Jonny Lee Miller
Jonny Lee Miller
Jonathan "Jonny" Lee Milleris an English film, television and theatre actor. He achieved early success for his portrayal of Simon "Sick Boy" Williamson in the dark comedy drama film Trainspottingand Dade Murphy in Hackers, before earning further critical recognition for his performances in Afterglow, Mansfield Park, The Flying Scotsmanand Endgame; for The Flying Scotsman he received a London Film Critics' Circle nomination for Actor of the Year. He was also part of the principal cast in the films Melinda and...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth15 November 1972
I don't think any actor has the luxury of knowing exactly what scripts are going to turn out well and what ones aren't. It would be wonderful to have that particular skill, and maybe people like Tom Cruise have it more than most, but you go into each project hoping that a good, if not great, film will come out the other end.
When you're shooting 20-odd episodes in a season, the last thing you want is for each script to be the same tone.
You're always looking for good scripts and when they're not always forthcoming you go mad.
Theater is just so much more satisfying than film or television just because you deliver the whole thing from start to finish in one evening, and you can tell if people have enjoyed it or not. That's great to do every night to go in front of a full room of people and tell the story. There's nothing like that really.
The whole thing about the way I approach work is to be surprised by an opportunity when it comes up. So I have no idea what I will be doing next, and I kind of like that.
The whole point of being an actor is to get satisfaction out of a role - unless you're just vain about celebrity. You're always looking for the one thing that will surprise you.
If you're serious about what you're doing, you've got to keep your head and follow your instinct. Maybe you won't reach the same dizzy heights as others, but you will get something back.
If I thought of myself as a movie star, I'd be an idiot. I don't know anyone who thinks like that. I don't even know movie stars who think like that.
I used a bike in London and that's it. I learnt a lot about biking, and really got into. Now I cycle regularly.
I'm a pretty happy person, to be honest with you.
I'd go anywhere to work, so long as it's worth it.
I spent a couple of months just riding a bike doing my own training in the streets.
I consider myself really lucky and I always have done. My approach is that if I know I'm relaxed and happy, then I will do my best work.
I always know I can die at any moment.