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Wentworth Miller Biography

Birth Name:Wentworth Earl Miller

Birth Place:Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Profession Actor, Producer, Writer

Fast Facts

  • Earned a Bachelor's degree in English literature from Princeton University
  • Made his first on-screen appearance in a 1998 episode of the series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer․"
  • Performed in the annual student-produced musical event SING! as a teenager
  • Quote: "I'm hoping that what I am or what I'm not ethnically doesn't limit me in anyone else's eyes․ I guarantee you it doesn't in mine․"
  • Best known for playing Michael Scofield in "Prison Break" and Leonard Snart/Captain Cold in "The Flash" and "Legends of Tomorrow․"
  • Holds a duel citizenship in England and the United States
  • Shares his name with his grandfather and father, who were named after the character Captain Wentworth from the Jane Austin novel "Persuasion․"

Awards

  • 2004Black Reel-Film: Best Actor: nominated
  • 2004Black Reel-Film: Best Breakthrough Performance: nominated
  • 2006Saturn Award-Best Actor on Television: nominated
  • 2006Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
  • 2006Teen Choice Award-TV - Choice Actor: nominated
  • 2006Teen Choice Award-TV - Choice Breakout Star: nominated
  • 2007Teen Choice Award-Choice TV Actor: Drama: nominated
  • 2008Teen Choice Award-Choice TV Actor: Action Adventure: nominated
  • 2013Fright Meter Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2013Halfway Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
  • 2014Chainsaw Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2015Saturn Award-Best Guest Performance in a Television Series: winner
  • 2017Teen Choice Award-Choice TV Actor: Action: nominated