Ben Miles(I)
- Actor
Ben Miles trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, following next a memorable course of solid performances on both stage and screen, such as in the Old Vic's production of William Shakespeare's "Richard II" (as Bolingbroke) in 2005 alongside his father-in-law Gary Raymond and in Harold Pinter's "Betrayal" at The Harold Pinter Theatre in London's West End (known as Comedy Theatre at the time) with Kristin Scott Thomas and Douglas Henshall in 2011, directed by Ian Rickson. In 2014 Miles played Thomas Cromwell in the RSC (Royal Shakespeare Company) version of Hilary Mantel's novels "Wolf Hall" and "Bring Up the Bodies" in Stratford and at the Aldwych Theatre in London. In 2015 the RSC brought the plays to New York City, where his interpretation was nominated for Best Performance by a Leading Actor at the Tony Awards. Among others, his notable stage work in prolific plays also includes an acclaimed production of Alexi Kaye Campbell's "Sunset at the Villa Thalia" premiered in London at the National Theatre of Great Britain in May 2016, directed by Simon Godwin together with Elizabeth McGovern, Sam Crane, Pippa Nixon, Christos Callow, Glykeria Dimou and Eve Polycarpou in the brilliant cast.