Ben Miller
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Bennet Evan "Ben" Miller (born 24 February 1966) is an English comedian, actor and director. He is perhaps best known as one half of comedy double act Armstrong and Miller
, along with Alexander Armstrong
. Together the pair wrote and starred in Channel 4 sketch show Armstrong and Miller, and the more recent BBC television sketch show The Armstrong and Miller Show
. As of 2011, he is starring in crime drama series Death in Paradise
.
, Cheshire. His paternal grandfather was a Lithuania
n-born tailor who lived in London's East End; his father, Michael Miller, was a lecturer in American Literature
at Birmingham City University
; and his Welsh
mother, Marion, taught English at South Cheshire College
. He has two younger sisters, Leah and Bronwen.
He was educated at Malbank School and Sixth Form College
, his local comprehensive school in Nantwich
, Cheshire. He then studied natural sciences at St Catharine's College, Cambridge
, where he acted with and dated Rachel Weisz
. He remained at Cambridge to study for a Ph.D. in quantum physics, entitled "Novel quantum effects in low-temperature quasi-zero dimensional
mesoscopic electron systems". However, before completing his Ph.D., he abandoned it to concentrate on a career in comedy.
at St Catharine's College, Cambridge
, when a friend asked him to help ferry around the judges of the National Student Drama Festival
, which was being held that year in Cambridge. He consequently met fellow Cambridge student Alexander Armstrong
, at the TBA Sketch Comedy Group, a comedy club which ran at the Gate Theatre Studio
, Notting Hill
, throughout the 1990s. They performed their first full-length show at the Edinburgh Fringe
in 1994, and returned in 1996, whereupon they were nominated for the Perrier Comedy Award.
Their success resulted in the commissioning of the television series Armstrong and Miller, which ran for four series in total throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s – one on the Paramount Comedy Channel, and three on Channel Four. The duo had their own radio show
with the same name on BBC Radio 4
in 1998, which featured many of the sketches and characters from their TV series, and a second show, Children's Hour with Armstrong and Miller, later in the same year. After a six-year break, the show was recommissioned for Hattrick Productions as The Armstrong and Miller Show
, and is currently in its third series.
In 2001, Miller starred in Steve Coogan
's first feature film, the British comedy The Parole Officer
. In 2003 he played the role of 'Bough', sidekick to Rowan Atkinson's
title character in the film Johnny English
. In 2004 he co-starred in The Prince and Me
. In 2004 and 2005, he starred in two consecutive series of the BBC
television series The Worst Week of My Life
, alongside Sarah Alexander
, followed in 2006 by a three-part Christmas special, The Worst Christmas of My Life. Since 2007 he is starring as James Lester in ITV's sci-fi drama Primeval, and as Mr Jonathan in the Australian film Razzle Dazzle: A Journey Into Dance
.
From 2001 until 2007, Miller provided the voice for the ITV Digital
and now PG Tips
Monkey, in a popular series of television advertisements featuring Johnny Vegas
.
In 2008, he appeared in three ITV1
series, as television producer Jonathan Pope in Tony Jordan
's series Moving Wallpaper
. He also starred in Thank God You're Here
.
In 2010 he made his directorial debut with the film Huge.
In 2011 (as revealed by Miller on Twitter), he will reprise his role as James Lester in Primeval.
One of his more recent successes, is starring in the hit BBC TV Series Death in Paradise, where he plays DI Richard Poole.
In November 2011, Ben will be in The Ladykillers at the Gielgud Theatre
playing Louis Harvey.
's 2006 British BBC
TV Comedy series Saxondale
. With Armstrong, he has formed a production company named Toff Media.
at the 1990 National Student Drama Festival
. He co-wrote MindGym
, winner of the first BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Award for comedy in 1998, with Tim Wright and Adam Gee
. He and Armstrong won a BCA Award for The Armstrong and Miller Show
. In 2010 they also won a BAFTA for The Armstrong and Miller Show.
(who guest-starred with him in Series 3 of Primeval
), but they recently separated. They also have a four-year-old son. The couple lived in Maida Vale
. He attended the wedding of comedy partner Alexander Armstrong
in 2004, and in an interview given in 2005 he said that during the stag event in Taunton
, Somerset, the group had iced cakes; he described the weekend as "utterly bizarre, probably the most effeminate stag do in history".
