Ben Miller
{{short description|English comedian and actor (born 1966)}}
{{About|the English comedian|other people named Ben Miller|Ben Miller (disambiguation)}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ben Miller
| image = Ben Miller 20191205.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Miller in December 2019
| birth_name = Bennet Evan Miller
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1966|02|24}}
| birth_place = London, England
| occupation = {{hlist|Comedian|actor|author}}
| years_active = 1986–present
| relatives = Alan Parker (father-in-law)
| spouse = {{plainlist|
- {{marriage|Belinda Stewart-Wilson|2004|2011|reason=div}}
- {{marriage|Jessica Parker|2013}}
}}
| children = 3
}}
Bennet Evan Miller (born 24 February 1966) is an English comedian, actor and author. He rose to fame as a member of the comedy duo Armstrong and Miller, with Alexander Armstrong. He is known for roles as Angus Jeremy Bough in the Johnny English film series, DI Richard Poole in the BBC crime drama series Death in Paradise and James Lester in the ITV sci-fi series Primeval.
Early life
Bennet Evan Miller was born in London on 24 February 1966,[http://www.tv.com/ben-miller/person/73917/summary.html Ben Miller on TV.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629023123/http://www.tv.com/ben-miller/person/73917/summary.html |date=29 June 2011 }} TV.com – 12 March 2011 the son of Welsh mother Marion and English father Michael Miller. He grew up in Nantwich, Cheshire.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} His father taught American literature at the City of Birmingham Polytechnic. His maternal grandfather was a Lithuanian immigrant. His paternal grandfather was a tailor in the East End of London, while his paternal great-grandmother taught English at South Cheshire College.{{Cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p038xdzt |title=Ben Miller finds out an amazing fact, Series 10, Coming Home |first=Ben |last=Miller|website=BBC |access-date=16 May 2017 |date=23 November 2015 }} He has two younger sisters.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/sep/11/ben-miller-family-values|title = Ben Miller: My family values| website=TheGuardian.com |date = 10 September 2010}} He is a distant cousin of Abraham Lincoln.{{Cite web|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/ben-miller-one-ancestors-welsh-10513886|title = Ben Miller - my ancestors the Welsh war hero and the US president|date = 27 November 2015}}
Miller was educated at Malbank School and Sixth Form College in Nantwich before studying Natural Sciences at St Catharine's College, Cambridge. As an undergraduate, he participated in theatre with his then-girlfriend, actress Rachel Weisz.[https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2008/feb/24/comedy.television1 This much I know: Ben Miller], The Observer, 24 February 2008 He remained at Cambridge to read for a PhD in solid state physics,{{Cite journal|url=http://www.iop.org/careers/working-life/profiles/page_65895.html|title=Once a physicist: Ben Miller|publisher=Institute of Physics|journal=Physics World|volume=28|issue=7|pages=55|access-date=13 March 2016|bibcode=2015PhyW...28g..55.|year=2015|doi=10.1088/2058-7058/28/7/53}} with his proposed thesis, Novel quantum effects in low-temperature quasi-zero-dimensional mesoscopic electron systems.{{cite book |last=Miller |first=Ben |author-link=Ben Miller |year=2012 |title=It's Not Rocket Science}}{{cite episode |title=The Future |series=QI |station=BBC 1 |airdate= 20 February 2009}} He abandoned his thesis to pursue a career in comedy. His interest in comedy began when a friend asked him to help chauffeur the judges of the National Student Drama Festival, which was being held that year in Cambridge.{{cite news |url=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,21317809-5003420,00.html |title=Ben dazzles 'em |website=news.com.au |date=4 March 2007 |access-date=16 October 2007 |archive-date=7 September 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120907035049/http://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/movies/ben-dazzles-em/story-e6freqex-1111113091904 |url-status=dead }} Having already finished his degree, he joined the Footlights in 1989 and worked with Andy Parsons, David Wolstencroft and Sue Perkins before he directed a revue.{{cite news|title=The Cambridge Footlights: First steps into comedy|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/comedy/features/the-cambridge-footlights-first-steps-in-comedy-1517691.html|newspaper=The Independent|date=28 January 2009}}
Career
