Miles Koules (born June 25, 1994) is an American actor, producer, and former professional ice hockey player.
He played the Terroni Delivery Man in Spiral.
Career[]
Miles Koules was born in Los Angeles, California, to Risa Shapiro and Oren Koules. Growing up in California, he stated that he felt there were limited opportunities to develop as an ice hockey player. After his father became a part owner of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Koules enrolled at Shattuck-Saint Mary's Hockey Center of Excellence in Minnesota to further his development. Following three seasons at Shattuck-Saint Mary's, Koules joined the USA Hockey National Team Development Program. At age 16, he verbally committed to play collegiate hockey for the University of North Dakota.
On January 10, 2012, Koules' Western Hockey League rights were traded to the Medicine Hat Tigers in exchange for Reid Petryk. On April 30, 2012, he committed to leave the USNTDP and join the Tigers for the 2012–13 season. The Tigers' general manager, Brad McEwen, credited this change to Koules' connections to team members Emerson Etem and Hunter Shinkaruk.
Koules stayed with the Medicine Hat Tigers for nearly three seasons, recording career highs in his second season with the team and accepting invitations to NHL Development camps. On September 29, 2014, he was traded to the Portland Winterhawks for a 2017 4th-round draft pick.
After his major junior hockey career concluded with the 2014–15 season, Koules joined the Quad City Mallards of the ECHL. He was later traded to the Wichita Thunder in exchange for future considerations after playing in 44 games for the Mallards.
On October 15, 2016, Koules was traded to the Atlanta Gladiators. His playing rights were later traded to the Tulsa Oilers. He was again traded on January 24, 2017, to the Elmira Jackals, but it was short-lived, as his playing rights were moved to the Indy Fuel days later.
On February 2, 2017, he was signed to a professional tryout agreement with the Ontario Reign of the American Hockey League. After playing in two games for the Reign, he was returned to the ECHL before signing a 25-game professional tryout with the Cleveland Monsters of the AHL in March 2017. His contract evolved into an AHL contract for the 2017–18 season on July 26, 2017. After attending the Columbus Blue Jackets NHL training camp on a tryout contract, Koules was reassigned to the AHL for the 2017–18 season.
After spending the entire 2017–18 season in the AHL, Koules joined the HIFK in the Finnish top-tier league Liiga during the 2018-19 season. He returned to North America after agreeing to an AHL contract with the Monsters on January 11, 2019. On February 2, he scored his first two goals of the season in a 6–3 loss to the Syracuse Crunch.
After a one-year stint with the Bakersfield Condors in the COVID-19-affected 2019–20 season, Koules extended his career in the AHL, joining the Binghamton Devils on a professional tryout contract before the delayed 2020–21 season on February 1, 2021.
Following the 2020-21 season, Koules retired from his ice hockey career and partnered with his father to form the film production company Koules Productions in 2022.
Filmography[]
Films[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Spiral | Terroni Delivery Man |
Trivia[]
- Miles Koules' father, Oren Koules, is one of the producers of the Saw franchise.
- Koules' younger sister, Sam Koules, played Melissa Nelson in Jigsaw.
Gallery[]
External Links[]
Miles Koules on Wikipedia
Miles Koules at the Internet Movie Database
Miles Koules on Twitter
Miles Koules on Instagram