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Miles Heizer

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Miles Heizer
Heizer at PaleyFest, 2013
Born (1994-05-16) May 16, 1994 (age 30)[1]
Occupation
  • Actor
Years active2005–present

Miles Heizer (born May 16, 1994[1]) is an American actor. On television, he is known for portraying Alex Standall in the Netflix original series 13 Reasons Why and Drew Holt in the NBC drama series Parenthood. He has also appeared in the films Rails & Ties (2007), The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015), Nerve (2016), and Love, Simon (2018).

Early life

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Heizer's mother is a nurse, and he has an older sister.[2] As a child, Heizer performed in a number of community theater productions in Lexington, Kentucky.[3] His family moved to Los Angeles to support his acting career full time when he was ten years old.[2]

Career

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Heizer starred in the short film Paramedic as Young James. Heizer has since guest-starred in episodes of Ghost Whisperer, Shark, Bones, and Private Practice.

In 2007, Heizer played the role of Davey Danner at 12 years old in the film Rails & Ties, for which he was nominated for the Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film. That same year, he had a recurring role as Joshua Lipnicki on the NBC medical drama television series ER. In 2010, he was cast as Drew Holt, the son of Lauren Graham's character, on the NBC drama series Parenthood. Heizer portrayed Drew until the series' ending in 2015.

In 2013, Heizer co-starred as Josh in the film Rudderless. In 2015, he had a supporting role as Marshall Lovett in the drama-thriller film The Stanford Prison Experiment, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26. In 2016, Heizer starred as Tommy Mancuso in the film Nerve, and from 2017 to 2020, he played Alex Standall in the Netflix original series 13 Reasons Why. He also played Cal Price, one of Simon's classmates, in the 2018 movie Love, Simon. He will next star in Men of Divorce.[4]

In 2018, Heizer was featured in clothing retailer Gap's Logo Remix campaign.[5] Heizer was also featured in Coach's fall and winter 2019 fashion campaigns, and in 2021 he was featured in Coach's Pride is Where You Find It campaign.[6][7]

In May 2023, Netflix announced that Heizer will be starring in The Corps, a drama about a gay teenager who enlists in the U.S. Marine Corps.[8][9] Norman Lear and Peter Hoar are two of the executive producers.[8] The series is based on the book The Pink Marine by Greg Cope White.[8]

Personal life

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At the age of 19, Heizer came out as part of the LGBT community.[10]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2007 Rails & Ties Davey Danner [11]
2013 Rudderless Josh
2015 Memoria Simon
The Stanford Prison Experiment Marshall Lovett
2016 Nerve Tommy
2017 Roman J. Israel, Esq. Kyle Owens (Teenager #1)
2018 Love, Simon Cal Price
2023 Ex-Husbands Mickey Pearce

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2005 CSI: Miami Joey Everton Episode: "Nothing to Lose"
2006 Ghost Whisperer Jake Morrison Episode: "Drowned Lives"
2007 ER Joshua Lipnicki 4 episodes
Bones Joey Episode: "Death in the Saddle"
Private Practice Michael Episode: "In Which Addison Has a Very Casual Get Together"
Shark Jackie Buckner Episode: "Strange Bedfellows"
2009 Cold Case Keith Oats Episode: "Forensics"
2010–2015 Parenthood Drew Holt Main role
2017–2020 13 Reasons Why Alex Standall Main role
2018 Beyond the Reasons Himself Seasons 1–2
RuPaul's Drag Race Himself, guest judge Season 10, episode 10

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2008 29th Young Artist Awards Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film Rails & Ties[12] Nominated

References

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  1. ^ a b "Famous birthdays for May 16: Danny Trejo, Mare Winningham". UPI. May 16, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Tinkham, Chris (April 18, 2011). "Interviews – Miles Heizer". Under the Radar. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
  3. ^ RuPaul and Michelle Visage (June 5, 2018). "Episode 154: Miles Heizer". RuPaul: What's the Tee? (Podcast). Archived from the original on July 12, 2019.
  4. ^ Grobar, Matt (July 26, 2022). "Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette & More Set For Noah Pritzker Comedy From Play Book Productions And Pimienta Films". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  5. ^ Cuby, Michael (January 29, 2018). "The Many Reasons Why We Love Miles Heizer". Them. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  6. ^ Ramos, Michelle (July 31, 2019). "DreamItReal in New York City with Coach's Fall Campaign". S/ magazine. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020.
  7. ^ Shaw, Sophie (May 27, 2021). "How '13 Reasons Why' Star Miles Heizer Celebrates Pride - Coach Pride Campaign". L'Officiel. Archived from the original on March 27, 2023.
  8. ^ a b c Porter, Rick (May 1, 2023). "Gay U.S. Marine Drama From Norman Lear a Go at Netflix". The Hollywood Reporter.
  9. ^ Sim, Bernardo (May 4, 2023). "Meet Miles Heizer, Star of Netflix's New Gay Military Show 'The Corps'". Out.
  10. ^ Shaw, Sophie (May 26, 2021). "How '13 Reasons Why' Star Miles Heizer Celebrates Pride". L'Officiel. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  11. ^ Stuart, Jan (October 26, 2007). "Eastwood Offspring Drowns 'Rails' In Tears". Newsday. p. B15.
  12. ^ Artists Awards (2008). "29th Annual Young Artists Awards". The Young Artist Foundation. Archived from the original on July 6, 2008.
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