Jonny Lee Miller

Jonny Lee Miller first gained international attention with his performance as the drug-addicted punk Sick Boy in Danny Boyle’s drama Trainspotting, with Ewan McGregor. Also, he starred in the true-life drama The Flying Scotsman, receiving Scottish BAFTA Award and London Film Critics Circle Award nominations for his portrayal of the innovative but troubled racing cyclist Graeme Obree. His additional film credits include Alan Rudolph’s Afterglow, Gillies MacKinnon’s Behind the Lines, Plunkett & Macleane, Mansfield Park, Woody Allen’s Melinda and Melinda, and Aeon Flux. Most recently, Miller appeared in Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows opposite Johnny Depp. Later this year, Miller will star in Neil Jordan’s vampire thriller Byzantium, with Gemma Arterton and Saoirse Ronan.

On television, Miller currently stars on the hit show Elementary. Miller had a memorable multi-episode arc on Dexter, and shared a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination as a member of the show’s 2010 cast. He also starred for two seasons in the title role Eli Stone. His other television work includes the miniseries Dead Man’s Walk, based on the Larry McMurtry novel, such BBC projects as the four-part adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma, the miniseries Canterbury Tales, the telefilm Byron, and the Emmy Award-nominated Endgame.

Miller made his Broadway debut in 2009 in After Miss Julie, opposite Sienna Miller. His theatre work also includes the West End productions of Someone Who’ll Watch over Me, Feston and The Play What I Wrote.

In 2011, Miller starred in the world premiere of Frankenstein, a new play based on Mary Shelley’s classic story, presented at London’s National Theatre under the direction of Danny Boyle. Miller won an Olivier and Evening Standard Award for his performance, shared with Benedict Cumberbatch with whom he alternated in the roles of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature.

Miller currently resides in New York. An avid runner, Miller has run in 16 marathons. In 2013 Miller completed his first 50-mile Endurance Run at Bear Mountain, NY in support of the Jonah’s Just Begun Foundation.

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