Ben Miles

Benjamin Charles Miles (born 29 September 1966) is an English actor. He gained recognition after starring in the television comedy sitcom Coupling (2000–2004) and the drama serial The Forsyte Saga (2002–2003). He also had recurring roles in Lark Rise to Candleford, The Crown (2016–2017) as Peter Townsend, and Andor (2022–2025).

Early life and education Benjamin Charles Miles was born in Wimbledon, London,

He studied acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Miles played a very small part as a journalist, with just a few words of dialogue, in the 1997 motion picture The Wings of the Dove. In 1999, he was cast as Richard Martin in Reach For The Moon. In 2008, he appeared as the squire Sir Timothy in the British production Lark Rise to Candleford, and as Plantagenet Palliser in Radio 4 production The Pallisers. In 2009, he appeared as the head of a stock market trading firm in the BBC city-based drama Sex, the City and Me. He played the lead in Pulse opposite Claire Foy, whom he also co-starred with in The Promise in early 2011, just after also appearing in BBC 1's Zen.

In summer 2011, Miles starred as Robert in Harold Pinter's Betrayal at the Comedy Theatre in London's West End, with Kristin Scott Thomas playing his wife, Emma. The love triangle was completed by Douglas Henshall as his best friend and her lover, Jerry. The revival was directed by Ian Rickson. Also in 2011 he appeared in the television film The Suspicions of Mr Whicher as Dr. Stapleton.

In 2016, he played Peter Townsend in the Netflix series The Crown,

In 2019 he played Commander Danny Hart in The Capture and John Profumo in The Trial of Christine Keeler, both on BBC One. Miles played Tay Kolma, a banker friend of Mon Mothma (played by Genevieve O'Reilly).

He collaborated with Hilary Mantel on the adaptation of her novel, The Mirror & the Light, into a play at the Gielgud Theatre in London's West End, in which he also starred. The two worked again on a picture book based on her trilogy,, and she chose him to read the audiobook versions.

Personal life Miles married the actress Emily Raymond. They have three children. 2025 Death by Lightning George Scovile Television miniseries 2025 The Girlfriend Max Kader Television miniseries

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