A talented musician, Miller plays the guitar and drums, and likes yoga
. At school Miller played in a band called Aquilae, which performed Eagles covers translated into Latin
. His fictitious school band, Slide Rule, which featured in sketches from the first A&M TV series, is believed to be an affectionate homage to the legendary Section B
. At St Catharine's, he played in a band called the Dear Johns, with Andy Edwards and Eoin Patterson. They released one 7 in single, entitled "Shame".
He is often mistaken for Rob Brydon
, with whom he appeared on an episode of QI
, first broadcast on 20 February 2009 (Series 6. 9). During the show, the two men, very similarly dressed, simulated a passionate narcissistic kiss.
Armstrong and Miller (comedians)
Armstrong and Miller are a British standup comedy double act consisting of the actor-comedians Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller. They have performed in two eponymous television sketch shows, the satirical Timeghost podcast, and many individual television appearances.-Radio show:Armstrong and...
, along with Alexander Armstrong
Alexander Armstrong (comedian)
Alexander Henry Fenwick Armstrong is a British comedian, actor and television presenter.-Early life and career:Armstrong was born in Rothbury, Northumberland, the youngest of three children, to Henry Angus Armstrong and his wife Emma Virginia Peronnet Thompson-McCausland, daughter of Lucius...
. Together the pair wrote and starred in Channel 4 sketch show Armstrong and Miller, and the more recent BBC television sketch show The Armstrong and Miller Show
The Armstrong and Miller Show
The Armstrong and Miller Show is a British sketch comedy television show produced by Hat Trick Productions for BBC One. It features the double act Armstrong and Miller and a number of notable scriptwriters including Andy Hamilton and The League of Gentlemen's Jeremy Dyson.The series followed four...
. As of 2011, he is starring in crime drama series Death in Paradise
Death in Paradise (TV series)
Death in Paradise is a crime drama/comedy joint UK/French television programme filmed in Guadeloupe, the first overseas region of France, starring Ben Miller and Sara Martins.-Synopsis:...
.
Early life and education
Miller was born in London, England, and grew up in NantwichNantwich
Nantwich is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The town gives its name to the parliamentary constituency of Crewe and Nantwich...
, Cheshire. His paternal grandfather was a Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
n-born tailor who lived in London's East End; his father, Michael Miller, was a lecturer in American Literature
American literature
American literature is the written or literary work produced in the area of the United States and its preceding colonies. For more specific discussions of poetry and theater, see Poetry of the United States and Theater in the United States. During its early history, America was a series of British...
at Birmingham City University
Birmingham City University
Birmingham City University is a British university in the city of Birmingham, England. It is the second largest of three universities in the city, the other two being the Aston University and University of Birmingham...
; and his Welsh
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
mother, Marion, taught English at South Cheshire College
South Cheshire College
South Cheshire College is a further education college, located in Crewe, England. The College is a single campus situated in a residential area about one mile from Crewe town center. The College is the sole provider of post-16 education in Crewe. It also attracts students from Nantwich, Alsager,...
. He has two younger sisters, Leah and Bronwen.
He was educated at Malbank School and Sixth Form College
Malbank School and Sixth Form College
Malbank School is a comprehensive secondary school and sixth form in Nantwich, Cheshire with pupils of both sexes aged from 11 to 18.-Admissions:It is in the west of Nantwich, close to the boundary with Henhull, on the A534 and the Shropshire Union Canal....
, his local comprehensive school in Nantwich
Nantwich
Nantwich is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The town gives its name to the parliamentary constituency of Crewe and Nantwich...
, Cheshire. He then studied natural sciences at St Catharine's College, Cambridge
St Catharine's College, Cambridge
St. Catharine’s College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1473, the college is often referred to informally by the nickname "Catz".-History:...
, where he acted with and dated Rachel Weisz
Rachel Weisz
Rachel Hannah Weisz born 7 March 1970)is an English-American film and theatre actress and former fashion model. She started her acting career at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where she co-founded the theatrical group Cambridge Talking Tongues...
