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Keith Poulson

Actor

Keith Poulson

Born August 10, 1983 in Fresno, California, USA49 films

Born in Fresno, California, but moved around several times as a kid, living in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. Poulson went Tascosa High School in Amarillo, Texas and to the University of Texas at Austin, where he received degrees in Radio-Television-Film and English. After graduating, Keith was hired on by the Austin Film Society, a non-profit founded by Richard Linklater.

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The Life of David Gale posterFirst watchThe Life of David Gale20037.4as College Student / Activist (uncredited)A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Queen of Earth poster6.0Queen of Earth2015The Sweet East poster6.5The Sweet East2023Listen Up Philip poster5.8Listen Up Philip2014Little Sister poster6.0Little Sister2016Her Smell poster5.8Her Smell2019The Color Wheel poster6.3The Color Wheel2012PVT Chat poster5.5PVT Chat2021Golden Exits poster5.8Golden Exits2018

Filmography

49 films as actor
  1. TBABubblegum and the Texas Belt BuckleNice Cop
  2. 2025EephusDerek DiCapua
  3. 2024Between the TemplesBartender
  4. 2024The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has PassedSimon
  5. 2024Fire BurningSheriff Dean
  6. 2023The Sweet EastKeith
  7. 2023What Doesn't Float
  8. 2022GhostwrittenGhost hunter
  9. 2021Project Space 13Nate
  10. 2021PVT ChatDuke
  11. 2020We AreDoug
  12. 2020Victor in ParadiseCrook
  13. 2020I Blame SocietyKeith
  14. 2019Chained for LifeAn Asshole
  15. 2019The Knot
  16. 2019BenniferJed
  17. 2019Lost HolidaySam
  18. 2019Her SmellKeith the Engineer
  19. 2019Frances FergusonNick
  20. 2019Jobe'z WorldFrank
  21. 2018The Great PretenderChris
  22. 2018Notes on an AppearanceTodd
  23. 2018Golden ExitsPeter
  24. 2017Cheer Up Baby
  25. 2017Thirst StreetKaraoke Keith (uncredited)
  26. 2017Snowy Bing Bongs Across the North Star Combat ZoneProducer
  27. 2016Little SisterJacob Lunsford
  28. 2016My Entire High School Sinking Into the SeaSenior Craig (voice)
  29. 2016Hermia & HelenaLukas
  30. 2016Dramatic Relationships
  31. 2016Dogwalker
  32. 2016Mercury PlainsNaylor
  33. 2015Stinking HeavenJim
  34. 2015Lace CraterKeith
  35. 2015Queen of EarthKeith
  36. 2015Bad at DancingMatt
  37. 2014Wild CanariesMan on Cellphone
  38. 2014Listen Up PhilipJosh
  39. 2014Summer of BloodCollege Dropout
  40. 2014High and DryClark
  41. 2014Intimate SemaphoresClark
  42. 2013The Sixth YearChris (fifth segment)
  43. 2013HellawareNate
  44. 2013Red FlagPhil
  45. 2013Somebody Up There Likes MeMax
  46. 2012The Color WheelNorton's Sidekick
  47. 2010Harmony and MeWes
  48. 2008RSO [Registered Sex Offender]Younger Brother
  49. 2003The Life of David GaleCollege Student / Activist (uncredited)