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Miles Teller

Miles Teller

Actor and producer · Born February 20, 1987 (39) · Downingtown, Pennsylvania, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Miles Teller (born February 20, 1987) is an American actor. He debuted his feature film with the independent drama Rabbit Hole (2010). He gained wider recognition for his roles in the coming-of-age film The Spectacular Now (2013) and the Divergent film trilogy (2014–2016). His breakthrough role came in the drama Whiplash (2014), which earned him critical acclaim. Teller starred in the superhero film Fantastic Four (2015) and the biographical film War Dogs (2016). He garnered a mainstream resurgence for his starring role in the action film Top Gun: Maverick (2022). In television, he has starred in the Amazon Prime Video crime drama Too Old to Die Young (2019) and the Paramount+miniseries The Offer (2022). Description above from the Wikipedia article Miles Teller, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 20, 1987 (39)
From
Downingtown, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 40 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 10% in 30 days

What are Miles Teller's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
34%
Bonds
28%
Morality
12%
Survival
12%
Power
9%
Society
2%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 5 · Dark 10

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 10 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 8 · Intense 10

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 5

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 9

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

20 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 11 of 20 analyzed roles.

Hero
11 of 20
Trickster
3 of 20
Shapeshifter
2 of 20
Ally
2 of 20
Herald
1 of 20
Shadow
1 of 20
Show the 20 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Melancholic
9
Hopeful
8
Thrilling
5
Joyful
4
Other
29

How their films linger

Hopeful13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Miles Teller's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Miles Teller's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

40 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page; 18 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Paper Tiger(2026)

    as Irwin Pearl

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Michael(2026)

    as John Branca

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Eternity(2025)

    Executive Producer · as Larry

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Gorge(2025)

    Executive Producer · as Levi

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Spiderhead(2022)

    as Jeff

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Top Gun: Maverick(2022)

    as Lt. Bradley 'Rooster' Bradshaw

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Offer(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer · as Albert S. 'Al' Ruddy

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Too Old to Die Young(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · as Martin Jones

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Thank You for Your Service(2017)

    as Adam Schumann

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Only the Brave(2017)

    as Brendan 'Donut' McDonough

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Bleed for This(2016)

    as Vinny Pazienza

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • War Dogs(2016)

    as David Packouz

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Get a Job(2016)

    as Will Davis

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Divergent Series: Allegiant(2016)

    as Peter Hayes

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Fantastic Four(2015)

    as Reed Richards

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Divergent Series: Insurgent(2015)

    as Peter Hayes

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Whiplash(2014)

    as Andrew

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Two Night Stand(2014)

    as Alec

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Divergent(2014)

    as Peter

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • 9 Kisses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Groom

  • That Awkward Moment(2014)

    as Daniel

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Spectacular Now(2013)

    as Sutter Keely

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • 21 & Over(2013)

    as Miller

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Project X(2012)

    as Miles Teller

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Footloose(2011)

    as Willard Hewitt

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Rabbit Hole(2010)

    as Jason

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Track Meet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Andrew

  • The Unusuals(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as James Boorland

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • While Choking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Miles Chestler

  • The Musicians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Miguel

  • A Very Specific Recipe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Lee

  • Moonlighters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Miles

  • An Officer and a Gentleman Remake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Bartali (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · as Gino Bartali

  • Copperhead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Actor

  • Possum Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · as Eddie

  • Star One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Ark and the Aardvark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Gilbert (voice)

  • Wild Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Claude Dallas

  • Winter Games (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 40 titles, 31 of them dated from 2004 to 2026; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

$1.5B worldwide

Highest rated

Whiplash (2014)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward win
20042026

Peak 2015 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 23 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting40 of 40: 33 only acting, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score72ndProducing7 of 40: 0 only producing, 7 with another role

40 titles, 7 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

2000s5 · acting2010s20 · acting2020s6 · 6 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 41% of 22 roles
101520

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

1 major award from 3 major nominations, 2013–2025.

WinNomination
  1. 2025
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Television Movie
  2. 2015
    • BAFTA Award, nominated
  3. 2013
    • Sundance award, won · Dramatic

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Miles Teller's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 23; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

97thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Paper Tiger (2026)

77th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Whiplash (2014)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Miles Teller's work okay for kids?

Across up to 24 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore24 titles19–64 · median 49 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity24 titles16–64 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity24 titles33–90 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs24 titles14–73 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense24 titles19–72 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Miles Teller work with?

People who share at least 2 of Miles Teller's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shailene Woodley shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles