Miles Doleac
{{short description|American actor, writer, director and producer}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Miles Doleac
| image = File:Miles Doleac in glasses.jpg
| birth_name =Miles Christopher Doleac
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|11|26}}
| birth_place = Hattiesburg, Mississippi
| education = BFA - North Carolina School of the Arts
MA - University of Southern Mississippi
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|Director|Writer|Producer}}
| years_active = 2003–present
| notable_works = {{Unbulleted list|The Historian|The Hollow}}
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| website = {{URL|historiafilmsms.com}}
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Miles Christopher Doleac (born November 26, 1975) is an American actor, director, writer and producer. He has had acting roles in several films and television shows since 2011 including Watchmen, Lovecraft Country, Treme, Sleepy Hollow, American Horror Story, Salem, Complications, Roots, and several episodes of the CW's Containment. He also has acting roles in the films The Magnificent Seven and Don't Kill It.
Doleac founded Historia films in 2014, the production company which produced The Historian (2014), The Hollow (2016), Demons (2017), Hallowed Ground, The Dinner Party,{{Cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/298360/exclusive-production-announcement-first-look-at-miles-doleacs-the-dinner-party/|title=Exclusive Production Announcement & First Look at Miles Doleac's The Dinner Party|date=6 August 2019}} Demigod, and Open (2023). He was a writer, director, producer, and a cast member on all seven films. Doleac co-wrote The Dinner Party and Demigod with Michael Donovan Horn. He co-wrote Open with Lindsay Anne Williams.
Early life and academic career
Miles Christopher Doleac{{Cite web |title=Miles Doleac Biography |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/miles-doleac/bio/3000723720/ |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=TV Guide}} was born on November 26, 1975, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.{{Cite web |author=Stacker|date=2022-06-16 |title=Famous actors from Mississippi |url=https://www.wjtv.com/entertainment-news/famous-actors-from-mississippi/ |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=WJTV|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/0HSvK|archive-date=February 14, 2023|url-status=live}} He attended the University of North Carolina School of Arts and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in drama.{{Cite web |title=Miles Doleac Loyola University New Orleans |url=https://www.loyno.edu/academics/faculty-and-staff-directory/miles-doleac |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=Loyola University New Orleans}} He went on to attend University of Southern Mississippi, graduating with a Master of Arts degree in history.{{Cite web|url=https://www.usm.edu/foreign-languages-literatures/faculty/miles-doleac |title=Miles Doleac |website=University of Southern Mississippi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160728205402/https://www.usm.edu/foreign-languages-literatures/faculty/miles-doleac |archive-date=2016-07-28 |url-status=dead|access-date=2017-02-05 }} Doleac holds a PhD in Ancient history from Tulane University.{{Cite web |last=Duprey|first=David|title=Interview: Filmmaker and Actor Miles Doleac On His Latest Film 'Demons' |url=https://www.thatmomentin.com/interview-miles-doleac/ |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=That Moment In}} He serves as interim chair of Digital Filmmaking at the Loyola University New Orleans.{{Cite web|url=http://cmm.loyno.edu/film/bio/miles-doleac|title=Miles Doleac, PhD | Music and Media}} In the early 2000s, Doleac moved to California to pursue an acting career; he was unsuccessful and instead chose to further pursue his academic career.{{Cite news|url=http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/news/local/2015/06/12/hollow-begins-filming-hattiesburg/71152418/|title='The Hollow' begins filming in Hub City|last=Cruz|first=Yolanda|date=2015-06-12|newspaper=Hattiesburg American|access-date=2017-02-05|language=en}}