Miller moved to London to pursue a career in comedy.[http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/10_october/12/armstrong_biog.shtml The Armstrong & Miller Show – Armstrong and Miller], BBC Press Office – 12 October 2007 He was introduced to fellow Cambridge graduate Alexander Armstrong in 1992, at the TBA Sketch Comedy Group, a comedy club which ran at the Gate Theatre Studio, Notting Hill throughout the 1990s. They performed their first full-length show together at the Edinburgh Fringe in 1994 and returned in 1996, when they were nominated for the Perrier Comedy Award.[http://www.cult.tv/index.php?cm_id=942&cm_type=article Star of Primeval and The Armstrong and Miller Show], cult.tv
Their success resulted in the commission of the television series Armstrong and Miller, which ran for four series from 1997 to 2001 – one on the Paramount Comedy Channel and three on Channel 4. In 1998, the duo also had their own radio show with the same name on BBC Radio 4, which featured many of the sketches and characters from their TV series. After a six-year break,{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/bennylicious/status/3741389386 |title=Ben Miller Twitter post on 2nd series |publisher=Twitter |date=3 September 2009 |access-date=3 September 2009}} the show was recommissioned for Hat Trick Productions as The Armstrong & Miller Show and three series have been produced.{{cite web|url=http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity_interviews/Ben+Miller-254691.html |title=Ben Miller Interview |publisher=Femalefirst.co.uk |date=29 August 2012 |access-date=27 January 2019}} In 2008, they also had a second radio show, Children's Hour with Armstrong and Miller.{{cite web|title=Children's Hour with Armstrong and Miller|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00fqh9v/episodes/guide|work=Episode guide|publisher=BBC Radio 4 Extra|access-date=17 February 2014}}
Miller also started acting in films, starring in Steve Coogan's first feature film, The Parole Officer (2001).[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/reviews/1484336.stm "Coogan's out on Parole"], BBC News, 10 August 2001 In 2003 he played the role of Bough, sidekick to Rowan Atkinson's title character, in the film Johnny English. In 2004 he co-starred in the romantic comedy The Prince and Me.
In 2004 and 2005, he starred in two series of the BBC television series The Worst Week of My Life,[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20051221/ai_n15942439 The 5-Minute Interview: Ben Miller] The Independent, 21 December 2005 with Sarah Alexander.[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20040307/ai_n12751087 HOW WE MET: Sarah Alexander & Ben Miller] Independent on Sunday – 7 March 2004{{fv|date=December 2024}} In 2006 he took part in a three-part Christmas special, The Worst Christmas of My Life. He starred as James Peregrine Lester in ITV's 2007 sci-fi drama Primeval and as children’s dance instructor Mr Jonathan in the Australian mockumentary film Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance.
He and Alexander Armstrong formed a production company named Toff Media in 2007. The company was dissolved in 2023.{{cn|date=August 2024}}
Miller provided the voice for the ITV Digital and later PG Tips Monkey in a popular series of television advertisements featuring Johnny Vegas.{{cite press release|date=1 August 2007|title=Al and monkey bring back the monkey magic|url=http://www.unilever.co.uk/ourcompany/newsandmedia/pressreleases/2007/Al_and_monkey_magic.asp|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071125144503/http://www.unilever.co.uk/ourcompany/newsandmedia/pressreleases/2007/Al_and_monkey_magic.asp|archive-date=25 November 2007|publisher=Unilever Press Dept}} In 2008, he appeared as television producer Jonathan Pope in Tony Jordan's series Moving Wallpaper on ITV1 and starred in Thank God You're Here.
In 2009, Miller appeared with Rob Brydon in an episode of QI (Series 6. 9). The two have often been mistaken for each other, and as a joke they dressed in similar shirts for the episode and shared an on-screen kiss.[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00hq4mg#synopsis Series 6: Episode 9 of 12] BBC QI Broadcasts – Accessed 20 May 2010
In 2010, he made his directorial debut with the film Huge.
In January 2011 he presented an episode of the BBC science series Horizon titled "What is One Degree?". Later in 2011 he reprised his role as James Lester in the TV series Primeval. From November 2011 he played the role of Louis Harvey in The Ladykillers at the Gielgud Theatre.
On 23 July 2012, Miller began touring for his book, It's Not Rocket Science, from the Royal Society in London. He also appeared at the British Comedy Awards with Armstrong on Channel 4. In 2013, Miller took part in an episode of Room 101 and a Comic Relief special of game show Pointless. On 13 December 2014, he appeared in a Christmas edition of The Celebrity Chase.
