At the age of 16, Wiley Wiggins starred in Richard Linklater’s 1993 film Dazed and Confused. He had not initially planned on an acting career, stating that he was approached by a member of the film’s casting department outside of an Austin coffee shop, who asked if he was interested in auditioning.

Wiggins later appeared in Linklater’s Waking Life and C.M. Talkington’s indie crime drama Love and a .45 with Renée Zellweger.