Wentworth Miller
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| Wentworth Miller | |
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| Born | Wentworth Earl Miller III June 2, 1972 Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Wentworth Earl Miller III (born June 2, 1972) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actor who rose to stardom following his starring role as Michael Scofield in the Fox Network television series Prison Break.
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[edit] Life and career
[edit] Early life
Miller was born in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, the son of Joy Marie (née Palm), a special education teacher, and Wentworth Earl Miller II, a lawyer and teacher.[1] Miller has stated that his father is of African-American-Jamaican-German-English-Jewish[2][3] and Cherokee ancestry,[4] and that his mother is of Russian, French, Dutch, Lebanese and Syrian descent.[3]
Miller's father, a Rhodes Scholar, was studying at Oxford at the time of Miller's birth. His family moved to Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York, when he was one. He has two sisters, Leigh and Gillian. Miller attended Midwood High School in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a member of SING!, an annual musical production that was started by Midwood. He graduated from Princeton University with a degree in English Literature. While at Princeton, he performed with the a cappella group the Princeton Tigertones.
[edit] Career
In 1995, he went to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.[5]
Miller's first starring role was as the sensitive and introverted David in ABC's mini-series Dinotopia. After appearing in a few minor television roles, he moved on to co-star in the 2003 film The Human Stain, playing the younger version of the Anthony Hopkins character, Coleman Silk. Miller's first TV appearance was as student-turned-sea monster Gage Petronzi on Buffy the Vampire Slayer ("Go Fish", 1998).
In 2005, Miller was cast as Michael Scofield in Fox Network's television drama Prison Break. He plays the role of a caring brother who created an elaborate scheme to help his brother, Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell) escape death row after being found guilty of a crime he did not commit. His performance in the show earned him a 2005 Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series.[6]
Miller appeared in two Mariah Carey music videos, "It's Like That" and "We Belong Together" as a party guest. Director Brett Ratner, who directed the pilot episode of Prison Break, was signed on to also direct the two Mariah Carey videos. Ratner brought up the idea to Mariah about using Miller in the videos. After showing her Miller's picture, she agreed to use him. Since both the videos and the pilot episode of Prison Break were being filmed at the same time, a special set was constructed on the set of the Mariah Carey videos, so that Miller would be able to work simultaneously on both projects. He says, "Mariah's an international icon. The two days I spent working on her video did more for my career, gave me more exposure, than anything I'd done before Prison Break. I'm grateful for the opportunity."[7]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| Television | |||
| 1998 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Gage Petronzi |
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| 2000 | ER | Mike Palmieri |
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| 2000 | Popular | Adam Rotchild-Ryan |
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| 2000 | Time of Your Life | Nelson |
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| 2002 | Dinotopia | David Scott | TV miniseries |
| 2005 | Ghost Whisperer | Sgt. Paul Adams |
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| 2005 | Joan of Arcadia | Ryan Hunter |
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| 2005–present | Prison Break | Michael Scofield | TV series |
| Film | |||
| 2001 | Room 302 | Server #1 | Short film |
| 2003 | Underworld | Dr. Adam Lockwood | |
| 2003 | The Human Stain | Young Coleman Silk | |
| 2005 | Stealth | voice of EDI | |
| 2005 | The Confessions | Prisoner | Short film |
| Music video | |||
| 2005 | "It's like That" | Mysterious love interest | Mariah Carey's music video |
| 2005 | "We Belong Together" | Mysterious love interest | Mariah Carey's music video |
[edit] References
- ^ Wentworth Miller Biography (1972-)
- ^ Reider, Maxim. "'Prison Break' star on furlough here", The Jerusalem Post, 2008-03-13. Retrieved on 2008-03-13.
- ^ a b Central Casting: The Race Card: The New Yorker
- ^ Christopher Loudon, "Wentworth Miller's Big Break", Sir. Canada's International Magazine of Style for Him, Spring 2006, p. 61.
- ^ Dutch television program Jensen!, September 10, 2007.
- ^ 2006 Golden Globe Nominations & Winners. Hollywood Foreign Press Association (26 January 2006). Retrieved on 2007-02-26.
- ^ Wentworth Miller says he’s not gay, just shy and concentrating on career @ Flylip.com - Latest Breaking Celebrity News, Celebrity Photos And Celebrity Gossip From Around The Web. The latest celebrity news from the webs best celebrity blogs
[edit] External links
- Wentworth Miller At Seat42f
- Wentworth Miller at the Internet Movie Database
- Wentworth Miller at TV.com
- Wentworth Miller's biography at Prison Break's official website
- Broadband video interview with Wentworth Miller, discussing Prison Break
- Interview with Wentworth on WHO.com
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Miller, Wentworth |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Miller, Wentworth Earl, III |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Golden Globe-nominated British-born American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 2, 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
