Wentworth Miller

Wentworth Earl Miller III was born on June 2, 1972, in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, to American parents. His father, Wentworth Earl Miller II, was a lawyer and educator, and his mother, Joy Marie Palm, was a special education teacher. Miller’s family relocated to Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York, when he was one year old. He attended Midwood High School in Brooklyn and later transferred to Quaker Valley Senior High School. A high-achieving student, he graduated from Princeton University in 1995 with a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature. During his time at Princeton, he was a cartoonist for the school paper and a baritone in the a cappella group, The Princeton Tigertones, where he discovered his interest in performing.

In 1995, Miller moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career, initially working behind the scenes before actively seeking roles. He secured guest appearances on television shows such as “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” (1998), “ER” (2000), and “Popular” (2000). A significant turning point in his career came with the Hallmark mini-series “Dinotopia” (2002), where he played David Scott. His breakthrough role arrived in 2003 with the feature film “The Human Stain,” portraying the younger version of Anthony Hopkins’ character, Coleman Silk. In the same year, he had a minor role in “Underworld.” His career further ascended with his casting as Michael Scofield in FOX network’s “Prison Break” (2005-2017), a role that garnered him a Golden Globe nomination in 2005. He also appeared in two Mariah Carey music videos, “It’s Like That” and “We Belong Together,” in 2005.

Miller expanded his career into writing, penning the screenplay for the film “Stoker” (2013) under the pseudonym Ted Foulke, and a prequel titled “Uncle Charlie.” He later wrote “The Disappointments Room” (2016). His acting career continued with recurring roles as Leonard Snart / Captain Cold in “The Flash” (2014-2019) and “Legends of Tomorrow” (2016-2021), reuniting him with his “Prison Break” co-star Dominic Purcell. In 2020, Miller publicly stated he would no longer portray straight characters. In 2021, he shared his autism diagnosis. He is set to reunite with Dominic Purcell for a new hostage recovery drama, “Snatchback.”