Ben Miles
From Broadway to DOWNTON ABBEY: A Look at Elizabeth McGovern's Stage Career (Sep 5, 2025)
Photos: Betty Gilpin, Bradley Whitford, & More in DEATH BY LIGHTNING Historical Drama Series (Aug 21, 2025)
Harlem Honors the Legacy of Kool DJ Red Alert in Sculpture (Jul 18, 2024)
BIO
THEATRE INCLUDES: The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Have, Ispanka and Cymbeline (RSC); Love Love Love and My Child (Royal Court); Betrayal (Harold Pinter Theatre); Measure for Measure and The Tower (Almeida); The Norman Conquests and Richard II (Old Vic); The Cherry Orchard, The London Cuckolds, Mary Stuart and Macbeth (National Theatre); The Winter’s Tale (Young Vic) and The Tempest (Phoebus Cart).
TELEVISION INCLUDES: “Dracula,†“The Suspicions of Mr Whicher,†“Zen,†“Pulse,†“The Promise,†“Trial & Retribution,†“Lark Rise to Candleford,†“Freezing,†“Sea of Souls,†“BonVoyage,†“After Thomas,†“Under the Greenwood Tree,†“Mr Harvey Lights a Candle,†“A Thing Called Love,†“Prime Suspect,†“The Project,†“The Forsyte Saga,†“Cold Feet,†“Coupling†and “The Government Inspector.â€
FILM INCLUDES: Five Years, Ninja Assassin, Speed Racer, V for Vendetta, Click, Three Blind Mice, Affair of the Necklace, Keep the Aspidistra Flying and The Wings of the Dove.
Photos
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STAGE CREDITS
Productions
Movies
[ 1989 ] Spiro
[ 1997 ] Journalist 1
[ 1997 ] Ravenscroft Waiter
[ 2001 ] Baron Courchamps
[ 2003 ] Lindsey
[ 2005 ] Dcomb
[ 2005 ] Rob
[ 2008 ] Cs Jones
[ 2009 ] Mlow
[ 2013 ] Gail Holford
[ 2014 ] Ben Dumb
[ 2015 ] Ronald Lauder
[ 2017 ] Ace UK
[ 2018 ] Jerry Fredericks
[ 2018 ] Nick
[ 2019 ] Emanual Lehman
[ 2022 ] Yuri Schekochikhin
[ 2024 ] Nathan Evans
[ 2025 ] Yuri Schekochikhin
TV Shows
Patrick Maitland
Browning
Dr. Tom
Stephen Marshall
Rob Sinclair
D.C. Colin Waterman, Dan Price
Commander Danny Hart
Peter Townsend, Young Peter Townsend
Montague Dartie
John Profumo
José Rivas
Toby
Toby
[ 2025-2025 ] Max Kader
[ 2025-2025 ] George Scoville
[ 2025-2025 ] David Sinclair
[ 2022-2025 ] Tay Kolma
Awards and Nominations
Ben Miles, Wolf Hall, Parts One & Two
Ben Miles, Wolf Hall, Parts One & Two
Ben Miles, Wolf Hall
Ben Miles, Wolf Hall, Parts One & Two
Ben MilesWolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies
winner
Ben Miles, The Norman Conquests
Ben Miles, The Norman Conquests
winner
Ben Miles, The Norman Conquests
Videos
VIDEO: Watch the Star-Studded Trailer for Amazon's New Series THE ROMANOFFS
by Kaitlin Milligan - 2018-09-12 14:00:41
VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Amazon Premieres Original Series THE LAST POST, Today
by BWW
News Desk - 2017-12-22 01:30:00
VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Amazon Premieres Original Series THE LAST POST, 12/22
by Caryn Robbins - 2017-11-27 13:23:02
TV Exclusive: Meet the Nominees- WOLF HALL's Ben Miles- 'I'm Really, Really, Really Excited!'
by Nicole Rosky - 2015-06-02 19:00:41
TV Exclusive: Backstage with Richard Ridge- SAG Foundation Conversations Series with the Cast of WOLF HALL
by Nicole Rosky - 2015-05-10 12:00:48
TV: On the Red Carpet for Opening Night of WOLF HALL with Marin Mazzie, Cherry Jones & More!
by TV - Red Carpets - 2015-04-11 09:00:51
TV: The Tudors Takeover Broadway- WOLF HALL Cast Meets the Press!
by Nicole Rosky - 2015-03-10 12:00:02
STAGE TUBE: Kevin Spacey Chats 'THE NORMAN CONQUESTS' on NBC's Today Show
by Eddie Varley - 2009-04-21 17:31:51
News
by Josh Sharpe - Sep 5, 2025
A longtime staple of New York and London stages, we are chronicling Elizabeth McGovern's theater roles ahead of the debut of Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale.
by Josh Sharpe - Aug 21, 2025
New first-look photos have been released for Netflix's Death by Lightning, a new limited series that brings to life the story of President James Garfield and his assassin, Charles Guiteau. Take a look at the photos, featuring Michael Shannon, Matthew Macfadyen and Oh, Mary! star Betty Gilpin.
by Stephi Wild - Jul 18, 2024
West Harlem Art Fund, NY Artist Equity Association and NY Women Chamber of Commerce will present artist Sherwin Banfield and his sculpture YEAA-a-a-a- a-ah! to Montefiore Park honoring the Harlem legend Kool DJ Red Alert. This work of art is apart of Harlem Sculpture Gardens, the largest outdoor public art exhibition in Harlem's history.
by Blair Ingenthron - Mar 23, 2024
The National Press Club’s special pre-release screening of the new political drama from Rolling Pictures and Good Films Collective, ANNA (MOTHER RUSSIA), took place on March 20, 2024, and included such luminaries as actor Sean Penn, journalist Bob Woodward, U.S. Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA), former CIA director John Brennan.
by Michael Major - May 25, 2023
Created by George Kay (“Lupin,” “Criminal”) and Jim Field Smith (“Criminal,” “Truth Seekers”), who also wrote and lead directed the series respectively, the seven-part series also stars Emmy Award and NAACP Image Award-winner Archie Panjabi (“The Good Wife,” “Snowpiercer,” “Blindspot”). Watch the new video trailer now!
