Jonny Lee Miller

British film and television actor Jonny Lee Miller was born on 15 November, 1972 at Kingston upon Thames, London, England. His birth name was Jonathan Lee Miller. His parents were Anna Lee and Alan Miller. His parents greatly inspired him to be an actor. They used to appear in some stage productions of BBC. His grandfather Bernard Lee is also an actor who appeared in some movies of James Bond. He went to the Tiffin School and he used to participate in many school plays.

When he was sixteen, he wanted to pursue his career in acting and left the school. Jonny Lee Miller appeared on the small screen when he was nine years old. He played a role in Doctor Who, a BBC television series, and in Jemima Shore in 1986. His role as Charles Price in Mansfield Park drew the attention of the audience. He also took the guest role and single episodic roles in The Bill, Between the Lines and ‘Causality’. As Jonathan Hewitt in East Enders his role is impressing and it is his major character. In The Canterbury Tales, he appeared as Carole and also as Lord Byron in the telefilm ‘Byron’. The above two characters are the classic roles he has appeared in throughout his career.

His character in Eli Stone is the most impressive role in his small screen career for which he received a nomination for Best Actor in Satellite Awards. He was also nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for his outstanding performance in the guest role in ‘ Dexter It is a popular American drama which is broadcaste >> Read More... ’. For his role in ‘ Elementary Elementary a crime drama broadcasted by the CBS de >> Read More... ’, he got the nomination for Satellite Award for the second time. Not just in small screen roles, he also entertained global audience with his silver screen roles. In 1995, he starred alongside of Angelina Jolie Who will not be stung with her “pouting lips?” Ang >> Read More... in ‘Hackers’ after which in 1996, he married Angelina Jolie.

After Hackers, he appeared in selected roles in many movies like ‘Trainspotting’, ‘ Love Love is an Indian TV serial in the Telugu language >> Read More... ’, Honour and Obey, Dracula 2000 which drew the attention of the critics and he got the worldwide acceptance for his acting. His sportive role as Graeme Obree in the film The Flying Scotsman made him a bit different from the mundane characters. For this role he received the Actor of the Year nomination. The role in ‘Frankenstein’ got him the Oliver Award in Best Actor category.

Coming to his personal life, he married Angelina Jolie in 1996 and divorced in 1998. Later he dated and married Michele Hicks, a well-known actress and model in 2008. They have a child together too. He is also a marathon runner who participated in London Marathon and completed in 03:01:40.