Wentworth Miller

Wentworth Miller is an American actor and screenwriter best known for playing Michael Scofield in the television series Prison Break. He has also written screenplays and spoken publicly about mental health and LGBTQ+ identity.

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Michael Scofield: A structural engineer who devises an elaborate plan to break his brother out of prison in Prison Break. Miller’s defining television role, played across the series.
Paul Scheuring: An American screenwriter, producer, and director who created Prison Break. Scheuring created the series built around Miller’s role as Michael Scofield.
Princeton University: A private research university in Princeton, New Jersey, founded in 1746. Miller graduated from Princeton with a degree in English literature.
LGBTQ+ representation: The presence and portrayal of LGBTQ+ people in media and public life. Miller’s coming-out statement made his identity part of public discussion about representation.
Prison Break: An American television drama about a man’s plan to free his wrongly convicted brother from prison. The series that brought Miller international recognition.
Dominic Purcell: An Australian actor known for playing Lincoln Burrows in Prison Break. Purcell played Michael Scofield’s brother opposite Miller.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: An American television series about a young woman chosen to fight vampires and other supernatural forces. Miller had an early acting role in the series.
Coming out: The process of disclosing one’s sexual orientation or gender identity to others. Miller publicly came out as gay in 2013.
The Human Stain: A 2003 film adaptation of Philip Roth’s novel, starring Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman. Miller played the younger version of the protagonist in flashbacks.
Sarah Wayne Callies: An American actor who played Sara Tancredi in Prison Break. Callies’s character is a central ally and love interest of Miller’s character.