Ben Miles Biography, Age, Wife, Children, Interview, Movies & TV Series

BIOGRAPHY OF BEN MILES

Ben Miles (Benjamin Charles Miles) is an English actor born September 29, 1966 in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. He is popularly known for his role as Patrick Maitland in the television comedy Coupling.

He attended Tupton Hall School and began acting in school productions. He trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He entered television roles in the 1990s, playing supporting roles in series such as Zorro, Soldier Soldier, Is It Legal?, The Bill, Peak Practice and Wonderful You.

Other TV credits include: Love Again (BBC); The Project (BBC); Ed Stone is dead (BBC); two series of The Forsyte Saga (Granada); Holby City (BBC); the role of Fay Ripley’s boyfriend, Robert, in the third series of Cold Feet (Grenada); The Innocent (YTV); Rough treatment (World Prods); Reach for the Moon (LWT); Advanced practice (Carlton); Wonderful You (Hartswood); The Life and Crimes of William Palmer (Yorkshire); The Round Tower by Catherine Cookson (Festival); Melissa (channel 4); Is it legal? (Hartswood); Measure for measure (BBC); Zorro (New World) and Zig Zag (BBC Schools).

Films include: Three Blind Mice; The Necklace Affair; Fly the Aspidistra; Dove wings; Paris, Brixton and doing it right.

Photo by Ben Miles

The theater includes: Hand in Hand to the Promised Land (Hampstead Theatre); The Cherry Orchard (National Theatre); The London Cuckolds (National Theatre); Mary Stuart (National Theatre); The Tower (Almeida); The Miser (Chichester); Two gentlemen from Verona (RSC); MacBeth (National Theatre); Trelawny of the Wells (National Theatre); Fuente Ovejuna (National Theatre); Winters Tale (Young Vic); Hamlet (RSC); Romeo and Juliet (RSC); Have (RSC); Ispanka (RSC); The Tempest (Phoebus cart); A Woman of No Importance (Cambridge Theater Co); Scars (Lyric Hammersmith, Studio) and Chiefly Yourselves (National Youth Theatre).

BEN MILES AGE

He was born on September 29, 1966 in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom.

BEN MILES AWARD

2009: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance.

BEN MILES WIFE

He is married to actress Emily Raymond and they have three children. Emily Raymond starred in the movie Love Lies Bleeding alongside Faye Dunaway. The two also appeared together on the Peak Practice episode, “Before The Lights Go Out” in 1999.

BEN MILES MOVIES AND TV SERIES

• 2013: five years
• 2009: Ninja Assassin
• 2008: Speed ​​Racer
• 2006: After Thomas
• 2006: Bon Voyage
• 2005: Under the Greenwood Tree
• 2005: V for Vendetta
• 2005: Imagine Me and You
• 2005: Mr. Harvey lights a candle
• 2003: Prime Suspect: The Last Witness
• 2003: Three Blind Mice
• 1998: The Life and Crimes of William Palmer
• 1997: The Wings of the Dove
• 2010: Press
• Rough treatment
• love again
• Measure to measure
• 2000-2004: Coupling
• Since 2002: The Forsyte Saga
• Since 2004: A Thing Called Love
• 2006: Bon Voyage
• 2008-2011: Lark Rise at Candleford
• Since 2008: freezing
• 2011: Zen
• 2011: The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: The Murder at Road Hill House
• 2013 – 2014: Dracula
• Since 2016: The Crown
• Since 2017: the last message
• 1999: You Wonderful
• Since 2016: The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses

INTERVIEW WITH BEN MILES

Ben Miles starred in the London-Broadway transfer of ‘Wolf Hall’

Tell us about “Wolf Hall”.

Ben Miles: “Wolf Hall” is a two-part production based on Hilary Mantel’s bestselling novels [which tell] the story of Thomas Cromwell. He’s a man who comes from the wrong side of the river and rises through the royal court of 16th-century England to become the most powerful man in the land, after King Henry VIII himself. It’s a story about politics, power and survival. It contains everything. It’s about the life and times of this unique man who managed to change the course of history.

What did you learn about yourself playing Cromwell?

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Ben Miles: One of his great skills is the ability to listen and respond. He is a master of timing. It made me think about the importance of listening to people, of allowing people to communicate with you. Often you rush and worry about yourself. The way these people operated in the 16th century is very different from the way we operate today; from their look, their eyes, the tone of their voice, Cromwell could tell a lot about a person. He was very intuitive in that sense, and it allowed him to survive. It’s a great skill. In this world of cell phones and emails, relationships are becoming less and less personal. There is still nothing to beat face to face.

Do you have a horror story for an audition?

Ben Miles: I auditioned for a musical early on. I brought what I thought was the music for this song. The pianist looked at me askance and said, “Where’s the music?” I said, ‘It’s the music.’ He said, “No, it’s the melody line. Where’s the piano music? I said, ‘I don’t have piano music.’ So I ended up trying to sing this song – I forget what it was – and this pianist did his best to invent chords around it. It was the worst! And the last music audition I’ve ever been to. He was truly a killer. I called my agent and said, ‘Please don’t send me on any more music auditions.’ And we stuck to that plan.

Favorites?

Ben Miles: Loads, loads! Paul Newman, I like it. It is good. He will do well.

Is there anything you would like to know before you start playing?

Ben Miles: Don’t take rejection personally. You don’t get more jobs than you have! It’s easy to imagine that something isn’t working, that something is wrong with you, and it’s not. Whatever the reason, it’s not about you as a person. I think for new actors, there’s a big neurosis about it; if you don’t get a job, it kind of means you’re less of a person. And it is not. The choice of [casting directors] is very arbitrary, very random. There are no guarantees.

What was your worst survival job?

Ben Miles: My worst job of my life was as a kid picking potatoes in the back of a trailer in March. It was freezing, absolutely freezing. We had to sort out the good ones from the bad ones. Once you do this on a March day in the North of England, it makes you think there must be better jobs than this!

What audition preparation advice do you give to actors?

Ben Miles: Search! Learn the lines, that’s the main thing. Know what you’re going to say so you don’t think about it. Just try to be yourself in the room. People feel desperation, and I know it because I desperately need jobs, and people understand that. I don’t mean to be nonchalant and rude, just try to be yourself at every opportunity. It takes you a long way. And do your homework. Know a little about the subject, the story, but try to bring as much as you can. You often forget to do this.

What performance marked you in a lasting way?

Ben Miles: I think this role has an influence on me. So far so good, hope it does the same here. It taught me a lot about the history of England, the English movement. This is a story I was unaware of. One of the great things about this job is that you learn the context of the job in the research you are doing. You always walk away knowing more than before. It is an education. It’s a chance to be an actor in this because you can study how human beings interact with each other. That’s great for you, I think, as a person.