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Also known as Jonathan Lee Miller, Jonathan "Jonny" Lee Miller

British actor

Person · Open Library

Works
1

Top works

  • Elementary

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Film & TV

Acting · Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England, UK

Jonathan Lee Miller (AKA Jonny) is an English actor who gained notoriety with roles in Hackers and Trainspotting. The son and grandson of Stage and Film actors, Jonny's first (uncredited) role was at age 10 in an episode of Doctor Who. In 1996 he married Hacker's costar Angelina Jolie, divorcing just 18 months later. He later married and had one child with actress-model Michele Hicks.

Known for

  • The Uprising2026
  • Guy Ritchie's The Covenant — Colonel Vokes2023
  • Alice — Paul2022
  • Funny Face — Developer2021
  • Settlers — Reza2021
  • T2 Trainspotting — Simon2017
  • The Crown — John Major2016
  • Byzantium — Ruthven2013
  • Dark Shadows — Roger Collins2012
  • Frankenstein: A Modern Myth — Self / Frankenstein / The Monster2012

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Active from
1972

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
101
Total plays
913

Tags

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Key facts

Born
Jonathan Lee Miller , ( 1972-11-15 ) 15 November 1972 (age 53) , London, England
Citizenship
United Kingdom United States
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1982–present
Spouses
Angelina Jolie ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1996 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2000 ) ​ Michele Hicks ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2008 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2018 ) ​
Relatives
Bernard Lee (grandfather)

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Encyclopedic overview

Jonathan Lee Miller (born 15 November 1972) is an English actor. He achieved early success for his portrayal of Simon "Sick Boy" Williamson in the dark comedy-drama film Trainspotting (1996) and as Dade Murphy in Hackers (1995), then earning further critical recognition for his performances in Afterglow (1997), Mansfield Park (1999), Mindhunters (2004), The Flying Scotsman (2006), Endgame (2009), and T2 Trainspotting (2017). For The Flying Scotsman he received a London Film Critics' Circle nomination for Actor of the Year. He was also part of the principal cast in the films Melinda and Melinda (2004), Dark Shadows (2012), and Byzantium (2013). He has appeared in several theatrical productions, most notably After Miss Julie and Frankenstein, the latter of which earned him an Olivier Award for Best Actor.

Miller starred as the title character in the ABC comedy drama Eli Stone, for which he received a Satellite Award nomination for Best Actor. This was followed by another starring role in the BBC costume drama Emma and a supporting role as Jordan Chase in the fifth season of the Showtime drama Dexter. From 2012 to 2019, he starred as a modern-day version of Sherlock Holmes in the CBS crime drama Elementary, which earned him his second Satellite Award nomination for Best Actor. In 2022, he played British prime minister John Major in the fifth season of the Netflix historical drama The Crown.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jonny Lee Miller” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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