From 2011 until the series three premiere in 2014, Miller starred in the BBC-French co-produced series Death in Paradise as Detective Inspector (DI) Richard Poole.{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pvmf6/episodes/guide#b01pvmm2 |title=BBC One – Death in Paradise – Episode guide |work=BBC |date=1 January 1970 |access-date=4 December 2013}} A third series of Death in Paradise was commissioned for early 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-02-12/death-in-paradise-series-three-confirmed |title=Death in Paradise series three confirmed |work=Radio Times|date=12 February 2013 |access-date=4 December 2013}} On 9 April 2013 it was announced that Miller would be departing the series,{{cite web|last=Cole |first=Tom |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-04-09/ben-miller-to-be-replaced-by-kris-marshall-on-death-in-paradise |title=Ben Miller to be replaced by Kris Marshall on Death in Paradise |work=Radio Times |date=9 April 2013 |access-date=4 December 2013}} to be replaced by actor Kris Marshall. Filming began in March 2013, and Miller left in May after completion of the first episode, in which his character was murdered. Miller reprised his role for a cameo appearance in a dream sequence during the tenth series in 2021.
Miller explained he had personal reasons for the change: "It was the job of a lifetime, but logistically I just didn't feel I could continue. My personal circumstances just made it too complicated, but I will miss it like a lung. I love it here."{{cite news|title=Ben Miller: Death in Paradise is the best job in TV|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2014-01-14/ben-miller-death-in-paradise-is-the-best-job-in-tv|access-date=17 February 2014|newspaper=Radio Times|date=14 January 2014|author=Alexia Skinitis}} Miller's wife had discovered she was pregnant after he had begun filming the first series. Their time apart caused strains on his relationship with her and their sons, so he wanted to spend more time with his family.
In 2014, Miller appeared in the feature film Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism.{{cite web|last=Mitchell |first=Wendy |url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/rowleys-molly-moon-starts-shooting-in-london/5048211.article |title=Rowley's Molly Moon starts shooting in London | News | Screen |publisher=Screendaily.com |date=25 October 2012 |access-date=4 December 2013}} He also appeared with Billy Connolly and David Tennant in the film What We Did on Our Holiday.{{cite web|url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/news/story/00000115/cast_what_we_did_on_our_holiday_connolly_tennant/ |title=Parkinson joins comedy sexism debate |publisher=British Comedy Guide |date=21 July 2009 |access-date=2 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109122814/http://www.comedy.co.uk/news/story/00000115/cast_what_we_did_on_our_holiday_connolly_tennant/ |archive-date=9 January 2016}} Miller guest starred in Doctor Who as the Sheriff of Nottingham in the third episode: "Robot of Sherwood".{{cite web |date=20 August 2014 |title=Details on Series 8′s First Four Episodes |url=http://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/details-on-series-8s-first-four-episodes-65657.htm |access-date=29 August 2014 |website=Doctor Who TV}}{{cite web |title=Robot of Sherwood: Fact File |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3ZHQ1xQCC6QYTDgX0fvCDBs/robot-of-sherwood-fact-file |access-date=7 September 2014 |website=Doctor Who |publisher=BBC One}}
Starring opposite Nancy Carroll and Diana Vickers,{{cite web|url=http://playbill.com/news/article/182147-Political-Comedy-The-Duck-House-Will-Play-Londons-Vaudeville-Cast-Announced |title=Political Comedy The Duck House Will Play London's Vaudeville; Cast Announced |publisher=Playbill |work=playbill.com |date=16 September 2013 |access-date=20 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925153332/http://playbill.com/news/article/182147-Political-Comedy-The-Duck-House-Will-Play-Londons-Vaudeville-Cast-Announced |archive-date=25 September 2013 }} Miller played Robert Houston in the play The Duck House by Dan Patterson and Colin Swash.{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24108600 | title=The Duck House: MPs' expenses satire heads for West End | work=BBC News| date=16 September 2013 | access-date=16 September 2013}} The show is a political satire based on the UK parliamentary expenses scandal.
In 2015, following the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta, Miller starred as King John in Series 6 of Horrible Histories.
Since October 2015, Miller along with Ruth Jones and Will Close, appears in adverts for British supermarket Tesco as Roger with Jones as his wife Jo and Close as their son Freddie. In 2016, Miller co-presented the ITV entertainment series It's Not Rocket Science alongside Rachel Riley and Romesh Ranganathan.
