Miles Jupp
Biography
Miles Jupp is an English actor and comedian who started out in stand-up before taking the part of Archie, an inventor, in the children's series Balamory. Born in London in 1979, he spent his early childhood in West Hampstead. In 2001 he won So You Think You're Funny? and was named Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year, and in 2003 he was nominated for the Perrier Award for Best Newcomer. On television he took the role of John Duggan in The Thick of It and played Nigel McCall in Rev, and he presented The News Quiz on BBC Radio 4 from 2015 to 2019, succeeding Sandi Toksvig. His screen credits include an MI7 employee in Johnny English Reborn (2011) and Hardy in Journey's End (2017). He has also appeared in many comedy panel shows.
47years old
Turns 48 on September 8in 301 days
- Born London
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Miles Hugh Barrett Jupp (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 17 years2007 to 2024
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Early training
Miles Jupp studied divinity at the University of Edinburgh. There he acted with the Improverts, an improvised comedy troupe, and appeared in pantomime productions at Bedlam Theatre with the Edinburgh University Theatre Company.
Behind the camera
Miles Jupp wrote and starred in the BBC Radio 4 comedy In and Out of the Kitchen, playing a minor celebrity chef, and the show ran four series plus a short-lived television version.
Miles Jupp movies on Netflix
JOYas George
Napoleonas Emperor Francis I
The Silent Twinsas Dr. Le Couteur
Greedas Select Committee Chairman
Journey's Endas Hardy
The Man Who Invented Christmasas Thackeray
ChickLitas Marcus
Johnny English Rebornas Technician
Death Defying Actsas Ventriloquist
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenixas TV Weatherman
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix2007 Adventure, Family, Fantasyas TV Weatherman
IMDb rating 7.5712K votes
Worked with
Miles Jupp shares two films with Asa Butterfield, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.










Films together
Asa Butterfield2 films together, 2017 to 2019
Asa Butterfield's page Greed2019IMDb rating 5.8Jupp as Select Committee ChairmanButterfield as Finn
Journey's End2017IMDb rating 6.7Jupp as HardyButterfield as Raleigh
Christopher Plummer1 film together, 2017
Christopher Plummer's page The Man Who Invented Christmas2017IMDb rating 7.1Jupp as ThackerayPlummer as Scrooge
John Hurt1 film together, 2016
John Hurt's page ChickLit2016IMDb rating 4.7Jupp as MarcusHurt as Francis Bonar
Timothy Spall1 film together, 2007
Timothy Spall's page Death Defying Acts2007IMDb rating 5.8Jupp as VentriloquistSpall as Sugarman
Bill Nighy1 film together, 2024
Bill Nighy's page JOY2024IMDb rating 7.1Jupp as GeorgeNighy as Patrick Steptoe
Toby Jones1 film together, 2017
Toby Jones's page Journey's End2017IMDb rating 6.7Jupp as HardyJones as Mason
David YatesDirector, 1 film, 2007
All films by David Yates Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix2007IMDb rating 7.5Jupp as TV Weatherman
Ridley ScottDirector, 1 film, 2023
All films by Ridley Scott Napoleon2023IMDb rating 6.3Jupp as Emperor Francis I
Oliver ParkerDirector, 1 film, 2011
All films by Oliver Parker Johnny English Reborn2011IMDb rating 6.3Jupp as Technician
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