Miller brought an extraordinary stillness to the role. Unlike typical action heroes who punch their way out of problems, Miller’s Michael solved problems with geometry, psychology, and quiet intensity. His performance required him to carry the show’s most ridiculous contrivances (the full-body tattoo, the ability to dissolve handcuffs with a chemical compound) with complete sincerity. Miller never winked at the camera. He played Michael as a savant on the edge of a nervous breakdown, and it worked beautifully. For his work, he received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Television Drama.
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Wentworth Miller gave us the haunted genius. Dominic Purcell gave us the furious heart. Robert Knepper gave us the monster we couldn't look away from. And Sarah Wayne Callies gave us the reason to hope. Miller brought an extraordinary stillness to the role
: The genius structural engineer who enters Fox River State Penitentiary to break out his wrongly accused brother. Dominic Purcell (Lincoln Burrows) Miller never winked at the camera