Ezra Miller
Ezra Miller | |
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 Miller at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival | |
| Born | Ezra Matthew Miller c. 1992/1993 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, musician |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Ezra Matthew Miller[1][2] (born c. 1992/1993)[3] is an American actor.
Early life
Miller was born in New Jersey.[4] His mother, Marta, is a modern dancer.[5] His father, Robert Miller, was senior vice president and managing director of Walt Disney Company's adult book publishing division, Hyperion Books.[6][4] He has two older sisters, Saiya and Caitlin.[6]
Miller was trained as a singer, and has sung with the Metropolitan Opera.[7] When he was 6 years old, he performed in the U.S. premiere of Philip Glass’s contemporary opera White Raven.[4] He attended The Hudson School.[8]
Career
Miller began his film career in 2008 with the Antonio Campos’s Afterschool, in which he played a teenager at a boarding school.[4] After that Miller appeared in the City Island with Andy Garcia, Julianna Margulies and Steven Strait. Miller also acted in Beware the Gonzo and Every Day where he played a gay teenager with Liev Schreiber and Helen Hunt as his parents, both of which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. Miller next appeared in the BBC Films movie We Need to Talk About Kevin with John C. Reilly and Tilda Swinton, which was directed and adapted by Lynne Ramsay from American author Lionel Shriver's 2003 novel of the same name. The film became a Cannes Film Festival sensation, winning critical acclaim.[9] Miller also acted as Damien on the Showtime's hit comedy television program Californication.[10] He appeared on Royal Pains as Tucker Bryant for two seasons. He is confirmed to play Patrick in the movie adaptation of the novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower.[11]
Personal life
Miller is a drummer and a singer in a New York based band called Sons of an Illustrious Father.[12][13]
On June 28, 2011, Miller was discovered in Pittsburgh, PA, where he is shooting The Perks of Being a Wallflower with 20 grams of marijuana while in a vehicle pulled over for a broken brake light; Miller was not driving the car.[14][1] He was initially charged with drug possession but the charge was later dropped by a judge. Instead of these charges, Miller faced a penalty of $600 USD for two citations of disorderly conduct.[10]
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References
- ^ a b "Actor faces charges for marijuana in Peters". Post-gazette.com. 2011-06-25. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ Tribune, Pittsburgh (2011-06-25). "'Wallflower' actor faces drug chages - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review". Pittsburghlive.com. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ "Authentic movie clothing requires lots of shopping". Post-gazette.com. 2011-10-10. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ a b c d Bosworth, Kate. "Ezra Miller". Interview. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
- ^ "– The Largest Entertainment Photo & Video Archive". Wireimage.com. 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ a b "Walt Disney Company To Reorganise Publishing Business: Disney Publishing, Worldwide And Hyperion". Prnewswire.co.uk. 1999-04-12. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ VanAirsdale, S.T. (2010-04-26). "The Verge: Ezra Miller". Movieline. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
- ^ Name * (2011-09-08). "Ezra Miller Interview for Beware the Gonzo". The Cinema Source. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ Bamigboye, Baz (2011-05-13). "BAZ BAMIGBOYE: 'I'm too old to be a lothario', says Jude Law". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
- ^ a b "Ezra Miller | Ezra Miller Cleared On Drug Charge". Contactmusic. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ Wilkinson, Amy (2011-05-19). "Ezra Miller To Play Patrick In 'Perks of Being a Wallflower'". MTV. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
- ^ Little White Lies magazine (2011-10-19). "Ezra Miller interview". littlewhitelies.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ "SONS". Sons of an Illustrious Father. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ Glinow, Kiki (2011-6-29). "'Wallflower' Star Ezra Miller Busted for Marijuana Possesion". Retrieved 2011-6-29.
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External links
- Ezra Miller at IMDb