Will Poulter
| Will Poulter | |
|---|---|
| Born | William Jack Poulter 28 January 1993 London England, UK |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2007 – present |
William Jack Poulter (born 28 January 1993, in Hammersmith, London, England) 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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[edit] Career
Poulter 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. 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 released on 10 December 2010.[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 centers 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 is expected premier in February or March 2012.[10]
[edit] Filmography
| 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 |
| 2011 | Wild Bill | Dean |
[edit] Television Work
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Comedy Lab | Various |
| 2008 | Lead Balloon | Sweet Throwing Boy |
| 2009–Present | School of Comedy | Various |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Son of Rambow: ready for action at www.telegraph.co.uk (accessed 22 June 2008)
- ^ "Comedy Labs On Channel 4". http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/C/comedylab/shows/schoolofcomedy/.
- ^ 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
- ^ http://screenterrier.blogspot.com/2010/06/fades.html
- ^ http://frostmagazine.com/2010/08/touch-a-new-supernatural-drama-series-for-bbc3-tv/2441
- ^ http://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2010/11/09/narnia-stars-switch-londons-christmas-lights/
- ^ http://wildbillthefilm.com/
- ^ http://willpoulterfans.webs.com/apps/blog/show/8106802-approximate-release-date-for-wild-bill