In 2005, he moved to New Orleans to study as a graduate fellow at the Murphy Institute, part of Tulane University. While working on his doctorate he was also a visiting student at Goethe-Institute in Munich (summer 2007), American School of Classical Studies-Athens (summer 2008), and American Academy in Rome (summer 2009).{{Cite web|url=http://murphy.tulane.edu/people/miles-doleac |title=Miles Doleac · The Murphy Institute |website=The Murphy Institute |publisher=Tulane University |language=en |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170208153544/http://murphy.tulane.edu/people/miles-doleac |archive-date=2017-02-08 |url-status=live |access-date=2017-02-08 }} He earned a PhD in Ancient History from the School of Liberal Arts.{{Cite web|url=http://festivalsouth.org/fsfx/film-expo/meet-the-team |title=Meet the Team |website=FestivalSouth |language=en-gb |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170205165317/http://festivalsouth.org/fsfx/film-expo/meet-the-team |archive-date=2017-02-05 |url-status=live |access-date=2017-02-05 }} He completed his dissertation on Pope Gregory I and his role "in developing permanent ecclesiastical institutions under the authority of the Bishop of Rome to feed and serve the poor."{{Cite thesis|last=Doleac|first=Miles|title=Triclinium pauperum: Poverty, charity and the papacy in the time of Gregory the Great|date=2013-03-15|publisher=Tulane University|url=http://media.proquest.com/media/pq/classic/doc/2961104681/fmt/ai/rep/SPDF?_s=0Iph%2BuxI8i1BPexggQZ02pztyAw%3D|language=en|format=PDF}}
Until 2019, Doleac served as an assistant professor of classics, while also teaching film courses in the School of Mass Communications and Journalism at the University of Southern Mississippi. In late summer 2019, he accepted a position as an assistant professor of Digital Filmmaking at Loyola University New Orleans.{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunherald.com/latest-news/article83221502.html |title=HB 1523, workforce training among topics at film industry panel |last=Clark |first=Jeff |date=2016-06-11 |newspaper=SunHerald |access-date=2017-02-08 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170208130722/http://www.sunherald.com/latest-news/article83221502.html |archive-date=2017-02-08 |url-status=live |language=en }} In 2014, he published a book about Alexander the Great titled In the Footsteps of Alexander: The King Who Conquered the Ancient World..{{Cite book|title=In the footsteps of Alexander: the king who conquered the ancient world|last=Doleac|first=Miles|date=2014-08-19|publisher=Amber|isbn=9781782741657|location=London|language=en|oclc=881656685}}
Film and television career
In July 2012, Doleac founded Historia Films, an independent production company.{{Cite web|url=https://corp.sos.ms.gov/corpconv/portal/c/ExecuteWorkflow.aspx?workflowid=g12dbd558-fa5d-49a1-a869-ad8b9db198db&FilingId=4632f2e3-8eac-4b94-b30f-399c7460b108|title=Mississippi LLC Certificate of Formation|date=2012-07-24|website=Mississippi Secretary of State|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228173513/https://corp.sos.ms.gov/corpconv/portal/c/ExecuteWorkflow.aspx?workflowid=g12dbd558-fa5d-49a1-a869-ad8b9db198db&FilingId=4632f2e3-8eac-4b94-b30f-399c7460b108|archive-date=2017-02-28|url-status=dead|access-date=2017-02-05}} Between 2011 and 2014, he had small starring roles in several films such as Storm War See Girl Run and Mighty Fine.{{Cite web|url=http://tuningintoscifitv.com/2011/11/19/syfy-original-movie-%E2%80%93-storm-war-nov-26th/|title=Syfy Original Movie – Storm War Nov 26th|website=Tuning Into SciFi TV|access-date=2017-02-06}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.mrqe.com/movie_reviews/see-girl-run-m100100815|title=See Girl Run (2012) Movie Review|website=MRQE|language=en|access-date=2017-02-06}} He has had guest appearances in several TV series, including: Treme, Breakout Kings, and Sleepy Hollow.{{Cite news|url=http://www.nola.com/movies/index.ssf/2014/09/indie_thriller_jakes_road_show.html|title=Indie thriller 'Jake's Road' showcases north shore landscape, stars Eric Roberts|newspaper=The Times-Picayune|access-date=2017-02-06|publisher=NOLA|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=http://celebrityimages.org/celebrity/3969329/2150735|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228171323/http://celebrityimages.org/celebrity/3969329/2150735|url-status=usurped|archive-date=February 28, 2017|title=Miles Doleac|newspaper=CelebrityImages.org|access-date=2017-02-06|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.unificationfrance.com/article29535.html?lang=fr|title=Sleepy Hollow : Review 1.05 John Doe|last=H.|first=Geraldine|date=2013-10-16|website=Unification France|language=fr|access-date=2017-02-06}} Doleac directed a 30-second commercial for a Hattiesburg dog park's entry into PetSafe's Bark for Your Park contest in 2014, which won $25,000 for the building of a dog park in Doleac's hometown of Hattiesburg, MS. The commercial featured Hattiesburg's own Brett Favre.{{Cite news|url=http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/news/local/hattiesburg/2014/08/08/hattiesburg-wins-dog-park/13801849/|title=Hattiesburg wins $25K for dog park|date=2014-08-08|newspaper=Hattiesburg American|language=en|access-date=2017-02-04}}