In February 2016 Miller issued a book, accompanied by a lecture tour, entitled The Aliens are Coming!, examining the question "are we alone in the universe?"{{cite web|title=HLF - The Aliens Are Coming! With comedian Ben Miller|website=Huddersfield Literature Festival 2016|publisher=Lawrence Batley Theatre|url=http://www.thelbt.org/HLF-Aliens-Are-Coming-comedian-Ben-Miller|access-date=6 February 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206192754/http://www.thelbt.org/HLF-Aliens-Are-Coming-comedian-Ben-Miller|archive-date=6 February 2016}} That year, Miller played the role of Murray in the six-part BBC sitcom I Want My Wife Back, starring alongside Caroline Catz. In 2016 he appeared in the Channel 4 comedy Power Monkeys.
In 2018 he returned to the role of 'Bough', sidekick again to Rowan Atkinson's title character, in the film Johnny English Strikes Again. In September of that same year he played the role of Wolf Hall on the BBC sitcom Upstart Crow.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/mark-rylance-ridiculed-by-upstarts-over-comedy-of-errors-23px93t5z|title=Mark Rylance ridiculed by upstarts over comedy of errors|last=Low|first=Valentine|date=11 September 2018|newspaper=The Times|access-date=6 August 2019|language=en|issn=0140-0460}}
In November 2022, Miller released his seventh children's book Secrets of a Christmas Elf.{{cite web|url=https://virginradio.co.uk/shows/82983/ben-miller-tells-chris-evans-why-his-new-christmas-book-will-get-kids-reading|title=Ben Miller tells Chris Evans why his new Christmas book will get kids reading|website=virginradio.co.uk|date=11 November 2022 |accessdate=6 December 2022}} In 2024, Miller acted as children's author Jullian Hartswood in the comedy drama Austin for Australian television network ABC TV, and produced by Northern Pictures and Lincoln Pictures.{{Cite news |date=11 May 2024 |title=TV series filmed locally and starring big British stars gets air date |url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8624718/filmed-in-canberra-austin-comedy-series-premiere-and-trailer/ |access-date=8 July 2024 |newspaper=The Canberra Times |publisher=Australian Community Media |location=Canberra |id={{ProQuest|3053584378}}}}
Personal life
Miller dated actress Rachel Weisz while they were both studying at Cambridge University during the early 1990s. He married actress Belinda Stewart-Wilson in 2004, and they had a son before divorcing in 2011. He married production executive Jessica Parker, the daughter of musician Alan Parker, in September 2013; they have a son and daughter.{{cite web|url=http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/leisure/comedy/10686986.TV_game_show_host_Alexander_Armstrong_was_best_man_at_comedy_partner___s_wedding/ |title=TV game show host Alexander Armstrong was best man at comedy partner's wedding (From Your Local Guardian) |publisher=Yourlocalguardian.co.uk |date=20 September 2013 |access-date=2 March 2014}}{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/sep/11/ben-miller-family-values |location=London |newspaper=The Guardian |first=Caroline |last=Rees |title=Ben Miller: My family values |date=11 September 2010}}{{cite news|title=My Perfect Weekend: Ben Miller|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebrithttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8845898/Death-in-Paradise-Ben-Miller-on-heatstroke-getting-divorced-and-his-Potato-Years-interview.htmlynews/my-perfect-weekend/6248057/My-Perfect-Weekend-Ben-Miller.html|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=2 October 2009|access-date=13 September 2011}}{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
He has been diagnosed with OCD.{{cite web |last1=Reilly |first1=Elaine |title='Professor T' star Ben Miller: 'I was born to play this part' |url=https://www.whattowatch.com/features/professor-t-star-ben-miller-i-was-born-to-play-this-part |website=WhatToWatch |date=5 August 2021 |access-date=10 April 2023}}
