Miles Meadows

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Miles Meadows
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Taken by photographer Caio Nery for the Brazilian publication 'Caras' on October 17th / 2010
Born
Miles Harrison Meadows

Occupation(s)Actor, Singer
Years active2001–present

Miles Meadows (Born April 24) is a Canadian actor and singer. He has worked on films in Canada, the United States, and France, and has appeared in roles speaking French, (Le Petit Village), directed by Genieve Duliscouet, English, Italian and Latin, (The Strange Case Of DJ Cosmic).

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Early life

Meadows was born in Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador. He grew up in British Columbia, briefly lived in England as a child and in Los Angeles for three years. Though his home is in Vancouver British Columbia, as of 2014 Meadows resided in London, England.[ citation needed ]

Career

Meadows became recognizable after roles on MTV's 2gether, multiple episodes of Showtime's The L Word and the highest-rated episode of Jeremiah, "And the Ground, Sown with Salt". He performed in two Stephen King films, The Mangler 2 where "critics" compared him to a young Vince Neil and NBC's remake of Carrie where he received positive reviews.

Meadows stepped back from acting in 2007 to take care of his father, who had long been suffering from Parkinson's disease. In 2008, Meadows left performing entirely when his spouse was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. He was with his father when he died August 9, 2009. [1] At the time Meadows was a medical first responder for the City Of Vancouver he carries two degrees.

Selected filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009The Strange Case of DJ Cosmic (short film)DJ Junior/Johnny(Film Lead)
2009 Fringe Pony Tail Boy (TV series)
2008Le Petit VillageFelix(Film Lead)
2007World City TouringHost(Korean Travel Show)
2007 The L Word Cooper(Two Episodes)
2006 Noah's Arc Autograph Seeker(TV)
2006 Whistler Druggie(TV)
2006 Smallville Doug(TV)
2004 Going the Distance (2004 film) PA(Film)
2004 Romeo Lance(TV)
2003 Scary Movie 3 Frat Boy(Film)
2002 Carrie (2002 film) Kenny Garson (NBC Telefilm) (Supporting Lead)
2002 Heart of America (film) Kevin Rhodes(Film Lead)
2002 Jeremiah Prisoner(Mini Series)
2002 Dark Angel Rollins(TV)
2002 Precisely Claire Otis Buckshaw(Film Lead) (Completed)
2002 Tribe of Joseph Example(Film Lead) (Completed)
2001 The Mangler 2' [2] Example(Film Lead) (Completed)
2000 2gether Mr.Rochester(Series)
2000 A Day in a Life Skater(Film)
1999 Eterne Sangui Dancer(Bravo Dance)

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References

  1. For the full interview see the December issue of Brazilian Caras Magazine
  2. "Arrow In The Head's movie review of The Mangler 2: Daniella Evangelista/Emily, Chelse Swain/Jo, Miles Meadows/Cory". www.joblo.com. Archived from the original on 2004-12-05.