Ashley Miller (screenwriter)

Ashley Edward Miller (born March 16, 1971) is an American screenwriter and producer best known for his work on the television series '' Andromeda'', '' Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'', and '' Fringe''. He also worked on the films ''Thor'' and '' X-Men: First Class''.

Personal life

Born in Windber, Pennsylvania, Miller's family relocated, and he grew up in Gainesville, Virginia. He was a member of the first graduating class at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. His first job out of college was as a middle school English teacher. He then went on to work for the United States Navy as an independent defense contractor. Miller eventually moved to California, starting his career as a writer on the television series '' Andromeda'' after meeting one of the series' producers.

He is married with one son.

Career

Miller was first hired to work on ''Andromeda'' in 2000 as a writer. In 2001, he was given the additional duties of being a consultant on the series, working both positions until the series' cancellation in 2005. It was while working on the show that he first met former-journalist and future writing partner Zack Stentz.

Together with two other writers, Stentz and Miller co-wrote the screenplay for the 2003 film '' Agent Cody Banks''.

The duo continued their writing partnership working on ''The Twilight Zone'' revival. Upon the end of the television series ''Andromeda'', they were put to work on the Fox Television series '' Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'', co-writing six episodes and co-producing twenty-two episodes together over the series run. When ''Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'' was not renewed for a third season, Miller and Stentz moved onto another Fox project, '' Fringe''. Over the two seasons that Miller and Stentz worked on the series, they co-produced twenty two episodes along with co-writing a total of four episodes.

In 2006, Disney purchased an original spec script written by Miller & Stentz entitled ''The Feynman Chronicles''. Miller has stated the film was basically a "Bar Bet" between himself and Stentz."Exclusive Interview: 'Thor' writer Ashley Edward Miller"

In December 2009, Miller and Stentz were hired to write the screenplay adaptation for the Dark Horse Comics horror comic book mini-series '' Damn Nation''. During an interview with I09, Miller stating, "We're still in the middle of working on ''Damn Nation''. We turned our first draft into Dark Horse and Paramount Pictures, and everyone seems to love it. We were very pleased with how it came out."

After leaving ''Fringe'' in 2010, Miller & Stentz were hired"Hopkins Joins 'Thor'"
. ''Variety''. to pen the screenplay for the summer tent-pole live-action version of ''Thor''.

Following their work on ''Thor'', Miller and Stentz attended a meeting with Fox executives who offered them the chance to work with producer Bryan Singer and director Matthew Vaughn by penning a draft of the screenplay for the film '' X-Men: First Class''. After finishing the script and beginning production, both Miller and Stentz expressed their happiness with the tone of the film, complimenting the vision and scenes that Singer had conceived in an interview.Anders, Charlie Jane (May 6, 2010)
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On November 8, 2012, Miller and Stentz released their first novel, ''Colin Fischer'', a young adult story about a student with Asperger's Syndrome entering high school.

Filmography

Film writer
* '' Agent Cody Banks'' (2003)
* ''Thor'' (2011)
* '' X-Men: First Class'' (2011)

Documentary appearance
* ''Movie Trailers: A Love Story'' (2020)

Television

References

External links

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1971 births
Living people
American male screenwriters
Television producers from Pennsylvania
American television writers
College of William & Mary alumni
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology alumni
American male television writers
People from Somerset County, Pennsylvania
People from Gainesville, Virginia
Screenwriters from Pennsylvania
Screenwriters from Virginia
20th-century American screenwriters
20th-century American male writers
21st-century American screenwriters
21st-century American male writers
Television producers from Virginia