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Andrew Miller (born February 25, 1969) is a Canadian actor, writer, and director. He is known for his role as Kazan in the 1997 science fiction horror film ''
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''.


Career

Miller began his career as an actor at age 16 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Early theater roles include Moritz Stiefel in
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's ''Spring Awakening''Andrew Miller – Insomniac Mania
and Eugene Morris Jerome in
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's ''
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''. Film roles include Simon in ''South of Wawa'', written by bestselling Canadian novelist and screenwriter Lori Lansens; Kazan, the autistic man, in
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's ''
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''; and Donald in '' Oh, What a Night'', for which he was nominated for a 1992
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/ref> As a screenwriter, Miller co-wrote the films ''
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'' and
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Pictures' '' Boys and Girls''. He also co-wrote Vincenzo Natali's independently produced feature film, ''Nothing'', in which he also starred. He also created the web series ''
Imaginary Bitches ''Imaginary Bitches'' is a web series created by Andrew Miller that premiered on May 2, 2008. It comprises thirteen short webisodes released on its website and YouTube. Overview The series tells the story of a single girl who deals with the lo ...
''. He has directed and produced all episodes, and written the first five episodes, as well as episodes 8, 10, 12, and 13. He co-wrote episodes 6 and 7. ''Imaginary Bitches'' was nominated for a 2008
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in the New Approaches in Daytime Entertainment category. He is also adapting the novel '' The Beach'' for television. Besides his work in Hollywood, Andrew Miller also has a career as a teacher at a school for children with
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and other conditions. Some of his work includes teaching drama and literature.


Filmography

* 2010 ''Iris Expanding'' as Adam, The Morning Show Host * 2003 ''
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'' as Andrew * 1998 ''
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'' as Jeff Bradford * 1998 ''
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'' as Garrett Winters * 1997 ''
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'' as Kazan * 1995 ''
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'' as Briggs * 1994 '' Trapped in Paradise'' as Deputy Myers * 1994 ''
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'' as Krasny * 1994 ''Boozecan'' as Eric * 1993 '' JFK: Reckless Youth'' as Rip Horton * 1993 '' Family Pictures'' as Bob * 1993 ''Plashch Kazanovy'' * 1992 '' Oh, What a Night'' as Donald * 1992 ''A Savage Christmas: The Fall of Hong Kong'' as Ike Friesen * 1991 ''
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'' as Simon * 1991 ''
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'' as Pizza Guy * 1990 '' Princes in Exile'' as Tyler


Director

*'' Boy Meets Girl'' (2010) *''
Imaginary Bitches ''Imaginary Bitches'' is a web series created by Andrew Miller that premiered on May 2, 2008. It comprises thirteen short webisodes released on its website and YouTube. Overview The series tells the story of a single girl who deals with the lo ...
'' (2008–2009) (TV series) (14 episodes) *''
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'' (2008) (TV series) (5 episodes)


Writer

*'' Tremors (pilot)'' (2018) *'' Backstrom'' (2015) (TV series) (2 episodes) *''
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'' (2011) *''
Imaginary Bitches ''Imaginary Bitches'' is a web series created by Andrew Miller that premiered on May 2, 2008. It comprises thirteen short webisodes released on its website and YouTube. Overview The series tells the story of a single girl who deals with the lo ...
'' (2008–2009) (web series) (12 episodes) *''
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'' (2003) *'' Boys and Girls'' (2000) *''
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'' (1999)


Producer

*''
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'' (2011) *''
Imaginary Bitches ''Imaginary Bitches'' is a web series created by Andrew Miller that premiered on May 2, 2008. It comprises thirteen short webisodes released on its website and YouTube. Overview The series tells the story of a single girl who deals with the lo ...
'' (2008–2009) (TV series) executive producer / producer (14 episodes) *''
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'' (2003) (co-producer) *''
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'' (2023-) Co-executive producer


Personal life

Miller attended
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in
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, Canada, where he studied Political Science and Economics. In March 2007, Miller became engaged to
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who had been friends with
Cameron Mathison Cameron Arthur Mathison (born August 25, 1969) is a Canadians, Canadian-Americans, American actor and television host. From 1997 to 2011, he played Ryan Lavery in ''All My Children''. Since 2021, he has portrayed the role of Drew Cain on ''Gener ...
(
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on ''All My Children''). Miller and Riegel married on September 30, 2007, and their first son, Jack Oscar Miller, was born on May 21, 2011. In June 2013, Riegel announced through Twitter that she was expecting her second child, a boy. Her second son, Henry Isaac Miller, was born on December 20, 2013.


References


External links


Official web site of web series ''Imaginary Bitches'' created, written and directed by Andrew Miller
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Andrew 1969 births Living people Canadian male film actors Canadian male screenwriters Canadian male television actors Male actors from Toronto McGill University alumni 20th-century Canadian screenwriters 20th-century Canadian male writers 21st-century Canadian screenwriters 21st-century Canadian male writers Screenwriters from Quebec