Jonny Lee Miller
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| Jonny Lee Miller | |
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_2.jpg/250px-Peace_one_day_(joliz)_2.jpg) Jonny Lee Miller at a presentation for Peace One Day in 2005 |
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| Born | Jonathan Lee Miller 15 November 1972 Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, England |
| Spouse(s) | Angelina Jolie (1996-1999) |
Jonathan Lee Miller (born 15 November 1972) is an English actor.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Miller was born in Kingston upon Thames, South West London, England, the son of Anne (née Lee), who worked in theatre production, and Alan Miller, a stage actor and later a stage manager at the BBC.[1][2] Miller's maternal grandfather was Bernard Lee, famous for playing the character M in the earlier James Bond films. Miller has stated that he has fond memories of being at Television Centre with his sister and watching Top Of The Pops and Blue Peter being made.[3] Miller was educated at Tiffin Boys' School in Kingston upon Thames where he gained his first acting experience and played in the Tiffin Swing Band. Miller left school, aged 17, to pursue his acting career.[4]
[edit] Career
After a stint in EastEnders as Jonathan Hewitt, Miller got his big break in films with Hackers (1995), co-starring Angelina Jolie. In 1997, Miller was involved with the creation and operation of Natural Nylon along with friends Jude Law (whom he met in the National Youth Music Theatre), Sadie Frost, Ewan McGregor, Sean Pertwee, Damon Bryant and Bradley Adams. Natural Nylon folded in 2003. Aside from EastEnders he has appeared on television in the BBC's modernisation of The Canterbury Tales as Artie in The Pardoner's Tale and as Lord Byron in a BBC production about the life of the poet. He worked on the US television series Smith (CBS, Fall 2006). His first appearance on US Television was the 1996 miniseries Dead Man's Walk.
Shortly after Hackers, Miller was cast in Trainspotting (1996), which brought him renown. He was suggested for the role of Sick Boy by Ewan McGregor. The accent he used in the film was so convincing that it led many people to erroneously believe he was Scottish. In 1997, he played Billy Prior in the film adaptation of Pat Barker's World War I novel, Regeneration, and in 2000 he played the role of Cameron Colley in Complicity (video title Retribution), based on the book by Iain Banks. Also in 2000, he appeared as Simon Sheppard in Wes Craven's Dracula 2000.
In 2005, he was considered for the role of James Bond, replacing Irish actor Pierce Brosnan. The role went to fellow British actor, Daniel Craig. The following year, Miller portrayed cyclist Graeme Obree in The Flying Scotsman. In 2007, Miller was chosen to play the lead role in a new series for the American network ABC, called Eli Stone. He plays the lead character, a lawyer who struggles with the belief others have that he might be a prophet.
[edit] Personal life
Miller married actress Angelina Jolie in 1996. They separated a year later and were divorced in 1999. Since then, he has been involved with several well-known women (including Lisa Faulkner and Natalie Appleton), but has been seeing actress/model Michele Hicks since 2006.[5]
Miller is also a supporter of Chelsea FC.[6]. He is a marathon runner, often supporting the charity Mencap. He ran the 2008 London Marathon in 3:01:40. Miller was signed up to run the 2006 Marathon des Sables but had to drop out due to contractual obligation to the television series Smith.
He has many tattoos. Three of them (Stamina, Endurance, and Discipline) seem to tie into his interest in strenuous marathons.
Miller is also a saxophonist.
[edit] Awards
- Won the 1997 Ft. Lauderdale Film Festival Jury Award for best ensemble cast for Afterglow. He shares this award with Julie Christie, Nick Nolte, and Lara Flynn Boyle.
- Nominated for the Scottish BAFTA for Best Actor for his performance in The Flying Scotsman.
[edit] Selected works
| Year | Title | Role | Other Notes |
| 1983 | Mansfield Park | Charles Price | Miniseries |
| 1989 | Itch | Dennis Turnbull | TV movie |
| 1990 | Keeping Up Appearances | The Youth | TV series 1 episode |
| 1992 | Dead Romantic | Paul | TV movie |
| Goodbye Cruel World | Mark | Miniseries | |
| 1993 TV | Stage |
Olly's Prison | Smiler | TV movie |
| EastEnders | Jonathan Hewitt | TV series 2 episodes |
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| Prime Suspect 3 | Anthony Field | TV movie | |
| Beautiful Thing | Ste | play | |
| 1994 | Cadfael | Edwin Gurney | TV series 1 episode |
| Meat | Charlie Dyce | TV movie | |
| 1995 | Hackers | Dade Murphy | Miller's feature film debut |
| 1996 TV | Film |
Trainspotting | Sick Boy | film |
| Dead Man's Walk | Woodrow F. Call | miniseries | |
| 1997 | Afterglow | Jeffrey Byron | film |
| Regeneration | 2nd Lt. Billy Prior | film | |
| 1999 | Plunkett & Macleane | Macleane | film |
| Mansfield Park | Edmund Bertram | film | |
| 2000 | Love, Honour and Obey | Jonny | film |
| Complicity | Cameron Colley | film | |
| Dracula 2000 | Simon Sheppard | film | |
| 2001 | The Escapist | Denis Hopkins | film |
| 2003 | The Canterbury Tales | Arty | TV series 1 episode |
| Byron | Lord Byron | TV movie | |
| 2004 Film | Stage |
Mindhunters | Lucas Harper | film |
| Melinda and Melinda | Lee | film | |
| Festen | unknown | play | |
| 2005 Film | Stage |
Æon Flux | Oren Goodchild | film |
| Someone Who'll Watch Over Me | Adam | play | |
| 2006 TV | Film |
The Flying Scotsman | Graeme Obree | film |
| Smith | Tom | TV series 7 episodes |
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| 2008 TV | Film |
Eli Stone | Eli Stone | TV series |
| Endgame | filming |
[edit] References
- ^ Jonny Lee Miller Biography (1972-)
- ^ http://jonnyleemiller.org/index.php/the-man-the-myth-the-faqs/
- ^ "'Do you wanna be in my gang' from The Telegraph", JonnyLeeMiller.co.uk
- ^ "Johnny Lee Miller", Star Bios, Tribute.ca
- ^ "Notting Hill TV", mynottinghill.co.uk
- ^ "Chelsea Celebrity Supporters", Chelsea FC