. He remained at Cambridge to study for a Ph.D. in quantum physics, entitled "Novel quantum effects in low-temperature quasi-zero dimensional
Quantum dot
A quantum dot is a portion of matter whose excitons are confined in all three spatial dimensions. Consequently, such materials have electronic properties intermediate between those of bulk semiconductors and those of discrete molecules. They were discovered at the beginning of the 1980s by Alexei...
mesoscopic electron systems". However, before completing his Ph.D., he abandoned it to concentrate on a career in comedy.
Career
Miller's career began while studying for a PhD in solid-state physicsSolid-state physics
Solid-state physics is the study of rigid matter, or solids, through methods such as quantum mechanics, crystallography, electromagnetism, and metallurgy. It is the largest branch of condensed matter physics. Solid-state physics studies how the large-scale properties of solid materials result from...
at St Catharine's College, Cambridge
St Catharine's College, Cambridge
St. Catharine’s College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1473, the college is often referred to informally by the nickname "Catz".-History:...
, when a friend asked him to help ferry around the judges of the National Student Drama Festival
National Student Drama Festival
The National Student Drama Festival was founded in 1956 by the Sunday Times arts columnist - the festival's first artistic director - Kenneth Pearson, the Sunday Times theatre critic Harold Hobson, and NUS president Frank Copplestone. The Sunday Times Editor, H.V...
, which was being held that year in Cambridge. He consequently met fellow Cambridge student Alexander Armstrong
Alexander Armstrong (comedian)
Alexander Henry Fenwick Armstrong is a British comedian, actor and television presenter.-Early life and career:Armstrong was born in Rothbury, Northumberland, the youngest of three children, to Henry Angus Armstrong and his wife Emma Virginia Peronnet Thompson-McCausland, daughter of Lucius...
, at the TBA Sketch Comedy Group, a comedy club which ran at the Gate Theatre Studio
Gate Theatre Studio
The history of London's Gate Theatre Studio, often referred to as simply the Gate Theatre, is typical of many small independent theatres of the period....
, Notting Hill
Notting Hill
Notting Hill is an area in London, England, close to the north-western corner of Kensington Gardens, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea...
, throughout the 1990s. They performed their first full-length show at the Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world’s largest arts festival. Established in 1947 as an alternative to the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place annually in Scotland's capital, in the month of August...
in 1994, and returned in 1996, whereupon they were nominated for the Perrier Comedy Award.
Their success resulted in the commissioning of the television series Armstrong and Miller, which ran for four series in total throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s – one on the Paramount Comedy Channel, and three on Channel Four. The duo had their own radio show
Armstrong and Miller (radio show)
Armstrong and Miller was a short-lived radio program that aired in March 1998. There were 4 15-minute episodes and it was broadcast on BBC Radio 4. It starred Alexander Armstrong, Ben Miller, Samuel West, and Tony Gardner.-External links:*...
with the same name on BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
in 1998, which featured many of the sketches and characters from their TV series, and a second show, Children's Hour with Armstrong and Miller, later in the same year. After a six-year break, the show was recommissioned for Hattrick Productions as The Armstrong and Miller Show
The Armstrong and Miller Show
The Armstrong and Miller Show is a British sketch comedy television show produced by Hat Trick Productions for BBC One. It features the double act Armstrong and Miller and a number of notable scriptwriters including Andy Hamilton and The League of Gentlemen's Jeremy Dyson.The series followed four...
, and is currently in its third series.
In 2001, Miller starred in Steve Coogan
Steve Coogan
Stephen John "Steve" Coogan is a British comedian, actor, writer and producer. Born in Manchester, he began his career as a standup comedian and impressionist, working as a voice artist throughout the 1980s on satirical puppet show Spitting Image. In the early nineties, Coogan began creating...
's first feature film, the British comedy The Parole Officer
The Parole Officer
The Parole Officer is a 2001 film, directed by John Duigan and was the first feature film to star comedian Steve Coogan. The film follows a mismatched group of former criminals as they assist their probation officer in proving his innocence after a murder accusation.-Plot:Simon Garden is a...
