‘Sinners’ Miles Caton Talks Sacrifice, What He Learned From Co-Stars & The Precipice of Stardom

Not many teenagers can say they played a world stadium tour and still managed to make it back in time for prom and high school graduation in one fell swoop. And yet, here was Sinners star Miles Caton, chatting casually with me via Zoom on a Tuesday morning. When I make the accusation that he’s simply too chill about experiencing the cusp of celebrity, he’s relaxed and humble as ever, quick to playfully chide me (and his friends who tease him) about it being a surreal experience – despite telling us to “chill, bro.”

Now the 20-year-old New York native, who first went viral for his singing chops in 2017 after debuting a cover of Nina Simone’s “Feeling Good,” is currently skyrocketing to fame in the acting world following his delightful turn in Ryan Coogler’s Sinners as Sammie, a young and skilled blues guitarist who inadvertently captures the…