William Miller (footballer, born 1996)

{{Infobox person

| name = William Miller

| image =

| birth_name = William Finn Miller

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1996|06|08}}{{cite web|title=William Miller|url=http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/second-year-academy/william-miller/|work=www.tottenhamhotspur.com|publisher=Tottenham Hotspur Ltd|accessdate=21 September 2013}}

| birth_place = Hackney, England

| height =

| occupation = Actor, footballer

| television = Krakatoa: The Last Days, Oliver Twist, Runaway

| module =

{{Infobox football biography | embed = yes | header-color = #b0c4de

| position = Midfielder, Striker

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2012

| youthclubs1 = Leyton Orient

| youthyears2 = 2012–2016

| youthclubs2 = Tottenham Hotspur

| years1 = 2016–2017

| clubs1 = Tottenham Hotspur

| caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2016–2017

| clubs2 = → Burton Albion (loan)

| caps2 = 15 | goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2017–2019

| clubs3 = Burton Albion

| caps3 = 32 | goals3 = 1

| totalcaps = 47

| totalgoals = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2013–2014

| nationalteam1 = England U18

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

}}

William Finn Miller (born 8 June 1996) is an English actor and former professional footballer.

Early life

Miller was born to television director Sam Miller and actress Janine Wood. He played football at Leyton Orient from the age of seven to 12. He first appeared in a documentary drama as Pieter Beijerinck, in a 2006 documentary drama, Krakatoa: The Last Days, directed by his father. He appear in further productions for a number of years before returning to football.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/sep/19/burton-will-miller-actor-oliver-twist-manchester-united-carabao-cup |title=Burton's Will Miller: 'I definitely don't want to be known as Oliver Twist'|first=Ben |last=Fisher |work=The Guardian |date=19 September 2017 }}

Acting career

Miller rose to fame when, at the age of 11, he was chosen out of 700 applicants for the titular role in Oliver Twist, the BBC One Christmas adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic of the same name, broadcast in December 2007.

Miller starred as the lead character Sean in the 2009 British children's miniseries Runaway, broadcast on BBC One, which was part of the CBBC season about homelessness.{{cite news|url=http://www.rteguide.ie/2009/0319/staroftheday.html|title=Runaways|year=2009|work=RTÉ Guide|publisher=RTÉ|accessdate=2009-03-26|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130107204756/http://www.rteguide.ie/2009/0319/staroftheday.html#|archive-date=7 January 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} {{cite news|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/television-in-wales/2009/03/15/kierston-wareing-a-runaway-success-91466-23144839/|title=Kierston Wareing: A Runaway success|date=2009-03-15|work=Wales on Sunday|publisher=Wales Online|accessdate=2009-03-26}}

=Filmography=

Krakatoa: The Last Days (2006) as Pieter Beijerinck
Oliver Twist (2007) as Oliver Twist
Runaway (2009) as Sean
The Kid (2010) as young Kevin

Football career

Having previously played youth football for Leyton Orient, Miller joined Tottenham's development centre when he was 14. He signed a contract when he was 16. He featured regularly for Tottenham's Under-16 team over the course of the 2012–13 season before joining Tottenham full-time in the summer of 2013.

On 21 September 2013, Miller was selected for an England under-18 squad for two matches against Hungary on 11 and 14 October 2013.{{cite web|title=Hungary test for U18s|url=http://www.thefa.com/england/mens-u18s/News/2013/hungary-squad-announced-210913.aspx|publisher=The Football Association|accessdate=21 September 2013}}

On 25 August 2016, Miller joined Burton Albion on loan.{{cite web|url=https://www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk/news/2016/august/miller-joins-brewers-on-loan-from-spurs/|title=MILLER JOINS BREWERS ON-LOAN FROM SPURS|website=www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk}} His first goal for the club came on 10 September of the same year, a late equaliser against Wolverhampton Wanderers.{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/10573149/wolves-1-1-burton-will-miller-rescues-a-point-for-visitors|title=Wolves 1-1 Burton: Will Miller rescues a point for visitors|website=Sky Sports}} In January 2018, he injured his knee in a game against Queens Park Rangers, ending the season prematurely for him.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42718103 |title=Will Miller: Burton Albion midfielder's season ended by knee injury |date=17 January 2018|work=BBC }}

In 2018–19 season, he scored a goal in the 1–1 draw against Plymouth Argyle in December 2018.{{cite news |url=https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/burton/miller-wants-keep-making-difference-2373969 |title=Will Miller wants to keep making a difference after first Burton Albion goal of the season |first=Josh |last=Murray|date=30 December 2018|work=Derby Telegraph }} Miller left Burton Albion at the end of the contract in 2019.

In an interview with The Guardian in April 2020, Miller revealed that he has retired from football and is pursuing a career as a film-maker and musician.{{cite news |last1=McRae |first1=Donald |title=Will Miller: 'Ugo passed and I said let's turn this into a song. Emotion flew out of me' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/apr/05/will-miller-ugo-ehiogu-quit-football-spurs-burton |accessdate=16 September 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=5 April 2020}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|FA Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|OtherAppearance in the EFL Trophy !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tottenham Hotspur \|2016–17{{soccerbase season\|93677\|2016\|accessdate=9 October 2017}} \|Premier League \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tottenham Hotspur U-23s \|2017–18{{soccerbase season\|93677\|2017\|accessdate=9 October 2017}} \|Premier League 2, Div 1 \|colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	1	0	1	0
Burton Albion (loan) \|2016–17 \|Championship \|15	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	1
rowspan=2\|Burton Albion \|2017–18 \|Championship \|10	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	11	0
2018–19{{soccerbase season\|93677\|2018\|accessdate=26 January 2020}} \|League 1 \|22	1	1	0	1	0	3	0	27	1
colspan="3"\|Career total !47	2	3	0	1	0	4	0	55	2