Will Poulter - wikipedia Will Poulter Will Poulter Poulter at the Paris premiere of The Revenant in January 2016. William Jack Poulter ( 1993 - 01 - 28 ) 28 January 1993 ( age 24 ) Hammersmith, London, England, United Kingdom Nationality English Occupation Actor Years active 2007 -- present William Jack Poulter ( born 28 January 1993 ) is an English actor known for his work in the films The Maze Runner ( 2014 ), Son of Rambow, The Chronicles of Narnia : The Voyage of the Dawn Treader ( 2010 ), We 're the Millers ( 2013 ), The Revenant ( 2015 ), and Detroit ( 2017 ). For his work in We 're the Millers, Poulter won the BAFTA Rising Star Award. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 Awards and nominations 5 References 6 External links Early life Poulter was born in Hammersmith, London, the son of Caroline ( Barrah ), a former nurse, and Neil Poulter, a professor of cardiology. His mother was raised in an Anglo family in Kenya, where her father was a game warden. Poulter studied at Harrodian School. Career Poulter played various acting roles before landing the role of Lee Carter in the 2007 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, which began airing on 2 October 2009. The programme finished after a second series. 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. 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. Poulter began filming a small British independent film called Wild Bill, directed by Dexter Fletcher, at the end of 2010. 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. The film was released on 23 March 2012 to extremely positive reviews, with praise for Poulter 's performance. In 2011, Poulter appeared with the popular British blogger and his School of Comedy co-star Jack Harries on his YouTube channel by the name of JacksGap in a video called Jack and Will. Poulter at the London premiere of We 're the Millers in August 2013 In 2013, he played Kenny in We 're the Millers, starring Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis. While the film opened to mixed reviews, the performances of the cast were well - received, especially Poulter. He also appeared as a caretaker in the music video for Rizzle Kicks ' song `` Skip to the Good Bit ''. In 2014, he played Fordy in the crime film Plastic, directed by Julian Gilbey and starring Ed Speleers, Alfie Allen, Sebastian De Souza and Emma Rigby. The film was critically panned on release. The same year, he played Gally in the film adaptation, The Maze Runner, alongside Dylan O'Brien and Kaya Scodelario. The film was a critical and commercial success, with the performances of the cast being praised. In 2015, Poulter starred as Shane in the Irish indie film Glassland, directed by Gerard Barrett and co-starring Jack Reynor and Toni Collette. The film was a critical success, with many reviewers praising Poulter 's performance in particular as being his most diverse role to date. In an interview with BBC Radio 1, Poulter stated the film was `` the proudest I 've been to be a part of a movie ''. In 2014, Poulter won the BAFTA Rising Star Award, voted for by the public. Other actors nominated for the award were Lupita Nyong'o, George MacKay, Léa Seydoux and Dane DeHaan. The same year, he also won the MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance and the MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss ( shared with his co-stars Jennifer Aniston and Emma Roberts ) for his performance in We 're the Millers. In 2014, Poulter was chosen as one of 23 upcoming actors to feature in July 's issue of Vanity Fair, with all actors being named `` Hollywood 's Next Wave ''. Other actors featured included Dylan O'Brien ( Poulter 's co-star in The Maze Runner ), Jack Reynor ( Poulter 's co-star in Glassland ), and Tye Sheridan ( Poulter 's co-star in The Yellow Birds ). Poulter played Jim Bridger in the revenge - thriller The Revenant, directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy. The film centers on an 1820s frontiersman on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling. In 2017, he played a police officer in the film Detroit, about the 1967 Detroit riots. Poulter was initially cast as Pennywise the Clown in the 2017 remake of the Stephen King miniseries It. However, it was announced in June 2016 that Bill Skarsgård was cast instead, since Poulter was forced to drop out, due both to scheduling conflicts ( the film was set to shoot at the same time as Poulter was set to begin work on Detroit ), as well as the departure of its initial director, Cary Fukunaga. