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Ben Miller

Ben Miller

Known for: Acting

Born 24/02/1966
Place of birth London, England, UK

Bennet Evan Miller (born 24 February 1966) is an English actor, comedian, and author. He rose to fame as one half of the comedy duo Armstrong and Miller. Miller is also known for playing the lead role of DI Richard Poole in the first two series of the BBC crime drama Death in Paradise, and for portraying James Lester in the ITV science-fiction series Primeval.

Filmography

Doctor Who Series ★ 7,6

Doctor Who

The Sheriff of Nottingham

2005

Death in Paradise Series ★ 7,5

Death in Paradise

Richard Poole

2011

Bridgerton Series ★ 8,1

Bridgerton

Lord Archibald Featherington

2020

Casualty Series ★ 6,2

Casualty

Daniel Murdoch

1986

Have I Got News for You Series ★ 7,2

Have I Got News for You

Self

1990

The One Show Series ★ 4,4

The One Show

Self

2006

QI Series ★ 7,9

QI

Self

2003

Agatha Christie's Marple Series ★ 7,8

Agatha Christie's Marple

Basil Blake

2004

Doc Martin Series ★ 8,3

Doc Martin

Stewart James

2004

Never Mind the Buzzcocks Series ★ 7,0

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Self

1996

Would I Lie to You? Series ★ 7,8

Would I Lie to You?

Self

2007

Richard & Judy Series ★ 3,4

Richard & Judy

Self

2001

Professor T Series ★ 7,3

Professor T

Professor Tempest

2021

8 Out of 10 Cats Series ★ 7,2

8 Out of 10 Cats

Self

2005

Horrible Histories Series ★ 8,0

Horrible Histories

2009

Paddington in Peru Film ★ 6,8

Paddington in Peru

Colonel Lancaster

2024

Episodes Series ★ 7,2

Episodes

Ben Miller

2011

Shooting Stars Series ★ 7,7

Shooting Stars

Self

1993

Primeval Series ★ 7,5

Primeval

James Lester

2007

Paddington 2 Film ★ 7,5

Paddington 2

Colonel Lancaster

2017

Johnny English Film ★ 6,3

Johnny English

Bough

2003

Johnny English Strikes Again Film ★ 6,3

Johnny English Strikes Again

Bough

2018

Room 101 Series ★ 6,6

Room 101

Self

1994

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer Series ★ 7,1

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

Self - Guest

2018

Murder Most Horrid Series ★ 6,9

Murder Most Horrid

PC Watkins

1991

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled Series ★ 7,1

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

Self

2014

Suspect Series ★ 6,0

Suspect

Detective Superintendent Richard Groves

2022

Upstart Crow Series ★ 7,3

Upstart Crow

Wolf Hall

2016

Birthday Girl Film ★ 5,9

Birthday Girl

Concierge

2001

Between the Covers Series ★ 5,5

Between the Covers

Self

2020

Chris Moyles' Quiz Night Series ★ 5,3

Chris Moyles' Quiz Night

Self

2009

Saxondale Series ★ 7,5

Saxondale

Bernard Langley

2006

Austin Series ★ 6,7

Austin

Julian Hartswood

2024

Dr Terrible's House of Horrible Series ★ 7,0

Dr Terrible's House of Horrible

Rebenor

2001

Crackanory Series ★ 6,8

Crackanory

Self

2013

Doctor Who Extra Series

Doctor Who Extra

Self

2014

The Prince & Me Film ★ 6,2

The Prince & Me

Soren

2004

The Worst Week of My Life Series ★ 8,2

The Worst Week of My Life

Howard Steel

2004

Comedy Showcase Series ★ 7,0

Comedy Showcase

Felix

2007

What We Did on Our Holiday Film ★ 6,7

What We Did on Our Holiday

Gavin McLeod

2014

Tracey Ullman's Show Series ★ 7,2

Tracey Ullman's Show

Rupert Murdoch

2016

Series ★ 6,5

The Justin Lee Collins Show

Self

2009

The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir Film ★ 6,9

The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir

Officer Smith

2018

Plunkett & Macleane Film ★ 6,2

Plunkett & Macleane

Dixon

1999

4.3.2.1 Film ★ 5,5

4.3.2.1

Mr. Phillips

2010

Lily Allen and Friends Series

Lily Allen and Friends

Self - Guest

2008

Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) Series ★ 2,0

Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

Self

2014

The Armstrong and Miller Show Series ★ 5,6

The Armstrong and Miller Show

Various Characters

2007

Series ★ 7,0

Johnny Vaughan Tonight

Self

2002

Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism Film ★ 5,3

Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism

Mr. Alabaster

2015

Popetown Series ★ 5,4

Popetown

The Priest (voice)

2005

You Have Been Watching Series ★ 7,7

You Have Been Watching

Self

2009

Series

Look at the State We're In!

