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Ezra Miller
Miller at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Ezra Matthew Miller

(1992-09-30) September 30, 1992 (age 32)
Wyckoff, New Jersey, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present

Ezra Matthew Miller[1][2] (born September 30, 1992)[3][4][5] is an American actor. Miller's feature film debut was in Afterschool (2008). Miller starred as Kevin 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, Miller co-starred in the drama The Stanford Prison Experiment and the comedy Trainwreck. Miller played Credence Barebone in the Fantastic Beasts films Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018).

Miller also portrays Barry Allen / The Flash in the DC Extended Universe, beginning with a minor role in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), a cameo in Suicide Squad (2016) and later as one of the leads in Justice League (2017). Miller also reprised the role of Barry Allen on television in The CW's Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover in 2020.

Early life

Miller was born and raised in Wyckoff, New Jersey.[6][7][8] Miller has two older sisters, Saiya and Caitlin.[9] Miller's mother, Marta Miller (née Koch), is a modern dancer.[7] Miller's father, Robert S. Miller, was senior vice president and managing director of Hyperion Books, and later became a publisher at Workman Publishing.[9][10] Miller's father is Jewish and Miller's mother, who has German and Dutch ancestry, is from a Christian background.[11] Miller self-identifies as Jewish and "spiritual".[12][13][14]

At the age of six, Miller started to train as an opera singer, in order to overcome a speech impediment.[15] Miller has sung with the Metropolitan Opera,[16] and performed in the American premiere of Philip Glass's opera White Raven.[7] Miller attended Rockland Country Day School and The Hudson School, dropping out at age 16[17] after the release of the film Afterschool.[10][18][19]

Career

Miller at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival

Miller's start in film began in 2008 with Antonio Campos' Afterschool, in the role of a teenager at a boarding school who accidentally films the drug-related deaths of two classmates, and is then asked to put together a memorial video.[7] The following year, Miller appeared in City Island with Andy García, Julianna Margulies, and Steven Strait. In 2010, Miller portrayed the lead of Beware the Gonzo and had a supporting role in Every Day, both of which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. Miller next appeared in the BBC Films film We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011), alongside Tilda Swinton and John C. Reilly, which was adapted and directed by Lynne Ramsay from American author Lionel Shriver's 2003 novel of the same name. Miller played Damien on the Showtime hit comedy series Californication.[20] Miller appeared on Royal Pains as Tucker Bryant for two seasons. In the 2012 film adaptation of the novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Miller played Patrick, alongside Logan Lerman and Emma Watson.[21]

Miller has been credited with singing, drumming and percussion on musical recordings by the band Sons of an Illustrious Father,[22] as early as 2011. The band is a trio that features Lilah Larson (vocals, guitar, bass and drums), Josh Aubin (bass, keyboards, guitar, vocals) and Miller.[23][24] In 2019, the band released a cover of "Don't Cha" by the Pussycat Dolls and Miller appeared in its music video.[25]

Miller played Credence Barebone in the 2016 film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, a spin-off of the Harry Potter film series. Miller reprised the role in the film's sequel, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, which was released in November 2018.

Miller portrays Barry Allen / The Flash in Warner Bros.' DC Comics adaptations, first appearing in cameos in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad, and continuing the role as one of the leads in Justice League. Miller is set to play the character in the standalone film The Flash.[26][27] Miller attended Middle East Film and Comic Con in 2018 representing their character in the DC Comics franchise film Justice League.[28] In 2020, Miller reprised the role of The Flash for a cameo appearance in the Arrowverse crossover event, Crisis on Infinite Earths.

Personal life

Miller came out as queer in 2012.[29] Having expressed an interest in "kissing boys" at a young age,[30] Miller stated, "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 whatever it can be."[19] Miller also commented on having "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."[15][31]

Miller uses they/them pronouns, which GQ Britain stated is done "in a pointed refusal to be gendered".[32] Miller stated that, for them, queer means "I don't identify as a man. I don't identify as a woman. I barely identify as a human."[33] Having used all pronouns interchangeably,[34] Miller has also stated that they are "comfortable with all the pronouns" and that they "let he/his/him ride, and that's fine."[35] Although Miller has been credited as a queer icon, GQ Britain stated that they also eschew the term queer, "as even queer is a label to them".[32]

Miller revealed having had a personal #MeToo experience with a Hollywood producer and a director, both unnamed. Miller said, "They gave me wine and I was underaged. They were like, 'Hey, want to be in our movie about gay revolution?' And I was like, 'No, you guys are monsters.'" Miller then went on to show support for the #MeToo movement.[33]

In 2010, Miller dated Zoë Kravitz while they were filming Beware the Gonzo.[36]

On June 28, 2011, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, while 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 20 grams of marijuana in their possession.[1][37] Initially, Miller was charged with drug possession, but the charge was later dropped by a judge. Instead, Miller faced a penalty of $600 for two citations of disorderly conduct.[20] 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."[38]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Afterschool Robert
2009 City Island Vincent "Vinnie" Rizzo Jr.
2010 Beware the Gonzo Eddie "Gonzo" Gilman
Every Day Jonah
2011 Another Happy Day Elliot Hellman
Busted Walk Jay Turner Short film
We Need to Talk About Kevin Kevin Khatchadourian
2012 The Perks of Being a Wallflower Patrick
2014 Madame Bovary Leon Dupuis
2015 The Stanford Prison Experiment Daniel Culp / Prisoner 8612
Trainwreck Donald
2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Barry Allen / The Flash
Suicide Squad Cameo
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Credence Barebone
2017 Justice League Barry Allen / The Flash
2018 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Credence Barebone
2021 Zack Snyder's Justice League Barry Allen / The Flash

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Cakey! The Cake from Outer Space Bully 1 episode
Californication Damien Patterson 5 episodes
2009 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Ethan Morse Episode: "Crush"
2009–2010 Royal Pains Tucker Bryant 5 episodes
2020 Arrow Barry Allen / The Flash Episode: "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Four"

Video games

Year Title Voice role Notes
2016 Lego Dimensions Credence Barebone DLC

Awards and nominations

Year Award Nominated work Result
2011 Hamptons International Film Festival for Breakthrough Performer Another Happy Day Won
BIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor We Need to Talk About Kevin Nominated
2012 Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer
Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor The Perks of Being a Wallflower Won
Hollywood Film Festival Spotlight Award
San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast
Santa Barbara International Film Festival — Virtuoso Award
Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated
2013 MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance
MTV Movie Awards for Best Musical Moment (shared with Logan Lerman and Emma Watson)
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor
2017 San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Comedic Performance Justice League

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  3. ^ Harvkey, Mike (2012). "Ezra Miller". Nylon Magazine. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
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  9. ^ a b "Walt Disney Company To Reorganise Publishing Business: Disney Publishing, Worldwide And Hyperion". Prnewswire.co.uk. 1999-04-12. Retrieved 2011-10-25. and is now the President of Macmillan's newest imprint, Flatiron Books.
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  11. ^ Moran, Michael (November 20, 2017). "Meet The Flash, the latest Jewish superhero". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  12. ^ Saar, Yuval (2012-01-19). "Ezra's Way (Weekend)". Haaretz. Retrieved 2012-06-01. My father is Jewish, my mother is not, but I consider myself entirely Jewish even though according to Jewish law I am not. I encourage everyone to understand that the rules were written before anyone could do DNA tests... I know that I am a descendant of Abraham through my father.
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