Ben Miles Biography
Summary
"Ben Miles" (born 1967) is an English actor, best known for his starring role as Patrick Maitland in the British TV comedy "Coupling", from 2000 to 2004.
Life and career
Miles was born in Wimbledon, London. He trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, which also boasts such alumni as Orlando Bloom, Daniel Craig and Joseph Fiennes. Miles appeared in the 2006 film "V for Vendetta" as Dascombe. He played Bolingbroke in the Old Vic's production of "Richard II" in 2005 alongside his father-in-law Gary Raymond, well known for ' Rat Patrol', ' El Cid' and 'Suddenly Last Summer'. In 2002-2003 he played the recurring character of Montague Dartie in ITV's popular mini-series "The Forsyte Saga", alongside Damien Lewis and Gina McKee.
In 2004, Miles portrayed Charles Ryder in the BBC Radio 4 production of Brideshead Revisited.
Miles appeared in the 2005 BBC television drama "Mr. Harvey Lights a Candle", playing the part of a teacher taking an unruly party of pupils on a daytrip to Salisbury Cathedral. In 2006, he appeared in the TV drama "After Thomas" as the father of a son with autism. He worked alongside actors such as Clive Mantle. In 2008 he appeared as the squire in the British production "Lark Rise to Candleford", and in 2009 appeared as the head of a Stock Market Trading firm in the BBC city-based drama Sex, the City and Me (January 2009).
Miles most recently appeared in the play The Norman Conquests as Tom in 2009. The Norman Conquests won a Tony Award during his tenure in the play for Best Revival of a Play.
He can play bass, drums and guitar and is left-handed. Miles is married to the actress Emily Raymond who starred in the film 'Love Lies Bleeding' alongside Faye Dunaway. The two also appeared together in the episode of Peak Practice, 'Before The Lights Go Out' in 1999.
External links
(Ben Miles profile) from BBC
(Ben Miles.net) Unofficial fansite
Credit
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