What the critics are saying about Miles Purinton
As Jason in Dogville, a feature film directed by Lars von Trier and starring Nicole Kidman. Recently chosen by Indiewire as one of the best movie ensemble casts of all time.
“Among the many fabulous performances in the film, child actor Miles Purinton plays Jason, son of Chuck and Vera, with mesmerizing pitilessness. In one of the film’s most haunting scenes, Jason demands to be spanked by Grace, threatening to blackmail her should she refuse. Purinton’s stonefaced demonism is only one example of the brilliant acting found in Dogville.”
- Sarah Lemay, The Rabbit Review
“There’s a chilling scene with a little boy (Miles Purinton) who blackmails Grace (Nicole Kidman) into spanking him. How do kids dream up these no-win scenarios?”
- David Edelstein, The Slate
As Jayson in Jayson with a Y
“Jayson is impressively played by Miles Purinton…who captures the tics and the awkward sweetness of Jayson.”
- Anne Midgette, The New York Times
“Purinton rises to the writing by mastering the surface features of Asperger’s Syndrome…while also communicating Jayson’s fear and grief as his life implodes.”
- Mark Blankenship, Variety
“The scenes between Jayson (Miles Purinton) and Lynette (Tony-nominee Maryann Plunkett) are by far the play’s best. These two unpredictable characters (and the talented actors who play them) definitely deserve each other.”
- David Ng, The Village Voice
“Miles Purinton…delivers a high-voltage, spot-on performance as the volatile and solitary Jayson, a bright kid who is unable to engage in normal social interactions…Purinton’s performance captures the antipathy and sympathy that Jayson elicits in equal measure.”
- Deirdre McFadyen, offoffonline.com
“Giving [The New Group’s Jayson with a Y] such deep resonance was…compelling acting by Miles Purinton as 13-year-old Jayson.”
- Deirdre McFadyen, offoffonline.com (“Best of Season” End-of-year review)
As Timmy McGrew in A Penny For the Guy
At heart, A Penny for the Guy concerns Timmy, a 10-year-old boy, played both affectingly and most effectively by Miles Purinton.”
- Alvin Klein, The New York Times
“Purinton has a quick-witted, sharp-tongued delivery tempered by vulnerability. Even his body language tells a story.”
- Cynthia O. Topps, The Times Herald-Record
“Purinton is a real find. Playing the boy caught in the middle of this is hard enough, but pulling it off with a British accent is a true accomplishment. It’s a difficult part and Purinton pulls it off with seemingly no effort.”
-Ken Borsuk, Rockland Review
As King Pandion in The Love of the Nightingale
“Miles Purinton radiates funny from the second you view him.”
- Kris Hallett, The Reviews Hub (Bristol, UK)
As Warren Stone in The Notebook
“Purinton is appealing as the precocious, lovestruck Warren.”
- Robert Dominguez, The Daily News.