The Historian (2014) was the first feature-length film from Historia Films. It first premiered May 20 New York City's SoHo International Film Festival.{{Cite news|url=http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/news/local/2014/06/14/film-industry-grows-mississippi/10533805/|title=Movies made in Miss. making rounds|newspaper=Hattiesburg American|language=en|access-date=2017-02-04}} It was also featured in the Los Angeles's Dances With Films 17.{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dances-films-unveils-festival-lineup-700864|title=Dances With Films Unveils Festival Lineup|last=Kilday|first=Gregg|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en|access-date=2017-02-04}} On July 11, the film had the honor of opening the Long Island International Film Expo in Bellmore, New York. On October 20, it was featured at the Gulfport Sun and Sand Film Festival. It opened theatrically in limited release in New York, Los Angeles, and Doleac's home state of Mississippi, where it was shown in Hattiesburg and D'Iberville starting on November 7.{{Cite news|url=http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/news/local/2014/10/27/miles-doleac-busy-man/18030385/|title=Doleac dedicates talents to film industry, Mississippi|date=2014-10-27|newspaper=Hattiesburg American|language=en|access-date=2017-02-04}}
The Historian garnered mixed receptions from the few critics that reviewed it.Reviews of The Historian:
- {{Cite web|title=The Historian|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-historian/critic-reviews|access-date=2017-02-05|website=Metacritic}}
- {{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/historian-film-review-718678|title='The Historian': Film Review|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en|access-date=2017-02-04}}
- {{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-historian-movie-review-20150102-story.html|title=Perfunctory 'The Historian' has a lot to learn|last=Goldstein|first=Gary|date=2017-02-05|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2017-02-05}}
- {{Cite web|url=http://pointofviewreviews.com/the-historian/|title=The Historian|last=Kirkeby|first=Cynthia|date=2014-11-07|website=Point Of View Reviews|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220234643/http://pointofviewreviews.com/the-historian/|archive-date=2015-02-20|url-status=dead}}
- {{Cite news|url=http://filmpulse.net/dwf-2014-historian-review/|title=DWF 2014: 'The Historian' Review|last=Wilcox|first=Todd|date=2014-06-06|newspaper=Film Pulse|access-date=2017-02-05|language=en-US}} Ben Kenigsberg of The New York Times stated, "Despite low production values, The Historian [...] sustains curiosity over what [...] is a long running time."{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/28/movies/the-historian-stars-miles-doleac-in-a-higher-ed-drama.html |title='The Historian' Stars Miles Doleac in a Higher-Ed Drama |last=Kenigsberg |first=Ben |date=2014-11-27 |newspaper=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170205005221/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/28/movies/the-historian-stars-miles-doleac-in-a-higher-ed-drama.html?_r=0 |archive-date=2017-02-05 |url-status=live |access-date=2017-02-05 }} Serena Donadoni of The Village Voice derides Doleac as "a filmmaker [who] can't reconcile all his story lines."{{Cite news|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/film/the-historian-lays-bare-the-cost-of-academic-life-6443315 |title=The Historian Lays Bare the Cost of Academic Life |last=Donadoni |first=Serena |date=2014-11-26 |newspaper=Village Voice |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170205011908/http://www.villagevoice.com/film/the-historian-lays-bare-the-cost-of-academic-life-6443315 |archive-date=2017-02-05 |url-status=live |access-date=2017-02-05 }} The film's central performance by William Sadler (actor) did receive near universal acclaim, with Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter writing, "Veteran actor William Sadler delivers a superb performance in this thoughtful if overly soapy drama set in the world of academia."{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/historian-film-review-718678 |title='The Historian': Film Review |last=Scheck|first=Frank |date=2014-07-15 }}
Also 2014, Doleac became the executive director of FestivalSouth Film Expo at the Grand 18 theater in Hattiesburg. He was asked to join the team organizing the festival by Mike Lopinto, FestivalSouth's artistic director. Doleac was tasked with organizing the festival line-up and acquiring celebrity guests to fill the festival's panels. The festival features, but is not limited to, films that have either been filmed in Mississippi or made by Mississippians.
