Miles Thomas McMillan (born June 27, 1989) is an American model, actor, and painter. In September 2016, he was named the Daily Front Row's "Model of the Year" at the Fashion Media Awards.[3]
Miles McMillan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Miles Thomas McMillan[3] June 27, 1989 La Jolla, California, U.S.[4] |
| Alma mater | NYU[5] |
| Occupation(s) | Model, painter, actor |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Partner(s) | Trace Lehnhoff (2020-present; engaged) |
| Modeling information | |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Hazel |
| Agency | IMG Models (Worldwide)[1] Success Models (Paris) Elite Model Management (Milan) View Management (Barcelona) Stockholmsgruppen (Stockholm)[2] |
Early life
editMcMillan was born and raised in La Jolla, California, where his father is a real estate developer with OliverMcMillan and his mother a psychologist.[6] He would often spend summers at his grandparents' home in Hawaii.
After graduating from La Jolla Country Day School in 2007, he moved to New York City to study fine arts and painting,[3] and received his bachelor's degree of fine arts from NYU Steinhardt.[5]
Career
editIn the summer of his junior year in college, he was approached by a photographer to shoot for Urban Outfitters. Not signed by an agency at the time, McMillan took up the offer. During his senior year, he got picked up by an agency. This was the official beginning of his modeling career.[5]
In 2010, McMillan made his debut in the John Varvatos show in Milan, Italy.[7] The following year, he opened and closed for Varvatos. He also walked for Alexander McQueen, Dior Homme, Rick Owens, Yohji Yamamoto, Lanvin, Paul Smith, and others. According to McMillan's booking agent, he was the most booked male model that year.[8]
Since then, McMillan has worked with photographers Mert and Marcus for LOVE magazine,[9] Jack Pierson for Another magazine and Purple magazine,[10] Steven Meisel for Vogue Italia,[11] and Patrick Demarchelier for Vogue.[12]
In 2016, he walked for Tom Ford's F/W 2016 show and closed Fendi in Milan. He appeared on the cover of the summer edition of the Daily Front Row magazine.[13] He also appears in Tommy Hilfiger's fragrance The Girl ad campaign alongside Gigi Hadid.[14] In late 2017, he was on the Christmas TV commercial spot for Zalando, alongside Edie Campbell.[15]
Personal life
editMcMillan began dating actor Zachary Quinto in the summer of 2013.[16] In early 2015, the couple moved into a NoHo apartment in Manhattan that they purchased together.[17][18] In November 2015 Vogue magazine called them "a power couple whose domain extends across the film, fashion, and art scene."[19]
McMillan and Quinto also had a home in Upstate New York.[20] McMillan used his time there to paint and take care of their two dogs, Skunk and Rocco.[20] The relationship ended in early 2019.[21]
McMillan began dating interior designer Trace Lehnhoff in 2020, and their engagement was announced on Lehnhoff's Instagram in 2023.[22][23]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Fluidity | Lee |
References
edit- ^ "Portfolio".
- ^ "StackPath".
- ^ a b c Roche, Eddie (September 16, 2016). "FMA Winner: Miles McMillan, Male Model of the Year". Retrieved September 16, 2016.
- ^ "Miles McMillan". IMG Models. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Miles McMillan: a Man on the Cusp of Art and Fashion". Jessica Steller. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ^ "Meet the New Guy: Miles McMillan Has Painted a Lot of Women in His Time". James Lim. December 22, 2011. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ^ "Model Miles McMillan Strikes a Pose". Observer.com. February 9, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ "Miles McMillan". NYMag. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ^ "MILES MCMILLAN, ERIK ANDERSSON, JOHN CHERKAS & ANGUS WHITEHEAD BY MERT & MARCUS FOR LOVE MAGAZINE". The Fashionisto. February 14, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ "Miles McMillan - purple MAGAZINE". purple. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ "ZACHARY QUINTO, MILES MCMILLAN, RJ KING + MORE PLAY MUSE TO STEVEN MEISEL". The Fashionisto. March 10, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ "Blurred Lines". Models.com. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ "Lara! Miles! Hari! The Daily Summer's Luxury Issue Has Arrived". The Daily Front Row. August 3, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ "Tommy Hilfiger The Girl Fragrance 2016". Models.com. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ AIMEZ OFFRIR | Noël 2017 | fr.zalando.be. YouTube. Archived from the original on December 9, 2021.
- ^ Sauvalle, Julien (July 19, 2013). "Is Zach Quinto Dating Model Miles McMillan?". Out.com. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ^ David, Mark (December 30, 2014). "Zachary Quinto and Miles MacMillan Buy Loft in Downtown Manhattan". Variety.com. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ^ "The interview: Zachary Quinto".
- ^ Barasch, Emily (November 9, 2015). "Zachary Quinto, Miles McMillan, Jessica Joffe, and Olympia Scarry Toast the Dia Art Foundation's Contribution". Vogue.com. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ a b "FMA Winner: Miles McMillan, Male Model of the Year". Eddie Roche. September 16, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ^ Fernandez, Alexia (February 26, 2019). "Zachary Quinto 'Amicably' Splits from Boyfriend Miles McMillan After Nearly 6 Years of Dating". People.com. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ "Miles' instagram post". Retrieved February 18, 2020.
- ^ "Trace's instagram post". Retrieved February 18, 2020.