Charlie Plummer

This article is about the American actor. For other Charles Plummers, see Charles Plummer (disambiguation).

Charlie Faulkner Plummer^[1] (born May 24, 1999)^[2][a] is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor in short films and made his feature film debut in David Chase's drama Not Fade Away (2012) before landing a lead role in King Jack (2015).^[8] In 2017, he gained wider recognition for playing John Paul Getty III in Ridley Scott's thriller All the Money in the World^[9] and a troubled teenager in Andrew Haigh's drama Lean on Pete.^[10] His performance in the latter earned him the Marcello Mastroianni Award for best emerging actor.^[11]

Charlie Plummer
Plummer in 2024
Born	Charlie Faulkner Plummer (1999-05-24) May 24, 1999 (age 25) Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2010–present
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On television, Plummer made his first prominent appearances on the dramas Boardwalk Empire (2011–2013) and Granite Flats (2013–2015).^[8][12] He has since starred in the Hulu miniseries Looking for Alaska (2019) and portrayed a young Franklin D. Roosevelt in the Showtime series The First Lady (2022).

Early life

Plummer was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, to theatre actress Maia Guest and writer-producer John Christian Plummer, and grew up in Cold Spring.^[13][6] He has a younger brother, James. His family moved frequently due to his parents' jobs which resulted in his attending seven different schools growing up: three in Los Angeles, two in upstate New York and two in New York City.^[14] Despite being very shy as a child, Plummer was exposed to acting at an early age by his parents, both of whom had worked in theatre.^[15] He gained experience acting in local stage productions of plays and musicals, crediting the experience with the latter for sparking his love of acting.^[16] He met his current manager at the age of ten when he first sought professional acting roles.^[15] Plummer eventually transferred to and attended the Professional Children's School in Manhattan due to his demanding filming schedule on television shows.^[15][17]

Career

As a child, Plummer acted in short films such as Frank (2010), Three Things (2011), and Alan Smithee (2012). In 2011, Plummer starred in eight episodes of HBO's television period drama Boardwalk Empire. He portrayed Eli Thompson's son Michael in seasons 2, 3 and 4.^[8] In 2012, Plummer made his feature film debut by playing a supporting role in David Chase's drama Not Fade Away.^[18] The film was released on December 21, 2012, by Paramount Vantage and received positive reviews.^[19] In 2013, Plummer joined the BYUtv's drama series Granite Flats, in which he played the lead role of Timmy Sanders.^{[18][20][21][12]} He starred in all 24 episodes of three seasons, which premiered on Netflix and ended in 2015.^[22] In 2015, he played the lead role of Jack in Felix Thompson's directorial debut King Jack.^[8] The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.^[23]

In 2017, Plummer co-starred in Oren Moverman's drama thriller film The Dinner.^[24] The film was released on May 5, 2017, and received mixed reviews. He played the kidnapped heir John Paul Getty III in Ridley Scott's crime thriller All the Money in the World.^[9] The film was released on December 25, 2017, and received positive reviews.^[25] The same year, Plummer portrayed the troubled teenager Charley who finds solace and purpose in his friendship with the titular racehorse in Andrew Haigh's drama Lean on Pete.^[10] The actor felt a deep desire to play the role after connecting strongly with the story, which spurred him to send a letter to Haigh, expressing his passion for the project.^[26] The film premiered at the Venice International Film Festival where his performance received critical acclaim;^{[27][28][29][30][31]} he was also awarded the Marcello Mastroianni Award for best emerging actor.^[11] Richard Lawson of Vanity Fair stated Plummer had "one of the most striking breakthrough performances of the year".^[32]

