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Joshua John Miller

Joshua John Miller

12 movies on Netflix

Biography

Joshua John Miller is an American actor and filmmaker who also writes books and screenplays. Born in Los Angeles in 1974, he began working in film and television at eight. His first film role came in Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982), and he went on to star in River's Edge (1986), Near Dark (1987), Teen Witch (1989) and Class of 1999 (1990). On television he made guest appearances on 21 Jump Street, The Wonder Years and Highway to Heaven, winning a Young Artist Award in 1985 for the latter. Trained in dance, he appeared with the Los Angeles Ballet Company in The Nutcracker and in Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 video. His novel The Mao Game was published in 1997 and became a 1999 film that he wrote and directed. With M. A. Fortin he co-wrote The Final Girls (2015) and the pilot for Queen of the South, and he is an executive producer on that series.

51years old

Turns 52 on December 26in 46 days

  • Born Los Angeles
  • Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19

Movie Career

Films
12
Career span
42 years1982 to 2024

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  1. Own stunts

    Miller danced in The Nutcracker with the Los Angeles Ballet Company for three seasons in a row, beginning when he was seven. He also appeared as a dancer in Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 video.

  2. First role

    Miller started acting in films and on television at eight years old, and his first movie part was in Halloween III: Season of the Witch.

  3. Behind the camera

    Miller wrote and directed a 1999 film version of his own novel The Mao Game, with Whoopi Goldberg as co-producer.

  4. Early training

    Miller earned an MFA in creative writing from the University of Iowa in 2003 and received the Capote Fellowship there.

Joshua John Miller movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Exorcism2024 Horror, Thrilleras FX Guy

    IMDb rating 4.214K votes

  2. Near Dark1987 Action, Crime, Dramaas Homer

    IMDb rating 6.950K votes

  3. Teen Witch1989as Richie Miller

    IMDb rating 6.012K votes

  4. River's Edge1986as Tim

    IMDb rating 6.824K votes

  5. Death Warrant1990as Douglas Tisdale

    IMDb rating 5.724K votes

  6. The Willies1990as Josh

    IMDb rating 5.22.2K votes

  7. Class of 19991990as Angel

    IMDb rating 5.910K votes

  8. The Wizard of Gore2007as Jinky

    IMDb rating 4.83.1K votes

Most often with

Three actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Joshua John Miller's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$86.5 million

9 of the 12 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 12 films: 9 worldwide figure; 1 never in cinemas; 2 figure not found.

  • 9Worldwide figure
  • 1Never in cinemas
  • 2Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Death Warrant1990as Douglas Tisdale
    $47M54.0% of the total
  2. 2
    $14M16.6% of the total
  3. 3
    The Exorcism2024as FX Guy
    $13M14.6% of the total
  4. 4
    River's Edge1986as Tim
    $4.6M5.3% of the total
  5. 5
    Near Dark1987as Homer
    $3.4M3.9% of the total
  6. 6
    Class of 19991990as Angel
    $2.5M2.8% of the total
  7. 7
    Communion1989as Tall Boy
    $1.9M2.2% of the total
  8. 8
    $403K0.5% of the total
Teen Witch (1989), $27,843

$27,843from the other 1 film with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total

Awards

One award and honor.

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Joshua John Miller's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
2015Sitges Film Festival Best Screenplay awardThe Final GirlsWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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