Ezra Miller
Ezra Matthew Miller[1][2] (born September 1992)[3][4][5] is an American actor, known for his roles in the films City Island (2009), Another Happy Day (2011), and We Need to Talk about Kevin (2011). He will next appear in the teen drama The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
Early life
Miller was born in Bergen County, New Jersey.[6][7] His mother, Marta, is a modern dancer.[8] His father, Robert S. Miller, was senior vice president and managing director of Walt Disney Company's adult book publishing division, Hyperion Books, and is a publisher at Workman Publishing.[9][10] He has two older sisters, Saiya and Caitlin.[9][11] Miller considers himself Jewish and "spiritual".[11][12]
Miller was trained as a singer, and has sung with the Metropolitan Opera.[13] 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, dropping out at sixteen.[10][14]
Career
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 (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. In the latter film, he played a gay teenager with Liev Schreiber and Helen Hunt as his parents. 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.[15] Miller also acted as Damien on the Showtime's hit comedy television program Californication.[16] He appeared on Royal Pains as Tucker Bryant for two seasons. His next role will be Patrick in the movie adaptation of the novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower, opposite Logan Lerman and Emma Watson.[17]
Personal life
Miller is a drummer and a singer in a New York-based band called Sons of an Illustrious Father.[18][19]
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][20] 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.[16] 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.”[21]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Afterschool | Robert | |
| 2009 | City Island | Vince Jr. | |
| 2010 | Beware the Gonzo | Eddie 'Gonzo' Gilman | |
| 2010 | Every Day | Jonah | |
| 2011 | Another Happy Day | Elliot | Hamptons International Film Festival for Breakthrough Performer |
| 2011 | We Need to Talk about Kevin | Kevin Katchadourian | Nominated - Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Young Performer |
| 2012 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | Patrick | Post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
References
External links
- ↑ a b Actor faces charges for marijuana in Peters. Post-gazette.com, 25. Juni 2011, abgerufen am 25. Oktober 2011.
- ↑ Pittsburgh Tribune: 'Wallflower' actor faces drug chages - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Pittsburghlive.com, 25. Juni 2011, abgerufen am 25. Oktober 2011.
- ↑ Mike Harvkey: Ezra Miller, Nylon Magazine. Abgerufen am 11. Januar 2012
- ↑ Authentic movie clothing requires lots of shopping. Post-gazette.com, 10. Oktober 2011, abgerufen am 25. Oktober 2011.
- ↑ Michael Osborn: BBC News - Talk About Kevin: Portrait of a parent's worst nightmare. bbc.co.uk, 21. Oktober 2011, abgerufen am 9. November 2011.
- ↑ a b c Kate Bosworth: Ezra Miller. In: Interview. Abgerufen am 15. Mai 2011.
- ↑ David Lamble: The Bay Area Reporter Online | We need to talk about Ezra Miller. Ebar.com, abgerufen am 23. März 2012.
- ↑ – The Largest Entertainment Photo & Video Archive. Wireimage.com, 12. Mai 2008, abgerufen am 25. Oktober 2011.
- ↑ a b Walt Disney Company To Reorganise Publishing Business: Disney Publishing, Worldwide And Hyperion. Prnewswire.co.uk, 12. April 1999, abgerufen am 25. Oktober 2011.
- ↑ a b Jada Yuan: We Need to Talk About Ezra, New York Magazine, 8. Januar 2012. Abgerufen am 11. Januar 2012
- ↑ a b http://i43.tinypic.com/vf829l.jpg
- ↑ David Lamble: Family estrangement, The Bay Area Reporter, 8. Dezember 2011. Abgerufen am 11. Januar 2012
- ↑ S.T. VanAirsdale: The Verge: Ezra Miller. In: Movieline. 26. April 2010, abgerufen am 15. Mai 2011.
- ↑ Ezra Miller Interview for Beware the Gonzo. The Cinema Source, 8. September 2011, abgerufen am 25. Oktober 2011.
- ↑ Baz Bamigboye: BAZ BAMIGBOYE: 'I'm too old to be a lothario', says Jude Law. In: Daily Mail. 13. Mai 2011, abgerufen am 15. Mai 2011.
- ↑ a b Ezra Miller | Ezra Miller Cleared On Drug Charge. Contactmusic, abgerufen am 25. Oktober 2011.
- ↑ Amy Wilkinson: Ezra Miller To Play Patrick In 'Perks of Being a Wallflower'. In: MTV. 19. Mai 2011, abgerufen am 26. Mai 2011.
- ↑ Little White Lies magazine: Ezra Miller interview. littlewhitelies.co.uk, 19. Oktober 2011, abgerufen am 25. Oktober 2011.
- ↑ SONS. Sons of an Illustrious Father, abgerufen am 25. Oktober 2011.
- ↑ Kiki Glinow: 'Wallflower' Star Ezra Miller Busted for Marijuana Possession. 29. Juni 2011, abgerufen am 29. Juni 2011.
- ↑ Ezra Miller on His Roles in 'Another Happy Day' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' - New York Magazine. Nymag.com, 8. Januar 2012, abgerufen am 11. Januar 2012.
