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Ezra Matthew Miller (born September 30, 1992) is an American actor. Miller's film debut was in Afterschool (2008). Miller 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 Miller co-starred in the drama The Stanford Prison Experiment and the comedy Trainwreck. Miller portrayed Credence Barebone in the movies Fantastic Animals and Where to Find Them (2016) and Fantastic Animals: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018).

Miller also plays Barry Allen / The Flash in the DC Extended Universe, starting with a minor role in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), a cameo in Suicide Squad (2016), and later as one of the protagonists in Justice League (2017) Miller also reprised the role of Barry Allen on television in The CW's crossover Crisis on Infinite Earths in 2020.

Early life

Miller was born and raised in Wyckoff, New Jersey. Miller has two older sisters, Saiya and Caitlin. Miller's mother Marta Miller (née Koch) is a modern dancer. Miller's father Robert S. Miller was a senior vice president and managing director of Hyperion Books, and later became an editor at Workman Publishing. Miller's father is Jewish and Miller's mother, who is of German and Dutch descent, is of Christian origin. Miller identifies himself as Jewish and "spiritual".

At the age of six, Miller began training as an opera singer, to overcome a speech impediment. Miller has sung with the Metropolitan Opera and performed at the US premiere of Philip Glass's White Raven opera. Miller attended Rockland Country Day School and The Hudson School, dropping out at age 16 after the release of the movie Afterschool.

Career

Miller's movie start began in 2008 with Antonio Campos' Afterschool, in the role of a teenager at a boarding school who accidentally films the drug-related deaths of two classmates, and then asked to prepare a commemorative video... Miller appeared on City Island (2009), with Andy Garcia, Julianna Margulies, and Steven Strait, and co-starred in Beware the Gonzo and Every Day, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. Miller later 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 the 2003 novel by the same name by American author Lionel Shriver in 2003. Miller played Damien in the hit comedy series Showtime Californication. Miller appeared in Royal Pains as Tucker Bryant for two seasons. In the 2012 film adaptation of the novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower Miller, he played Patrick, opposite Logan Lerman and Emma Watson.

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 featuring Lilah Larson (vocals, guitar, bass, and drums), Josh Aubin (bass, keyboards, guitar, vocals) and Miller. In 2019, the band released a cover of Pussycat Dolls' "Don't Cha" and Miller was seen in their music video.

Miller played Credence Barebone in the 2016 film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, a spin-off from the Harry Potter film series. Miller repeated the role in the movie's sequel, Fantastic Beasts: The Grindelwald Crimes, which was released in November 2018.

Miller plays Barry Allen / The Flash in Warner Bros. 'Adaptations of DC Comics, first appearing in cameos in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad, and continuing the role as one of the protagonists in Justice League. Miller is set to play the character in the independent film The Flash. Miller attended Middle East Film and Comic Con in 2018 representing her character in the DC Comics Justice League franchise. In 2020, Miller reprised the role of The Flash for a special appearance in the Arrowverse crossover event, Crisis on Infinite Earths.

Personal life

Miller came out as a stranger in 2012. Having expressed an interest in "kissing children" at a young age, Miller stated, "The way I would choose to identify myself would not be gay. I have been primarily drawn to 'shes.' But I have been with many people and I am willing to love anything. " Miller also commented on having "many really wonderful friends who are of very different sexes and genders. I am very much in love with no one in particular."

Miller uses them/them pronouns, which GQ Great Britain declared to be done "in a punctual refusal to be gender". Miller stated that, for them, queer means "I do not identify as a man. I do not identify as a woman. I hardly identify as a human." Having used all pronouns interchangeably, Miller has also stated that they are "comfortable with all pronouns" and that "they let him ride, and that's fine." Although Miller has been credited as a queer icon, GQ Britain stated that they also avoid the term queer, "as even queer is a label to them."

Miller revealed to have had a personal #MeToo experience with a Hollywood producer and director, both unnamed. Miller said, "They gave me wine and I was ageless. They said, 'Hey, do you want to be in our movie about the gay revolution?' And I said, 'No, you guys are monsters.' " Miller then showed his support for the #MeToo movement.

In 2010 Miller dated Zoe Kravitz while filming Beware the Gonzo.

On June 28, 2011, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, while filming The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Miller was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped by a broken brake light, and police discovered 20 grams of marijuana in his possession. Miller was charged with drug possession, but the charge was later dropped by a judge. Instead, Miller faced a $ 600 fine for two disorderly conduct citations. Miller later commented, "I don't think there is a need to hide the fact that I smoke marijuana. It is a harmless herbal substance that increases sensory appreciation."