Prison Break
WENTWORTH MILLER PLAYS MICHAEL SCOFIELD ON PRISON BREAK
Born in the United Kingdom, raised in Brooklyn, New York, and a graduate of Princeton University, Wentworth Miller is a compelling and critically acclaimed young actor whose credits include both television and feature film. (Smith, 2013) Miller began his career in the industry on the other side of the camera. After graduating from college with a degree in English literature, Miller header to LA in the spring of 1995 to work for a small production company specializing in movies made for television. However, it wasn’t long before Miller’s childhood dream to become an actor was undeniable. Within the next few years, Miller landed guest spots on a variety of shows, including “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “ER,” and “Popular.” Miller also starred in the Hallmark mega-series “Dinotopia.” Miller then landed a role in “The Human Stain,” starring Sir Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman. A movie examining questions of race, class, and identity, it featured Hopkins as an embattled college professor struggling to conceal an incredible secret, with Miller playing the professor as a young man. Miller subsequently appeared in the movie “Underworld” and guest-starred on “Joan of Arcadia” and “Ghost Whisperer” before joining the cast of Prison Break, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series- Drama in 2006. As Michael Scofield on Prison Break, Miller has taken this character beyond what directors could have imagined. Michael’s educational background leaves questions as to why such a man would commit the crime he did. Beginning with an immaculate record at Morton East High School, he would later graduate Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. and M.S. in civil engineering from Loyola University of Chicago. At the time of his arrest, Scofield was employed as a structural engineer at the prestigious firm of Middleton, Maxwell and Schaum located in Chicago, Illinois.
Born in the United Kingdom, raised in Brooklyn, New York, and a graduate of Princeton University, Wentworth Miller is a compelling and critically acclaimed young actor whose credits include both television and feature film. (Smith, 2013) Miller began his career in the industry on the other side of the camera. After graduating from college with a degree in English literature, Miller header to LA in the spring of 1995 to work for a small production company specializing in movies made for television. However, it wasn’t long before Miller’s childhood dream to become an actor was undeniable. Within the next few years, Miller landed guest spots on a variety of shows, including “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “ER,” and “Popular.” Miller also starred in the Hallmark mega-series “Dinotopia.” Miller then landed a role in “The Human Stain,” starring Sir Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman. A movie examining questions of race, class, and identity, it featured Hopkins as an embattled college professor struggling to conceal an incredible secret, with Miller playing the professor as a young man. Miller subsequently appeared in the movie “Underworld” and guest-starred on “Joan of Arcadia” and “Ghost Whisperer” before joining the cast of Prison Break, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series- Drama in 2006. As Michael Scofield on Prison Break, Miller has taken this character beyond what directors could have imagined. Michael’s educational background leaves questions as to why such a man would commit the crime he did. Beginning with an immaculate record at Morton East High School, he would later graduate Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. and M.S. in civil engineering from Loyola University of Chicago. At the time of his arrest, Scofield was employed as a structural engineer at the prestigious firm of Middleton, Maxwell and Schaum located in Chicago, Illinois.