| Ezra Miller | |
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Miller at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival |
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| Born | Ezra Matthew Miller September 1992 (age 19) New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, musician |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Ezra Matthew Miller[1][2] (born September 1992)[3][4][5] is an American actor.
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Miller was born in New Jersey.[6] His mother, Marta, is a modern dancer.[7] His father, Robert S. Miller, was senior vice president and managing director of Walt Disney Company's adult book publishing division, Hyperion Books.[8][6] He has two older sisters, Saiya and Caitlin.[8] Miller is Jewish, and considers himself "spiritual".[9]
Miller was trained as a singer, and has sung with the Metropolitan Opera.[10] When he was six, he performed in the U.S. premiere of Philip Glass’s contemporary opera White Raven.[6] He attended The Hudson School.[11]
Miller began his film career in 2008 with the Antonio Campos’s Afterschool, in which he played a teenager at a boarding school.[6] After that Miller appeared in 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.[12] Miller also acted as Damien on the Showtime's hit comedy television program Californication.[13] 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.[14]
Miller is a drummer and a singer in a New York based band called Sons of an Illustrious Father.[15][16]
On June 28, 2011, Miller was discovered in Pittsburgh, PA, where he was 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.[17][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.[13]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2008 | Afterschool | Robert | |
| 2009 | City Island | Vince Jr. | |
| 2010 | Beware the Gonzo | Eddie 'Gonzo' Gilman | |
| 2010 | Every Day | Jonah | |
| 2011 | Another Happy Day | Elliot | |
| 2011 | We Need to Talk about Kevin | Kevin Katchadourian | Pending - Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Young Performer |
| 2012 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | Patrick | Post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2008 | Californication | Damien | Recurring Role (5 Episodes) |
| 2009 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Ethan Morse | Episode "Crush" |
| 2009-2010 | Royal Pains | Tucker Bryant | Recurring Role (5 Episodes) |
