Jonny Lee Miller 235324 223875955 2008-07-06T08:12:54Z Taty2007 6588459 {{Infobox actor | image = Peace_one_day_%28joliz%29_2.jpg | imagesize = 250px | caption = Jonny Lee Miller at a presentation for [[Peace One Day]] in 2005 | birthname = Jonathan Lee Miller | birthdate = {{birth date and age|1972|11|15|df=y}} | birthplace = [[Kingston upon Thames]], [[Greater London]], [[England]] | spouse = [[Angelina Jolie]] (1996-1999) }} '''Jonathan Lee Miller''' (born [[15 November]] [[1972]]) is an [[England|English]] actor. ==Biography== ===Early life=== Miller was born in [[Kingston upon Thames]], [[South West London]], [[England]], the son of Anne ([[married and maiden names|née]] Lee), who worked in theatre production, and [[Alan Miller]], a stage actor and later a stage manager at the [[BBC]].<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/69/Jonny-Lee-Miller.html Jonny Lee Miller Biography (1972-)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>http://jonnyleemiller.org/index.php/the-man-the-myth-the-faqs/</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.jonnyleemiller.co.uk/telegraph.html "'Do you wanna be in my gang' from The Telegraph"], JonnyLeeMiller.co.uk</ref> Miller was educated at [[Tiffin School]] in Kingston upon Thames where he gained his first acting experience and played in the Tiffin Swing Band.<ref>[http://movies.nytimes.com/person/200487/Jonny-Lee-Miller/biography "Jonny Lee Miller"], [[The New York Times]], ''accessed [[28 June]] [[2008]]''</ref> Miller left school, aged 17, to pursue his acting career.<ref>[http://www.tribute.ca/bio.asp?id=2048 "Johnny Lee Miller"], Star Bios, Tribute.ca</ref> ===Career=== After a stint in ''[[EastEnders]]'' as [[Jonathan Hewitt]], Miller got his big break in films with ''[[Hackers (film)|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 (TV series)|Smith]]'' ([[CBS]], Fall 2006). His first appearance on US Television was the [[1996 in television|1996]] miniseries ''[[Dead Man's Walk]]''. Shortly after ''Hackers'', Miller was cast in ''[[Trainspotting (movie)|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 [[Scotland|Scottish]]. In 1997, he played Billy Prior in the film adaptation of [[Pat Barker]]'s [[World War I]] novel, ''[[Regeneration (novel)|Regeneration]]'', and in [[2000 in film|2000]] he played the role of Cameron Colley in ''[[Complicity (film)|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 (movie)|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. ===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.<ref>[http://www.mynottinghill.co.uk/nottinghilltv/celebs-jonny-lee-miller.htm "Notting Hill TV"], mynottinghill.co.uk</ref> Miller is also a supporter of [[Chelsea FC]].<ref>[http://www.chelseafc.com/article.asp?article=99643&Title=Celebrities&lid=Navigation+-+Fan+Zone&sub=Celebrities&nav=&sublid= "Chelsea Celebrity Supporters"], Chelsea FC</ref>. 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 (TV 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. ==Awards== * Won the 1997 Ft. Lauderdale Film Festival Jury Award for best ensemble cast for ''[[Afterglow (film)|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 (life)|The Flying Scotsman]]''. ==Selected works== {| class="wikitable" style="width:10em" border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center" | '''Year''' || '''Title''' || '''Role''' || '''Other Notes''' |- |[[1983 in television|1983]] || ''[[Mansfield Park (1983 TV serial)|Mansfield Park]]'' || Charles Price || [[Miniseries]] |- |[[1989 in television|1989]] || ''Itch'' || Dennis Turnbull || [[Television movie|TV movie]] |- |[[1990 in television|1990]] || ''[[Keeping Up Appearances]]'' || The Youth || [[Television series|TV series]]<br>1 episode |- |rowspan="2"| [[1992 in television|1992]] || ''Dead Romantic'' || Paul || TV movie |- | ''Goodbye Cruel World'' || Mark || Miniseries |- |rowspan="4"| 1993<br>[[1993 in television|TV]] | '''Stage''' || ''Olly's Prison'' || Smiler || TV movie |- | ''[[EastEnders]]'' || Jonathan Hewitt || TV series<br>2 episodes |- | ''[[Prime Suspect|Prime Suspect 3]]'' || Anthony Field || TV movie |- | ''[[Beautiful Thing]]'' || Ste || [[Play (theatre)|play]] |- |rowspan="2"| [[1994 in television|1994]] || ''Cadfael'' || Edwin Gurney || TV series<br>1 episode |- | ''Meat'' || Charlie Dyce || TV movie |- | [[1995 in film|1995]] || ''[[Hackers (movie)|Hackers]]'' || Dade Murphy || ''Miller's'' [[film|feature film]] debut |- |rowspan="2"| 1996<br>[[1996 in television|TV]] | [[1996 in film|Film]] || ''[[Trainspotting (movie)|Trainspotting]]'' || Sick Boy || film |- | ''[[Dead Man's Walk]]'' || Woodrow F. Call || miniseries |- |rowspan="2"| [[1997 in film|1997]] || ''[[Afterglow (film)|Afterglow]]'' || Jeffrey Byron || film |- | ''[[Regeneration (1997 film)|Regeneration]]'' || 2nd Lt. Billy Prior || film |- |rowspan="2"| [[1999 in film|1999]] || ''[[Plunkett & Macleane]]'' || Macleane || film |- | ''[[Mansfield Park (film)|Mansfield Park]]'' || Edmund Bertram || film |- |rowspan="3"| [[2000 in film|2000]] || ''[[Love, Honour and Obey]]'' || Jonny || film |- | ''[[Complicity (film)|Complicity]]'' || Cameron Colley || film |- | ''[[Dracula 2000]]'' || Simon Sheppard || film |- | [[2001 in film|2001]] || ''[[The Escapist (2001 film)|The Escapist]]'' || Denis Hopkins || film |- |rowspan="2"| [[2003 in television|2003]] || [[The Canterbury Tales (TV Series)|''The Canterbury Tales'']] || Arty || TV series<br>1 episode |- | ''[[George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron#fictional depictions|Byron]]'' || Lord Byron || TV movie |- |rowspan="3"| 2004<br>[[2004 in film|Film]] | '''Stage''' || ''[[Mindhunters]]'' || Lucas Harper || film |- | ''[[Melinda and Melinda]]'' || Lee || film |- | ''[[Festen (play)|Festen]]'' || ''unknown'' || play |- |rowspan="2"| 2005<br> [[2005 in film|Film]] | '''Stage''' || ''[[Æon Flux (film)|Æon Flux]]'' || Oren Goodchild || film |- | ''[[Someone Who'll Watch Over Me]]'' || Adam || play |- |rowspan="2"| 2006<br>[[2006 in television|TV]] | [[2006 in film|Film]] || ''[[The Flying Scotsman (movie)|The Flying Scotsman]]'' || Graeme Obree || film |- | ''[[Smith (TV series)|Smith]]'' || Tom || TV series<br>7 episodes |- |rowspan="2"| 2008<br>[[2008 in television|TV]] | [[2008 in film|Film]] || ''[[Eli Stone]]'' || Eli Stone || TV series |- | ''[[Endgame (2008 film)|Endgame]]'' || || filming |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{imdb name|id=0001538|name=Jonny Lee Miller}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Jonny Lee}} [[Category:1972 births]] [[Category:English film actors]] [[Category:English soap opera actors]] [[Category:English stage actors]] [[Category:English television actors]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Kingston upon Thames]] [[de:Jonny Lee Miller]] [[es:Jonny Lee Miller]] [[fr:Jonny Lee Miller]] [[it:Jonny Lee Miller]] [[ja:ジョニー・リー・ミラー]] [[mk:Џони Ли Милер]] [[pl:Jonny Lee Miller]] [[pt:Jonny Lee Miller]] [[ru:Миллер, Джонни Ли]] [[sv:Jonny Lee Miller]]