Death in paradise cast ben miller
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Death In Paradise: Interview with Ben Miller
I remember we were filming on one side of the island and you could see the volcano on Montserrat erupting – absolutely amazing!— Ben Miller
How did you become involved with Death In Paradise?
I was on holiday in Ibiza, having a lovely time, writing a book and looking at the stars every night and generally not having a care in the world. Then inom got sent the script for Death in paradis. I couldn't get back to England in time for the auditions so my flickvän filmed me on her camera and I sent it off via email. A few weeks later I met with the director and producer. So I actually have Jess, my partner, to thank for the job.
How would you describe Richard Poole?
He's a bit of a mixed bag really. inom think he's sort of been stalled slightly in his career. I don't think he's really been allowed to reach the rank that he should have, because I don't think he's great with people. However
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Halfway through a PhD in physics at Cambridge University, Ben met Alexander Armstrong (who was also studying there) in 1992. Instead of finishing his PhD, Ben chose to scrap science for comedy and started playing at the Comedy Club Footlights, Cambridge. After four years of touring pubs and underground comedy clubs, the pair appeared on 'Saturday Night' as (now one of their most well-known sketches) Euro-Rock duo 'Strijka.' The year 1996 saw the pair nominated for the Perrier Award and were given their first commissioned series, Armstrong and Miller (1997). Broadcast first on the Paramount Channel, which was then followed by three further series shown on Channel Four (1997, 1999 & 2001). Ben and Alexander took "The Armstrong and Miller Show" on tour in November 2001 and did a 17-day back-to-back stint. The success of "Armstrong and Miller" (1997)_ gave Ben a springboard to work on other projects. _Passion Killers (1999)_ and The Blind Date (
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Ben Miller
English comedian and actor (born 1966)
This article is about the English comedian. For other people named Ben Miller, see Ben Miller (disambiguation).
Ben Miller | |
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Miller in December 2019 | |
| Born | Bennet Evan Miller (1966-02-24) 24 February 1966 (age 58) London, England |
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| Years active | 1986–present |
| Spouses | Jessica Parker (m. 2013) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Alan Parker (father-in-law) |
Bennet Evan Miller (born 24 February 1966) is an English comedian, actor and author. He rose to fame as one half of the comedy duo Armstrong and Miller. He is also known for his roles as Angus Jeremy Bough in the Johnny English film series, DI Richard Poole in the BBC crime drama series Death in Paradise and James Lester in the ITV sci-fi series Primeval.
Early life
[edit]Bennet Evan Miller was born in London on 24 February 1966,[1] the son of Welsh mother Marion and English fath