Miles Heizer

Miles Heizer

Heizer at PaleyFest, 2013
Born Miles Dominic Heizer
(1994-05-16) May 16, 1994
Greenville, Kentucky, U.S.
Occupation Actor

Miles Dominic Heizer (born May 16, 1994) is an American actor. As of 2017, his most recent appearance was in the Netflix Original series 13 Reasons Why as Alex Standall[1]. His most notable film appearance was in the 2007 movie Rails & Ties, in which he played character Davey Danner. From 2010 until 2015, he starred in the NBC drama series Parenthood as Drew Holt, the son of Lauren Graham's character Sarah Braverman. Miles appears in the 2016 film Nerve as Tommy, alongside actors Emma Roberts and Dave Franco. He also played the recurring role of Joshua Lipnicki on 4 episodes of the NBC medical drama series ER. In 2018, Heizer will star in the upcoming film Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda as Cal.[2]

Life and career

Heizer was born on May 16, 1994 in Greenville, Kentucky. His mother is a nurse, and he has one older sister named Moriah. Miles' family moved to Los Angeles when he was ten years old.[3] He made his acting debut in an episode of CSI: Miami titled "Nothing to Lose", playing the role of Joey Everton. He then starred in the short film Paramedic as Young James. Heizer has since guest-starred in episodes of Ghost Whisperer, Shark, Bones, and Private Practice.

In 2007, Heizer played the role of Davey Danner at 12 years old in the film Rails & Ties, for which he was nominated for the Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film.[4] That same year, he had a recurring role as Joshua Lipnicki on the NBC medical drama television series ER. In 2010, he was cast as Drew Holt, the son of Lauren Graham's character, on the NBC drama series Parenthood. Heizer portrayed his character Drew Holt alongside his real life best friend Mae Whitman who starred as his character's sister, Amber Holt, until the series' ending in 2015.

In 2013, Heizer co-starred as Josh in the film Rudderless. In 2015, he had a supporting role as Marshall Lovett in the drama-thriller film The Stanford Prison Experiment, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2015. In 2016, Heizer starred as Tommy Mancuso in the film Nerve. In 2017, Heizer starred in the Netflix original series 13 Reasons Why as Alex Standall.[5]

Miles and his best friend and former Parenthood co-star Mae Whitman are roommates.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Paramedic Young James Short film
2007 Rails & Ties Davey Danner Nominated – Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film
2008 Loon Carson Lind Short film
2012 The Arm Chance Short film
2013 Rudderless Josh
2014 Memoria Simon
2015 The Stanford Prison Experiment Marshall Lovett
The Red Thunder Danny Short film
2016 Nerve Tommy Mancuso
2018 Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda Cal Price Post-Production[6]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2005 CSI: Miami Joey Everton Episode: "Nothing to Lose"
2006 Ghost Whisperer Jake Morrison Episode: "Drowned Lives"
2007 Shark Jackie Buckner Episode: "Strange Bedfellows"
Bones Joey Episode: "Death in the Saddle"
Private Practice Michael Episode: "In Which Addison Has a Very Casual Get Together"
ER Joshua Lipnicki 4 episodes
2009 Cold Case Keith Oats Episode: "Forensics"
2010–15 Parenthood Drew Holt Main role; 82 episodes
2017– 13 Reasons Why Alex Standall Series regular

References

  1. ↑ m.imdb.com/name/nm1851028
  2. ↑ http://deadline.com/2017/04/miles-heizer-simon-vs-the-homo-sapiens-agenda-deron-horton-shotgun-movie-1202060359/
  3. ↑ Tinkham, Chris (April 18, 2011). "Interviews - Miles Heizer". Under the Radar. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Miles Heizer". Internet Movie Database.
  5. ↑ m.imdb.com/title/tt1837492/fullcredits/cast?ref_=m_ttfc_3
  6. ↑ http://m.imdb.com/title/tt5164432/
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