Ezra Miller

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Ezra Miller
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Miller at the 19th Hamptons International Film Festival, October 15, 2011
Born Ezra Matthew Miller
(1992-09-30) September 30, 1992 (age 31)
Wyckoff, New Jersey, United States
Occupation Actor, singer, musician, model
Years active 2008–present

Ezra Matthew Miller[1][2] (born September 30, 1992)[3][4][5][6] is an American actor, singer, musician and model. He made his feature film debut in the film Afterschool (2008). He starred as the title character in the drama We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) and co-starred in the film adaptation of The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012). In 2015, he co-starred in the drama The Stanford Prison Experiment and in the comedy Trainwreck. He appeared in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) as Barry Allen / The Flash.

Early life

Miller was born and raised in Wyckoff, New Jersey.[7][8][9] His mother, Marta (Koch), is a modern dancer.[8] His father, Robert S. Miller, was senior vice president and managing director of Hyperion Books, and later became a publisher at Workman Publishing.[10][11] Miller has two older sisters, Saiya and Caitlin.[10] His father is Jewish and his mother, who has German and Dutch ancestry, is from a Christian background. Ezra considers himself Jewish, and "spiritual."[12][13][14][15]

When he was six, Miller started to train as an opera singer, to help him overcome a speech impediment.[16] He has sung with the Metropolitan Opera,[17] and performed in the American premiere of Philip Glass’s opera White Raven.[8] He attended Rockland Country Day School and The Hudson School, dropping out after the release of the film Afterschool.[11][18][19]

Career

Miller (far right) at the Tribeca Film Festival, 2010
Miller at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival

Miller began his film career in 2008 with the Antonio Campos’s Afterschool, in which he played a teenager at a boarding school.[8] After that, Miller appeared in City Island (2009), with Andy Garcia, Julianna Margulies, and Steven Strait, and co-starred in Beware the Gonzo and Every Day, 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.[20] Miller also acted as Damien on the Showtime's hit comedy television program Californication.[21] He appeared on Royal Pains as Tucker Bryant for two seasons. His most recent role was Patrick, in the movie adaptation of the novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower, opposite Logan Lerman and Emma Watson. The film was released on September 21, 2012.[22]

Warner Bros. announced that he will star as Barry Allen / The Flash in a live-action film adaptation of the DC Comics character The Flash set to be released in 2018. He first appeared as the character in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and will reprise the role in Justice League Part One and Part Two.[23][24]

Personal life

Miller has described himself as queer,[16] specifying: "The way I would choose to identify myself wouldn’t be gay. I’ve been attracted mostly to ‘shes’ but I’ve been with many people and I’m open to love wherever it can be";[19] and that he has "a lot of really wonderful friends who are of very different sexes and genders. I am very much in love with no one in particular".[16][25]

On June 28, 2011, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he was shooting The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Miller was a passenger in a vehicle that was pulled over for a broken brake light, and police discovered that he had 20 grams of marijuana in his possession.[1][26] 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 for two citations of disorderly conduct.[21] Miller later commented: "I don't feel like there's any need to hide the fact that I smoke pot. It's a harmless herbal substance that increases sensory appreciation."[27]

Filmography

Miller at the 19th Annual Hamptons International Film Festival
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Busted Walk Jay Turner Short Film
2008 Afterschool Robert
2008 Californication Damien TV series; 5 episodes
2009 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Ethan Morse TV series (1 episode: "Crush")
2009–2010 Royal Pains Tucker Bryant TV series (5 episodes)
2009 City Island Vince Jr.
2010 Every Day Jonah
2010 Beware the Gonzo Eddie 'Gonzo' Gilman
2011 Another Happy Day Elliot
2011 We Need to Talk About Kevin Kevin Khatchadourian
2012 The Perks of Being a Wallflower Patrick
2015 Madame Bovary Leon Dupuis
2015 The Stanford Prison Experiment Daniel Culp
2015 Trainwreck Donald
2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Barry Allen / The Flash Cameo[28]
2016 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Credence Post-Production
2017 Justice League Part One Barry Allen / The Flash Filming

Awards and nominations

Year Nominated work Award Result
2011 Another Happy Day Hamptons International Film Festival for Breakthrough Performer Won
2011 We Need to Talk About Kevin BIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Young Performer Nominated
2012 The Perks of Being a Wallflower Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor Won
Hollywood Film Festival Spotlight Award Won
San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Won
Santa Barbara International Film Festival — Virtuoso Award Won
Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated
2013 MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance Nominated
MTV Movie Awards for Best Musical Moment (shared with Logan Lerman and Emma Watson) Nominated
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated

References

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