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Miles Teller
Teller at the film premiere of Divergent on March 18, 2014
Born
Miles Alexander Teller[1]

(1987-02-20) February 20, 1987 (age 37)
Downingtown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present

Miles Alexander Teller (born February 20, 1987)[2][3] is an American actor. For his performance in the film The Spectacular Now, he won the Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. He has appeared in the films Rabbit Hole (2010), Footloose (2011), Project X (2012), The Spectacular Now (2013), That Awkward Moment (2014), and Divergent (2014).

Early life

Teller was born in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, the son of Merry (née Flowers), a real estate agent, and Mike Teller, a nuclear plant engineer.[4] His parents are from Carneys Point, New Jersey.[5][6] He has two older sisters.[7] His paternal grandfather was of Russian Jewish descent, while his other ancestry includes English, Irish, Polish, and French.[8][9]

He lived in several places as a child, because of his father's career, spending time in Citrus County, Florida, after moving from Cape May, New Jersey.[10] In high school, Teller played the saxophone, was a drummer for a church youth-group band, and was president of the drama club.[4][11] He graduated from Lecanto High School in 2005.[12]

He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.[13]

Career

Before making his feature film debut Teller appeared in many short films. He made his debut in 2010's Rabbit Hole. Teller appeared in the stage musical Footloose in high school.[14] Years later, he was cast in the film remake of Footloose starring Kenny Wormald, in which he played the same character as in his high school musical.[15]

In 2013, he starred in 21 & Over, written and directed by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore.[16] That year, he began reaching critical success after starring in the James Ponsoldt film, The Spectacular Now, for which he won the Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, with co-star Shailene Woodley.[17]

In 2013, he appeared in an in-depth interview and photo shoot in Hero magazine.[18] Teller returned for the 2014 Sundance Film Festival with the premiere of Whiplash.[19] Early in 2014, he starred in That Awkward Moment, alongside Zac Efron and Michael B. Jordan, and appeared in Divergent, opposite Woodley.[20]

In January 2014, Teller was cast to portray Dan Aykroyd in Steve Conrad's untitled John Belushi biopic.[21] In February 2014, he was reportedly cast in a new film version of the Fantastic Four as Mister Fantastic.[22][23]

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2004 Moonlighters Miles Short film
2007 A Very Specific Recipe Lee Short film
2008 The Musicians Miguel Short film
2009 The Unusuals James Boorland TV series (Episode: "Boorland Day")
2010 The Track Meet Andrew Short film
2010 Rabbit Hole Jason
2011 Footloose Willard Hewitt
2012 Project X Miles
2013 21 & Over Miller
2013 The Spectacular Now Sutter Keeley
2014 That Awkward Moment Daniel
2014 Divergent Peter
2014 Whiplash Andrew Neiman
2014 Two Night Stand Alec
2014 Get a Job Will Davis
2015 Fantastic Four Reed Richards/Mr.Fantastic
2015 The Divergent Series: Insurgent Peter Filming

Awards and nominations

Won–Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize for Dramatic Acting (shared with Shailene Woodley)
Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (shared with Shailene Woodley)
Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance
Nominated—Alliance of Women Journalists Award for Best Depiction of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction
Nominated—Indiana Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor

References

  1. ^ "Miles Alexander Teller Voting Record". Find The Data. Florida Department of State. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  2. ^ https://twitter.com/Miles_Teller/status/436587509401661440
  3. ^ http://variety.com/2014/film/news/miles-teller-feels-a-new-beat-at-this-years-sundance-1201066289/
  4. ^ a b Swanson, Carl. "Miles Teller on Awkward, Fame, and Efron". Vulture. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
  5. ^ "Rabbit Hole presskit" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-04-23.
  6. ^ Michael Williams/Today's Sunbeam (2011-11-01). "Man with local ties on ABC show Wednesday". NJ.com. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
  7. ^ Greco, Patti (August 27, 2013). "Miles Teller on The Spectacular Now, Moonwalking, and the Divergent–Hunger Games Comparisons". Vulture.cocm. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  8. ^ Miller, Gerri. "Hollywood Now: That Awkward Moment, Labor Day, Somewhere Slow". InterfaithFamily. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
  9. ^ follers (1987-02-20). "Miles Teller profile at". Ethnicelebs.com. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
  10. ^ Dailey, Jennifer (April 14, 2009). Man with local ties on ABC show Wednesday, NJ.com; accessed March 17, 2014.
  11. ^ Connor, Katie L. (August 30, 2013). "Unexpected Crush Alert: Miles Teller". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  12. ^ Persall, Steve (October 8, 2011). "'Rabbit Hole' star Miles Teller brings good ol' boy vibe to 'Footloose' reboot". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  13. ^ Kaufman, Amy (December 28, 2010). For Miles Teller, a role that was almost too real, Los Angeles Times; accessed March 17, 2014.
  14. ^ Yamato, Jen (November 8, 2010). Miles Teller on Rabbit Hole, Nicole Kidman and Cutting Footloose. Movieline
  15. ^ Durbin, Jonathan (2011). Miles Teller. Interview
  16. ^ Weinstein, Joshua L. (May 26, 2011). Miles Teller Joins Relativity's '21 and Over.' The Wrap
  17. ^ Hynes, Eric (January 26, 2013). "2013 Sundance Film Festival Awards Updates". Sundance Film Festival. Sundance Institute. Retrieved January 18, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  18. ^ "HERO 19: Suburban Heat”
  19. ^ Gleiberman, Owen (January 17, 2014). "Sundance: 'Whiplash' is the movie that could make Miles Teller a star". Entertainment Weekly. CNN. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  20. ^ Gilchrist, Todd (November 6, 2013). "'Divergent' Star Miles Teller Had Fun Being A Jerk To Shailene Woodley". Forbes. Forbes publishing. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  21. ^ Kit, Borys (January 18, 2014). "Miles Teller to Play Dan Aykroyd in Belushi Biopic, Says Star Emile Hirsch". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  22. ^ Kroll, Justin (February 19, 2014). "'Fantastic Four' Cast Revealed". Variety. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  23. ^ "'What's the Deal?': Jeff Sneider on 'Fantastic Four' Casting, Fan Expectations (Video)". The Wrap. 21 February 2014.

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