Marty

1995

Series ★ 8,3

Space Cadets

Self

1997

Series

Saturday Live

Strikja

1996

This Morning Series ★ 5,2

This Morning

Self

1988

Richard Osman's House of Games Night Series ★ 7,0

Richard Osman's House of Games Night

Self

2020

Moving Wallpaper Series ★ 7,2

Moving Wallpaper

Jonathan Pope

2008

Sticks and Stones Series ★ 6,5

Sticks and Stones

Chris Carter

2019

The Parole Officer Film ★ 5,8

The Parole Officer

Colin

2001

Armstrong and Miller Series ★ 7,7

Armstrong and Miller

Various Roles

1997

Ballot Monkeys Series ★ 6,2

Ballot Monkeys

Kevin

2015

I Want My Wife Back Series ★ 4,7

I Want My Wife Back

Murray

2016

This Is Christmas Film ★ 7,1

This Is Christmas

Jonathan

2022

There's Only One Jimmy Grimble Film ★ 6,8

There's Only One Jimmy Grimble

Johnny Two Dogs

2000

Series ★ 8,0

All Star Musicals

Self - Performer

2017

Off the Rails Film ★ 6,0

Off the Rails

Dan

2021

The Loneliest Boy in the World Film ★ 4,7

The Loneliest Boy in the World

Frank

2022

The Actors Film ★ 5,6

The Actors

Clive

2003

Malice Aforethought Series ★ 4,5

Malice Aforethought

Dr. Edmund Bickleigh

2005

Horrible Science Series

Horrible Science

McTaggart

2015

Morecambe & Wise: The Lost Tapes Film ★ 6,0

Morecambe & Wise: The Lost Tapes

Self

2021

The Chris McCausland Show Series

The Chris McCausland Show

Self

2024

It’s Not Rocket Science Series

It’s Not Rocket Science

Self - Presenter

2016

Mr Don & Mr George Series ★ 6,2

Mr Don & Mr George

Client

1993

Cinderella: The ITV Pantomime Film ★ 6,7

Cinderella: The ITV Pantomime

Dandini

2000

Bruce's Hall of Fame Series

Bruce's Hall of Fame

Self

2014

Within the Whirlwind Film ★ 5,0

Within the Whirlwind

Krasny

2009

Asylum Series ★ 6,5

Asylum

Daniel Hern

2015

Stanley Baxter: Now and Then Film

Stanley Baxter: Now and Then

Self

2008

Appointment with Dr. Terrible Film

Appointment with Dr. Terrible

Interviewee – Actor

2003

Fry and Laurie Reunited Film ★ 6,8

Fry and Laurie Reunited

Self

2010

Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance Film ★ 5,2

Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance

Mr. Johnathon

2007

Jeffrey Archer: The Truth Film ★ 4,7

Jeffrey Archer: The Truth

Roland Moxley-Nemesis

2002

We Are Most Amused and Amazed Film ★ 8,0

We Are Most Amused and Amazed

Self

2018

Series

Coming Soon

1999

Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali Film ★ 5,8

Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali

Yoyotte

2002

The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol Film ★ 7,8

The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol

Ghost of Christmas Past

2009

Steve Coogan: The Inside Story Film ★ 6,8

Steve Coogan: The Inside Story

Self

2009

Primeval: Through the Anomaly Film

Primeval: Through the Anomaly

Self

2008

Hunting Venus Film ★ 7,4

Hunting Venus

Gavin

1999

The Royal Series ★ 7,8

The Royal

Shane Brampton

2003

Saxondale: On The Road Film

Saxondale: On The Road

Self

2006

The Escape Film

The Escape

Mike

2017

The Silent Man Film

The Silent Man

The Delivery Driver

2018

The Making of Primeval Film

The Making of Primeval

Self

2007

Sardines Film

Sardines

Simon Adair

1995

Mr. Bean: Funeral Film ★ 6,7

Mr. Bean: Funeral

Mourner that Mr. Bean sits next to

2015

A Tale of Two Continents Film

A Tale of Two Continents

Monkey

2008

The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm Film ★ 4,5

The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm

Mr. Bullimore

2014

The Engagement Film

The Engagement

Bar Tender

2011

Farewell Doc Martin Film ★ 10,0

Farewell Doc Martin

Self

2022

Film ★ 8,0

Coming Soon

Ben

1999

Brains of Britain (or How Quizzing Became Cool) Film ★ 7,0

Brains of Britain (or How Quizzing Became Cool)

Self - Narrator (voice)

2016

Film

We Love Sitcom

2016