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2007 Son of Rambow Lee Carter The Chronicles of Narnia : The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Eustace Scrubb 2012 Wild Bill Dean 2013 We 're the Millers Kenny Rossmore 2014 Plastic Fordy The Maze Runner Gally A Plea for Grimsby Jone Short film Glassland Shane 2015 The Revenant Jim Bridger 2016 Kids in Love Jack 2017 War Machine Rick Ortega Detroit Philip Krauss 2018 Maze Runner : The Death Cure Gally Post-production The Little Stranger Roderick Ayres Filming Television Year Title Role Notes 2007 Comedy : Shuffle Find Your Folks Presenter 2008 Comedy Lab Various Lead Balloon Sweet Throwing Boy 2009 -- 2010 School of Comedy Various The Fades Mac Pilot Voice Year Title Role Notes 2015 The Incredible True Story Christopher Smith Album Awards and nominations Year Award Work Result 2008 British Independent Film Awards Most Promising Newcomer Son of Rambow Nominated 2009 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in an International Feature Film -- Leading Young Performers Shared with Bill Milner Nominated Phoenix Film Critics Society Best Performance by a Youth in a Leading or Supporting Role -- Male The Chronicles of Narnia : The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Nominated 2011 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Feature Film -- Young Ensemble Cast Shared with Georgie Henley and Skandar Keynes Nominated Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films Best Performance by a Younger Actor Nominated London Film Critics ' Circle Young British Performer of the Year Nominated 2013 Wild Bill Nominated 2014 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Liplock Shared with Emma Roberts and Jennifer Aniston We 're the Millers Nominated MTV Movie Awards Breakthrough Performance Won Best Kiss Shared with Emma Roberts and Jennifer Aniston Won Best Musical Moment Nominated British Academy Film Awards EE Rising Star Award Won Empire Awards Best Male Newcomer Nominated 2015 MTV Movie Awards Best Fight ( shared with Dylan O'Brien ) The Maze Runner Won References Jump up ^ `` Bafta Film Awards 2014 : Full list of winners ''. BBC. 16 February 2014 ^ Jump up to : Son of Rambow : ready for action at www.telegraph.co.uk ( accessed 22 June 2008 ) Jump up ^ Hello. `` Scotland ''. Scotsman.com. Retrieved 2017 - 05 - 22. Jump up ^ Lee, Robin ( 16 August 2007 ). `` School of Comedy ''. The List. Retrieved 24 January 2014. Jump up ^ `` Comedy Labs on Channel 4 ''. Jump up ^ Will Poulter Cast as Eustace Scrubb at www.narniaweb.com ( accessed 22 June 2008 ) Jump up ^ It 's luvverly Cockney sparra Keira at www.dailymail.co.uk ( accessed 22 June 2008 Jump up ^ Will Poulter Cast in Narnia 3 at www.comingsoon.net ( accessed 22 June 2008 Jump up ^ `` ScreenTerrier : The Fades ''. Screenterrier.blogspot.com. 2010 - 06 - 05. Retrieved 2013 - 04 - 17. Jump up ^ Sibayan, Genevieve. `` Touch -- A new supernatural drama series for BBC3 ( TV ) ''. Frost Magazine. Retrieved 2013 - 04 - 17. Jump up ^ `` Narnia stars switch on London 's Christmas lights ! ''. The Hollywood News. 2010 - 11 - 09. Retrieved 2013 - 04 - 17. Jump up ^ http://wildbillthefilm.com/ Jump up ^ `` Approximate Release Date for Wild Bill -- The Unofficial Will Poulter Fansite ''. Willpoulterfans.webs.com. 2011 - 07 - 25. Retrieved 2013 - 04 - 17. Jump up ^ `` Bafta Film Awards 2014 : Full list of winners ''. BBC. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014. Jump up ^ Reynolds, Simon ; Harris, Jamie ( 8 January 2014 ). `` BAFTA Film Awards 2014 - nominations in full ''. Digital Spy. Retrieved 8 January 2014. Jump up ^ `` Will Poulter, Emma Roberts & Jennifer Aniston Win MTV Best Kiss ''. Hollywood life. 13 April 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014. Jump up ^ Smith, Krista ( 11 June 2014 ). `` Hollywood 's Next Wave ''. Vanity Fair. Retrieved 24 June 2014. Jump up ^ Kroll, Justin ( 25 June 2014 ). `` We 're the Millers '' Will Poulter Joins Leonardo DiCaprio in ' The Revenant ' ( Exclusive ) ``. Variety. Retrieved 7 July 2014. Jump up ^ `` Stephen King 's ' It ' Adaptation Finds Its Pennywise the Clown ( Exclusive ) ''. Hollywood Reporter. 2016 - 06 - 02. Retrieved 2017 - 05 - 22. 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Question: who played kenny in we're the millers
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