Miles Teller Biography
Miles Teller is a well-known American actor. He is best known for his roles in Whiplash as jazz drummer Andrew Neiman and Top Gun: Maverick as pilot Lt. Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw.
How old is Miles Teller?- Age
Teller was born Miles Alexander Telleron on 20 February 1987 in the Downingtown borough under Chester County in Pennsylvania. He is 35 years old as of February 2022.
Miles Teller Education
He studied method acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and screen acting at Stonestreet Studios while attending New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. In 2009, he received a BFA in drama.
Miles Teller Height
Miles stands at a height of 6’1″ (185 cm).
What nationality is Miles Teller? – Ethnicity – Nationality
Teller belongs to the Russian American, Polish American, British American, and Irish American ethnicity/heritage. He was born and raised in the Downingtown borough under Chester County in Pennsylvania, United States. He holds American nationality and citizenship by birth.
Who are Miles Tellers Parents? – Family – Parents
Teller was born on 20 February 1987 in the Downingtown borough under Chester County in Pennsylvania. He is the only son of Mike Teller, a nuclear power plant engineer, and Merry Flowers Teller, a real estate agent. He has two sisters, Erin and Dana, both elder to him. Both his parents hail from Carneys Point, New Jersey.
Miles Teller Wife – Married
He has been in a relationship with model Keleigh Sperry since 2013. They got engaged on August 20, 2017, at the Molori Safari Lodge in South Africa’s Madikwe Game Reserve, and married on September 1, 2019, in Maui, Hawaii.
Miles Teller Career
Miles Teller began his professional acting career quietly, accepting minor roles in low-profile short films and telefilms. He made his acting debut in the 2004 short film ‘Moonlighters,’ in which he played a character with the same first name as him. From 2004 to 2010, he appeared in a slew of other unnoticed short films, including ‘A Very Specific Recipe’ (2007), ‘The Musicians (2008),’ and ‘The Track Meet’ (2010). He made his television debut in the role of James Bourland in the episode “Bourland Day” of the series “The Unusuals” (2009). ‘The Unusuals’ was an ABC-produced and broadcasted black comedy television series.
Teller received his first major break when he successfully auditioned for the role of ‘Jason’ in the John Cameron Mitchell-directed drama film ‘Rabbit Hole,’ which was released in 2010. In ‘Rabbit Hole,’ he appeared alongside renowned Hollywood stars such as Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart, and Dianne Wiest. Nicole Kidman was the one who screened Miles for the role of ‘Jason.’ In 2011, he received a Chlotrudis Award in the category of ‘Best Supporting Actor’ for his performance in ‘Rabbit Hole,’ and he was also nominated for a ‘Discovery Award’ following the screening of the film at the Savannah Film Festival in Savannah, Georgia. His next major break came in 2011, when he was offered the role of Willard Hewitt in the film adaptation.
In the 2014 comedy film ‘That Awkward Moment,’ he co-starred with Michael B. Jordan. He firmly established his acting chops by movingly portraying the role of a jazz student, Andrew Neiman, in the drama film, ‘Whiplash,’ which received critical acclaim after premiering at the Sundance Film Festival in 2014. Miles was nominated for six prestigious awards for his performance in ‘Whiplash,’ including the BAFTA Rising Star Award, Satellite Award (Best Actor-Motion Picture), and Gotham Independent Film Award (Best Actor). At the 87th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for five awards, three of which it eventually won.
He wowed audiences and critics alike in 2016 with memorable performances in the feature films ‘Get a Job,’ ‘War Dogs,’ and ‘Bleed for This.’ He portrayed the notorious drug dealer David Packouz in ‘War Dogs,’ a biographical dark comedy film. He was the lead actor in the biopic sports film ‘Bleed for This,’ in which he played world champion pugilist Vinny Paz. In 2017, he was cast as Adam Schumann in the film ‘Thank You for Your Service,’ and as Brendan “Donut” McDonough in the film ‘Only the Brave.’ Miles provided the voice of Gilbert in the film ‘The Ark and the Aardvark,’ which is currently in post-production (2018).
Miles Teller Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of 10 million dollars.
Miles Teller TV Shows and Movies
MOVIES:
- 2022 Top Gun: Maverick
- 2022 Spiderhead
- 2017 Only the Brave Brendan
- 2017 Thank You for Your Service
- 2016 The Divergent Series: Allegiant
- 2016 Get a Job
- 2016 War Dogs
- 2016 Bleed for This
- 2015 The Divergent Series: Insurgent
- 2015 Fantastic Four
- 2014 Whiplash
- 2014 That Awkward Moment
- 2014 Divergent
- 2014 Two Night Stand
- 2013 The Spectacular Now
- 2013 21 & Over
- 2012 Project X
- 2011 Footloose
- 2010 Rabbit Hole
TV SHOWS:
- 2009 The Unusuals
- 2019 Too Old to Die Young
- 2022 The Offer
- 2004 Moonlighters
- 2007 A Very Specific Recipe
- 2008 The Musicians
- 2010 The Track Meet