Miles Teller

Miles Teller is an American actor known for his compelling performances across dramatic and action films, showcasing a diverse range from independent features to major studio productions. After earning the Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival for his compelling performance in The Spectacular Now, Miles Teller continued to build a distinguished filmography, securing critical acclaim and multiple nominations for his breakthrough role as a jazz drummer in 2014’s Whiplash. For Whiplash, Teller garnered nominations for a Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Actor, a Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture, and the BAFTA Rising Star Award. Earlier in his career, Teller made his feature film debut in 2010’s Rabbit Hole, a role for which he was personally selected by Nicole Kidman, and gained further recognition in the 2011 remake of Footloose.

His work also included a Rising Star Award at the 2013 Napa Valley Film Festival. He expanded into major franchises, appearing in the Divergent film trilogy from 2014 to 2016 and as Mister Fantastic in Fantastic Four (2015), where he was recognized with an Ensemble Award at the CinemaCon Awards. Teller continued to deliver powerful performances in biographical dramas, starring in Todd Phillips’ War Dogs (2016) and Bleed for This (2016), for which he underwent extensive physical training to portray world champion boxer Vinny Pazienza. He followed these with roles in Only the Brave (2017), based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, and the impactful military drama Thank You for Your Service (2017).

He further engaged with a broad audience by starring in a highly-viewed Super Bowl LVII Bud Light commercial alongside his wife, Keleigh Sperry, in February 2023. Looking ahead, Teller has been announced as one of the celebrity players for the prestigious 2025 American Century Championship.