In 2014 and 2015, Doleac appeared in two episodes of FX's American Horror Story.{{Cite news|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/150962/the-hollow-finds-a-home-at-uncorkd-entertainment/|title=The Hollow Finds a Home at Uncork'd Entertainment|last=Squires|first=John|date=2016-02-11|newspaper=Dread Central|access-date=2017-02-06|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.hollywood.com/tv/american-horror-story-59533317/credits/|title=American Horror Story {{!}} Full Cast and Credits {{!}} 2011|last=Staff|first=Hollywood.com|date=2015-02-28|newspaper=Hollywood.com|access-date=2017-02-08|language=en-US}} In 2015, he had guest appearance roles in Banshee, Salem, and Complications.{{Cite news|url=https://moviepilot.com/posts/3696313|title=Lundgren actioner adds Banshee's Miles Doleac|last=Harmon|first=Jessica|date=2015-12-23|access-date=2017-02-04|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/100457/behind-the-scenes-look-at-salem-season-2-pulls-no-punches/ |title=Behind-the-Scenes Look at Salem Season 2 Pulls No Punches |last=Moore |first=Debi |date=2015-05-07 |newspaper=Dread Central |access-date=2017-02-05 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170205023302/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/100457/behind-the-scenes-look-at-salem-season-2-pulls-no-punches/ |archive-date=2017-02-05 |url-status=live |language=en-US }}{{Cite news|url=http://www.movienewsguide.com/complications-recap-immune-response/72881|title=Complications Recap: Immune Response|last=Miranda|first=Kitin|date=2015-07-07|newspaper=Movie News Guide|access-date=2017-02-06|language=en-US}} He also appeared in The Astronaut Wives Club and the film Vacation.{{Cite web|url=http://www.greeleytribune.com/entertainment/activities-and-events/the-telly-05-26-16-through-06-01-16/#|title=The Telly, 05.26.16 through 06.01.16|date=2016-05-26|website=Greeley Tribune|language=en|access-date=2017-02-06}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.hollywood.com/tv/the-astronaut-wives-club-59538149/credits/|title=The Astronaut Wives Club {{!}} Full Cast and Credits {{!}} 2015|last=Staff|date=2015-02-05|newspaper=Hollywood.com|access-date=2017-02-06|language=en-US}} In May 2015, he starred in a production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar. He swapped between the roles of Jesus Christ and Judas Iscariot with co-star Joseph VanZandt throughout the four days of performances.{{Cite news|url=http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/entertainment/2015/04/18/hclo-jesus-christ-superstar/26009167/ |title=HCLO's 'Jesus Christ Superstar' to bless Saenger stage |last=Lucas |first=Petch |date=2015-04-18 |newspaper=Hattiesburg American |language=en |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170205022729/http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/entertainment/2015/04/18/hclo-jesus-christ-superstar/26009167/ |archive-date=2017-02-05 |url-status=live |access-date=2017-02-05 }}
In June 2015, Doleac began filming The Hollow with executive producer Lisa Bruce.{{Cite news|url=http://www.wdam.com/story/29288456/lights-camera-action-new-movie-being-filmed-in-hub-city|title=Lights, Camera, Action: New movie being filmed in Hub City|last=Mussiett|first=Mon|date=2015-06-10|newspaper=WDAM-TV 7|access-date=2017-02-05|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.foxforcefivenews.com/the-theory-of-everything-producer-lisa-bruce-talks-upcoming-thriller-the-hollow-from-miles-doleac-interview/|title=The Theory of Everything Producer Lisa Bruce Talks Upcoming Thriller The Hollow from Miles Doleac [Interview]|last=Skinner|first=Keven|date=2015-11-30|newspaper=Fox Force Five News|access-date=2017-02-06|language=en-CA}} The Hollow is a mystery thriller about FBI agents investigating a Mississippi triple homicide which included the daughter of a US congressman.{{Cite news|url=http://www.horror-movies.ca/2015/12/a-trio-of-official-stills-from-miles-doleacs-the-hollow/|title=A Trio of Official Stills from Miles Doleac's 'The Hollow' - HorrorMovies.ca|last=Savage|first=Chris|date=2015-12-10|newspaper=HorrorMovies.ca|access-date=2017-02-06|language=en-US}} Much of the filming was done in Doleac's hometown and other towns around the Pine Belt in Mississippi.{{Cite web|url=http://www.signaturemagazine.ms/content/local-filmmaker-gets-theatrical-release|title=Local filmmaker gets theatrical release {{!}} Signature Magazine|last=Staff Reporters|date=2016-10-01|website=Signature Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-06}}{{Cite news|url=http://whlt.com/2015/06/11/mississippi-based-production-company-filming-in-the-pine-belt/|title=Mississippi based production company filming in the Pine Belt|last=Farrish|first=Carmen|date=2015-06-11|newspaper=WHLT.com|access-date=2017-02-05}} The film stars: James Callis, Christiane Seidel, Jeff Fahey, William Sadler, William Forsythe, and Doleac himself, who also produced, wrote and directed it.