Miles Teller Net Worth

What Is Miles Teller's Net Worth and Salary?

Miles Teller is an American actor who has a net worth of $40 million.

Miles Teller rose from acclaimed independent films to become a leading man in major Hollywood productions. After early roles in "Rabbit Hole," "Footloose," and "The Spectacular Now," he earned widespread acclaim playing obsessive jazz drummer Andrew Neiman in 2014's "Whiplash." He subsequently appeared in the "Divergent" franchise, played Reed Richards in "Fantastic Four," portrayed arms dealer David Packouz in "War Dogs," and transformed himself into boxer Vinny Pazienza for "Bleed for This." Teller reached his largest audience playing Lt. Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw opposite Tom Cruise in 2022's "Top Gun: Maverick," which grossed nearly $1.5 billion worldwide.

Outside acting, Teller made a potentially lucrative early investment in The Finnish Long Drink Company and became actively involved in its marketing and expansion. The company was acquired by White Claw owner Mark Anthony Group in 2026 for $325 million, although Teller has declined to reveal his ownership percentage or proceeds from the sale. His real estate portfolio has also attracted attention. After losing a $7.5 million Pacific Palisades home in the devastating 2025 Palisades Fire, Miles and his wife, Keleigh, sold the burned property's lot and purchased a newly constructed $17.8 million mansion nearby in 2026.

Early Life

Miles Teller was born on February 20, 1987, in Downingtown, Pennsylvania. He grew up in Pennsylvania, Florida, and New Jersey. Teller's mother, Merry, worked as a real estate agent, and his father, Michael, was a nuclear power plant engineer. Miles has two older sisters, Erin and Dana.

At Lecanto High School in Florida, Teller played alto saxophone, drums, piano, and guitar. He was president of the drama club, played baseball, and at one point hoped to pursue baseball professionally. He also worked as a server at a local restaurant called Crackers. In a bit of foreshadowing, he starred in his high school's production of "Footloose" several years before appearing in the 2011 Hollywood remake.

In 2007, Teller was a passenger in a car that lost control while traveling at high speed. The vehicle flipped multiple times, leaving him with significant facial injuries and permanent scars.

Teller graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2009. He also studied method acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.

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Early Career

After appearing in short films and making a television appearance on "The Unusuals," Teller landed his first significant feature-film role in the 2010 drama "Rabbit Hole." Nicole Kidman, who starred in and produced the movie, helped select Teller for the role.

He followed "Rabbit Hole" with appearances in "Footloose," "Project X," "21 & Over," and "The Spectacular Now." His performance opposite Shailene Woodley in "The Spectacular Now" earned the pair a Special Jury Award for Acting at the Sundance Film Festival.

Teller subsequently joined Woodley in the "Divergent" franchise, appearing as Peter Hayes in "Divergent," "Insurgent," and "Allegiant." Those films helped establish him as a mainstream studio actor even as he continued pursuing smaller dramatic projects.

"Whiplash"

Teller's defining early performance came in Damien Chazelle's 2014 drama "Whiplash." He played Andrew Neiman, an ambitious jazz drummer subjected to the brutal teaching methods of instructor Terence Fletcher, played by J.K. Simmons.

Teller already knew how to play the drums, but he underwent extensive additional training for the film and performed much of the drumming seen on screen. "Whiplash" became a major critical success, earning five Academy Award nominations and winning three, including Best Supporting Actor for Simmons.

Despite the film's eventual success and lasting impact on Teller's career, Miles earned just $8,000 for the role. The tiny paycheck is a striking contrast to the multimillion-dollar salaries he would command later in his career.

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Franchises, "War Dogs" And Dramatic Roles

Following "Whiplash," Teller played Reed Richards, also known as Mister Fantastic, in the troubled 2015 reboot of "Fantastic Four." The film was poorly received, but Teller quickly moved on to stronger material.

In 2016, he starred alongside Jonah Hill in "War Dogs," portraying David Packouz, one of two young arms dealers who won a massive Pentagon ammunition contract. That same year, Teller underwent a dramatic physical transformation to portray boxer Vinny Pazienza in "Bleed for This."

He followed those performances with "Only the Brave," based on the Granite Mountain Hotshots, and "Thank You for Your Service," in which he portrayed a soldier struggling with life after returning from Iraq. Teller later starred in Nicolas Winding Refn's television series "Too Old to Die Young."

"Top Gun: Maverick"

Teller reached an entirely new level of mainstream fame with 2022's "Top Gun: Maverick." He played Lt. Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw, the son of Nick "Goose" Bradshaw, whose death was a pivotal event in the original "Top Gun."

