Ezra Miller facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ezra Miller
Miller at 2017 San Diego Comic Con
Born	Ezra Matthew Miller (1992-09-30) September 30, 1992 (age 32) Wyckoff, New Jersey, U.S.
Education	Rockland Country Day School The Hudson School Bard College
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2007–present

Ezra Matthew Miller (born September 30, 1992) is an American actor. Their feature film debut was in Afterschool (2008), which they followed by starring in the dramas We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) and The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012).

In 2015, they co-starred in the drama The Stanford Prison Experiment and the comedy Trainwreck, before playing Credence Barebone / Aurelius Dumbledore in the Fantastic Beasts films Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016), Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018), and Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022). In 2020, they also had a recurring role on the miniseries The Stand as Donald Merwin "Trashcan Man" Elbert.

Miller also portrays the Flash in films and television series set in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU), first appearing in a minor role in the films Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Suicide Squad (2016), before having a more prominent role in Justice League (2017), its director's cut Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021), and The Flash (2023), as well as a cameo in the TV series Peacemaker (2022–present).

Early life

Ezra Matthew Miller was born in Wyckoff, New Jersey, on September 30, 1992. They have two older sisters named Saiya and Caitlin. Their mother, Marta Miller (née Koch), is a modern dancer. Their father, Robert S. Miller, was senior vice president and managing director of Hyperion Books, and later became a publisher at Workman Publishing. Miller's father is Jewish; their mother is of Dutch and German descent. Miller identifies as Jewish and "spiritual". At the age of six, they started to train as an opera singer in order to overcome a speech impediment. They have sung with the Metropolitan Opera, and performed in the American premiere of Philip Glass's opera White Raven. Miller attended Rockland Country Day School and The Hudson School, dropping out at age 16 after the release of the film Afterschool.

Career

Miller in 2009

Miller's career in film began in 2008 with Antonio Campos' Afterschool, in the role of a teenager at a boarding school. The following year, they appeared in City Island with Andy García, Julianna Margulies, and Steven Strait. In 2010, Miller portrayed the lead of Beware the Gonzo and had a supporting role in Every Day, both of which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. They next appeared in the BBC Films drama We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011), alongside Tilda Swinton and John C. Reilly, which was adapted and directed by Lynne Ramsay from American author Lionel Shriver's 2003 novel of the same name. In television, Miller played Damien on the Showtime hit comedy series Californication. They then appeared on Royal Pains as Tucker Bryant for two seasons. In the 2012 film adaptation of the novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Miller played Patrick, alongside Logan Lerman and Emma Watson.

Miller has been credited with singing, drumming and percussion on musical recordings by the band Sons of an Illustrious Father as early as 2011. The band is a trio that features Lilah Larson (vocals, guitar, bass and drums), Josh Aubin (bass, keyboards, guitar, vocals), and Miller. In 2019, the band released a cover of "Don't Cha" by the Pussycat Dolls and Miller appeared in its music video.

Miller played Credence Barebone in the 2016 film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, a spin-off of the Harry Potter film series. They reprised the role in the film's sequel, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, which was released in November 2018, and in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, released in April 2022.

Miller portrays Barry Allen as the Flash in Warner Bros.' DC Comics adaptations, first appearing in cameos in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad, and continuing the role as one of the leads in Justice League. They are set to play the character in the standalone film The Flash, which is to be released in 2023. Miller attended Middle East Film and Comic Con in 2018, representing their character in the DC Comics franchise film Justice League. In 2020, they reprised the role of the Flash for a cameo appearance in the Arrowverse crossover event, Crisis on Infinite Earths.

In December 2020, Miller portrayed Trashcan Man in the Paramount+ television miniseries The Stand, based on the Stephen King novel of the same name.

Personal life

In 2010, Miller dated Zoë Kravitz while they were filming Beware the Gonzo. Miller became engaged to Erin, a woman they began dating in 2016, but called it off after a spiritual adviser told them that she was a "parasite".

Miller came out as queer in 2012, but later said they avoided the use of the label "queer".

Following the divorce of their parents in 2019, the status of Miller's mental health began to deteriorate, although their spokesperson denied that it was caused by the divorce.

Filmography

Key

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Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Afterschool	Robert
2009	City Island	Vincent "Vinnie" Rizzo Jr.
2010	Beware the Gonzo	Eddie "Gonzo" Gilman
	Every Day	Jonah
2011	Another Happy Day	Elliot Hellman
	Busted Walk	Jay Turner	Short film
	We Need to Talk About Kevin	Kevin Khatchadourian
2012	The Perks of Being a Wallflower	Patrick
2014	Madame Bovary	Leon Dupuis
2015	The Stanford Prison Experiment	Daniel Culp / Prisoner 8612
	Trainwreck	Donald
2016	Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice	Barry Allen / The Flash	Cameo
	Suicide Squad
	Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them	Credence Barebone / Aurelius Dumbledore
2017	Justice League	Barry Allen / The Flash
2018	Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald	Credence Barebone / Aurelius Dumbledore
2021	Zack Snyder's Justice League	Barry Allen / The Flash
	Asking For It	Mark Vanderhill
2022	Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore	Credence Barebone / Aurelius Dumbledore
	Dalíland	Young Salvador Dalí
2023	The Flash	Barry Allen / The Flash	Post-production

Television

Video games

Awards and nominations

See also

In Spanish: Ezra Miller para niños