Lewis Pullman


Lewis James Pullman is an American actor. The son of actor Bill Pullman, he made his film debut opposite his father in The Ballad of Lefty Brown. For his performance as Miles Miller in the neo-noir thriller film Bad Times at the El Royale, Pullman was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor. Pullman subsequently had supporting roles in films such as The Strangers: Prey at Night, Them That Follow, Top Gun: Maverick, and Riff Raff, as well as lead roles in Press Play, The Starling Girl, 'Salem's Lot, and Skincare. He gained international recognition for his role as Robert "Bob" Reynolds / The Sentry / The Void in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Thunderbolts* and is set to reprise the role in Avengers: Doomsday.
Pullman is also known for his supporting roles as Major Major Major Major on the Hulu satirical black comedy miniseries Catch-22 and Calvin Evans on the Apple TV historical drama miniseries Lessons in Chemistry, the latter of which earned him nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie and the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries, and his lead role as Rhett Abbott on the Amazon Prime Video sci-fi neo-western series Outer Range.

Early life

Pullman was born on January 29, 1993 to actor Bill Pullman and modern dancer Tamara Hurwitz. He has a sister, Maesa, who is a singer-songwriter, and a brother, Jack, who is a puppet-maker. His mother is of Russian and Jewish descent.
He attended Wildwood School in Los Angeles for high school. In 2015, Pullman graduated from Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa, North Carolina, with a bachelor's degree in Social Work. Warren Wilson College has a large working farm on campus, and Pullman said he was "on the tractor division . I figured if acting didn't work out I could be on the road crew, working the back hoe."

Career

Pullman plays the drums in the band Atta Boy alongside Eden Brolin, Freddy Reish, and Dashel Thompson. They released their first album, Out of Sorts, in 2012 as a "whimsical experiment." Their second album, Big Heart Manners, was released in 2020.
Pullman began his acting career with several short films, starting with The Tutor in 2013. He had to split his time between living in Los Angeles and Montana. After graduating college in 2015, he was asked by filmmakers Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris to audition for Highston, a television series from Sacha Baron Cohen and Amazon Studios. In September 2015, his casting was confirmed and the series was given a six-episode order. The series starred Pullman in the lead role as a 19-year-old whose imaginary friends were real-life celebrities. The pilot episode, guest-starring Flea and Shaquille O'Neal, was well received by critics. In December 2017, however, Highston was canceled after only one episode.
Pullman made his feature film acting debut in 2017 with The Ballad of Lefty Brown, a Western starring his father in the titular lead role. His additional roles in 2017 include the Arnold Schwarzenegger-led Aftermath, the British drama Lean on Pete, and the critically acclaimed film Battle of the Sexes, the latter also starring his father.
In 2018, Pullman had a leading role in the slasher film The Strangers: Prey at Night. Though the film received mixed reviews when compared to its predecessor, it was a box-office success, grossing $32.1 million against a $5 million production budget. That same year, he starred alongside Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, Cailee Spaeny, and Chris Hemsworth in Bad Times at the El Royale. On casting Pullman, writer and director Drew Goddard said "it was one of those good old-fashioned casting searches. After meeting with lots and lots and lots of actors, Lewis came in and you just felt that immediately. The last time that happened, quite honestly, was when Chris Hemsworth walked in for The Cabin in the Woods. You're just looking for actors who inherently fit the role — and then also transcend the role. Lewis had that sort of magic." Upon release, the film received generally positive reviews from critics, and his performance was also singled out, with Den of Geek calling it a "standout" and The Seattle Times writing that he "shines as the troubled desk clerk, who serves as the film's late-arriving moral conscience."
In 2019, Pullman had a recurring role as Major Major Major Major in Catch-22, the George Clooney-led Hulu adaptation of the 1961 novel. He also starred in the thriller Them That Follow, and in 2020, he had a small role in the indie film Pink Skies Ahead. In 2022, Pullman played Rhett Abbott in the Amazon series Outer Range, Lieutenant Robert "Bob" Floyd in the Tom Cruise-led sequel Top Gun: Maverick, and the romantic lead in Press Play. Top Gun: Maverick wrapped filming in 2019 but was delayed several times before releasing in 2022; it grossed over $1.4 billion in theaters and is Pullman's highest-grossing film to date. In 2023, Pullman played a youth pastor in The Starling Girl, the president of a fraternity in The Line, and had a major role in William Friedkin's final film, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial. He also starred alongside Brie Larson in the Apple TV+ miniseries Lessons in Chemistry.
In 2024, he starred in the crime thriller Skincare and the James Wan-produced horror film adaptation of Stephen King's 1975 novel 'Salem's Lot.
In 2025, he starred as Robert Reynolds / Sentry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Thunderbolts*, and will reprise his role in Avengers: Doomsday in 2026. Pullman will appear alongside Sally Field in Remarkably Bright Creatures, an adaptation of the bestselling novel of the same name by Shelby Van Pelt. Pullman also stars with Maya Hawke in the surrealist romantic comedy Wishful Thinking which will have its world premiere at SXSW.

Personal life

Between September 2020 to sometime before August 2023, Pullman was in a relationship with singer and actress Rainey Qualley. As of January 2025, Pullman is dating model Kaia Gerber.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013The TutorJamesShort film
2015The Peter Cassidy ProjectHenry LovegoodShort film
2016Where You AreAdult JamesShort film
2016The Realest RealPatrickShort film
2017Billy Kitchen
2017AftermathAdult Samuel
2017Lean on PeteDallas
2017Take A HikeBingShort film
2017Battle of the SexesLarry Riggs
2018Luke
2018Bad Times at the El RoyaleMiles Miller
2018Craig's Pathetic FreakoutLewisShort film
2019Them That FollowGarret
2019Lefty/RightyRightyShort film
2020The Voice in Your HeadDanShort film
2020Pink Skies AheadBen
2021Sorry I Missed ThisTrevorShort film
2022Top Gun: MaverickLt. Robert "Bob" Floyd
2022Press PlayHarrison
2023The Starling GirlOwen Taylor
2023The LineTodd Stevens
2023The Caine Mutiny Court-MartialLt. Thomas Keefer
2023Water RisesHim
2024SkincareJordan Weaver
2024Riff RaffRocco
2024Salem's LotBen Mears
2024Guzzle BuddiesThe HelperShort film
2025Thunderbolts*Robert "Bob" Reynolds / The Sentry / The Void
2025The Testament of Ann LeeWilliam Lee
2026scope=row CharliePost-production
2026scope=row Post-production
2026scope=row Robert "Bob" Reynolds / The SentryPost-production
2027scope=row StarburstPost-production