Wentworth Miller fortune

Short introduction

Wentworth Miller is a British-American actor and screenwriter, best known for his role as Michael J. Scofield in the Fox series “Prison Break”.

Early life

Wentworth Earl Miller III was born in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, to American parents. The family stayed at Oxford University in England because of his father’s studies. Miller’s father is of African-American, Jamaican, German and English descent. His mother is of Russian, Swedish, French, Dutch, Syrian and Lebanese descent. Wentworth Miller’s family moved to Park Slope, Brooklyn when he was one year old. There he attended the Midwood School. He graduated from Princeton University in 1995 with a bachelor’s degree in English literature. During his time in Princeton, he performed with the a cappella group Princeton Tigertones and was a member of the Quadrangle Club and the Colonial Club.

Career

In 1995 Miller moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. Miller’s first television appearance was as the sea monster Gage Petronzi in the series “Buffy: The Vampire Slayer”. He played Wentworth Miller’s first leading role in 2002 as sensitive, introverted David Scott in ABC’s mini-series “Dinotopia”. After starring in a few supporting roles on television, he starred in the 2003 film “The Human Stain”, in which he played the younger version of the main character Coleman Silk. He strongly identified with the film’s core dilemma of an African-American man who decides to “act” as a white man. Miller worked extensively on the role, not only in researching the character, but also through his four-month regime to accurately portray Coleman Silk as a boxer. In 2003 he also played a supporting role in the film “Underworld” as a doctor. In 2005, Miller was cast as Michael Scofield in Fox Network’s television drama “Prison Break”. He played the role of a caring brother who developed a sophisticated program to help his brother escape from death row after he was found guilty of a crime he had not committed. The show ended in 2009 after four seasons, but a new fifth season with nine episodes was released in 2017, with Miller reinterpreting his role. Wentworth Miller appeared in two Mariah Carey music videos, “It’s Like That” as a party guest and “We Belong Together”. In addition, Miller was guest in the 11th season of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” as detective Nate Kendall. He also played in “Resident Evil: Afterlife ”, the fourth film in the commercially successful“ Resident Evil ”film series, which is based on the video game series of the same name. Miller wrote the screenplay for the film “Stoker” and the prequel “Stoker, Uncle Charlie”. For this he used the pseudonym Ted Foulke. The film was released in 2013 and received generally positive reviews from critics. Wentworth Miller had a recurring role in the CW superhero series “The Flash” from 2014 to 2019. There he played the role of Captain Cold, one of Flash’s arch rivals.

Career highlights

Through his role in the Fox series “Prison Break”, Wentworth Miller has become one of the top rated television actors in the world. For this role, he received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in 2005.

Famous quotes

“Acting was something I needed like air. It wasn’t anything I could run away from. ”

“You only cry for help when you think there is help to cry for.”

Success tips

“I am a very competitive person, but competitive with myself. I want to be the best version I can be, and if that means that at some point I will be better than everyone else, so be it. But I don’t compare myself to other actors. I think this is the key to my success. ”