{{Cite news|url=https://moviepilot.com/posts/3890041|title=Official Trailer For 'The Hollow' Starring James Callis & William Forsythe|last=McDonald|first=James|date=2016-04-29|newspaper=Movie Pilot|access-date=2017-02-08|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=http://horrorfuel.com/horror/actorsactresses/interview/interview-southern-actor-writer-director-miles-doleac/|title=An Interview With Southern Actor, Writer And Director Miles Doleac|last=McNeely|first=Kelli Marchman|date=2016-12-29|newspaper=Horror Fuel|access-date=2017-02-06|language=en-US}} Doleac played a local sheriff's deputy with very questionable morals.{{Cite news|url=http://www.emeraldgoresociety.com/articles/2016/1/18/miles-doleac-interview|title=Miles Doleac Interview|last=Shiverstone|first=Greenie|date=2016-01-18|newspaper=Emerald Gore Society|access-date=2017-02-06|language=en-IE}}
In February 2016, The Hollow was acquired by Uncork’d Entertainment for distribution.{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2016/02/uncorkd-acquires-hollow-north-america-filmbuff-cash-only-berlin-1201700169/|title=Uncork'd Pops For 'The Hollow' In North America; FilmBuff Accepts 'Cash Only' – Berlin|last=Tartaglione|first=Nancy|date=2016-02-11|newspaper=Deadline|access-date=2017-02-06|language=en-US}} It was released in select theaters and video on demand on October 7, 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hardwoodandhollywood.com/2016/09/01/crime-thriller-the-hollow-has-a-release-date/|title=Crime Thriller 'The Hollow' has a Release Date|last=Bitanga|first=Mike|date=2016-09-01|website=Hardwood and Hollywood|access-date=2017-02-06}} Doleac won best actor for The Hollow at the 2016 Long Island International Film Expo.{{Cite news|url=http://longislandfilm.com/2016-liife-nominees-winners/|title=2016 LIIFE Nominees & Winners - The Long Island International Film Expo|work=The Long Island International Film Expo|access-date=2017-03-12|language=en-US}}
The film received mixed reviews from critics. In particular, Noel Murray of the Los Angeles Times wrote "While the dialogue is colorful and the acting strong, this is ultimately a 90-minute neo-noir stretched unnecessarily past two hours." Expressing a more positive opinion, Sherilyn Connelly of SF Weekly stated that "Miles Doleac's The Hollow is a fun little genre potboiler that gets it right."References for reviews of The Hollow:
- {{Cite web|url=https://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/video-on-demand/16366-the-hollow|title=The Hollow|last=Evans|first=James|website=Starburst Magazine|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-02-06}}
- {{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/hollow-review-936060|title='The Hollow': Film Review|last=Lowe|first=Justin|date=2016-10-07|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=2017-02-06|language=en}}
- {{Cite web|last=Orndorf|first=Brian|title=The Hollow (2016)|url=http://www.blu-ray.com/The-Hollow/624871/#Review|access-date=2017-02-06|website=Blu-ray}}
- {{Cite web|title=The Hollow (2016)|url=https://letterboxd.com/film/the-hollow-2016/|language=en|access-date=2017-02-06|website=Letterboxd}}
- {{Cite web|title=The Hollow|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/771444658|website=Rotten Tomatoes|language=en|access-date=2017-02-06}}
- {{Cite web|url=http://www.filmjournal.com/reviews/film-review-hollow|title=Film Review: The Hollow|last=Noh|first=David|date=2016-10-06|website=Film Journal International|language=en|access-date=2017-02-06}}
- {{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-capsule-the-hollow-review-20161001-snap-story.html|title=Southern neo-noir 'The Hollow' wears out its welcome|last=Murray|first=Noel|date=2016-10-06|newspaper=Los Angeles Times}}
- {{Cite news|url=http://www.sfweekly.com/film/film-film/the-hollow/|title=The Hollow|last=Sherilyn|first=Connelly|website=SF Weekly|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-06}} That same year he directed and starred in a production of Kander and Ebb's Cabaret (as 'the Emcee').{{Cite news|url=http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/news/local/2016/07/26/hclo-present-cabaret/87511058/|title=HCLO to present 'Cabaret'|last=Willis|first=Judy Marie|date=July 26, 2016|work=Hattiesburg American|access-date=March 12, 2017|language=en}}
