Bennet Evan Miller (born 24 February 1966) is an English actor, comedian, and author. He rose to fame as one half of the comedy duo Armstrong and Miller. Miller is also known for playing the lead role of DI Richard Poole in the first two series of the BBC crime drama Death in Paradise, and for portraying James Lester in the ITV science-fiction series Primeval.

Filmography

• Austin — Julian Hartswood, Executive Producer, Creator
• 2024Paddington in Peru — Colonel Lancaster
• Suspect — Detective Superintendent Richard Groves
• 2022The Loneliest Boy in the World — Frank
• 2022This Is Christmas — Jonathan
• 2021Off the Rails — Dan
• Professor T — Professor Tempest
• Bridgerton — Lord Archibald Featherington
• Sticks and Stones — Chris Carter
• 2018Johnny English Strikes Again — Bough
• 2018The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir — Officer Smith
• 2018The Silent Man — The Delivery Driver
• 2017Paddington 2 — Colonel Lancaster
• 2017The Escape — Mike
• I Want My Wife Back — Murray
• Tracey Ullman's Show — Rupert Murdoch
• Upstart Crow — Wolf Hall
• 2016We Love Sitcom
• Asylum — Daniel Hern
• Ballot Monkeys — Kevin
• Horrible Science — McTaggart
• 2015Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism — Mr. Alabaster
• 2015Mr. Bean: Funeral — Mourner that Mr. Bean sits next to
• 2014The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm — Mr. Bullimore
• 2014What We Did on Our Holiday — Gavin McLeod
• Death in Paradise — Richard Poole
• Episodes — Ben Miller
• 2011The Engagement — Bar Tender
• 20104.3.2.1 — Mr. Phillips
• 2010Huge — Director, Writer
• Horrible Histories
• 2009The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol — Ghost of Christmas Past
• 2009Within the Whirlwind — Krasny
• 2008A Tale of Two Continents — Monkey
• Moving Wallpaper — Jonathan Pope
• Comedy Showcase — Felix
• Primeval — James Lester
• 2007Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance — Mr. Johnathon
• The Armstrong and Miller Show — Various Characters, Writer, Executive Producer
• Saxondale — Bernard Langley
• Doctor Who — The Sheriff of Nottingham
• Malice Aforethought — Dr. Edmund Bickleigh
• Popetown — The Priest (voice)
• The F Word
• Agatha Christie's Marple — Basil Blake
• 2004The Prince & Me — Soren
• The Worst Week of My Life — Howard Steel
• 2003Appointment with Dr. Terrible — Interviewee – Actor
• 2003Johnny English — Bough
• 2003The Actors — Clive
• The Royal — Shane Brampton
• 2002Jeffrey Archer: The Truth — Roland Moxley-Nemesis
• 2002Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali — Yoyotte
• 2001Birthday Girl — Concierge
• Dr Terrible's House of Horrible — Rebenor
• 2001The Parole Officer — Colin
• 2000Cinderella: The ITV Pantomime — Dandini
• 2000There's Only One Jimmy Grimble — Johnny Two Dogs
• 1999Coming Soon — Ben
• Coming Soon
• 1999Hunting Venus — Gavin
• 1999Plunkett & Macleane — Dixon
• Armstrong and Miller — Various Roles
• Saturday Live — Strikja
• Look at the State We're In! — Marty
• 1995Sardines — Simon Adair, Writer
• Mr Don & Mr George — Client
• Murder Most Horrid — PC Watkins
• 1988Dark Before Dawn — Producer
• Casualty — Daniel Murdoch

Appearances as themselves (37)

• The Chris McCausland Show — Self
• 2022Farewell Doc Martin — Self
• 2021Morecambe & Wise: The Lost Tapes — Self
• Between the Covers — Self
• Richard Osman's House of Games Night — Self
• The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer — Self - Guest
• 2018We Are Most Amused and Amazed — Self
• All Star Musicals — Self - Performer
• 2016Brains of Britain (or How Quizzing Became Cool) — Self - Narrator (voice)
• It’s Not Rocket Science — Self - Presenter
• Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled — Self
• Bruce's Hall of Fame — Self
• Doctor Who Extra — Self
• Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) — Self
• Crackanory — Self
• 2010Fry and Laurie Reunited — Self
• Chris Moyles' Quiz Night — Self
• 2009Steve Coogan: The Inside Story — Self
• The Justin Lee Collins Show — Self
• You Have Been Watching — Self
• Lily Allen and Friends — Self - Guest
• 2008Primeval: Through the Anomaly — Self
• 2008Stanley Baxter: Now and Then — Self
• 2007The Making of Primeval — Self
• Would I Lie to You? — Self
• 2006Saxondale: On The Road — Self
• The One Show — Self
• 8 Out of 10 Cats — Self
• QI — Self
• Johnny Vaughan Tonight — Self
• Richard & Judy — Self
• Space Cadets — Self
• Never Mind the Buzzcocks — Self
• Room 101 — Self
• Shooting Stars — Self
• Have I Got News for You — Self
• This Morning — Self