British actor and comic Ben Miller, who performs Jasper Tempest within the ITV crime drama Professor T, has had an extremely profitable profession over the previous three a long time.
Ben Miller is a well-known face on our screens, however there's lots followers might not learn about him.
The actor, 57, bought his begin in comedy and went on to star in a number of TV reveals, in addition to touchdown main roles in movies, together with the Johnny English films and interval drama Bridgerton. Extra just lately, he’s recognized for being a part of the BBC's Loss of life in Paradise and Professor T.
However what’s Ben's life like off digital camera? The comic is a father of three, a husband and an creator, and has dated some well-known stars through the years. Right here, the Mirror takes a take a look at his colourful off-screen life, together with his romances, his facet hustles and his double movie star…
Love life
Ben Miller is married to movie producer Jessica Parker, who has a well-known father. She is the daughter of musician Alan Parker, finest recognized for his work scoring movies and tv reveals, together with ITV's Information At Ten. The couple tied the knot in 2013 and have been fortunately married ever since. They welcomed two kids collectively; son Harrison in 2011 and daughter Lana in 2015.
The actor was starting to additional increase his profile as DI Richard Poole within the hit BBC sequence Loss of life In Paradise, when he give up after two sequence on account of his busy household life. She instructed The Unbiased: “After I began the primary sequence, Jess came upon she was pregnant after which Harrison was born between sequence one and two and it was an excessive amount of. However that was the one factor I omitted, not for creative causes. “For causes. “We had a three-month-old child and I used to be on the opposite facet of the world for seven months, which was lots for us to cope with.”
His marriage to Jessica was not the actor's first, as he was beforehand married to Belinda Stewart-Wilson, whom he met on Primeval and married in 2004 earlier than divorcing in 2011. Belinda is broadly recognized for her function as Polly , Will's mom. McKenzie within the standard comedy The Inbetweeners. They share their son Jackson, who was born in 2006.
One other earlier love curiosity was Hollywood actress Rachel Weisz, now married to James Bond star Daniel Craig, whom Ben met at a drama membership whereas learning at Cambridge. He instructed The Guardian in 2008: “I as soon as walked as much as this woman and mentioned 'Comfortable New 12 months!' and I kissed her, and though she was February she didn't slap me. The truth is, we went out and he or she was pretty. Rachel Weisz went on to be a Hollywood star and it nourishes the soul to suppose that good folks can nonetheless make it.”
Different careers
Followers might not know that Ben was the voice of the PG Ideas character, Monkey, and narrated the well-known tv commercials that featured Johnny Vegas. The truth is, the monkey turned very fashionable and visitor starred on Comedian Aid and The Brit Awards in 2003.
Whereas nonetheless performing, Ben additionally launched a profession as a kids's creator, publishing a sequence of profitable books, together with How I Grew to become a Canine Named Midnight. His sixth guide, The Night time We Acquired Caught In A Story, featured his personal kids, Lana and Harrison, as the 2 essential characters.
Ben had loads of time to write down through the pandemic whereas the household stayed in a villa in Morocco. They had been on vacation simply when lockdown first hit, so had been unable to return to their dwelling in Gloucestershire for 4 months.
“Writing has all the time been crucial factor: I began as a comedy author after which had some performing jobs that I really like doing. It's fairly tough to mix performing with fatherhood since you're typically away. Writing is a pleasure as a result of I'm at dwelling” , he instructed The Unbiased. Whereas his kids don't see their father on TV, they’ll attempt his books first.
celebrity-like
Over time, Ben has typically been confused with Welsh actor and comic Rob Brydon and the pair made essentially the most of their related look in 2009. The pair appeared collectively on an episode of QI and took benefit of the truth that they had been confused with one another. They wore related outfits for the episode and even shared an on-screen kiss.
- Professor T airs on ITV1 at 9pm tonight on Wednesday 27 March.