Wentworth Earl Miller II is widely known as the father of British-American actor, Wentworth Miller III. In this article you will get to know more about him.
Background
Wentworth Earl Miller II is an American but not much is known about his background. However, reports have shown that Wentworth Miller II is of African-American, Jamaican, German, and English ancestry.
Education
Wentworth Earl Miller II studied at the University of Oxford on a Rhodes scholarship.
Career
He is a lawyer. In addition, he is also a teacher.
Personal Life
Wentworth Earl Miller II is married to Joy Marie Palm-Miller and they have three children; Wentworth Miller, Gillian Miller, and Leigh Miller. He was studying at University of Oxford at the time of Wentworth Miller III’s birth.
His Son, Wentworth Miller III
Wentworth Earl Miller III, British-American actor and screenwriter born June 2, 1972. Miller was raised in Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire England by American parents. His father was lawyer and educator, Wentworth Earl Miller II, who studied at Oxford on a Rhodes Scholarship. His mother, Joy Marie Palm-Miller, was a special education teacher. He and his father have African-American, Jamaican, German and Russian ancestry, and his mother has Dutch / French, Swedish, Lebanese / Syrian, Austrian and Rusyn roots.
Miller showed early academic ability. He excelled in high school and joined the AV club and school newspaper. This well-roundedness continued at Princeton University where he graduated in 1995 with a Bachelor’s in English Literature. Ivy League life wasn’t all textbooks, though. Miller dabbled in cartooning for the school paper and baritone singing with the cappella “Princeton Tigertones”. There his talent for performing was ignited.
After graduation, Miller moved to California for acting work. The first years were full of the typical struggles an actor goes through. Yet his work paid off in 2005 when he played Michael Scofield on Fox series Prison Break. Miller played the role of an engineer who would break his brother out of prison. It helped him win a 2005 Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Television Series Drama.
Prison Break made Miller a Hollywood force to be reckoned with. He later appeared in such films as “The Messengers” (2007) and “Resident Evil: Afterlife” (2010) and “The Loft”(2014). In 2013 he wrote his first screenplay with the thriller Stoker.
Miller remained successful on television. He portrayed Leonard Snart/Captain Cold on the CW series the Flash in 2014 and in the spin-off Legends of Tomorrow. He developed into a complex performer – from the stoic hero to the cunning villain.
Though most details about Wentworth Miller’s private life are mostly kept secret, he has pushed for LGBTQ+ rights. He declined an invitation in 2010 to the St. Petersburg International Film Festival to protest Russia’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws publicly. This showed solidarity with LGBTQ+ people.
Wentworth Miller is estimated to have around USD 4 million net worth. But his true riches are in what he has done for audiences around the world. From shrewd Michael Scofield to dark Captain Cold, Miller has delivered memorable characters with depth and charisma. As he writes, acts and advocates for causes he believes in, Wentworth Miller III remains an entertaining entertainer.
