Jonny Lee Miller

Grandfather is Bernard Lee , who played M in the early James Bond movies.

Father is Alan Miller , who was a stage actor in the 1950s and 60s.

Was offered the role of Prince Henry in EverAfter .

Was a member of the UKs NYMT (the National Youth Music Theatre).

Lived in Primrose Hill, London, England, near Jude Law and Ewan McGregor. He moved out of the area in the early 2000s.

In 1996, he played the role of "Woodrow F. Call" in "Dead Mans Walk" , the prequel to "Lonesome Dove" . That same year, he was married to Angelina Jolie , whose father, Jon Voight , played the role in "Return to Lonesome Dove" .

Left school at 17 to pursue his acting career.

Fan of Chelsea FC (England football club).

Running is a hobby of his and he ran the London Marathon in 2008 in a time of 3hr 1min.

Wife, Michele Hicks , gave birth to their first child, a boy named Buster Timothy Miller, on December 3, 2008. He weighed 9 pounds.

His ex-wife, Angelina Jolie , and his current wife, Michele Hicks , have the same birthday: June 4.

Former brother-in-law of actor James Haven.

Former son-in-law of Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand.

Godfather of Jude Law s eldest son, Rafferty Law, born on October 6, 1996.

He appeared in two different adaptations of Jane Austen s 1814 novel "Mansfield Park": "Mansfield Park" and Mansfield Park . He played Charles Price in the former and Edmund Bertram in the latter. He played another Austen character, Mr. Knightley, in "Emma" .

Good friends with Benedict Cumberbatch , with whom he shared the central roles of Frankenstein and his creature in Danny Boyles stage production of "Frankenstein". Coincidentally, Miller was cast as Sherlock Holmes in "Elementary" and Cumberbatch has been playing the legendary detective in "Sherlock" since July 2010.

He was the only non-Scottish cast member of Trainspotting .

He has played Scottish characters three times: in Trainspotting , Complicity , and The Flying Scotsman . He did it so convincingly that many viewers and critics believed that he was from Scotland. Due to this frequency, Craig Ferguson , who is really Scottish, declared Miller an Honorary Scotsman.

His character in Trainspotting is obsessed with James Bond films, especially those with Sean Connery. In real life, his grandfather, Bernard Lee , played M, Bonds superior, in many of the films, including all of Connerys films.

(September 2006) Currently in the Los Angeles area for the television series "Smith" .

(November 2006) In Los Angeles for the upcoming television show "Eli Stone" .

(November 2009) Appearing on Broadway at the American Airlines Theatre in "After Miss Julie" with Sienna Miller.

He worked with Christopher Lee in Dark Shadows , while his grandfather, Bernard Lee , worked with him in The Battle of the River Plate , Dr. Terrors House of Horrors , and The Man with the Golden Gun .

Has played Sherlock Holmes (in "Elementary" ) and Woodrow F. Call (in "Dead Mans Walk" ). The two characters working partners, John Watson and Augustus McCrae, had both been played by Robert Duvall (in "Lonesome Dove" and The Seven-Per-Cent Solution .

Became a United States citizen in 2014.

He runs a half-marathon twice per week. Completed the 2008 London Marathon at 3:01:40, averaging under seven minutes per mile. Hes also completed an ultra marathon, running 50 miles through Bear Mountain, New York for the charity Jonahs Just Begun, it raises funds for Sanfilippo Syndrome.

Awarded the Evening Standard Theatre Award and the Olivier Award for Best Actor.

Miller is a big N.Y. Rangers fan and was thrilled when the Stanley Cup trophy appeared on Elementary.