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roles as Billy Abbott on

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' ''

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'', and Jason Morgan and

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on ABC's '' General Hospital''.

Early life and education

Miller was born in

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, and grew up in

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. As a child, Miller spent five years as a patient of

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, an organization he now supports.AST: Let's Talk Lane
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''CBS'' He attended Lamar High School in Arlington, Texas, and the

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, where he received a communications degree and was one of only twenty students in the film department's intensive Production Sequence.

Career

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''Soap Opera Digest'' His first break into acting came after he signed on with the Wilhelmina modeling agency. He appeared in six commercials, including two for

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. He also did commercials for

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and pokerparty.com. At the age of 24, Miller screen-tested for the CBS Daytime soap opera ''

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'', but due to bad management, he lost the audition, and subsequently the management and agency. He took a two-year hiatus from acting after that experience. In 2006, Miller returned to acting, starring in an episode of '' CSI: NY''. A year later, he landed the role of Richie Novak, the murdering and blackmailing brother of Annie Lavery on the

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soap opera '' All My Children''. His first appearance was August 30, 2007. When news of the character's demise broke in August 2008, Miller began the audition process again. Barbara Bloom ( Senior Vice President, Daytime, CBS Entertainment), Julie Hanan Carruthers (Executive Producer, '' All My Children''), Marla Kanelos (former Script Writer, '' All My Children'', now Associate Head Writer, ''

''), and screen-test partners

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and Elizabeth Hendrickson were instrumental in helping him get the job at ''

''. Miller's last appearance as Richie Novak on '' All My Children'' coincided with his first appearance as Billy Abbott on ''

'' on September 19, 2008. He became the fourth contract actor to fill the role, a role that had been met with varying degrees of success in its three previous attempts to recast the part. Miller, who submitted the longest Emmy reel among all nominated performers (over 32 minutes long—an entire episode), was awarded for his work in an ''It's A Wonderful Life''-styled episode of''

'' with his first nomination and win as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series on June 27, 2010 as well as June 14, 2013. In 2011, he was nominated a second time in the Outstanding Supporting Actor category for the same role. Miller also appears, as himself, in an independent film titled ''Remembering Nigel'', which premiered at the Paso Robles Digital Film Festival on November 25, 2009. In August 2012, it was confirmed that Miller would be appearing in primetime as a recurring cast member on the

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’s thriller '' Ringer''. Miller was also cast as Gabe Watson in the Lifetime made-for-TV movie '' Fatal Honeymoon''. On September 2, 2014, '' General Hospital'' executive producer

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announced on

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that Miller would join the cast as Jason Morgan. In March 2018, for his portrayal of Jason, Miller earned a nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor. In 2017, with the return of Steve Burton to the role of Jason, Miller's casting was

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to that of his twin,

. In July 2019, Miller announced his exit from the soap.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * Lamar High School (Arlington, Texas) Notable Alumni {{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Billy 1979 births Living people American male soap opera actors Daytime Emmy Award winners Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series winners Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series winners Male actors from Texas Lamar High School (Arlington, Texas) alumni People from Arlington, Texas People from Grand Prairie, Texas Male actors from Tulsa, Oklahoma