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 14, 2023
Last night (Wednesday 12 April), the Royal Shakespeare Company and Neal Street Productions, in association with Hera Pictures, welcomed special guests to the world stage premiere of Hamnet, which opened its sold-out run in the newly restored Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. See photos from inside opening night!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 16, 2023
This summer, Park Avenue Armory will stage the North American premiere of Robert Icke's multi-award-winning West End hit, The Doctor. See how to purchse tickeets!
by Stephi Wild - Feb 21, 2023
Soul Portal - A Night of the Arts Celebrating Black History comes to the Gene Frankel Theatre 24 Bond St, NY, NY 10012 this weekend. The performance is on Saturday February 25 @ 8:00 PM.
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Feb 9, 2023
The National Theatre and Neal Street Productions’ The Lehman Trilogy makes a triumphant return to London following an acclaimed season in Los Angeles and a highly lauded run on Broadway, winning 5 Tony Awards® including Best Play. Directed by Academy Award®, Tony Award® and Golden Globe winner Sam Mendes, The Lehman Trilogy features a cast of three playing the Lehman brothers, their sons and grandsons, in an extraordinary feat of story-telling told in three parts on a single evening. Hailed by The New York Times as 'a genuinely epic production', The Lehman Trilogy is the story of a family and a company that changed the world.
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 14, 2023
Next month, Park Avenue Armory presents the North American premiere of LOVE by playwright/director Alexander Zeldin in his New York debut.
by Michael Major - Oct 12, 2022
Peacock has shared the trailer for season two of The Capture. The cast includes Holliday Grainger, Paapa Essiedu, Indira Varma, Andy Nyman, Ron Perlman, Rob Yang, Ben Miles, Lia Williams, Cavan Clerkin, Ginny Holder, and Nigel Lindsay. Watch the new video trailer for the upcoming season now!
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Sep 23, 2022
Dame Hilary Mantel, the British author best known for her Wolf Hall trilogy, has died aged 70.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 4, 2022
Theatre Communications Group has announced the recipients of the second round of the 2021-22 Edgerton Foundation New Play Awards. The awards, totaling $731,000, allow 16 productions extra time for the development and rehearsal of new plays with the entire creative team, hoping to extend the life of the world premiere play after its first run.
by Stephi Wild - Mar 2, 2022
National Youth Theatre raised £350k to support young talent and widen access to arts on Monday night at their Nostalgic Fantastic fundraising gala in association with EON Productions, TikTok and Netflix with support from Cath Kidston, Omega, Think Publishing, Champagne Bollinger and Soho House, and with thanks to the David Pearlman Foundation and Stelio & Susie Stefanou.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 5, 2021
The Mirror and the Light, currently running at the Gielgud Theatre in London's West End, has entered its final four weeks with its last performance on Sunday 28th November 2021. The production has been a flagship theatrical event for the reopening of London's West End, delighting audiences since it opened earlier this year.
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Oct 8, 2021
Many people got through the first lockdown engrossed in the final part of Hilary Mantel’s literary trilogy following the rise and fall of Thomas Cromwell. After the successful stage adaptations of the first two books, fans have waited seven years to see The Mirror And The Light; the concluding part of Mantel’s epic work. Whether it was worth the wait is not entirely clear.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 14, 2021
A new entertainment company, Second Half Productions, has been launched today by Jeremy Herrin, Alan Stacey and Rob O'Rahilly. It will bring together world-leading artists to create innovative work for both stage and screen.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 8, 2021
The third and final novel in the Wolf Hall trilogy has been adapted for the West End stage by Dame Hilary Mantel and Ben Miles. Jeremy Herrin, who was nominated for an Olivier Award, a Tony Award and won the Evening Standard Award for the first two productions, returns to direct. Nathaniel Parker resumes his Olivier Award winning portrayal of Henry VIII.
by Marianka Swain - Sep 3, 2021
As theatre comes roaring back, this autumn and winter see plenty of exciting new productions, including big West End musicals and intriguing plays. Here are the shows that we’re most looking forward to seeing.
by Stephi Wild - Aug 18, 2021
New names added to the cast are: Melissa Allan (Princess Mary), Samuel Awoyo (Ensemble), Ian Drysdale (French Ambassador), Jo Herbert (Lady Rochford), Andrew Hodges (Ensemble), Niamh James (Ensemble), Umi Myers (Helen Sadler / Dorothea Wolsey), Liam Smith (Walter Cromwell) and Nicholas Tizzard (Ensemble).
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Ben Miles has appeared on Broadway in 6 shows.
Ben Miles has appeared on London's West End in 2 shows.
Ben Miles's first West End show was The Lehman Trilogy which opened in 2018
Outstanding Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Wolf Hall, Parts One & Two, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Wolf Hall, Parts One & Two, Outstanding Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Wolf Hall, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Wolf Hall, Parts One & Two, Best Actor (Evening Standard Awards) for Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies, Outstanding Ensemble Performances (Drama Desk Awards) for The Norman Conquests, Outstanding Ensemble Performance (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Norman Conquests and Performance (Theatre World Awards) for The Norman Conquests.
Ben Miles has won Outstanding Ensemble Performance at the Drama Desk Awards for The Norman Conquests and received a Performance award from the Theatre World Awards for The Norman Conquests.
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