Imogen Poots
Biography
Imogen Poots is an English actress who never formally trained and whose first screen work was a 2004 episode of Casualty. Born in 1989 in Chiswick, West London, she was still largely unknown when Juan Carlos Fresnadillo cast her, at 17, in 28 Weeks Later (2007). Roles in Cracks (2009), Centurion (2010) and the Fright Night remake (2011) followed, then A Late Quartet (2012), Filth (2013) and Jimi: All Is by My Side (2013). She appeared in Need for Speed (2014), A Long Way Down (2014), Green Room (2016) and the Showtime series Roadies, and later in Vivarium (2019) and The Art of Self-Defense (2019) with Jesse Eisenberg, and The Father (2020). On stage, she earned an Olivier Award nomination for best supporting actress as Honey in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. Her later films include Baltimore (2023) and Hedda (2025).
37years old
Turns 38 on June 3in 231 days
- Born Chiswick
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 35
- Career span
- 18 years2007 to 2025
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Early training
Poots had no formal acting training; she built her skills through a practical apprenticeship, which one writer said left her compellingly natural on camera.
Big break
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo chose Poots for the horror film 28 Weeks Later, which came out in 2007, when she was 17 and still largely unknown.
A change of course
Poots had plans to become a veterinary surgeon, and on Saturdays she took part in an improvisation workshop. The Young Blood Theatre Company hosted it at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith.
Imogen Poots movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Jesse Eisenberg appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Jesse Eisenberg's page
Toni Collette's page
Anton Yelchin's page
Olivia Williams's page
Aaron Paul's page
Noel Clarke's page
Also two films together4 more actors
- Tuppence MiddletonA Long Way Down (2014) and Chatroom (2010)
- Callum TurnerMobile Homes (2017) and Green Room (2016)
- Joe ColeGreen Room (2016) and A Long Way Down (2014)
- Josef AltinA Long Way Down (2014) and Comes a Bright Day (2012)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Imogen Poots's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$457 million
23 of the 35 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 35 films: 23 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 7 figure not found.
- 23Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
- 7Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 92% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$203M44.5% of the total
- 2$72M15.8% of the total
- 3$46M10.0% of the total
- 4$41M9.0% of the total
- 5$21M4.6% of the total
- 6$19M4.1% of the total
- 7$9.7M2.1% of the total
- 8$9.1M2.0% of the total
$36.6 millionfrom the other 15 films with a worldwide figure, 8% of the total
Awards
Two awards and honors from 2013 to 2019.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2019 | Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award | Vivarium | Won |
| 2013 | British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actress | The Look of Love | Won |
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