Miles Meadows | |
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Born | Miles Harrison Meadows |
Occupation(s) | Actor, Singer |
Years active | 2001–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).
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 ]
Meadows became recognizable after roles on MTV's 2gether, multiple episodes of Showtime's The L Word and the highest-rated episode of TV series 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 and became a widower June 12th, 2011. [1] At the time Meadows was a medical first responder for the City Of Vancouver he carries a degree in Forensics and a second in English. Following the death of his spouse Meadows, a dual Canadian and British citizen, relocated to London England where he earned his specialized licence as a train engineer for the London Underground and worked on the series Summer Lane Drive and lent his voice to various Sony Studios Games projects at Pinewood Studios. Meadows returned to Canada in 2020 to care for his Mother who fell ill during the pandemic until her death on March 8th, 2023. Meadows has recently returned to commercial work and will appear in Hallmark's upcoming Valentines film Lift To Love
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2025 | Lift To Love | New York Florist | (TV Movie) |
2020 | Summer Lane Drive | Delicious / Various | (TV Series Lead) |
2009 | The Strange Case of DJ Cosmic (short film) | DJ Junior/Johnny | (Film Lead) |
2009 | Fringe | Pony Tail Boy | (TV series) |
2008 | Le Petit Village | Felix | (Film Lead) |
2007 | World City Touring | Host | (Korean Travel Show) |
2007 | The L Word | Cooper | (Two Episodes) |
2006 | Noah's Arc | Autograph Seeker | (TV) |
2006 | Whistler (TV series)|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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