Despite reports to the contrary, in an interview with Roman Kemp on BBC Radio 5 Live in December 2024, Miller said he could not play the drums and did not know where this claim came from.{{cite web | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0025trd| title = Roman Kemp with Maddie Moate, Stephen Mangan and Ben Miller| author = Roman Kemp| website = BBC Sounds| date = 2024-12-07| access-date = 2024-12-07}}
Awards
Miller was awarded a Judges' Commendation for his portrayal of Hamlet at the 1990 National Student Drama Festival.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}} He co-wrote MindGym, winner of the first BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Award for comedy in 1998, with Tim Wright and Adam Gee. He and Armstrong won a BCA Award {{clarify|date=July 2019}} for The Armstrong and Miller Show. In 2010 they also won a BAFTA for The Armstrong and Miller Show.{{cite news|last=Grant|first=Olly|title=Death in Paradise, Ben Miller on heatstroke, getting divorced and his potato years, interview|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8845898/Death-in-Paradise-Ben-Miller-on-heatstroke-getting-divorced-and-his-Potato-Years-interview.html|access-date=8 March 2012|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=25 October 2011}}{{failed verification|date=July 2019}}{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}
In 2021, with the cast of Bridgerton, Miller received a nomination for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.{{cite web |title=Nominations Announced for the 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards |url=https://www.sagawards.org/media/news/releases/nominations-announced-27th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |website=Screen Actors Guild Awards |publisher=Screen Actors Guild |access-date=4 February 2021 |date=4 February 2021}}
Books
- It's Not Rocket Science (2014) Sphere {{ISBN|978-0-7515-4500-5}}
- The Aliens Are Coming!: The Exciting and Extraordinary Science Behind Our Search for Life in the Universe (2017) Sphere {{ISBN|978-0-7515-4504-3}}
- The Night I Met Father Christmas (2018) Simon & Schuster {{ISBN|978-1-4711-7153-6}}
- The Boy Who Made the World Disappear (2019) Simon & Schuster ISBN 978 - 1 - 4711 - 7267 - 0
- The Day I Fell into a Fairytale (2020) Simon & Schuster {{ISBN|978-1-4711-9243-2}}
- How I Became a Dog called Midnight (2021) Simon & Schuster {{ISBN|978-1-4711-9248-7}}
- Diary of a Christmas Elf (2021) Simon & Schuster {{ISBN| 978-1-39850183-6}}
- How I Became a Dog Called Midnight (2022) Simon & Schuster {{ISBN|978-1-47119246-3}}
- The Night We Got Stuck in a Story (2022) Simon & Schuster {{ISBN|978-1-47119249-4}}
- Secrets of a Christmas Elf (2022) Simon & Schuster {{ISBN|978-1398515819}}
- Once Upon a Legend (2023) Simon & Schuster {{ISBN|978-1398515871}}
- Diary of a Big Bad Wolf (2024) Simon & Schuster {{ISBN|978-1398530362}}
- Robin Hood Aged 10 3/4 (2024) Simon & Schuster {{ISBN|978-1398515918}}
- Diary of a Puss in Boots (2025) Simon & Schuster {{ISBN|978-1398530393}}
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 1999
|Dixon | |
| rowspan="3" |2000
|There's Only One Jimmy Grimble |Johnny Two Dogs | |
| You Can't Dance
| |Short film |
| Tip of My Tongue
|Dave |Short film |
| rowspan="2" |2001
|Colin | |
| Birthday Girl
|Concierge | |
| rowspan="2" |2003
|Angus Jeremy Bough | |
| The Actors
|Clive | |
| 2004
|Søren | |
| 2007
|Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance |Mr Jonathon | |
| 2009
|Krasny | |
| 2010
|Mr. Philips | |
| 2011
|Angus Jeremy Bough |Scenes deletedDeleted scenes from Blu-Ray/DVD extras |
| 2014
|Gavin McLeod | |
| 2017
|The Colonel | |
| rowspan="2" |2018
|The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir |Officer Smith | |
| Johnny English Strikes Again
|Angus Jeremy Bough | |
| 2021
|Dan | |
| 2022
|Jonathan | |
| 2024
|The Colonel |cameo |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| | 1991
| P.C. Watkins | Episode: "He Died a Death" |
| | 1992
| | Episode: "Episode 3" |
| rowspan="2" | 1993
| | Episode: "The Silence of the Lambs" |
| Paul Merton: The Series
| Various | 6 episodes |
| rowspan="4" | 1995
| You Bet! | Himself / various | Series 8, show 6 |
| Casualty
| Daniel Murdoch | Episode: "Trials and Tribulations" |
| Look at the State We're In!