. In 2003 he played the role of 'Bough', sidekick to Rowan Atkinson's
Rowan Atkinson
Rowan Sebastian Atkinson is a British actor, comedian, and screenwriter. He is most famous for his work on the satirical sketch comedy show Not The Nine O'Clock News, and the sitcoms Blackadder, Mr. Bean and The Thin Blue Line...
title character in the film Johnny English
Johnny English
Johnny English is a 2003 British action comedy film parodying the James Bond secret agent genre. The film stars Rowan Atkinson as the incompetent titular English spy, with John Malkovich, Natalie Imbruglia, Tim Pigott-Smith and Ben Miller in supporting roles...
. In 2004 he co-starred in The Prince and Me
The Prince and Me
The Prince and Me is a 2004 romantic comedy film directed by Martha Coolidge, and starring Julia Stiles, Luke Mably, and Ben Miller, with Miranda Richardson, James Fox, and Alberta Watson...
. In 2004 and 2005, he starred in two consecutive series of the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
television series The Worst Week of My Life
The Worst Week of My Life
The Worst Week of My Life is a British comedy television series, first broadcast on BBC One between March and April 2004. A second series was aired between November and December 2005 and a three-part Christmas special, The Worst Christmas of My Life was shown during December 2006...
, alongside Sarah Alexander
Sarah Alexander
Sarah Alexander is an English actress, known for her roles in various British comedy series such as Armstrong and Miller, Smack the Pony, Coupling, The Worst Week of My Life and Green Wing....
, followed in 2006 by a three-part Christmas special, The Worst Christmas of My Life. Since 2007 he is starring as James Lester in ITV's sci-fi drama Primeval, and as Mr Jonathan in the Australian film Razzle Dazzle: A Journey Into Dance
Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance
Razzle Dazzle: A Journey Into Dance is a 2007 Australian mockumentary comedy film directed by Darren Ashton about competitive dance, first screened on 15 March 2007...
.
From 2001 until 2007, Miller provided the voice for the ITV Digital
ITV Digital
ITV Digital was a British digital terrestrial television broadcaster, which launched a pay-TV service on the world's first digital terrestrial television network as ONdigital in 1998 and briefly re-branded as ITV Digital in July 2001, before the service ceased in May 2002. Its main shareholders...
and now PG Tips
PG Tips
PG Tips is a brand of tea in the United Kingdom, manufactured by Unilever UK. It is claimed that Britons drink 35 million cups of the tea every day.-Brand name:...
Monkey, in a popular series of television advertisements featuring Johnny Vegas
Johnny Vegas
Johnny Vegas is an English actor and comedian. He is known for his angry rants, portly figure, high husky voice and support of St Helens rugby league club. More recently he has moved into dramatic acting.-Early life:He was born in St Helens, Lancashire, the youngest of four children of Laurence...
.
In 2008, he appeared in three ITV1
ITV1
ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their...
series, as television producer Jonathan Pope in Tony Jordan
Tony Jordan
Tony Jordan is a British television writer. He was listed as the number 1 television screen writer in the UK by Broadcast magazine and among British Broadcastings Top 20 in The Stage ., He currently resides in Hertfordshire, UK.For many years, he was lead writer and series consultant for BBC One...
's series Moving Wallpaper
Moving Wallpaper
Moving Wallpaper was a British satirical comedy-drama television series set in a TV production unit. It ran on ITV for two series in 2008–2009. The subject of the first series was the production of a soap called Echo Beach, each episode of which aired directly after the Moving Wallpaper episode...
. He also starred in Thank God You're Here
Thank God You're Here (UK TV series)
Thank God You're Here was a partially improvised comedy based on the original Australian show with the same name. In the show, four guests are placed into a scene they have no knowledge about and have to improvise...
.
In 2010 he made his directorial debut with the film Huge.
In 2011 (as revealed by Miller on Twitter), he will reprise his role as James Lester in Primeval.
One of his more recent successes, is starring in the hit BBC TV Series Death in Paradise, where he plays DI Richard Poole.
In November 2011, Ben will be in The Ladykillers at the Gielgud Theatre
Gielgud Theatre
The Gielgud Theatre is a West End theatre, located on Shaftesbury Avenue in the City of Westminster, London, at the corner of Rupert Street. The house currently has 889 seats on three levels.-History:...
playing Louis Harvey.
