Wentworth Miller [1] is best known for his ridiculously good looks and his role as Michael Scofield in Fox's Prison Break [2], but there's so much more to him than that. Like, did you know that he has a bachelor's degree from Princeton University, or that he's starred in not one, but two Mariah Carey [3] music videos? Read on to get to know more about the star in six quick facts.
- Wentworth is a dual citizen. He was born in England to American parents and moved to Brooklyn when he was just a year old. Each of his parents have at least three different ethnic backgrounds [4]. "My father is black and my mother is white. Therefore, I could answer to either, which kind of makes me a racial Lone Ranger, at times, caught between two communities," he previously told GQ Germany. His dad has Jamaican, African-American, Jewish, and English ancestry, while his mom is Russian, French, Dutch, Syrian, and Lebanese.
- He's gay. The actor famously came out as gay [5] in 2013, and in an interview with Details the following year, Wentworth opened up about his decision, saying he felt more open and honest. "I feel more fully expressed. After Prison Break, I came to grips with the fact that my public persona was in misalignment with how I actually felt. I was out to a handful of people in my twenties, and once I hit 30, I was out to family and friends. But professionally, I was feeding a fantasy. I created this air of 'We don't address that thing.'"
- He has a bachelor's degree in English literature. Wentworth graduated from Princeton University in 1995, and during his time there, he sang with the a cappella group Tigertones [6], performed in Theatre Intime's production of Amadeus, and drew political cartoons for The Daily Princetonian.
- Wentworth has starred in two Mariah Carey music videos. Not only did he play Mariah's main love interest in her 2005 video [7] for "We Belong Together," but Wentworth also appeared as a party guest in her 2009 "It's Like That" video [8].
- He also made an appearance on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Before he made it big on Prison Break, Wentworth made his first onscreen role as Gage Petronzi, a member of the Sunnydale High Swim Team who becomes a Gill Monster, in the episode "Go Fish." He's also appeared in films, including Underworld, The Loft, and Resident Evil: Afterlife.
- He's a screenwriter. His movie scripts include Stoker, its prequel Uncle Charlie, and The Disappointments Room. During an interview with Movieline back in 2010, Wentworth revealed he used the name Ted Foulke [9] as a pseudonym, saying, "That wasn't about protecting my identity. I just wanted the scripts to sink or swim on their own."