Wiley Ramsey Wiggins (born November 6, 1976)[1] is an American actor.
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| Born | Wiley Ramsey Wiggins November 6, 1976 Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Website | www |
Biography
editWiggins was born in Austin, Texas.[1] At the age of 16, Wiggins starred in Richard Linklater's 1993 film Dazed and Confused. Wiggins had never planned on an acting career. He has said that he was leaving a coffee shop in Austin when a member of the film's casting department approached him on the street and asked him if he was interested in auditioning for a movie.[2]
Wiggins later starred in Linklater's Waking Life and C.M. Talkington's indie crime drama Love and a .45 with Renée Zellweger.[3]
Filmography
edit- Dazed and Confused (1993) as Mitch Kramer
- Love and a .45 (1994) as Young Store Clerk
- Boys (1996) as John Phillips
- Plastic Utopia (1997) as Jogger Joe
- The Faculty (1998) as F'%# Up #2
- Waking Life (2001) as Main Character; also one of the animators[4]
- Frontier (2001) as Soldier
- Goliath (2008) as Alvin[5]
- Sorry, Thanks (2009) as Max Callahan[6]
- Computer Chess (2013) as Martin Beuscher[7]
Production roles
edit- Editor: The Outlaw Son (2007)
- Producer: Frontier (2001) (co-producer)
- Self: The Art Show (2004)
References
edit- ^ a b "Wiley Wiggins". www.tcm.com. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ "Making Dazed (2005) - The Making Of Dazed and Confused". YouTube. LightsCameraAction. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (February 13, 2009). "Somewhat dazed and confused, in a dream". Chicago Sun-Times. p. B4. (via Lexis-Nexis).
- ^ Howell, Peter (September 28, 2003). "Teen film set in '70s launched new talent". Toronto Star. p. D04. (via Lexis-Nexis).
- ^ Harvey, Dennis (February 2008). "Goliath". Variety. (via Lexis-Nexis).
- ^ Pinkerton, Nick (June 17, 2009). "'Newfest' at BAM; But will young people come to Brooklyn?". The Village Voice. New York. (via Lexis-Nexis).
- ^ "Computer Chess".
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