Ezra Matthew Miller (born September 30, 1992) is an American actor and singer. Miller made his feature film debut in Afterschool (2008). He starred as Kevin in the drama We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) and co-starred in the film adaptation of The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012). In 2015, he co-starred in the drama The Stanford Prison Experiment and the comedy Trainwreck. Miller played Credence Barebone in the Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016).
They also portray Barry Allen / The Flash in the DC Extended Universe, first in a cameo in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and in a cameo in Suicide Squad (2016), and later as a lead in Justice League (2017).
Miller start in film began in 2008 with Antonio Campos' Afterschool, in which they played a teenager at a boarding school who accidentally filmed the drug-related deaths of two classmates, and is then asked to put together a memorial video. After that, Miller appeared in City Island (2009), with Andy García, Julianna Margulies, and Steven Strait, and co-starred in Beware the Gonzo and Every Day, both of which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. Miller next appeared in the BBC Films film We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011), alongside Tilda Swinton and John C. Reilly, which was adapted and directed by Lynne Ramsay from American author Lionel Shriver's 2003 novel of the same name. The film became a Cannes Film Festival sensation, receiving critical acclaim. Miller also played Damien on the Showtime hit comedy series Californication.They appeared on Royal Pains as Tucker Bryant for two seasons. In the film adaptation of the novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower Miller portrayed Patrick, alongside Logan Lerman and Emma Watson. The film was released on September 21, 2012.
Miller has been credited with singing, drumming and percussion on musical recordings by the band Sons of an Illustrious Father, as early as 2011. The band is a trio that features Lilah Larson (vocals, guitar, bass and drums), Josh Aubin (bass, keyboards, guitar, vocals) and Miller.
Miller also played Credence Barebone in the 2016 film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, a spin-off to Harry Potter, and has been announced as part of the cast for the sequel Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald which is scheduled for release on November 16, 2018, and Miller will reprise his role as Credence.
Miller portrays Barry Allen / The Flash in Warner Bros.' DC Comics adaptations, first appearing in cameos in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad, and then snatching the role as one of the leads in Justice League. He is set to play the character in the solo Flash film Flashpoint. Miller attended Middle East Film and Comic Con in 2018 representing their character in the DC Comics franchise film Justice League.
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