Biography
Who is Ben Miller?
Early life and education
Bennet Evan Miller was born in London. His parents were both teachers. His father taught American literature at the City of Birmingham Polytechnic, while his mother came from Neath, Wales. During his childhood, he had two younger sisters. He is a distant relative of Abraham Lincoln.
He attended the Malbank School and Sixth Form College in Nantwich. Later, he studied Natural Sciences at St Catharine's College in Cambridge. While an undergraduate, he participated in theatre. He stayed at Cambridge to work on a PhD in solid state physics. His research focused on quasi-zero-dimensional mesoscopic electron systems. He chose to leave his academic path to pursue comedy after helping organize a student drama festival.
Comedy career and television work
In 1989, he joined the Footlights. He later moved to London and met Alexander Armstrong in 1992 at a comedy club. The pair performed at the Edinburgh Fringe in 1994 and received a nomination for the Perrier Comedy Award in 1996. Their success led to the television series Armstrong and Miller, which aired from 1997 to 2001. They also produced radio shows together, including a program on BBC Radio 4.
His television credits are extensive. He starred as DI Richard Poole in the BBC series Death in Paradise from 2011 until 2014. He also played James Peregrine Lester in the sci-fi drama Primeval and appeared in The Worst Week of My Life. Other well-known television roles include his work in I Want My Wife Back, Ballot Monkeys, and Professor T. He has also appeared in episodes of Doctor Who and Bridgerton.
Film and writing
Beyond television, Ben Miller has acted in several feature films. He appeared in the 2001 movie The Parole Officer and played Bough in the 2003 film Johnny English. He reprised this role in the 2018 sequel Johnny English Strikes Again. His other film credits include The Prince and Me, Razzle Dazzle: A path into Dance, and Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism. He also directed the 2010 film Huge.
He is also an author who has written several books. These include It's Not Rocket Science and The Aliens Are Coming!, which examines the search for life in the universe. He has also written multiple children's books, such as The Night I Met Father Christmas and The Boy Who Made the World Disappear. In 2022, he released his seventh children's title, Secrets of a Christmas Elf.
Personal life and family
During his time at Cambridge in the early 1990s, he dated actress Rachel Weisz. He married actress Belinda Stewart-Wilson in 2004, and they had one son together before divorcing in 2011. In 2013, he married production executive Jessica Parker, who is the daughter of musician Alan Parker. They have a son and a daughter together.
Ben Miller has been diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder. In 2024, he clarified in a radio interview that he does not play the drums, addressing persistent rumors about his musical abilities. He has also participated in various charitable events, including a Comic Relief special of the game show Pointless.
Birthday and age
Ben Miller was born on February 24, 1966, which makes Ben 60 years old today. That birthday falls under the Pisces sign. Ben shares the date with 21 other famous people.
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