Miles Heizer

Early life

Miles Dominic Heizer was born on May 16, 1994, in Greenville, Kentucky. His mother is a nurse. Heizer and his older sister were raised by their single mother and grandmother in what he described as "a super conservative, religious family". As a child, Heizer performed in a number of community theater productions in Lexington, Kentucky. His family moved to Los Angeles when he was ten years old to support his acting career.

Career

Heizer starred in the short film Paramedic as Young James. Heizer has since guest-starred in episodes of Ghost Whisperer, Shark, Bones, and Private Practice.

In 2007, Heizer played the role of Davey Danner at 12 years old in the film Rails & Ties, for which he was nominated for the Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film. That same year, he had a recurring role as Joshua Lipnicki on the NBC medical drama television series ER. In 2010, he was cast as Drew Holt, the son of Lauren Graham's character, on the NBC drama series Parenthood. Heizer portrayed Drew until the series' ending in 2015.

In 2013, Heizer co-starred as Josh in the film Rudderless. In 2015, he had a supporting role as Marshall Lovett in the drama-thriller film The Stanford Prison Experiment, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26. In 2016, Heizer starred as Tommy Mancuso in the film Nerve, and from 2017 to 2020, he played Alex Standall in the Netflix original series 13 Reasons Why. He also played Cal Price, one of Simon's classmates, in the 2018 film Love, Simon.

In 2018, Heizer was featured in clothing retailer Gap's Logo Remix campaign. Heizer was also featured in Coach's fall and winter 2019 fashion campaigns, and in 2021 he was featured in Coach's Pride is Where You Find It campaign.

In May 2023, Netflix announced that Heizer would be starring in The Corps, a drama about a gay teenager who enlists in the U.S. Marine Corps. Norman Lear and Peter Hoar are two of the executive producers. The series is based on the book The Pink Marine by Greg Cope White. In August 2025, Netflix announced that the series had been renamed Boots and premiered on October 9, 2025.

Personal life

At the age of 19, Heizer came out as gay and part of the LGBT community.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

References

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11. (May 4, 2023). "Meet Miles Heizer, Star of Netflix's New Gay Military Show ''The Corps''".
12. (August 14, 2025). "Netflix's Long-Delayed ''The Pink Marine'' Series Adaptation ''Boots'', Produced By Norman Lear, Gets Premiere Date".
13. Shaw, Sophie. (May 26, 2021). "How ''13 Reasons Why'' Star Miles Heizer Celebrates Pride".
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15. (2008). "29th Annual Young Artists Awards".