Production
Miller directed a television pilot, which subsequently became the first episode of Steve CooganSteve Coogan
Stephen John "Steve" Coogan is a British comedian, actor, writer and producer. Born in Manchester, he began his career as a standup comedian and impressionist, working as a voice artist throughout the 1980s on satirical puppet show Spitting Image. In the early nineties, Coogan began creating...
's 2006 British BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
TV Comedy series Saxondale
Saxondale
Saxondale is a British television situation comedy programme, starring Steve Coogan and co-written by Steve Coogan and Neil Maclennan. The series is directed by Matt Lipsey and produced by Ted Dowd. Coogan and Henry Normal served as executive producers...
. With Armstrong, he has formed a production company named Toff Media.
Awards
Miller was awarded a Judges' Commendation for his portrayal of HamletHamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
at the 1990 National Student Drama Festival
National Student Drama Festival
The National Student Drama Festival was founded in 1956 by the Sunday Times arts columnist - the festival's first artistic director - Kenneth Pearson, the Sunday Times theatre critic Harold Hobson, and NUS president Frank Copplestone. The Sunday Times Editor, H.V...
. He co-wrote MindGym
MindGym
MindGym is a surreal game about creative thinking. It was produced as a CD-ROM in 1996 by London-based Melrose Film Productions and NoHo Digital and published by Macmillan , Simon & Schuster and Ravensburger ....
, winner of the first BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Award for comedy in 1998, with Tim Wright and Adam Gee
Adam Gee
Adam Jonathan Gee is an award-winning London-based interactive media producer and commissioner.In 2003, he moved to Channel 4 Television, London, where he is currently Cross-platform Commissioner . He is a specialist in multiplatform interactive projects around TV, commissioning factual and...
. He and Armstrong won a BCA Award for The Armstrong and Miller Show
The Armstrong and Miller Show
The Armstrong and Miller Show is a British sketch comedy television show produced by Hat Trick Productions for BBC One. It features the double act Armstrong and Miller and a number of notable scriptwriters including Andy Hamilton and The League of Gentlemen's Jeremy Dyson.The series followed four...
. In 2010 they also won a BAFTA for The Armstrong and Miller Show.
Personal life
Miller was married to Belinda Stewart-WilsonBelinda Stewart-Wilson
Belinda Stewart-Wilson is an English actress, best known for her role in the TV sitcom The Inbetweeners as Polly McKenzie.-Early life:The daughter of Sir Blair Stewart-Wilson, a British Army officer, Stewart-Wilson grew up on military postings in the UK, Germany, and Austria before her family...
(who guest-starred with him in Series 3 of Primeval
Primeval
Primeval or primæval may refer to:* Primeval, a British science fiction television series.* Primeval , a 2007 film* Primeval , a score of music from the BBC TV series Doctor Who...
), but they recently separated. They also have a four-year-old son. The couple lived in Maida Vale
Maida Vale
Maida Vale is a residential district in West London between St John's Wood and Kilburn. It is part of the City of Westminster. The area is mostly residential, and mainly affluent, consisting of many large late Victorian and Edwardian blocks of mansion flats...
. He attended the wedding of comedy partner Alexander Armstrong
Alexander Armstrong
Alexander or Alex Armstrong may refer to:*Sir Alexander Armstrong , British naval surgeon and explorer of the Arctic*Alexander Armstrong , British comedian...
in 2004, and in an interview given in 2005 he said that during the stag event in Taunton
Taunton
Taunton is the county town of Somerset, England. The town, including its suburbs, had an estimated population of 61,400 in 2001. It is the largest town in the shire county of Somerset....
, Somerset, the group had iced cakes; he described the weekend as "utterly bizarre, probably the most effeminate stag do in history".
A talented musician, Miller plays the guitar and drums, and likes yoga
Yoga
Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual discipline, originating in ancient India. The goal of yoga, or of the person practicing yoga, is the attainment of a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility while meditating on Supersoul...
