, which was released to positive reviews, and praise for the performances of Poulter and his co-star Bill Milner. He also performed with other young comedic actors in School of Comedy, which aired its pilot on Channel 4's Comedy Lab on 21 August 2008. School of Comedy was then commissioned for a full series by Channel 4,[2] which began airing on 2 October 2009. He then did the second series of the programme and appears as a whole new collection of characters.
In 2009 he was selected to play the role of Eustace Scrubb in the film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (filmed in Queensland, Australia), and was accompanied by some members of his family. The movie was first screened on 10 December 2010. The film opened to mixed reviews, but Poulter's performance was well-received.[3][4][5]
In 2010 he appeared in the BBC Three pilot The Fades, a 60-minute supernatural thriller written by Skins writer, Jack Thorne. The pilot has been commissioned to be written as six-part series with almost entirely a new cast.[6][7]
Poulter announced that he would begin filming a small British independent film called Wild Bill, directed by Dexter Fletcher, at the end of 2010.[8] It centres around Bill Hayward, played by Charlie Creed-Miles, who, on parole after spending eight years in prison, finds his two sons, Dean (Poulter) and Jimmy (Sammy Williams), living alone abandoned by their mother. With the attention of social services now focused on the boys, Bill struggles to play good dad while keeping out of jail as Jimmy gets in trouble with some dangerous acquaintances of Bill's past.[9] The film was released on 23 March 2012 to extremely positive reviews, with praise heaped on Poulter's performance.[10]
In 2013, he has been cast as Kenny in We're the Millers starring Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis, Fordy in Plastic directed by Julian Gilbey and starring Ed Speleers, Alfie Allen and Danny Trejo, and Gally in the film adaption of The Maze Runner alongside Aml Ameen and Thomas Sangster.
In 2011 Poulter appeared with the famous British vlogger and School of Comedy co-star Jack Harries on his YouTube channel by the name of Jacksgap in a video called Jack and Will.
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Son of Rambow | Lee Carter | Nominated – British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer Nominated – Young Artist Award for Best Performance in an International Feature Film (shared with: Bill Milner) |
| 2010 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | Eustace Scrubb | Nominated – Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by a Youth in a Leading or Supporting Role – Male Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor Nominated – London Critics Circle Film Award for Young British Performer of the Year |
| 2012 | Wild Bill | Dean | Nominated – London Critics Film Award for Young British Performer of the Year |
| 2013 | We're the Millers | Kenny | |
| 2013 | Plastic | Fordy | |
| 2014 | The Maze Runner | Gally | Filming |
Television Work[edit]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Comedy Shuffle | Find Your Folks Presenter |
| 2008 | Comedy Lab – School of Comedy | Various |
| 2008 | Lead Balloon | Sweet Throwing Boy |
| 2009–2010 | School of Comedy | Various |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Son of Rambow: ready for action at www.telegraph.co.uk (accessed 22 June 2008)
- ^ "Comedy Labs on Channel 4".
- ^ Will Poulter Cast as Eustace Scrubb at www.narniaweb.com (accessed 22 June 2008)
- ^ It's luvverly Cockney sparra Keira at www.dailymail.co.uk (accessed 22 June 2008
- ^ Will Poulter Cast in Narnia 3 at www.comingsoon.net (accessed 22 June 2008
- ^ "ScreenTerrier: The Fades". Screenterrier.blogspot.com. 2010-06-05. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
- ^ Sibayan, Genevieve. "Touch – A new supernatural drama series for BBC3 {TV}". Frost Magazine. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
- ^ "Narnia stars switch on London's Christmas lights!". The Hollywood News. 2010-11-09. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
- ^ http://wildbillthefilm.com/[dead link]
- ^ "Approximate Release Date for Wild Bill – The Unofficial Will Poulter Fansite". Willpoulterfans.webs.com. 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
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