| Marty | Mini-series |
| Sardines
| Simon | TV film |
| 1997
| Various | |
| 1997–2001
| Various Roles | 27 episodes |
| rowspan="4" |1999
| Gavin | TV film |
| Passion Killers
| Nick | TV film |
| Coming Soon
| Ben | TV film |
| The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert
| French Officer | Video |
| rowspan="2" |2000
| Cinderella | Dandini | TV film |
| The Blind Date
| Joe Maxwell | |
| 2001
| Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible | Rebenor | Episode: "Lesbian Vampire Lovers of Lust" |
| rowspan="3" | 2002
| Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dalí | Yoyotte | TV film |
| The Book Group
| Martin Logan | 2 episodes |
| Jeffrey Archer: The Truth
| Roland Moxley-Nemesis | TV film |
| rowspan="2" |2004
| Basil Blake | TV film; "The Body in the Library" |
| Doc Martin
| Stewart James | Episode: "The Portwenn Effect" |
| 2004–06
| Howard Steel | 17 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 2005
| Dr. Edmund Bickleigh | TV film |
| Doc Martin
| Stewart James | Episode: "Out of the Woods" |
| rowspan="2" | 2006
| Popetown | The Priest | 10 episodes |
| Saxondale
| Bernard Langley | Episode: "Episode No. 1.6" |
| 2007–11
| Primeval | 30 episodes |
| 2007–10
| Various Roles | 19 episodes |
| 2008–09
| Jonathan Pope | 18 episodes |
| 2008
| Moving Wallpaper: The Mole | Jonathan Pope | 2 episodes; uncredited |
| rowspan="2" |2009
| Ghost of Christmas Past | Episode "Nan's Christmas Carol" |
| QI
| Himself | Comedy Panel Show; Episode "The Future" |
| 2011–2014, 2021
| DI Richard Poole | Series 1–3, 10; 18 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| Episodes | Himself | 1 episode |
| Felix and Murdo
| Various | |
| | 2013
| Room 101 | Himself | 1 episodes |
| rowspan="2" |2014
| Chief Acco / Berpetta | 1 episode |
| Doctor Who
| Episode: "Robot of Sherwood" |
| rowspan="5" | 2015
| Professor McTaggart (voice)/various | 10 episodes |
| Asylum
| Dan Hern | 3 episodes |
| Mr. Bean: Funeral
| Mourner who sits next to Mr. Bean | TV short |
| Ballot Monkeys
| Kevin Sturridge | 5 episodes |
| Horrible Histories
|10 episodes |
| rowspan="2" |2016
| Co-presenter | |
| I Want My Wife Back
| Murray | |
| 2017
| rowspan="2" | Rupert Murdoch | 2 episodes |
| rowspan="2" |2018
| |
| Upstart Crow
| Wolf Hall | Episode: "If You Prick Us, Do We Not Bleed?" |
| 2019
| Chris Carter | Short Series; 3 episodes |
| 2020
| Lord Featherington | Main role |
| 2021–present
|Jasper Tempest (Professor T.) |Series regular |
| rowspan="2" | 2021
| Scotland: Escape to the Wilderness | Himself |
| All Star Musicals
|Himself |
| rowspan="2" | 2022
| The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer | Himself | Series 5 episode 4; contestant & Star Baker{{cite web|url=https://www.standuptocancer.org.uk/whats-happening/celebrity-bake-off-2022|title=The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer|website=standuptocancer.org.uk|date=10 February 2022 |access-date=14 April 2022}} |
| Suspect
| Richard | |
| 2023
| No Place Like Home | Himself |
| 2024-present
| Austin | Julian Hartswood | 8 episodes |
Filmmaking credits
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Writer !Producer !Director !Notes |
| 1995
|Sardines |{{Yes}} |{{No}} |{{No}} |TV movie |
| 1996
|{{Yes}} |{{No}} |{{No}} |Video game |
| 1997-2001
|{{Yes}} |{{No}} |{{No}} |27 episodes |
| 2005
|Starry Night |{{No}} |{{No}} |{{Yes}} |Short film |
| 2006
|{{No}} |{{No}} |{{Yes}} |Episode: "Pigeons" |
| 2009-2010
|The Armstrong and Miller Show |{{Yes}} |{{Yes}} |{{No}} |12 episodes |
| 2010
|Huge |{{Yes}} |{{No}} |{{Yes}} | |
| 2011
|{{No}} |{{Yes}} |{{No}} |Episode: "Felix & Murdo" |
| 2015
|{{No}} |{{Yes}} |{{No}} |10 episodes |
| 2024
|{{Yes}} |{{Yes}} |{{No}} |8 episodes |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100814181112/http://www.armstrongandmiller.co.uk/index.html The Armstrong & Miller Show official website]
- {{IMDb name|id = 0587950|name = Ben Miller }}
- {{British Comedy Guide|people|ben_miller}}
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