Lewis Pullman

Lewis James Pullman was born on January 29, 1993, in Los Angeles, California, 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. In 2015, he graduated from Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa, North Carolina, with a bachelor’s degree in Social Work. During his early career, he also played drums in the band Atta Boy, releasing their first album, “Out of Sorts,” in 2012, followed by “Big Heart Manners” in 2020.

Pullman transitioned into acting with a series of short films starting in 2013, making his feature film debut in 2017 with “The Ballad of Lefty Brown,” where he starred alongside his father. That same year, he appeared in “Aftermath,” “Lean on Pete,” and “Battle of the Sexes.” His career gained momentum with leading roles in the 2018 films “The Strangers: Prey at Night” and “Bad Times at the El Royale,” where his performance as Miles Miller received critical attention. In 2019, he took on a recurring role as Major Major Major Major in the miniseries “Catch-22.”

A significant milestone in his career came in 2022 with his role as Lt. Robert “Bob” Floyd in “Top Gun: Maverick,” a film that achieved substantial box office success. He further expanded his television work with a main role as Rhett Abbott in “Outer Range” (2022–2024) and as Calvin Evans in “Lessons in Chemistry” (2023), for which he received Primetime Emmy Award and Critics’ Choice TV Award nominations. Upcoming projects include starring as Robert Reynolds / Sentry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film “Thunderbolts*” (2025) and reprising the role in “Avengers: Doomsday” (2026), marking his entry into a major cinematic franchise.