William Franklyn-Miller Brings a Young George Washington to the Screen

William Franklyn-Miller didn’t initially think he — a young British actor — was cut out to portray George Washington in a biopic.  ”When I got the audition, I was like, ‘There’s no way they’re gonna give it to an English guy,’” says Franklyn-Miller, the star of “Young Washington.” “But technically, he was part of the colony — so he was British at the start, even though he was born in what would become the United States.” Franklyn-Miller stars as George Washington in the coming-of-age biopic, which focuses on the founding father’s experiences pre-Revolutionary War. The film centers on his rise to leadership, and missteps, during the French and Indian War. “Young Washington” premiered at the Tribeca Festival ahead of its wide release Friday, timed to Independence Day weekend during America’s semiquincentennial year. Franklyn-Miller was recently in New York for an extended stretch of time, accompanied by his sister and brother, for the festival and press ahead of the film’s red carpet premiere in Nashville.  William Franklyn-Miller, in Saint Laurent, at the “Young Washington” world premiere in Nashville. Getty Images for Angel Franklyn-Miller was on holiday last summer when he found out that he’d booked the role, and only had a few weeks to prepare and

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