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Will Poulter

Will Poulter

Actor, also producer · Born January 28, 1993 (33) · Hammersmith, London, England, UK

BAFTA Award winner · Primetime Emmy nominee

William Jack Poulter (born 28 January 1993) is an English actor. He first gained recognition in School of Comedy (2009) and then for his role as Eustace Scrubb in the adventure film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) and his starring role in the comedy film We're the Millers (2013). He won the BAFTA Rising Star Award in 2014. Poulter starred in the first and third films of the dystopian science fiction trilogy The Maze Runner (2014–2018), the period film The Revenant (2015), the drama film Detroit (2017), the interactive film Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018), and the horror film Midsommar (2019). In 2021, he was featured in the Hulu miniseries Dopesick, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor. In 2023, he joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Adam Warlock in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. He had a recurring role in FX's series The Bear, which earned him another Emmy Award nomination. Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Poulter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 28, 1993 (33)
From
Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 5% in 30 days

What are Will Poulter's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
29%
Self
23%
Survival
22%
Power
8%
Ideas
8%
Morality
6%
Society
3%
Friendship8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAddiction2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 3 · Dark 11

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 9 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 4

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 10 · Intense 11

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 6

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 6

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 11

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

16 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 5 of 16 analyzed roles.

Ally
5 of 16
Hero
3 of 16
Shapeshifter
2 of 16
Trickster
2 of 16
Shadow
2 of 16
Herald
1 of 16
Mentor
1 of 16
Show the 16 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Dread
7
Melancholic
9
Contemplative
7
Thrilling
6
Other
26

How their films linger

Bittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet12
  • Ambiguous8

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Will Poulter's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Will Poulter's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

34 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Union County(2026)

    Producer · as Cody

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • I Love Boosters(2026)

    as Grayson

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • On Swift Horses(2024)

    as Lee

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Warfare(2025)

    as Erik

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Death of a Unicorn(2025)

    as Shepard

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3(2023)

    as Adam Warlock

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Bear(2022)

    Show 15 episodes · as Chef Luca

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Score(2021)

    as Troy

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Why Didn't They Ask Evans?(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · as Bobby Jones

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Dopesick(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as Billy Cutler

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Underground Railroad(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Sam

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Bainne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Midsommar(2019)

    as Mark

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Black Mirror: Bandersnatch(2018)

    as Colin Ritman

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Little Stranger(2018)

    as Roderick Ayres

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Maze Runner: The Death Cure(2018)

    as Gally

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Detroit(2017)

    as Philip Krauss

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • War Machine(2017)

    as Ricky Ortega

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Kids in Love(2016)

    as Jack

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Revenant(2015)

    as Jim Bridger

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Glassland(2014)

    as Shane

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • A Plea for Grimsby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Producer · as Jone

  • The Maze Runner(2014)

    as Gally

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Plastic(2014)

    as Fordy

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • We're the Millers(2013)

    as Kenny Rossmore

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Black Mirror(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Colin Ritman

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Wild Bill(2011)

    as Dean

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader(2010)

    as Eustace Scrubb

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • School of Comedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 12 episodes · as Bota Saffas / Geoff / Leonard Lizard / Mr Mills / Pongo / Terry

  • Son of Rambow(2007)

    as Lee Carter

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Beat the Reaper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer · as Peter Brown

  • Rabbit, Rabbit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 7 episodes · Actor

  • Rapture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Saturn Return (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 34 titles, 30 of them dated from 2007 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)

$846M worldwide

Highest rated

Dopesick (2021)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)

Film career

20072026

Peak 2018 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 10 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting34 of 34: 31 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score72ndProducing3 of 34: 0 only producing, 3 with another role

34 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s2 · acting2010s17 · 17 acting · 1 crew2020s11 · 11 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 5% of 20 roles
071722

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a BAFTA Award from 3 major nominations, 2014–2024.

WinNomination
  1. 2024
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
  2. 2022
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
  3. 2014
    • BAFTA Award, won

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Will Poulter's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

I Love Boosters (2026)

68th percentile spread · 17% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Dopesick (2021)

Midcredits 98th · 96% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 21 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 53. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Will Poulter's work okay for kids?

Across up to 18 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore16 titles36–95 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity18 titles10–72 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity16 titles36–88 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs16 titles11–84 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense16 titles37–92 · median 66 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Will Poulter work with?

People who share at least 2 of Will Poulter's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jack Reynor shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles