Six Degrees

Background:

Preteen actor Miles Chandler started acting at age 12 in the film "Slingshot" (2005) and has since continued to add to his resume with roles in the films "Beautiful Ohio" (2006) and "The Education of Charlie Banks" (2007), as well as in the HBO critically-acclaimed miniseries "Empire Falls" (2005). Next, he will co-star with Ice Cube and Keke Palmer in the upcoming football-themed drama film, "The Longshots."

Meanwhile, he also co-starred as Max, the son of Campbell Scott's character, on the short-lived ABC dramatic series "Six Degrees" (2006-2007), and recently guest-starred in an episode of "Law & Order."

New York Native

Childhood and Family:

Miles Chandler was born on August 13, 1993 in New York City, New York.

Empire Falls

Career:

Around age 12, Miles Chandler began his professional acting career, playing the younger version of Balthazar Getty's character Taylor, in director Jay Alaimo's romantic crime/drama film "Slingshot" (2005), alongside David Arquette, Thora Birch, Julianna Margulies, and Joely Fisher.

That same year, he starred as the younger version of Ed Harris' unassuming restaurant manager character Miles Roby, on HBO critically acclaimed two-part mini-series "Empire Falls," which was based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel of the same name written by Richard Russo. The Golden Globe and Emmy-winning miniseries also stars Hollywood A-listers Helen Hunt, Paul Newman, and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

In the following year, Chandler played Max, the son of Campbell Scott's character, on the short-lived ABC dramatic series "Six Degrees" (2006-2007), which also stars Jay Hernandez, Bridget Moynahan, Erika Christensen, and Hope Davis.

Meanwhile, he appeared in Chad Lowe-directed period drama/comedy movie "Beautiful Ohio" (2006), with William Hurt, Rita Wilson, Michelle Trachtenberg, and Julianna Margulies, and in an independent drama film directed by Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst, "The Education of Charlie Banks" (2007; featuring Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Ritter, Eva Amurri, Chris Marquette, Sebastian Stan, and Gloria Votsis), which had its world premiere at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival.

Chandler most recently guest-starred in a January 2008 episode of NBC police procedural and legal drama television series "Law & Order." He will soon wrap his upcoming film project, "The Longshots," a football-themed drama film based on the real life events of young athlete Jasmine Plummer (portrayed by Keke Palmer). It also stars Ice Cube and directed by Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst.

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