Miles Teller
Miles Alexander Teller is an American actor. His films include The Spectacular Now, Whiplash, The Divergent Series, Bleed for This and Thank You for Your Service.
Early life
Teller was born in Downingtown, Pennsylvania. His mother, Merry, is a real estate agent, and his father, Michael, is a nuclear power plant engineer. He has two older sisters, Erin and Dana. His paternal grandfather was of Russian Jewish descent, and his ancestry also includes English and Irish. The family moved to Citrus County, Florida, when Teller was twelve. He lived in Pennsylvania and Delaware. At Lecanto High School, he played the alto saxophone in a rock band, was a drummer for a church-youth group band, and was president of the drama club. He also played piano and guitar, and was on the baseball team, hoping to turn professional. Teller worked as a server at a restaurant called Crackers. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at New York University Tisch School of the Arts, and studied method acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. In 2007, Teller was a passenger in a car that lost control at 80 mph and flipped eight times. He was ejected through a window. He has multiple visible scars on his face from the accident.Career
Teller appeared in many short films. After graduating from Tisch School of the Arts in 2009, he made his film debut Rabbit Hole, after Nicole Kidman handpicked him for the role. Teller starred in the stage musical Footloose in high school. He later starred in the 2011 remake film of the same name.He starred in 21 & Over, and The Spectacular Now opposite Shailene Woodley. In Damien Chazelle's second film Whiplash, Teller played a drummer who tries to impress his abusive jazz teacher. The film was released in 2014. He was nominated for the Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Actor, the Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture and the BAFTA Rising Star Award.
Teller received further recognition, after playing Peter Hayes in the commercially successful Divergent, followed by the film's sequels ' and '. He played Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic in the reboot film Fantastic Four. Teller played arms dealer David Packouz in War Dogs, and Vinny Paz in the biopic boxer film Bleed for This. In 2017, he starred in drama films based on true stories, including Only the Brave and Thank You for Your Service.
Personal life
Teller is a fan of the Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia Flyers and Philadelphia Eagles. Since 2013, he has been in a relationship with model Keleigh Sperry. They were engaged at the Molori Safari lodge and the Madikwe Game Reserve on August 20, 2017. Teller and Sperry got married on September 1, 2019 in Maui, Hawaii. In 2019, Teller became a co-owner of the award-winning Finnish Long Drink.Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2010 | Rabbit Hole | Jason | |
| 2011 | Footloose | Willard Hewitt | |
| 2012 | Project X | Miles | |
| 2013 | The Spectacular Now | Sutter Keely | |
| 2013 | 21 & Over | Miller | |
| 2014 | Whiplash | Andrew Neiman | |
| 2014 | That Awkward Moment | Daniel | |
| 2014 | Divergent | Peter Hayes | |
| 2014 | Two Night Stand | Alec | |
| 2015 | ' | Peter Hayes | |
| 2015 | Fantastic Four | Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic | |
| 2016 | ' | Peter Hayes | |
| 2016 | Get a Job | Will Davis | |
| 2016 | War Dogs | David Packouz | |
| 2016 | Bleed for This | Vinny Pazienza | |
| 2017 | Only the Brave | Brendan "Donut" McDonough | |
| 2017 | Thank You for Your Service | Adam Schumann | |
| 2021 | Bradley Bradshaw | Post-production | |
| TBA | The Ark and the Aardvark | Gilbert | In production |
| TBA | Flag Day | Post-production |