. At school Miller played in a band called Aquilae, which performed Eagles covers translated into Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
. His fictitious school band, Slide Rule, which featured in sketches from the first A&M TV series, is believed to be an affectionate homage to the legendary Section B
Section B
Section B are a group of football fans and supporters who have followed Airdrieonians F.C. and more recently Airdrie United F.C., in Scottish football. Formed in 1977, the group have been well known throughout Scottish football for their boisterous, voiciferous and often violent behaviour for...
. At St Catharine's, he played in a band called the Dear Johns, with Andy Edwards and Eoin Patterson. They released one 7 in single, entitled "Shame".
He is often mistaken for Rob Brydon
Rob Brydon
Rob Brydon is a BAFTA-nominated Welsh actor, comedian, radio and television presenter, singer and impressionist...
, with whom he appeared on an episode of QI
QI
QI is a British comedy panel game television quiz show created and co-produced by John Lloyd, hosted by Stephen Fry, and featuring permanent panellist Alan Davies. Most of the questions are extremely obscure, making it unlikely that the correct answer will be given...
, first broadcast on 20 February 2009 (Series 6. 9). During the show, the two men, very similarly dressed, simulated a passionate narcissistic kiss.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Murder Most Horrid Murder Most Horrid Murder Most Horrid is a BBC dark comedy anthology series starring comedian Dawn French. It ran for four series runs, in 1991, 1994, 1996 and 1999.... |
P.C. Watkins | TV series (1 episode: "He Died a Death") |
| 1993 | French and Saunders French and Saunders French and Saunders is a British sketch comedy television show written by and starring comic duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. It is also the name by which the performers are known on the occasions when they appear elsewhere as a double act.... |
TV series (1 episode: "The Silence of the Lambs") | |
| Paul Merton: The Series Paul Merton: The Series Paul Merton: The Series is a British sketch show that aired on Channel 4 from 1991 to 1993. The main star was Paul Merton, who co-wrote it along with John Irwin. It is not currently available on DVD but every episode is available for viewing free via Channel 4 service 4od and YouTube in the UK.... |
Various | TV series (6 episodes) | |
| 1995 | Casualty Casualty (TV series) Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The... |
Daniel Murdoch | TV series (1 episode: "Trials and Tribulations") |
| Look at the State We're In! | Marty | TV mini-series | |
| Sardines | Simon | TV movie | |
| 1997 | The Jack Docherty Show | Various | TV series |
| The Armstrong and Miller Show The Armstrong and Miller Show The Armstrong and Miller Show is a British sketch comedy television show produced by Hat Trick Productions for BBC One. It features the double act Armstrong and Miller and a number of notable scriptwriters including Andy Hamilton and The League of Gentlemen's Jeremy Dyson.The series followed four... |
Various Roles | TV series (27 episodes: 1997–2001) | |
| 1999 | Plunkett and Macleane | Dixon | |
| Hunting Venus Hunting Venus Hunting Venus is a British television comedy-drama starring Martin Clunes and Neil Morrisey as former members of a 1980s pop group. The one-off drama was broadcast on ITV on 31 March 1999, and was produced by Buffalo Pictures for Yorkshire Television.... |
Gavin | TV movie | |
| Passion Killers | Nick | TV movie | |
| Coming Soon | Ben | TV movie | |
| The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert | French Officer | Video | |
| 2000 | You Can't Dance | Short | |
| Tip of My Tongue | Dave | Short | |
| Cinderella | Dandini | TV movie | |
| The Blind Date | Joe Maxwell | ||
| There's Only One Jimmy Grimble There's Only One Jimmy Grimble There's Only One Jimmy Grimble is a 2000 film set around Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. The film centred on one young boy's dream to play for Manchester City F.C.-Plot:... |
Johnny Two Dogs | ||
| 2001 | The Parole Officer The Parole Officer The Parole Officer is a 2001 film, directed by John Duigan and was the first feature film to star comedian Steve Coogan. The film follows a mismatched group of former criminals as they assist their probation officer in proving his innocence after a murder accusation.-Plot:Simon Garden is a... |
