Miller, Wentworth 1972–

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Miller, Wentworth 1972–

PERSONAL

Full name, Wentworth E. Miller III; born June 2, 1972, in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England; son of Wentworth E. II (a lawyer and teacher) and Roxann (a special education teacher) Miller. Education: Princeton University, B.A., English, 1995.

Addresses: Agent—Endeavor, 9601 Wilshire Blvd., 6th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager—Management 360, 9111 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Publicist—PMK/HBH Public Relations, 700 San Vicente Blvd., Suite G910, West Hollywood, CA 90069.

Career: Actor. Toured with the Princeton Tigertones (an a capella group); previously worked as an office temp, a production associate, and a script reader.

Awards, Honors: Black Reel Award nominations, film: best actor and film: best breakthrough performance, 2004, both for The Human Stain; Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a television series—drama, Saturn Award nomination, best actor on television, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, 2006, both for Prison Break.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Paris, Romeo and Juliet, 2000.

Young Coleman Silk, The Human Stain (also known as Der Menschliche Makel and La couleur du mensonge), Miramax, 2003.

Dr. Adam Lockwood, Underworld, Screen Gems, 2003.

Voice of EDI, Stealth, Columbia, 2005.

Television Appearances; Series:

Michael Scofield, Prison Break, Fox, 2005–.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

David Scott, Dinotopia, NBC, 2002.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Server #1, Room 302 (short film), Showtime, 2001.

David Scott, Evolution: The Making of "Dinotopia," 2002.

David Scott, Witness from Dinotopia, 2002.

David Scott, Discovering Dinotopia, 2002.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Paul Adams, Ghost Whisperer, CBS, 2005.

Michael Scofield, Prison Break, Fox, 2005.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Gage Petronzi, "Go Fish," Buffy, the Vampire Slayer (also known as BtVS, Buffy, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Series), The WB, 1998.

Nelson, "The Time the Truth Was Told," Time of Your Life, Fox, 1999.

Nelson, "The Time They Got E-Rotic," Time of Your Life, Fox, 2000.

Mike Palmieri, "Homecoming," ER, NBC, 2000.

Adam Rothchild Ryan, "All about Adam," Popular, The WB, 2000.

Adam Rothchild Ryan, "Ch-Ch-Changes," Popular, The WB, 2000.

Himself, The Sharon Osbourne Show (also known as Sharon), syndicated, 2003.

Himself, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2005.

Ryan Hunter, "Common Thread," Joan of Arcadia, CBS, 2005.

Ryan Hunter, "Something Wicked This Way Comes," Joan of Arcadia, CBS, 2005.

RECORDINGS

Music Videos:

Appeared in Mariah Carey's "It's Like That and We Belong Together," both 2005.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Hollywood Reporter, December 12, 2005.

Interview, February, 2005, p. 104.

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