Miles Heizer | |
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![]() Heizer at PaleyFest, 2013 | |
Born | [1] | May 16, 1994
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Years active | 2005–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).
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]
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]
At the age of 19, Heizer came out as part of the LGBT community. [10]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 | |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2008 | 29th Young Artist Awards | Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film | Rails & Ties [12] | Nominated |
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