Since 2015, Doleac had roles in Underground, Game of Silence, Roots, and The Magnificent Seven, among others.{{Cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/hollow-gritty-crime-drama-filmed-mississippi-exclusive-interview-director-miles-2157861 |title='The Hollow': A Gritty Crime Drama Filmed In Mississippi; Exclusive Interview With Director Miles Doleac |last=Trivedi |first=Sachin |date=2015-10-27 |newspaper=International Business Times |access-date=2017-02-08 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170208131351/http://www.ibtimes.com/hollow-gritty-crime-drama-filmed-mississippi-exclusive-interview-director-miles-2157861 |archive-date=2017-02-08 |url-status=live |language=en }} He had a recurring role in The CW limited series Containment, appearing in five out of the thirteen episodes.{{Cite web|url=http://wwlp.com/2016/05/31/preview-containment-inferno/ |title=Preview Containment – Inferno |last=CW Springfield staff |date=2016-05-31 |website=WWLP.com |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170208123124/http://wwlp.com/2016/05/31/preview-containment-inferno/ |archive-date=2017-02-08 |url-status=live |access-date=2017-02-08 }}{{Cite news|url=http://archive.northjersey.com/arts-and-entertainment/tv/tv-best-bets-tue-may-31-1.1607932 |title=TV best bets: Tue., May 31 |date=2016-05-16 |newspaper=NorthJersey.com |access-date=2017-02-08 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170208131058/http://archive.northjersey.com/arts-and-entertainment/tv/tv-best-bets-tue-may-31-1.1607932 |archive-date=2017-02-08 |url-status=live |language=en-US }}{{Cite news|url=http://www.hollywood.com/tv/containment-60267372/credits/|title=Containment {{!}} Full Cast and Credits {{!}} 2016|last=Staff|first=Hollywood.com|date=2015-06-07|newspaper=Hollywood.com|access-date=2017-02-08|language=en-US}} He also appears in horror thriller Don't Kill It, released in August 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://www.manlymovie.net/2016/01/interview-miles-doleac-talks-dont-kill-it.html|title=Interview: Miles Doleac Talks 'Don't Kill It' – ManlyMovie|website=www.manlymovie.net|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-19}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/144486/miles-doleac-joins-dolph-lundgren-in-dont-kill-it/ |title=Miles Doleac Joins Dolph Lundgren in Don't Kill It |last=Squires |first=John |date=2015-12-23 |newspaper=Dread Central |access-date=2017-02-19 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170219225808/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/144486/miles-doleac-joins-dolph-lundgren-in-dont-kill-it/ |archive-date=2017-02-19 |url-status=live |language=en-US }} In 2017, he shot a lead role in Active Entertainment's Mississippi River Sharks and appears in an episode of AMC's Halt and Catch Fire.{{citation needed|date=August 2017}} In Spring 2017, Doleac took to the stage again, playing the role of 'King Arthur' in Lerner and Loewe's Camelot, in two different productions (with Hattiesburg Civic Light Opera and the Natchez Festival of Music).{{Cite web|url=http://www.signaturemagazine.ms/content/hclo-returns-camelot-stage|title=HCLO returns 'Camelot' to the stage {{!}} Signature Magazine|website=www.signaturemagazine.ms|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-30}}
Doleac's third film, Demons, starring Doleac himself, Lindsay Anne Williams, Steven Brand, Andrew Divoff, and John Schneider, had a limited theatrical release, coupled with day-and-date streaming release on October 6, 2017. The film also won Best Narrative at Rails to Reels Film Festival.{{Cite news|url=http://www.meridianstar.com/news/lifestyles/rails-to-reels-film-festival-enjoys-fantastic-finish/article_d5c302bc-88a9-5406-8112-81176ec616f2.html|title=Rails to Reels Film Festival enjoys 'fantastic' finish|work=Meridian Star|access-date=2018-02-08|language=en}}
Demons received mostly positive reviews, although Noel Murray of the Los Angeles Times wrote, "The ambitious auteur is getting better at making his novelistic ideas punchy and cinematic, but "Demons" is still a B-movie that takes itself too seriously ... Still, Doleac's forging a niche. His name on a picture is now an indication that genre fans will see something different ...".{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-capsule-demons-review-20171005-story.html|title=Miles Doleac serves up self-serious horror in 'Demons'|last=Murray|first=Noel|website=Los Angeles Times|date=5 October 2017|access-date=2018-02-11}}
