
American actor Lewis Pullman is best known for his roles in “The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018) and “Bad Times at the El Royale (2018).” Born on January 29, 1993, in Los Angeles, California, Pullman is the son of actor and director Bill Pullman and dancer Tamara Hurwitz. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Pullman revealed that he was “on the tractor division” while attending a liberal arts college in North Carolina. He earned a degree in social work from Warren Wilson College in 2015, while spending his summers experimenting with short films.
He secured a Newport Beach Film Festival award in 2019 for his work in “Them That Follow (2019).” Throughout his career, he has been nominated for several prestigious awards, including a Saturn Award in 2019, a Critics' Choice Award in 2024, and a Primetime Emmy Award in 2024. Beyond acting, Pullman is also a member of an indie-pop band, “ATTA Boy.” While he is the drummer of the group, actress Eden Brolin is the lead singer.
List of Lewis Pullman’s Movies

Pullman’s journey in the industry began in 2013 with the short “The Tutor.” The drama involves a boy, James, who convinces his tutor to search for his runaway brother, who doesn’t exist. He continued to appear in several short films, including “The Peter Cassidy Project (2015),” Where You Are (2016),” and “The Realest Real (2016).”
Short films are significant to Pullman’s filmography as he continued to feature in productions such as “Craig’s Pathetic Freakout (2018)” and “Lefty/Righty (2019).” His film appearances include movies like "Lean on Pete (2017)” where he played Dallas, “Them That Follow (2019),” where he portrayed Garret, and “Salem’s Lot (2024)” where he depicted Ben Mears. He will star as Robert Reynolds or the Sentry in the upcoming Marvel films “Thunderbolts* (2025)” and “Avengers: Doomsday (2026).”
Here is a list of the movies Lewis Pullman has appeared in, along with their years of release:
Year | Movie | Role |
2013 | The Tutor | James |
2015 | The Peter Cassidy Project | Henry Lovegood |
2016 | The Realest Real | Patrick |
2016 | Where You Are | Adult James |
2017 | Battle of the Sexes | Larry Riggs |
2017 | Lean on Pete | Dallas |
2017 | Aftermath | Stranger, Samuel (as Lewis James Pullman) |
2017 | The Ballad of Lefty Brown | Billy Kitchen |
2018 | Craig’s Pathetic Freakout | Lewis |
2018 | Bad Times at the El Royale | Miles Miller |
2018 | The Strangers: Prey at Night | Luke |
2019 | Lefty/ Righty | Righty |
2019 | Them That Follow | Garret |
2020 | Pink Skies Ahead | Ben |
2020 | The Voice in Your Head | Dan |
2021 | Sorry I Missed This | Trevor |
2022 | Press Play | Harrison |
2022 | Top Gun: Maverick | Lt. Robert ‘Bob’ Floyd |
2023 | Water Rises | N/A |
2023 | The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial | Keefer |
2023 | The Line | Todd Stevens |
2023 | The Starling Girl | Owen Taylor |
2024 | Diviners | N/A |
2024 | Salem’s Lot | Ben Mears |
2024 | Guzzle Buddies | N/A |
2024 | Riff Raff | Rocco |
2024 | Skincare | Jordan |
List of Lewis Pullman’s TV Shows

In 2015, Pullman starred as Highston Liggets in the pilot episode of the Amazon comedy series “Highston.” Later in 2019, he played Major Major in the 2019 mini-series “Catch-22,” adapted from Joseph Heller’s 20th-century World War II classic. He also portrayed Calvin Evans in the 2023 drama series “Lessons in Chemistry” and Rhett Abbott in the 2022 mystery thriller series “Outer Range.”
Here is a list of the TV shows Lewis Pullman has appeared in, along with their years of release:
Year | TV Show | Role |
2015 | Highston | Highston Liggetts |
2019 | Catch-22 | Major Major |
2023 | Lessons in Chemistry | Calvin Evans |
2022-2024 | Outer Range | Rhett Abbott |
FAQs about Lewis Pullman
A. Lewis Pullman was born on January 29, 1993. As of April 2025, he is 32 years old.
A. Lewis Pullman is yet to receive an Emmy Award. However, he was nominated for the “Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie” award in the 2024 Primetime Emmy Awards, for his work in Lessons in Chemistry.
A. Lewis Pullman plays Robert Reynolds or Sentry in “Thunderbolts* (2025)” as well as in “Avengers: Doomsday (2026).”