Michael J. Scofield, portrayed by Wentworth Miller, is a fictional character and one of the main protagonists of the American television series Prison Break.

From the initial proposal, Scheuring then justified the character and story by making him a structural engineer who worked at the architecture firm that had access to the prison's blueprints.

Michael has been clinically diagnosed with low latent inhibition, a condition in which his brain is more open than most people's to incoming stimuli in the surrounding environment.

[6] Entertainment Weekly recognized the actor's domination of screen time by saying that "it's Miller's show" and on his performance, they stated that his "Michael Scofield has the silky voice of a sociopath, the resigned stance of a long-distance runner, and the deadpan delivery of Macaulay Culkin at his Uncle Buck best.

"[7] The New York Times commented that although Miller does not show a wide range of emotion, "he projects an unflappable determination that confounds his fellow prisoners".