Miles Caton is a 20 year-old rising star from New York City, who in his film debut took the world by storm with his deep, soulful, baritone voice of somebody beyond his years and stunning musical talents that resonates with you every time he hits a note. His performance was that of somebody that seemed to have over a dozen credits with his maturity mixed with a slight freedom and innocence. Miles was only 19 years old when he filmed ‘Sinners,’ and since then his career has started to sky rocket along with his burgeoning music career. He learned blues guitar for the part, practicing for over five hours a day for over two months leading up to filming. This shows an impressive work ethic, passion and dedication to his craft for somebody so young as a then teenager. His parents are gospel singers, and Miles has been involved in music since he was a child, and basically for all intents and purposes is a musical prodigy. He featured heavily as the lead singer on the Sinners soundtrack he recorded with world class Swedish film composer and Oscars, Grammy and Bafta award winning musician Ludwig Goransson. His chemistry opposite fellow young actor Jayme Lawson, the actress who played his love interest Pearline, is electric and endearing.
An amazing and mature performance by Miles Caton, the least experienced actor in the cast opposite powerhouses in Michael B. Jordan, Delroy Lindo, Wumni Mosaki, Hailee Steinfeld and Jack O’ Connell, proved that he could hang on screen with the best of them. The film showcases his triple threat talents as a songwriter, actor and musician, and confirmed the faith put in him from writer, producer and director Ryan Coogler. His work and collaboration with world class film composer Ludwig Goransson is phenomenal, proving if you are good enough, age does not matter. Miles released his debut album ‘Somethin’ which he wrote, produced and released in 2025. Sinners song “Last time (I seen the Sun) ,” which he co-wrote with Alice Smith and Ludwig Goransson for the ‘Sinners’ movie soundtrack. Ryan Coogler’s film “Sinners” joins the ranks of legendary and iconic films such as “The Bodyguard,” “Purple Rain,” and “A Star Is Born,” putting it amongst the most celebrated movie soundtracks in Grammy and movie history with 5 nominations making it one of the most nominated soundtracks in history.
In an interview with Vanity Fair, Miles Caton spoke about the process of getting the role and what was involved in a excerpt from the interview (below):
Miles Caton:
”I was brought in for a chemistry read with Michael B. Jordan and Ryan. I worked with Ludwig Göransson. He played me “Death Letter Blues” by Son House. That was one of the songs that I started learning to get a feel for what the process would be like for learning the blues. And I felt like the chemistry read went pretty well. I was nervous, but I was excited to be in that room and just to get to meet those people. I went back home, and I think it was a week that went by. I was at the mall when got a call from Ryan Coogler telling me he wanted me to be a part of it. I lost it. And then after I got the role, they sent the whole script. That’s where I found out everything that the role entailed.” –Vanity Fair
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