Wentworth Miller
Wentworth Miller
Wentworth Earl Miller III is an American actor, model, screenwriter and producer. He rose to prominence following his role as Michael Scofield in the Fox series Prison Break, for which he received a Golden Globe Award nomination for best actor in a leading role. He made his screenwriting debut with the 2013 thriller film Stoker. He is currently playing a recurring villain in The Flash as Leonard Snart / Captain Cold, and is playing the role as a series regular...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth2 June 1972
CityChipping Norton, England
Prison Break is so far-fetched, I had to make viewers believe that Michael is capable of making the impossible possible.
If I were to wait only for roles that clarify my racial makeup, I'd be waiting for a very, very long time.
I spend my weekends sleeping and watching DVDs, and eating at restaurants within a 2-block radius of my apartment.
There'll be moments when I'm out in the prison yard, chatting with the cast and the crew, getting ready to shoot a scene. And then I'll remember if I were actually an inmate, I'd only be out there an hour. The other 23 hours of the day, I'd be in my cell. It's kind of a downer.
I think ultimately that's why the audience will tune in longterm, for the characters and the relationships.
On Flash, I thought of myself as a spice character; come in, do a little dance, and I go.
I had my one guest star on The Flash, and that became several guest stars, and then they mentioned this new show.
I don't think you need to watch Arrow and Flash to appreciate what it is Legends has to offer. The beauty of this show - and they do this on Flash, and they did this on Arrow - is that we do spend time on character. We do spend time on backstory. We do take a moment in between the sci-fi special effects to tell you who these people are, so that when something happens to them, you actually care.
I have my own personal wish list.
I think that's the beauty of the current setup, is that Legends is meant to be a bit of a revolving door.
Michael Scofield is someone everyone can relate to, but nobody would want to be in his shoes.
My character in 'Prison Break' needs to be formidable. In reality, I'm not very tough at all.
It was just expected that I would go to college. Both my parents are teachers and they tolerated acting, but I was going to go to a school of quality or bust. Which made my downshifting back to acting afterward a little difficult.
I've never seen American Idol but I am grateful to them. That show is one of Fox's biggest moneymakers, and some of that money goes to pay for shows like Prison Break. Simon Cowell's been signing my paychecks and for that I say thanks.