Miles Teller is a rising star that has gained more popularity with his recent role in "Top Gun: Maverick." His career really started to take off after starring in the movie 鈥淲hiplash鈥� in 2014, but Teller reached even higher celebrity status after portraying Rooster in the 2022 鈥淭op Gun鈥� sequel alongside Tom Cruise. Teller has also gained popularity in the social media world once his wife Keleigh Sperry Teller started posting videos of the Hollywood heartthrob on TikTok with the hashtag 鈥淭ellerTok.鈥�
Teller was born on February 20, 1987 in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, to Mike Teller and Merry Flowers. The first movie Teller ever starred in was in 2010, in a movie called 鈥淩abbit Hole.鈥� Shortly after, he was in a 鈥淔ootloose鈥� remake where he played Willard and then 鈥淧roject X鈥� in 2012.
In 2013, Teller was in 鈥淭he Spectacular Now,鈥� opposite Shailene Woodley, an actress he would go on to star in three more movies with and remain friends with to this day. After that came 鈥�21 & Over鈥� followed by the very popular 鈥淲hiplash,鈥� where he played a young drummer named Andrew who plays for a very intense instructor named Fletcher, played by J.K. Simmons.
In 2014, Teller starred in 鈥淭hat Awkward Moment,鈥� with Zac Efron and Michael B. Jordan. After that, Teller started his journey in the 鈥淒ivergent鈥� trilogy as the unpredictable character of Peter. There was a total of three movies, 鈥淒ivergent,鈥� 鈥淚nsurgent鈥� and 鈥淎llegiant鈥� that were all based off the popular books by Veronica Roth that starred Woodley, Theo James and Kate Winslet.
In between 鈥淒ivergent鈥� movies Teller was in 鈥淭wo Night Stand鈥� and 鈥淔antastic Four.鈥� In 2016, he starred in 鈥淕et a Job,鈥� 鈥淲ar Dogs鈥� and 鈥淏leed for This,鈥� followed by 鈥淭hank You for Your Service鈥� and 鈥淥nly the Brave鈥� in 2017. He also had a few television roles in the shows 鈥淭oo Old to Die Young鈥� and 鈥淭he Offer.鈥�
Teller landed a huge role in the movie 鈥淭op Gun: Maverick,鈥� the sequel to the original 1986 movie. Teller played Lt. Bradley 鈥淩ooster鈥� Bradshaw, son of Nick 鈥淕oose鈥� Bradshaw from the original film. The 2022 sequel made over $1 billion in the worldwide box office and there could be a third "Top Gun" movie coming in the future. Teller told Entertainment Tonight that it is all up to Cruise and that there have been talks about another movie.
Teller has been married to his wife, Keleigh Sperry Teller since 2019. The model is known for sharing videos of her husband and their relationship on TikTok with the hashtag 鈥淭ellerTok.鈥� Teller has gone viral, even though he himself doesn鈥檛 have the app thanks to his millions of fans and their love for him and for Sperry.
