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Meet Lewis Pullman, Bill Pullman’s actor son: he stars in Marvel’s 2025 Thunderbolts film, but is best known for his appearances with Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick and Brie Larson in Lessons in Chemistry

Lewis Pullman joins the MCU as their latest superhero, Sentry. Photos: Handout, @mcu_direct/Instagram
Lewis Pullman joins the MCU as their latest superhero, Sentry. Photos: Handout, @mcu_direct/Instagram

The actor, who hails from a creative family, is set to take on a superhero role, having previously played a naval aviator and a chemist. The part-time musician may tackle podcasting next

MCU fans, rejoice: Marvel Studios has just released the debut trailer for their forthcoming film Thunderbolts, and it’s every bit as riveting as you’d expect. As the final film in Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase Five, Thunderbolts is slated for release in May next year – TV series Ironheart will follow in 2025 – and boy, is it going to be a hard wait.

With Florence Pugh as “Black Widow” Yelena Belova, Stranger Things star David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov (aka Red Guardian), Rachel Weisz as Melina Vostokoff (the Iron Maiden) and former Bond girl Olga Kurylenko as Antonia Dreykov (Taskmaster) – as well as Veep’s Julia Louis-Dreyfus as “La Contessa” Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, plus Sebastian Stan reprising his role as “Winter Soldier” Bucky Barnes – the so-called “bad guy” team is ready to assemble.
Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts* | Teaser Trailer | Only In Theaters May 2025

The trailer shows the beloved characters in a chaotic showdown in which a new character steals the spotlight. That captivating character is Sentry – often referred to as Marvel’s answer to Superman – who goes by the unassuming name of Bob and who appears flummoxed by the clash unfolding in front of him.

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American actor Lewis Pullman is set to take on the role of Bob and is already drawing significant buzz with the first look at his character. Ironically, the young actor is perhaps best known for his turn at Lieutenant Robert “Bob” Floyd in Top Gun: Maverick (2022), in which he appeared alongside Tom Cruise and Glen Powell, though his growing CV includes Bad Times at the El Royale (2018) and TV series such as Catch-22 (2019) and Lessons in Chemistry (2023). What else do we know about him?

Lewis Pullman’s dad, Bill Pullman, is a Hollywood star

Lewis Pullman in Lessons in Chemistry. Photo: IMDB
Lewis Pullman in Lessons in Chemistry. Photo: IMDB

Lewis Pullman is the youngest son of renowned actor Bill Pullman, known for classic 90s blockbusters including Independence Day (1996) and While You Were Sleeping (1995); and his wife, Tamara Hurwitz, a modern dancer and choreographer.

Despite his own extensive acting career, Pullman Sr thinks of his son as the better actor; and although initially hesitant to lean on his father for career advice, Lewis quickly changed his mind once he realised “it was incredibly foolish not to utilise this remarkable resource that I had who happened to be my dad”, per People. He now heeds his father’s “invaluable” advice often.

He comes from a family of creatives

Lewis Pullman onstage during a student production at Warren Wilson College. Photo: @warrenwilsoncollege/Instagram
Lewis Pullman onstage during a student production at Warren Wilson College. Photo: @warrenwilsoncollege/Instagram