Charlie Faulkner Plummer (born May 24, 1999) is an American actor.
Plummer began his career as a child actor in short films before
appearing on the television dramas Boardwalk Empire and Granite Flats.
He made his feature film debut in David Chase's drama Not Fade Away
(2012) before landing the lead role in Felix Thompson's directorial
debut King Jack (2015).In 2017, he gained wider recognition for his
supporting role in Ridley Scott's crime thriller All the Money in the
World, and his lead role in Andrew Haigh's drama Lean on Pete. His
performance in the latter garnered critical praise and earned him the
Marcello Mastroianni Award for best emerging actor at the 74th Venice
Film Festival.Plummer was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, to theatre
actress Maia Guest and writer-producer John Christian Plummer, and
grew up in Cold Spring. 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. 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. He gained experience
acting in local stage productions of plays and musicals, crediting the
experience with the latter for sparking his love of acting. He met his
current manager at the age of ten when he first sought professional
acting roles. Plummer eventually transferred to and attended the
Professional Children's School in Manhattan due to his demanding
filming schedule on television shows.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 season 2, 3 and 4. In 2012, Plummer made his feature
film debut by playing a supporting role in David Chase's drama, Not
Fade Away, along with John Magaro and Bella Heathcote. The film was
released on December 21, 2012, by Paramount Vantage and received
positive reviews. In 2013, Plummer joined the BYUtv's drama series
Granite Flats, in which he played the lead role of Timmy Sanders along
with Malia Tyler. He starred in all 24 episodes of three seasons,
which premiered on Netflix and officially ended on June 25, 2015.
Plummer began his career as a child actor in short films before
appearing on the television dramas Boardwalk Empire and Granite Flats.
He made his feature film debut in David Chase's drama Not Fade Away
(2012) before landing the lead role in Felix Thompson's directorial
debut King Jack (2015).In 2017, he gained wider recognition for his
supporting role in Ridley Scott's crime thriller All the Money in the
World, and his lead role in Andrew Haigh's drama Lean on Pete. His
performance in the latter garnered critical praise and earned him the
Marcello Mastroianni Award for best emerging actor at the 74th Venice
Film Festival.Plummer was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, to theatre
actress Maia Guest and writer-producer John Christian Plummer, and
grew up in Cold Spring. 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. 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. He gained experience
acting in local stage productions of plays and musicals, crediting the
experience with the latter for sparking his love of acting. He met his
current manager at the age of ten when he first sought professional
acting roles. Plummer eventually transferred to and attended the
Professional Children's School in Manhattan due to his demanding
filming schedule on television shows.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 season 2, 3 and 4. In 2012, Plummer made his feature
film debut by playing a supporting role in David Chase's drama, Not
Fade Away, along with John Magaro and Bella Heathcote. The film was
released on December 21, 2012, by Paramount Vantage and received
positive reviews. In 2013, Plummer joined the BYUtv's drama series
Granite Flats, in which he played the lead role of Timmy Sanders along
with Malia Tyler. He starred in all 24 episodes of three seasons,
which premiered on Netflix and officially ended on June 25, 2015.
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