Ben Miller
Biography
Ben Miller is an English comedian and actor who also writes books. Born in London, he studied natural sciences at Cambridge before joining the Footlights and moving into comedy. After meeting Alexander Armstrong in 1992, he performed with him at the Edinburgh Fringe, and in 1996 the duo received a Perrier Comedy Award nomination. Their sketch series Armstrong and Miller ran from 1997 to 2001. Miller's film work includes The Parole Officer (2001), Johnny English (2003), The Prince and Me (2004), What We Did on Our Holiday (2014) and Johnny English Strikes Again (2018). On television he starred as James Lester in Primeval and as DI Richard Poole in Death in Paradise from 2011 to 2014. He made his directorial debut with Huge (2010) and received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination with the cast of Bridgerton in 2021.
60years old
Turns 61 on February 24in 135 days
- Born London
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Bennet Evan Miller (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 14
- Career span
- 25 years1999 to 2024
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A change of course
Miller stayed at Cambridge for a PhD in solid state physics, and the title he proposed for his thesis was "Novel quantum effects in low-temperature quasi-zero-dimensional mesoscopic electron systems".
Early training
After completing his degree, Miller became a member of the Footlights in 1989. He worked alongside Andy Parsons, David Wolstencroft and Sue Perkins, and later directed a revue.
Behind the camera
Miller and Alexander Armstrong started a production company called Toff Media in 2007. That company was later dissolved in 2023.
A change of course
Miller voiced the Monkey in popular television advertisements for ITV Digital and later PG Tips, which also featured Johnny Vegas.
Ben Miller movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Michael Gambon appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Michael Gambon's page
Jim Broadbent's page
Hugh Bonneville's page
Celia Imrie's page
Imelda Staunton's page
Miranda Richardson's page
Also two films together10 more actors
- Julie WaltersPaddington in Peru (2024) and Paddington 2 (2017)
- Ben WhishawPaddington in Peru (2024) and Paddington 2 (2017)
- Robert CarlyleThere's Only One Jimmy Grimble (2000) and Plunkett & MacLeane (1999)
- Rowan AtkinsonJohnny English Strikes Again (2018) and Johnny English (2003)
- Jessica HynesPaddington in Peru (2024) and Paddington 2 (2017)
- John HenshawThe Parole Officer (2001) and There's Only One Jimmy Grimble (2000)
- Alexander ArmstrongBirthday Girl (2001) and Plunkett & MacLeane (1999)
- Samuel JoslinPaddington in Peru (2024) and Paddington 2 (2017)
- Madeleine HarrisPaddington in Peru (2024) and Paddington 2 (2017)
- Kriss DillonThis is Christmas (2022) and Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism (2015)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Ben Miller's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$876 million
8 of the 14 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 14 films: 8 worldwide figure; 1 never in cinemas; 5 figure not found.
- 8Worldwide figure
- 1Never in cinemas
- 5Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$290M33.1% of the total
- 2$211M24.1% of the total
- 3$160M18.3% of the total
- 4$159M18.1% of the total
- 5$38M4.3% of the total
- 6$16M1.8% of the total
- 7$1.3M0.1% of the total
- 8$475K0.1% of the total
