5. He Starred On 'Parenthood'
Now do you remember him?! Miles was the character Drew on all six seasons of Parenthood. You know. His mom was Sarah (aka Lauren Graham) and his sister was Amber (aka Mae Whitman). Drew is a super different character from Alex and he didn't have blonde hair, so you might not have made the connection at first, but now you know. Drew does struggle with some typical high school things like girls and coming into his own and figuring out who he wants to be, but nothing even remotely dark happens to him, which is a stark contrast to Alex on 13 Reasons Why. Miles has said that the audition for Parenthood was pretty easy but he didn't think that he would end up getting the role. He was happily surprised when he did, and he definitely deserved it since he did such an awesome job as the sweet and adorable Drew.
4. He Was Born In Kentucky
You may be surprised to learn that Miles was born in Kentucky because he seems like such an L.A. person now -- you know, in a totally cool, hipster millennial type of way. He moved to L.A. when he was ten years old with his family and tried his hand at that whole acting thing. He has been in a handful of movies and TV shows and some of his notable guest appearances were on CSI and Ghost Whisperer. Miles' big breaks were really Drew on Parenthood and Alex on 13 Reasons Why. But even though he doesn't have a huge resume, you can just tell that his acting career is merely getting started. You seriously can't wait to see what else he's going to be in because you just know that he's going to be absolutely amazing. There's no way that he wouldn't be. He's got "it" -- you know, that thing that people talk about when they realize that they're standing in the face of greatness.
3. He's Only 22
You might think that Miles looks older than 22, you might think that he looks younger, or you might think that he definitely looks his age. What’s cool about Miles is that he doesn’t play characters who are much, much older than him. His roles are always absolutely believable. When he was Drew on Parenthood, he looked like a teenage boy since that’s what he was, and you were always sold on whatever he was going through. You thought the same thing when he played Alex on 13 Reasons Why. He grew up in Kentucky and then grew up even more once he moved to L.A. at the age of 10. When he was interviewed in Under The Radar Mag, he said of his move, “Thinking back on it now, it's really crazy. With my logic now, I wouldn't be like, ‘Yeah, let's move to another state to do something that may or may not work out at all.’ But, at the time, I was young and really wanted to do it, and so yeah, we moved out here. My mom's a nurse, so she can get a job anywhere, pretty much. So yeah, on a whim, we moved out here.” Things definitely worked out really well.
2. He's Funny
Like really, really funny. Seriously, just read any interview with Miles Heizer, watch any video interview, or check out his social media accounts, and you will be laughing before you even know it. He’s got an awesome sense of humor that’s really quirky and unique. This is great news since you now are even more sure that the two of you could be friends. Good friends. Best friends forever and ever. Yes, that may just be a dream right now since you don’t actually know him and probably will never meet him. But that’s okay. You’re still going to wish for that. It’s really frustrating and awful when you love an actor/actress/singer and then read an interview with them and realize that, oops, they’re super horrible. They’re conceited, they’re the very definition of “diva” and they are not someone that you want to follow anymore. Thankfully, that’s not the case with Miles. He’s super cool.
1. He And Hannah Baker Will Team Up Again
So you know how Miles Heizer will star in the film adaptation of Simon Spier Vs The Homosapien Agenda? Well, he and his 13 Reasons Why co-star Katherine Langford (aka Hannah Baker) will be in the movie together. Isn’t that just the best news that you’ve heard in a while?! Now that’s something that you can definitely look forward to. Of course, you know that you have to read that YA book if you haven’t already. You want to be as prepared as possible for the movie. You really, really want a second season of 13 Reasons Why since you love the cast and you feel like there is more story there. So in the meantime, you can get super excited to see Miles and Katherine in this movie. Of course, in a perfect world, you will get to see that film plus a second season. It’s time to cross your fingers and toes.