Wentworth Miller

Wentworth Miller was born on June 2, 1972 in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England UK. He was raised in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York, Miller however retains dual citizenship despite his family's decision to transfer residence when he was just one year old. He is the son of American parents Joy Marie (née Palm), a special education teacher, and Wentworth Earl Miller II, a lawyer and teacher. Miller is of multiracial origin: his father is of African-American, Jamaican, English, German, Jewish and Cherokee descent, and his mother is of Russian, French, Dutch, Syrian and Lebanese ancestry.
Miller attended Midwood High School in Brooklyn, New York. His family moved to Aleppo Township outside of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, where he graduated from Quaker Valley High School, in Leetsdale, Pennsylvania in 1990. He attended Princeton University completing his bachelor's degree in English Literature. While at Princeton, he performed with the a cappella group the Princeton Tigertones and was first a member of the Quadrangle Club, and later the Colonial Club
Miller is a compelling and critically acclaimed young actor whose credits span both television and feature film. He began his career in the industry after graduating from college and headed to Los Angeles. Within the next few years, he landed guest spots on a variety of shows including “ER” (1994), “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” (1997), and “Popular” (1999). He also starred in the Hallmark mega-series “Dinotopia” (2002/). After appearing in a few minor television roles, he moved on to co-star in the 2003 film The Human Stain, playing the younger version of the Anthony Hopkins character, Coleman Silk.
Miller subsequently appeared in the movie Underworld (2003) and guest-starred on "Joan of Arcadia" (2003) and "Ghost Whisperer" (2005) before joining the cast of "Prison Break" (2005), a groundbreaking television series that's quickly become an international phenomenon. His performance in the show earned him a 2005 Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series.