Colin | |
| Birthday Girl | Concierge | ||
| Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible is a British television series, created by Graham Duff, co-written by and starring Steve Coogan. Originally aired on BBC2 in 2001, the programme was designed as an anthology series, in the style of Tales from the Crypt, and lampooned many aspects of the horror... |
Rebenor | TV series (1 episode: "Lesbian Vampire Lovers of Lust") | |
| 2002 | Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dalí | Yoyotte | TV movie |
| The Book Group | Martin Logan | TV series (2 episodes) | |
| Jeffrey Archer: The Truth | Roland Moxley-Nemesis | TV movie | |
| 2003 | Johnny English Johnny English Johnny English is a 2003 British action comedy film parodying the James Bond secret agent genre. The film stars Rowan Atkinson as the incompetent titular English spy, with John Malkovich, Natalie Imbruglia, Tim Pigott-Smith and Ben Miller in supporting roles... |
Angus Bough | |
| The Actors | Clive | ||
| 2004 | The Prince and Me | Soren | |
| Agatha Christie's Marple | Basil Blake | TV movie | |
| Doc Martin Doc Martin Doc Martin is a British television comedy drama series starring Martin Clunes in the title role. It was created by Mark Crowdy, Craig Ferguson and Dominic Minghella. The show is filmed on location in the fishing village of Port Isaac, Cornwall, United Kingdom, with filming of most interior scenes... |
Stewart James | TV series (1 episode: "The Portwenn Effect") | |
| The Worst Week of My Life The Worst Week of My Life The Worst Week of My Life is a British comedy television series, first broadcast on BBC One between March and April 2004. A second series was aired between November and December 2005 and a three-part Christmas special, The Worst Christmas of My Life was shown during December 2006... |
Howard Steel | TV series (17 episodes: 2004–2006) | |
| 2005 | Malice Aforethought | Dr. Edmund Bickleigh | TV movie |
| Starry Night | Short | ||
| Doc Martin | Stewart James | TV series (1 episode: "Out of the Woods") | |
| 2006 | Popetown | The Priest | TV series (10 episodes) |
| Saxondale | Bernard Langley | TV series (1 episode: "Episode #1.6") | |
| 2007 | Razzle Dazzle | Mr. Jonathon | |
| The Armstrong and Miller Show The Armstrong and Miller Show The Armstrong and Miller Show is a British sketch comedy television show produced by Hat Trick Productions for BBC One. It features the double act Armstrong and Miller and a number of notable scriptwriters including Andy Hamilton and The League of Gentlemen's Jeremy Dyson.The series followed four... |
Various Roles | TV series (19 episodes: 2007–2010) | |
| Primeval Primeval Primeval or primæval may refer to:* Primeval, a British science fiction television series.* Primeval , a 2007 film* Primeval , a score of music from the BBC TV series Doctor Who... |
James Lester | TV series (30 episodes [credited for 36]: 2007–2011) | |
| 2008 | Moving Wallpaper: The Mole | Jonathan Pope | TV series short (2 episodes: uncredited) |
| Moving Wallpaper | Jonathan Pope | TV series (18 episodes: 2008–2009) | |
| 2009 | Comic Relief 2009 | TV movie | |
| Within the Whirlwind | Krasny | ||
| The Catherine Tate Show The Catherine Tate Show The Catherine Tate Show is a British television sketch comedy written by Catherine Tate and Aschlin Ditta. Tate also stars in all but one of the show's sketches, which feature a wide range of characters. The Catherine Tate Show airs on BBC Two and is shown worldwide through the BBC... |
Ghost of Christmas Past | TV series (1 episodeL "Nan's Christmas Carol") | |
| QI QI QI is a British comedy panel game television quiz show created and co-produced by John Lloyd, hosted by Stephen Fry, and featuring permanent panellist Alan Davies. Most of the questions are extremely obscure, making it unlikely that the correct answer will be given... |
Himself | Comedy Panel Show (1 episode "The Future") | |
| 2010 | 4.3.2.1 4.3.2.1 4.3.2.1 is a British crime thriller film directed by Noel Clarke and Mark Davis, released 2 June 2010. It stars, Emma Roberts, Ophelia Lovibond, Shanika-Warren Markland, Tamsin Egerton, Adam Deacon, Ashley 'Bashy' Thomas and Noel Clarke.-Plot:... |
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