Miles Heizer

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Miles Heizer
Miles Heizer Paleyfest 2013.jpg
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).

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Early life

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

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

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

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Rails & Ties Davey Danner [11]
2013 Rudderless Josh
2015MemoriaSimon
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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 CSI: Miami Joey EvertonEpisode: "Nothing to Lose"
2006 Ghost Whisperer Jake MorrisonEpisode: "Drowned Lives"
2007 ER Joshua Lipnicki4 episodes
Bones JoeyEpisode: "Death in the Saddle"
Private Practice MichaelEpisode: "In Which Addison Has a Very Casual Get Together"
Shark Jackie BucknerEpisode: "Strange Bedfellows"
2009 Cold Case Keith OatsEpisode: "Forensics"
2010–2015 Parenthood Drew HoltMain role
2017–2020 13 Reasons Why Alex StandallMain role
2018Beyond the ReasonsHimselfSeasons 1–2
RuPaul's Drag Race Himself, guest judgeSeason 10, episode 10

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
2008 29th Young Artist Awards Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film Rails & Ties [12] Nominated

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