Wentworth Earl Miller III (born June 2, 1972) is an English-born, American actor who rose to stardom following his role as Michael Scofield in the Fox Network television series Prison Break.
Early life
Born in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, Miller is the son of Joy Marie Palm, a special education teacher, and Wentworth Earl Miller II, a lawyer and teacher. Miller's father, a Rhodes Scholar, was studying at Oxford at the time of Miller's birth. Miller is of multiracial origins; his father is of African-American, Jamaican, English, German, Jewish and Cherokee descent, and his mother is of Russian, French, Dutch, Syrian and Lebanese ancestry.
Despite his family's decision to move to Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York, when he was 19 year old, Miller retains dual citizenship. 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. His family moved to Aleppo Township outside of Pittsburgh PA., where he graduated from Quaker Valley High School, in Leetsdale, PA in 1990. He graduated from Princeton University completing his bachelor's degree in English Literature. While at Princeton, he performed with the a cappella group the Princeton Tigertones and was first a member of the Quadrangle Club, and later the Colonial Club.
Career
In 1995, he went to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. He has stated about his rocky road to stardom that "it was a long time in the coming and there were a lot of upsets and a lot of failures and roadblocks, but I couldn't walk away from it. I needed it like I needed air, it was just something I had to do."
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. He identified strongly with the core dilemma of the movie, being that of a man struggling with his heritage. Miller worked extensively on the role, not only in researching Anthony Hopkins, but by embarking on a 4 month regime to accurately portray Silk as a boxer.
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 played 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 character had a full upper body (front and back) tattoo. Covering both the front of his torso and his back, along with both arms from shoulders to wrists, the special effects for the tattoo took over four hours to apply. His performance in the show earned him a 2005 Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series.
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 Carey videos. Ratner brought up the idea to Carey 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 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 had done before Prison Break. I'm grateful for the opportunity."
Miller also guest starred on the season 11 premiere of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit as Detective Nate Kendall, a detective from Precinct 24 of the NYPD. Miller is also confirmed to star in the upcoming Resident Evil: Afterlife as Chris Redfield, "Claire's brother and popular character from the game series".
Was on Entertainment Weekly's 2003 "It List" as the IT Hot-Rodder.
Was named one of People Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People in the world (2007).
Miller has obtained a surprising level of fame in Korea, where he is affectionately known as "Seok Ho-pil" (Hangul: 석호필; Hanja: 石好弼; from the Korean name of Frank Schofield) after the surname of his Prison Break character, Michael Scofield. Miller has recently been named the frontman for Bean Pole International, a popular men's high-fashion line in South Korea.
Filmography
Film
Year
Film
Role
Notes
2001
Room 302
Server #1
Short film
2003
The Human Stain
Young Coleman Silk
Based on the novel The Human Stain (2000) by Philip Roth.
Underworld
Dr. Adam Lockwood
2005
The Confession
The Prisoner/Tom
Short film
Stealth
EDI
Voice
2009
Prison Break: The Final Break
Michael Scofield
Straight to DVD (USA), Was shown in UK on Sky 1 and in Israel on yes stars Action
2010
Resident Evil: Afterlife
Chris Redfield
Prison Break: The Conspiracy
Michael Scofield
Video Game, voice
2011
The Mourning Portrait
(Photographer)
Feature Film
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1998
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Gage Petronzi
Season two, episode 20: "Go Fish"
1999
Time of Your Life
Nelson
Season one, episode 6: "The Time the Truth Was Told"
2000
Popular
Adam Rothschild Ryan
Season one, episode 16: "All About Adam"
Season one, episode 18: "Ch-Ch-Changes"
Time of Your Life
Nelson
Season one, episode 11: "The Time They Got E-Rotic"
ER
Mike Palmieri
Season seven, episode 1: "Homecoming"
2002
Dinotopia
David Scott
Television miniseries
2005
Joan of Arcadia
Ryan Hunter
Season two, episode 21: "Common Thread"
Season two, episode 22: "Something Wicked This Way Comes"
Ghost Whisperer
Sgt. Paul Adams
Season one, episode 1: "Pilot"
2009
Family Guy
Jock #4/ Popular Kid #2
Season seven, episode 13: "Stew-Roids"
2005-2009
Prison Break
Michael Scofield
Nominated: Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
2009
Law and Order: Special Victims Unit
Nate Kendall
Season eleven, episode 1: "Unstable".
References
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^ Paumgarten, Nick., The New Yorker, 10 November 2003. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
^ Reider, Maxim (2008-03-13). . The Jerusalem Post. . Retrieved 2008-03-13.
^ Loudon, Christopher (Spring 2006). "Wentworth Miller's Big Break". Sir. Canada's International Magazine of Style for Him. p. 61.
^ . EURWeb.com. 2005-06-27. . Retrieved 2008-08-05.
^ . The Daily Princetonian. 2005-11-10. . Retrieved 2010-02-04.
^ Dutch television program Jensen!, 10 September 2007.
^ Rob Owen (2007-09-16). . Pittsburgh Post-Gazettek;lk;kl;;. . Retrieved 2009-01-28.
^ . Hollywood Foreign Press Association. 26 January 2006. . Retrieved 2007-02-26.
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^ . tv.com. 2009-09-03. . Retrieved 2010-02-04.
^ . TV Guide Magazine. 2009-06-29. . Retrieved 2010-02-04.
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External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Wentworth Miller
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- at the Internet Movie Database
- at TV.com
- at Prison Break's official website
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Prison Break
Production
Episode list · Season 1 · Season 2 · Season 3 · Season 4 (The Final Break) · Awards and nominations
Other media
Proof of Innocence · The Conspiracy
Characters
Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell · Brad Bellick · Lincoln Burrows · Benjamin Miles "C-Note" Franklin · Paul Kellerman · Alexander Mahone · Michael Scofield · Fernando Sucre · Sara Tancredi · Minor characters
Universe
Fox River State Penitentiary · Penitenciaría Federal de Sona · The Company · Tattoo
Persondata
NAME
Miller, Wentworth
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Miller, Wentworth Earl, III
SHORT DESCRIPTION
Golden Globe-nominated British-born American actor
DATE OF BIRTH
2 June 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH
Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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