William Jack Poulter is an English actor. He first gained recognition for his role as Eustace Scrubb in the fantasy adventure film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010). He received critical praise for his starring role in the comedy film We're the Millers (2013), for which he won the BAFTA Rising Star Award.
William Jack Poulter was born on 28 January 1993 in Hammersmith, London, the son of Neil Poulter, a professor of preventive cardiovascular medicine at Imperial College London, and Caroline (née Barrah), a former nurse who was brought up in Kenya.
He was a pupil at Harrodian School, whose well-known acting graduates include George MacKay and Robert Pattinson. He struggled in school due to dyslexia and developmental coordination disorder, but found that he loved drama, which "gave [him] a sense of purpose".
Poulter began studying drama at the University of Bristol in 2012, before leaving after a year when he got offered a part in The Maze Runner.
Date of Birth | 28th January 1993 |
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Age | 31 Years |
Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
Country | United Kingdom |
Current City | London |
Birth Place | London |
Nationality | United Kingdom |
Citizenship | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Education |
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The Harrodian School |
Occupation | actor, comedian, film actor, stage actor, television actor |
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Career Start | 2007 (17 years ago) |