Doleac's fourth original film titled Hallowed Ground released June 7, 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/HallowedGroundFilm/|title=Hallowed Ground|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2018-02-11}}". A film about Vera and Alice, a young married couple trying to rebuild their relationship after an affair, who take a trip to a secluded cabin, where they stumble into a longstanding blood feud between the Native American owners of the property and the neighboring clan, who obsessively guard their land and punish those who trespass on it in gruesome and terrifying ways. The film was written by Doleac himself, and produced by Doleac, Lindsay Anne Williams, Wesley O’Mary and Michael Williams. Doleac's fifth feature, The Dinner Party shot in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in July and August, 2019 and, starring Bill Sage, Doleac, Lindsay Anne Williams, Alli Hart, and Jeremy London, among others, was released June 9, 2020. The film was produced by Doleac, James V. Bulian, Wesley O'Mary, and Lindsay Anne Williams. Early reviews were positive with Debbie Lynn Elias of Behind the Lens calling the film "Delectable... delicious... dark... and macabrely fun."{{Cite web |url=http://behindthelensonline.net/site/reviews/movies/thedinnerparty/ |title=The Dinner Party is delectable, delicious, dark, and macabrely fun.|last=Elias|first=Debbie|website=behindthelensonline.net|access-date=2020-07-11}} Josiah Teal of Film Threat called The Dinner Party "A solid horror film that had me watching parts through slightly covered eyes."{{Cite web|url=https://filmthreat.com/reviews/the-dinner-party/ |title=The Dinner Party |last=Teal|first=Josiah|website=filmthreat.com|date=15 June 2020 |access-date=2020-07-11}} Expressing a more critical opinion, Niall Browne of Movies in Focus writes that, while the film "gets a few things right", it "ultimately fails to serve-up the requisite amount of tension to deliver the goods."{{Cite web|url=http://www.moviesinfocus.com/review-bloody-horror-thriller-the-dinner-party-is-infuriatingly-undercooked/|title=Bloody Horror/Thriller THE DINNER PARTY Is Infuriatingly Undercooked |last=Browne |first=Niall |website=moviesinfocus.com |date=11 June 2020 |access-date=2020-07-11}}
Doleac's sixth feature, Demigod,{{Citation|last=Doleac|first=Miles|title=Demigod|date=2021-10-15|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12058582/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1|type=Horror|publisher=Artist Vodka Films, Historia Films|access-date=2021-10-11}} stars Rachel Nichols, Yohance Myles, Doleac, Lindsay Anne Williams, Elena Sanchez, and Jeremy London. It was released on October 15, 2021{{Cite web|last=Squires|first=John|date=2021-06-16|title=Gravitas Ventures Will Release Rachel Nichols-Starring Horror Movie 'Demigod' for Halloween|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3669787/gravitas-ventures-will-release-rachel-nichols-starring-horror-movie-demigod-halloween/|access-date=2021-10-11|website=Bloody Disgusting!|language=en-US}} and is about a woman (Nichols) who travels with her husband (Myles) to her birthplace in Germany's Black forest upon the death of her grandfather (London), only to find a terrifying secret awaits them.{{Cite web|date=2021-08-29|title='Demigod' Trailer Promises a Dark Folk Horror Encounter With a Celtic God|url=https://collider.com/demigod-trailer-cult-horror-rachel-nichols/|access-date=2021-10-11|website=Collider|language=en-US}}
Initial reviews were mostly positive, with Michael Talbot-Haynes of Film Threat writing, 'Demigod is an excellent addition to the folk horror sub-genre and a remarkable example of what small productions can pull off these days.'{{Cite web|date=2021-10-15|title=Demigod {{!}} Film Threat|url=https://filmthreat.com/reviews/demigod/|access-date=2021-10-20|language=en-US}}
In November 2023,{{Cite web|last=AndersonVision|date=2023-07-09|title=Virgil Films to Launch Miles Doleac’s Captivating Musical-Comedy-Thriller "OPEN" this Fall
|url=https://medium.com/@admin_98120/virgil-films-to-launch-miles-doleacs-captivating-musical-comedy-thriller-open-this-fall-6116575ea9ed|access-date=2023-11-22|website=Medium|language=en-US}} Doleac's Open,{{Citation|last=Doleac|first=Miles|title=Open|date=2023-11-07|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16533122/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_5_tt_7_nm_1_q_Open%2520|type=Thriller|publisher=Virgil Films, Historia Films|access-date=2023-11-22}} a hybrid romantic dramedy/musical, released for a limited theatrical run and across various streaming platforms. The film was distributed by Virgil Films and stars Lindsay Anne Williams, Jeremy London, Doleac, Elena Sanchez, and William Forsythe. The plot outlines a woman in a troubled marriage who falls for a former teen heartthrob, fallen from industry favor while having nagging (and empowering) hallucinations about fronting an 80's New Wave Band.
Early reviews were positive, with Bill Arceneaux writing "an extremely impressive and very surprising watch due to the stripping away of the expectations of genre, blending the best of all categories into one piece… Open is my favorite of Doleac’s movies."{{Cite web|date=2023-11-02|title=Open {{!}} Movie Going with Bill |url=https://www.moviegoing.rocks/p/nolareview1}}
Bradley Gibson of Film Threat said, “The fantasy band performances really seal the deal for Open.” {{Cite web|date=2023-11-16|title=Open {{!}} Film Threat|url=https://filmthreat.com/reviews/open/}}
Filmography
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- Open – Robert (2023)
- The Family Plan – (2023){{Cite web |last=Christopherson |first=David |date=December 9, 2022 |title=AHS Alum Miles Doleac Joins Mark Wahlberg in Holiday Road |url=https://movieweb.com/ahs-alum-miles-doleac-joins-mark-wahlberg-in-holiday-road/ |access-date=January 8, 2023 |website=MovieWeb}}
- Renfield – Hunter (2023)
- Big George Foreman – British Journalist (2023)
- Mike – John Halpin, Season 1, Episode 2 (2022)
- Devil's Workshop – Chip (2022)
- Legacies – Magnus the Magnificent, Season 4, Episode 11 (2022)
- Demigod – Arthur (2021)
- The Dinner Party – Vincent (2020)
- Lovecraft Country – Hiram Epstein, Season 1, episode 3 (2020)
- The Purge – Paul, Season 2, Episode 9 (2019)
- NCIS: New Orleans – South Ossetian Cop, Season 5, Episode 23 (2019)
- Claws – Tom, Season 3, Episode 1 (2019)
- Watchmen – German Officer, Season 1, Episode 2 (2019)
- Christmas in Louisiana – Mr. Lascoe (2019)
- Hallowed Ground – Bill Barham (2018)
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- Santa Jaws – Mike (2018)
- Did I Kill My Mother? – Andrew Romero (2018)
- Attack of the Southern Fried Zombies– Dr. Klein (2017)
- Mississippi River Sharks – Ray Mitchell (2017){{cite web|url=http://www.wlox.com/story/34585431/mississippi-river-shark-filming-right-now-in-ocean-springs|title='Mississippi River Shark' filming in Ocean Springs|publisher=WLOX|first=Jonathan|last=Brannan|date=23 February 2017|access-date=27 March 2017}}
- Demons – Colin (2017)
- Valor – News Anchor, season 1, episode 8 (2017)
- Halt and Catch Fire – Bill (2017)
- S E Q U E N C E – Spencer (2015)
- The Magnificent Seven – Faraday Card Game #2 (2016)
- Don't Kill It – Deacon Shepard (2016)
- Race to Win – Carter (2016)
- Containment (TV series) – Captain Scott (2016)
- The Hollow – Ray Everett (2016)
- Roots (miniseries)– Mr. MacGregor (2016)
- Game of Silence (TV series) – Don Lowen (2016)
- Underground (TV series) – Watts (2016)
- Shark Lake – Garreth Ross (2015)
- The Astronaut Wives Club (TV Series) – Producer (2015)
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- Complications (TV Series) – Dr. Ian Blair (2015)
- Vacation – Man at Monument (2015)
- The Livingston Gardener – Aiden Reynolds (2015)
- Salem (TV Series) – Captain Braun (2015)
- Bad Asses on the Bayou – Talk Show Host (2015)
- Banshee (TV series) – Roland (2015)
- American Horror Story (TV Series) – Watcher (2014)
- Jake's Road – Heath (2014)
- Cat Run 2 – Dimitri Vetrok (2014)
- The Historian – Ben Rhodes (2014)
- Sleepy Hollow (TV Series) – William Grey (2013)
- Treme (TV Series) – Producer (2012)
- Mighty Fine – Mr. Smith (2012)
- Breakout Kings (TV Series) – Rocker / Johnny Griffin (2012)
- See Girl Run – Del (2012)
- Miami Magma (TV Movie) – Butch Sanderson (2011)
- Storm War – Secretary of Defense (2011)
- Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) (stand-in)
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- Open (2023)
- Demigod (2021)
- The Dinner Party (2020)
- Hallowed Ground (2019)
- Demons (2017)
- The Hollow (2016)
- The Historian (film) (2014)
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=Producer=
- Open (2023)
- Demigod (2021)
- The Dinner Party (2020)
- Hallowed Ground (2019)
- Demons (2017)
- The Hollow (2016)
- The Historian (film) (2014)
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- Open (co-writer) (2023)
- Demigod (co-writer) (2021)
- The Dinner Party (co-writer) (2020)
- Hallowed Ground (2019)
- Demons (2017)
- The Hollow (2016)
- The Historian (film) (2014)
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