Plummer in 2019

In 2018, Plummer starred in Joshua Leonard's drama Dark Was the Night.^[33][34] He also appeared in Duncan Skiles's suspense thriller The Clovehitch Killer.^[35] In 2019, Plummer starred in Nabil Elderkin's feature film debut Gully. He also featured in Pippa Bianco's Share, produced by A24.^[36] In the same year, Plummer also had a leading role in Hulu's serial adaptation of John Green's novel Looking for Alaska, starring as 16-year-old Miles "Pudge" Halter. The series and Plummer's performance garnered critical acclaim.^[37][38][39]

In 2020, Plummer starred in Thor Freudenthal's drama Words on Bathroom Walls, playing a young man diagnosed with schizophrenia, and headlined the dark comedy Spontaneous, directed by Brian Duffield and based on the novel of the same name by Aaron Starmer.^[40][41] Both films received positive reviews.^[42][43] In 2022, Plummer starred in the coming of age drama Wildflower. The film received mixed reviews from critics.^[44] In 2023, he starred in National Anthem as Dylan, directed by Luke Gilford, which premiered at the 2023 SXSW Festival.^[45][46] The film was met with positive critical reviews,^[47] and his performance received critical acclaim.^{[48][49][50][51]}

Personal life

Plummer lives in New York City and is a vegetarian.^[15][52] Prior to pursuing a full-time acting career, Plummer had considered dropping acting to work towards becoming a general manager for a football team due to his passion for the sport.^[15]

Filmography

Film

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2011	We Are the Hartmans	Young Jordan		[14]
2012	Not Fade Away	Grace's little brother		[14]
2015	King Jack	Jack		[8][23]
2017	All the Money in the World	John Paul Getty III		[9]
	The Dinner	Michael Lohman		[24]
	Lean on Pete	Charley Thompson		[10][11]
2018	The Clovehitch Killer	Tyler		[35]
	Dark Was the Night	Marcus Lang		[33][34]
2019	Gully	Nicky		[53]
	Share	Dylan		[36]
2020	Words on Bathroom Walls	Adam Petrazelli		[41]
	Spontaneous	Dylan Hovemeyer		[40]
2022	Moonfall	Sonny Harper		[54]
	A Perfect Day for Caribou	Nate		[55]
	Wildflower	Ethan		[44]
2023	National Anthem	Dylan		[45][46]
2024	The Return	Telemachus		[56]
2025	The Long Walk †	TBA	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2011	Onion SportsDome	Bully	1 episode	[14]
2011–2013	Boardwalk Empire	Michael Thompson	Recurring role	[8]
2012	Person of Interest	Kid	Season 1, episode 21	[14]
2013	Wendell & Vinnie	Jann	1 episode	[14]
2013–2015	Granite Flats	Timmy Sanders	Main role	[18]
2019	Looking for Alaska	Miles "Pudge" Halter	Main role; miniseries	[57][58]
2022	The First Lady	Franklin D. Roosevelt (young)	2 episodes	[59]

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist	Album	Ref.
2020	"Is There Something in the Movies?"	Samia	The Baby	[60]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2017	Les Arcs Film Festival	Best Actor	Lean on Pete	Won	[61]
	Venice Film Festival	Marcello Mastroianni Award	Lean on Pete	Won	[62]
2018	British Independent Film Awards	Best Actor	Lean on Pete	Nominated	[63]
	Dublin Film Critics Circle	Best Actor	Lean on Pete	Won	[64]
	Greater WNY Film Critics Association Awards	Best Actor	Lean on Pete	Nominated	[65]
	Indiana Film Journalists Association	Best Actor	Lean on Pete	Nominated	[66]
	International Online Cinema Awards	Best Actor	Lean on Pete	Nominated	[67]
	San Diego Film Critics Society Awards	Best Breakthrough Artist	Lean on Pete	Runner-up	[68]
2019	Chlotrudis Awards	Best Actor	Lean on Pete	Nominated	[69]

Notes

1. Numerous Instagram posts by his younger brother indicated his birthday as May 24,^[3][4] while several news sources stated his age at the time of their writing, placing his year of birth at 1999.^[5][6][7]