The popular British actor Johnny Lee Miller is known to our compatriots mainly due to roles in such films as “Hackers”, “On the Needle” and “Elementary”. Today we offer a closer look at this talented native of Misty Albion, having studied the details of his career and personal life.
Johnny Lee Miller: biography
A future world-famous celebrity was born on November 15, 1972 in one of the suburbs of the capital of Great Britain. Mother Johnny Lee was an actress and assistant director, and her father was a theatrical figure. In childhood, the boy, along with his younger sister, parents often took with them to the television center, where various programs and programs were filmed. As a schoolboy, young Miller was fond of playing the saxophone. In addition, he was very interested in everything related to cinema, television and acting. At the age of seventeen, Johnny Lee got a ticket to one of the theaters. At the same time, he dreamed of becoming a professional actor, thus continuing the family tradition.
Johnny Lee Miller: filmography, the beginning of a career in cinema
At first, the young actor got small roles in the series. The most famous of these was Inspector Morse. However, a few years later, in 1995, Johnny had the opportunity to declare himself in a big movie. It was a picture called "Hackers" directed by Iain Softley. The film was well received by both film critics and viewers, ensuring Lee Miller great success. By the way, his partner on the set was the actress beginning at that time and the current Hollywood star of the first magnitude - Angelina Jolie.
Way to success
In 1996, Johnny Lee Miller, whose filmography already included the popular film Hackers, played a major role in the drama On the Needle. This project brought the actor real recognition and fame. The plot of the picture was based on the novel of Irwin Welch. Johnny Lee played a guy named Crazy. The film turned out to be filled with the spirit of rebellion and black humor. In addition to Miller, leading roles in the film were played by such actors as Evan McGregor, Kevin McKidd and Ewan Bremner.
2000s
With the onset of the new millennium, films with Johnny Lee Miller continued to regularly appear on large screens. So, in 2000, he starred in several films, the most successful of which was a mystical film called "Dracula - 2000", in which he shared the stage with such talented actors as Gerard Butler, Vitamin C and Christopher Plummer. According to the plot, a thieves' gang equipped with the latest technology penetrates the storehouse of Van Helsing - a famous antiquary from London.
Another very successful work of Johnny Lee can be called the 2004 thriller "Mind Hunters." His colleagues in the filming of this project were such eminent actors as Val Kilmer, Clifton Collins Jr. and Aion Bailey. The action takes place on a distant island, where seven future FBI special agents pass a decisive exam, which will decide whether they will fall into the elite department of the so-called mind-hunters.
The following year, actor Johnny Lee Miller again shone on the big screen in the fantastic film "Eon Flux." Together with him, Charlize Theron, Sofia Oquendo and Marton Xokas took part in the work on the project. The film takes place in the twenty-fifth century, when, due to the rapid pace of the spread of the deadly virus, a group of people are isolated in the city. Gradually, a conflict of a political nature begins to brew in this community, which could turn into serious consequences ...
In 2006, Johnny Lee proved that, despite his slightly snobbish appearance, he is able to be very convincing in the role of a charming hero and adventurer. This happened thanks to his brilliant acting in a biographical drama called The Flying Scotsman, which tells the real story of a famous Scottish cyclist who set a world record on a bicycle that he assembled with his own hands.
This was followed by shooting in films such as Emma and The End of the Game (2009), as well as in several episodes of the popular television series Dexter.
Last works
In 2012, Johnny Lee Miller appeared on the big screen in two films: “Dark Shadows” and “Byzantium”. In the same year, he began filming in an American-made television series called Elementary. The plot is based on the world-famous works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle about the adventures of the genius detective Sherlock Holmes. However, the creators of the television series moved the action today. The protagonist, the great Sherlock Holmes, is played by Johnny Lee Miller. In contrast to the similarly similar British series, also based on the works of Conan Doyle, in which Benedict Cumberbatch plays a key role, the American project takes place not in London, but in New York.
Details of the personal life of the actor
Johnny Lee Miller was married twice. He met his first wife on the set of the movie "Hackers." It was then the beginning, and now the world-famous actress Angelina Jolie. The lovers got married in 1995, but a few months later they decided to leave. The official divorce Johnny Lee and Angelina issued only in 1999.
Miller's second wife was former US model and actress Michelle Hicks. After a relationship that lasted for two years, in 2008 they were married by law. A few months later their son was born, who was given the name Buster Timothy.
Interesting Facts
- The grandfather of the hero of our story - Bernard Miller - is also an actor. He is best known for his role as head of British intelligence M in the first eleven films about 007 James Bond.
- Johnny Lee Miller's close friends are Evan McGregor, David Arquette, Gavin Rossdale and Jude Law.
- In 2005, the actor was considered as one of the candidates for the role of James Bond. However, in the end, agent 007 was played by Daniel Craig.
- Johnny Lee, along with his friends Evan McGregor and Jude Law, founded a manufacturing company called Natural Nylon, which lasted from 1997 to 2004.