The film became a global phenomenon, earning nearly $1.5 billion at the worldwide box office. Teller was paid $3.5 million for the role, a dramatic increase from the $8,000 he earned for "Whiplash."

His performance also included a memorable rendition of "Great Balls of Fire," drawing on the musical abilities Teller had developed long before becoming a professional actor.

Recent Work

In 2022, Teller starred as producer Albert S. Ruddy in the Paramount+ miniseries "The Offer," which dramatized the turbulent production of "The Godfather." That same year, he appeared opposite Chris Hemsworth in the Netflix science-fiction thriller "Spiderhead."

Teller later starred opposite Anya Taylor-Joy in "The Gorge" and appeared in the romantic fantasy "Eternity."

In the 2026 Michael Jackson biographical film "Michael," Teller portrays Jackson's longtime attorney and adviser, John Branca.

He also starred in James Gray's "Paper Tiger," alongside Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson. The film premiered in competition at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.

Earlier in Teller's career, he was attached to star in Damien Chazelle's "La La Land." Teller later disputed some of the public accounts surrounding his departure from the project, which ultimately starred Ryan Gosling opposite Emma Stone.

Long Drink Investment

One of Teller's most successful moves outside Hollywood began with a chance encounter in a New York liquor store.

In 2019, Miles came across the founders of The Finnish Long Drink Company while they were conducting a tasting. The company's signature product is based on Finland's traditional "long drink," a canned combination of gin and grapefruit soda. Teller liked the drink enough that he eventually became an investor.

Unlike many celebrity alcohol partnerships, Teller became actively involved in the business. He traveled around the country promoting Long Drink, attended events, worked with distributors, participated in advertising campaigns, and later invested additional personal capital into the company as it expanded nationally.

The business grew rapidly. By 2025, Long Drink had become one of the largest spirit-based ready-to-drink brands in the United States.

In April 2026, Mark Anthony Group, the company behind White Claw, acquired The Finnish Long Drink Company for a reported $325 million.

Teller has never disclosed how much of the company he owned or how much money he personally received from the sale. When asked about his payday after the acquisition, he declined to discuss numbers and joked that he wasn't retiring from acting.

That makes it impossible to responsibly assign a precise dollar value to Teller's windfall. What is clear is that he was an early investor who subsequently increased his stake, meaning the $325 million sale likely represented a significant financial event for him.

Real Estate

In 2016, Miles paid $3 million for a home in Studio City, California. He listed the property for $5.7 million in May 2023 and ultimately sold it for $4.7 million.

Here's a video tour from when he listed it for sale:

In March 2023, Miles and Keleigh paid $7.5 million for a Cape Cod-style home in Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades neighborhood.

Tragically, the house was destroyed in the Palisades Fire in January 2025. Keleigh later shared the final photograph she had taken of the home before it burned. Among the possessions lost in the fire was her Monique Lhuillier wedding gown. That Christmas, Miles surprised her by having the dress recreated.

The couple subsequently sold their fire-damaged lot for $2 million. Compared with their original $7.5 million purchase price, that represented a $5.5 million difference, although it would be misleading to describe the entire amount as a financial loss without knowing what the couple received through homeowners insurance.

Rather than leaving Pacific Palisades, Miles and Keleigh doubled down on the neighborhood.

In May 2026, they paid $17.8 million for a newly constructed mansion in the coveted Lower Riviera section of Pacific Palisades. The home had originally been listed for $22.5 million.

The three-story mansion spans 10,293 square feet and has six bedrooms on 0.37 landscaped acres. The main level includes large living and dining spaces with custom oak paneling, a chef's kitchen with a walk-in pantry, a separate catering kitchen, a wine bar, an office, a guest suite, and an oversized laundry room.

Upstairs, the primary suite has a private terrace, sitting area, spa-style bathroom, and two walk-in closets. The lower level features a home theater, full bar and lounge, wine cellar with a tasting room, gym, sauna, steam sauna, and elevator.

Outside, the property has a swimming pool, spa, firepit, outdoor kitchen, pergola, multiple lounge areas, and mature olive trees.

The $17.8 million acquisition represented a remarkable upgrade from the $3 million Studio City home Teller purchased a decade earlier and came just weeks after the $325 million sale of Long Drink, in which he was a minority investor.

Personal Life

Miles began dating model Keleigh Sperry in 2013. They became engaged in 2017 while traveling in South Africa and married in Maui, Hawaii, in September 2019. Their ceremony was held at Sacred Hearts Mission Catholic Church, followed by a reception at the Ritz-Carlton.

Music has remained an important part of Teller's life outside acting. He is an accomplished drummer and also plays piano, guitar, and saxophone, talents that have occasionally become part of his film performances.

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