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Miles Heizer

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Michael Gray

Updated on March 12, 2026

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Birth Name: Miles Dominic Heizer

Place of Birth: Muhlenburg, Kentucky, United States

Date of Birth: May 16, 1994

Ethnicity: English, smaller amounts of German, Scottish, Welsh

Miles Heizer is an American actor. His roles include the films Rails & Ties, Rudderless, The Stanford Prison Experiment, Nerve, and Love, Simon, and the shows ER, Parenthood, and 13 Reasons Why.

His family moved to Los Angeles, California, when he was ten, for his acting career.

Miles’ paternal grandfather was William Lucien Heizer III (the son of William Lucien Heizer II and Katherine Lucille Davis). Miles’ grandfather William was born in Fayette, Kentucky, and had deep roots in the state. Miles’ great-grandfather William was the son of Dr. William Lucien Heizer and Annie Earle Money. Katherine was the daughter of Robert Wilson Davis and Martha Lena Young.

Miles’ paternal grandmother is named Barbara S. Smith.

Miles’ maternal grandfather was James William Chatfield (the son of William Walter Chatfield and Lois Ann Rogers). James was born in West Virginia. Miles’s great-grandfather William was the son of Samuel Walter Chatfield and Grace Daphne Conley. Lois was the daughter of John Wesley Rogers and Georgia Purcell.

Miles’ maternal grandmother is named Carolyn C. “C C.”

Source: Obituary of Miles’s maternal grandfather, James William Chatfield –