Miles Dominic Heizer (born May 16, 1994) is an American actor. On television, he is known for portraying Alex Standall in the

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original series ''

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'' and Drew Holt in the

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drama series '' Parenthood''. He has also appeared in the films ''

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'' (2007), ''

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'' (2015), ''

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'' (2016), and ''

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'' (2018).

Early life

Heizer's mother is a nurse, and he has an older sister. As a child, Heizer performed in a number of community theater productions in

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. His family moved to

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to support his acting career full time when he was ten years old.

Career

Heizer starred in the short film ''Paramedic'' as Young James. Heizer has since guest-starred in episodes of ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. In 2007, Heizer played the role of Davey Danner at 12 years old in the film ''

'', for which he was nominated for the

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. That same year, he had a recurring role as Joshua Lipnicki on the

medical drama television series '' ER''. In 2010, he was cast as Drew Holt, the son of

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's character, on the NBC drama series '' Parenthood''. Heizer portrayed Drew until the series' ending in 2015. In 2013, Heizer co-starred as Josh in the film ''

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''. In 2015, he had a supporting role as Marshall Lovett in the drama-thriller film ''

'', which premiered at the

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on January 26. In 2016, Heizer starred as Tommy Mancuso in the film ''

'', and from 2017 to 2020, he played Alex Standall in the Netflix original series ''

''. He also played Cal Price, one of Simon's classmates, in the 2018 movie ''

''. In 2018, Heizer was featured in clothing retailer Gap's Logo Remix campaign. Heizer was also featured in

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's fall and winter 2019 fashion campaigns.

Personal life

At the age of 19, Heizer

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as part of the

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Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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