Miles Heizer
{{short description|American actor (born 1994)}}
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Miles Heizer (born May 16, 1994{{cite news|title=Famous birthdays for May 16: Danny Trejo, Mare Winningham|date=May 16, 2019|work=UPI|access-date=October 28, 2021|url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2019/05/16/Famous-birthdays-for-May-16-Danny-Trejo-Mare-Winningham/6521557619928/}}) is an American actor. On television, he is known for portraying Alex Standall in the Netflix original series 13 Reasons Why and Drew Holt in the NBC drama series Parenthood. He has also appeared in the films Rails & Ties (2007), The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015), Nerve (2016), and Love, Simon (2018).
Early life
Heizer's mother is a nurse, and he has an older sister.{{cite web|last=Tinkham|first=Chris|title=Interviews – Miles Heizer|url=http://www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/miles_heizer/|work=Under the Radar|access-date=November 30, 2013|date=April 18, 2011}} As a child, Heizer performed in a number of community theater productions in Lexington, Kentucky.{{cite podcast |url=http://www.rupaulpodcast.com/episodes/2018/6/5/episode-154-miles-heizer |title=Episode 154: Miles Heizer |website=RuPaul: What's the Tee? |publisher= |host=RuPaul and Michelle Visage|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712172305/http://www.rupaulpodcast.com/episodes/2018/6/5/episode-154-miles-heizer|archive-date=July 12, 2019 |date=June 5, 2018 |time= }} His family moved to Los Angeles to support his acting career full time when he was ten years old.
Career
Heizer starred in the short film Paramedic as Young James. Heizer has since guest-starred in episodes of Ghost Whisperer, Shark, Bones, and Private Practice.
In 2007, Heizer played the role of Davey Danner at 12 years old in the film Rails & Ties, for which he was nominated for the Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film. That same year, he had a recurring role as Joshua Lipnicki on the NBC medical drama television series ER. In 2010, he was cast as Drew Holt, the son of Lauren Graham's character, on the NBC drama series Parenthood. Heizer portrayed Drew until the series' ending in 2015.
In 2013, Heizer co-starred as Josh in the film Rudderless. In 2015, he had a supporting role as Marshall Lovett in the drama-thriller film The Stanford Prison Experiment, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26. In 2016, Heizer starred as Tommy Mancuso in the film Nerve, and from 2017 to 2020, he played Alex Standall in the Netflix original series 13 Reasons Why. He also played Cal Price, one of Simon's classmates, in the 2018 movie Love, Simon. He will next star in Men of Divorce.{{cite web |last1=Grobar |first1=Matt |title=Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette & More Set For Noah Pritzker Comedy From Play Book Productions And Pimienta Films |url=https://deadline.com/2022/07/griffin-dunne-rosanna-arquette-more-set-for-noah-pritkzer-film-1235078025/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=15 June 2023 |date=July 26, 2022}}
In 2018, Heizer was featured in clothing retailer Gap's Logo Remix campaign.{{cite news |last1=Cuby |first1=Michael |title=The Many Reasons Why We Love Miles Heizer |url=https://www.them.us/story/the-many-reasons-why-we-love-miles-heizer |access-date=March 31, 2019 |work=Them |date=January 29, 2018}} Heizer was also featured in Coach's fall and winter 2019 fashion campaigns, and in 2021 he was featured in Coach's Pride is Where You Find It campaign.{{cite web |last1=Ramos |first1=Michelle |title=DreamItReal in New York City with Coach's Fall Campaign |url=https://smagazineofficial.com/fashion/dreamitreal-in-new-york-city-with-coachs-fall-campaign-073116899 |website=S/ magazine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029051908/https://smagazineofficial.com/fashion/dreamitreal-in-new-york-city-with-coachs-fall-campaign-073116899 |archive-date=October 29, 2020 |date=July 31, 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Shaw |first1=Sophie |title=How '13 Reasons Why' Star Miles Heizer Celebrates Pride - Coach Pride Campaign |url=https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/miles-heizer-coach-pride-campaign |website=L'Officiel |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327111402/https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/miles-heizer-coach-pride-campaign |archive-date=March 27, 2023 |date=May 27, 2021}}
In May 2023, Netflix announced that Heizer will be starring in The Corps, a drama about a gay teenager who enlists in the U.S. Marine Corps.{{cite web |last1=Porter |first1=Rick |title=Gay U.S. Marine Drama From Norman Lear a Go at Netflix |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/gay-us-marine-drama-the-corps-netflix-1235476578/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=May 1, 2023}}{{cite magazine |last1=Sim |first1=Bernardo |title=Meet Miles Heizer, Star of Netflix's New Gay Military Show 'The Corps' |url=https://www.out.com/celebs/miles-heizer#rebelltitem1 |magazine=Out |date=May 4, 2023}} Norman Lear and Peter Hoar are two of the executive producers. The series is based on the book The Pink Marine by Greg Cope White.
Personal life
At the age of 19, Heizer came out as part of the LGBT community.{{Cite web |title=How '13 Reasons Why' Star Miles Heizer Celebrates Pride |last=Shaw |first=Sophie |date=May 26, 2021 |website=L'Officiel |url=https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/miles-heizer-coach-pride-campaign|access-date=May 27, 2021}} He is a Kentucky Colonel.{{cite web|url=https://www.kycolonels.org/famous-colonels/|title=Famous Colonels|website=The Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels|access-date=March 22, 2025}}
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |
| 2007
| Davey Danner |
| 2013
| Josh | |
| rowspan="2" |2015
| Memoria | Simon | |
| data-sort-value="Stanford Prison Experiment, The" | The Stanford Prison Experiment
| Marshall Lovett | |
| 2016
| Nerve | Tommy | |
| 2017
| Kyle Owens (Teenager #1) | |
| 2018
| Cal Price | |
| 2023
| Mickey Pearce | |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |
| 2005
| Joey Everton | Episode: "Nothing to Lose" |
| 2006
| Jake Morrison | Episode: "Drowned Lives" |
| rowspan="4" |2007
| ER | Joshua Lipnicki | 4 episodes |
| Bones
| Joey | Episode: "Death in the Saddle" |
| Private Practice
| Michael | Episode: "In Which Addison Has a Very Casual Get Together" |
| Shark
| Jackie Buckner | Episode: "Strange Bedfellows" |
| 2009
| Keith Oats | Episode: "Forensics" |
| 2010–2015
| Drew Holt | Main role |
| 2017–2020
| data-sort-value="Thirteen Reasons Why" | 13 Reasons Why | Alex Standall | Main role |
| rowspan="2"| 2018
| Beyond the Reasons | Himself | Seasons 1–2 |
| RuPaul's Drag Race
| Himself, guest judge | Season 10, episode 10 |
Awards and nominations
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| Year
! Award ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result |
|---|
| 2008
| Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film | Rails & Ties{{cite web |author1=Artists Awards |title=29th Annual Young Artists Awards |url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms29.html |website=The Young Artist Foundation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706161000/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms29.html |archive-date=July 6, 2008 |date=2008}} | {{Nom}} |
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Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:American male film actors