Miles Teller

Miles Teller (born February 20, 1987) is an American actor. He made his feature film debut with the independent drama Rabbit Hole (2010), and gained recognition for his starring role in the coming-of-age film The Spectacular Now (2013) and the Divergent film trilogy (2014–2016), both opposite Shailene Woodley. His starring role in the drama Whiplash (2014) served as his breakthrough and earned him praise. He went on to star in the superhero film Fantastic Four (2015) and the biographical film War Dogs (2016). Teller garnered worldwide success starring in the hit action film Top Gun: Maverick (2022). On television, he has starred in the Amazon Prime Video crime drama Too Old to Die Young (2019) and the Paramount+ miniseries The Offer (2022). Early life Teller was born in Pennsylvania to parents Merry, a real estate agent, and Michael, 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 forebears. Teller spent his early years in Pennsylvania and Delaware before his family moved to Citrus County, Florida, at age twelve. Growing up, he was involved with acting, was president of his high school's drama club, and played alto saxophone, drums, piano and guitar. He also played baseball competitively and had dreams of turning professional. He graduated from Lecanto High School in Lecanto, Florida.