Miles Teller is American.
Miles Alexander Teller ( born February 20 , 1987 ) is an American actor . Born in Downingtown , Pennsylvania and an alumnus of NYU 's Tisch School of Arts , he appeared in several short films and television movies before making his feature film debut in Rabbit Hole ( 2010 ) . Pennsylvania [ pɛnsᵻlˈveɪnjə ] ( Pennsylvania German : Pennsylvaani or Pennsilfaani ) , officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , is a state located in the northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States . Pennsylvania is the 33rd largest , the 5th most populous , and the 9th most densely populated of the 50 United States .