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 dramaBoardwalk 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 officially ended on June 25, 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 on April 17, 2015.[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] The film was released on April 6, 2018, by
A24.[10]
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. Released on October 18, the series and Plummer's performance garnered critical acclaim.[37][38][39]
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]
^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]
References
^Plummer, Charlie [@charliefplummer] (September 15, 2017).
"Charlie Faulkner Plummer" (
Tweet). Archived from
the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2018 – via
Twitter. yeah, my middle name is Faulkner :)
^"AWARDS: Our 2018 Winners". Greater WNY Film Critics Association. December 29, 2018. Archived from
the original on January 26, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023.