Miles Anderson
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Miles Anderson is a Zimbabwean actor
. He has lived in England and America for the last 40 years.
He was born in 1947 in Rhodesia
, now Zimbabwe
. Educated at Prince Edward school, his father commanded the Rhodesian Army until dismissed by Premier Ian Smith for his stance against racism and a Unilateral Declaration of Independence from Great Britian. His mother Daphne Anderson is the author of the acclaimed autobiography, The Toerags.
He has appeared in the US TV series, "Criminal Minds", as well as the ongoing ITV's Ultimate Force
as Colonel Aiden Dempsey. He had previously played Lt. Col. Dan Fortune (this time a Regular "green" Army officer) in ITV's Soldier Soldier
(series 1 and 2 only, 1991–92) and as Captain Bannock in Sky Bandits
. He was awarded the 1982 London Critics' Circle Drama Theatre Award for Best Supporting Actor of 1981 for his performances in The Twin Rivals and The Witch of Edmonton.
His numerous performances for television include Fall of Eagles
, Z-Cars
, The Sweeney
. Campion
, House of Cards
, Oliver's Travels
and Holby City
. Anderson has also appeared in two episodes of Midsomer Murders
entitled "Death In Disguise" and "Last Year's Model". Most recently he was seen as Major Marchbanks in the BBC adaptation of Philip Pullman
's The Ruby in the Smoke
and he appeared in 2007 in the sixth series of the crime-drama Waking the Dead
.
In 2008, he made a brief appearance as Edward Tunstall in the BBC's flagship soap, EastEnders
.
He is an associate member of RADA
.
Miles is also the father of actor Joe Anderson and Max Anderson the World 2006 and 2009 Streetboard Champion.
In 2009, he also narrated the popular New Zealand documentary TV program The Lion Man
. He also appeared in an episode of A Touch of Frost
' broadcast on ITV: "Penny for the Guy".
In 2009, he guest starred briefly as Dr Nichols in the American TV program Criminal Minds
.
In the summer of 2010, Miles appeared as the titular character in The Madness of George III by Alan Bennett
(which was made into the film The Madness of King George
in 1994) mounted by renowned director Adrian Noble
at San Diego's Old Globe Theatre
. For this highly acclaimed performance he won the San Diego's Critics' Circle award for Best Actor. In the summer of 2011, he plays to sell-out houses in the Old Globe's productions of THE TEMPEST - playing Prospero - and AMADEUS - playing Salieri, both directed by Adrian Noble.
He currently lives in Los Angeles, USA, with his partner, Bella Merlin, world-renowned actor and actor-trainer, and author of books including the best-selling THE COMPLETE STANISLAVSKY TOOLKIT and ACTING: THE BASICS.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. He has lived in England and America for the last 40 years.
He was born in 1947 in Rhodesia
Rhodesia
Rhodesia , officially the Republic of Rhodesia from 1970, was an unrecognised state located in southern Africa that existed between 1965 and 1979 following its Unilateral Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom on 11 November 1965...
, now Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
. Educated at Prince Edward school, his father commanded the Rhodesian Army until dismissed by Premier Ian Smith for his stance against racism and a Unilateral Declaration of Independence from Great Britian. His mother Daphne Anderson is the author of the acclaimed autobiography, The Toerags.
He has appeared in the US TV series, "Criminal Minds", as well as the ongoing ITV's Ultimate Force
Ultimate Force
Ultimate Force is a British television drama series that was shown on ITV, which deals with the activities of the fictional Red Troop of the SAS...
as Colonel Aiden Dempsey. He had previously played Lt. Col. Dan Fortune (this time a Regular "green" Army officer) in ITV's Soldier Soldier
Soldier Soldier
Soldier Soldier is a British television drama series. The title comes from a traditional song of the same name.Produced by Central Television and broadcast on the ITV network, it ran for a total of seven series and 82 episodes from 1991 to 1997...
(series 1 and 2 only, 1991–92) and as Captain Bannock in Sky Bandits
Sky Bandits
Sky Bandits is a 1986 British adventure film about two outlaws from the Wild West, drafted to the battlefields of WWI, who enlist in the fledgling Royal Air Force flying early warplanes called gunbuses....
. He was awarded the 1982 London Critics' Circle Drama Theatre Award for Best Supporting Actor of 1981 for his performances in The Twin Rivals and The Witch of Edmonton.
His numerous performances for television include Fall of Eagles
Fall of Eagles
Fall of Eagles is a 13-part British television drama aired by the BBC in 1974. The series was created by John Elliot and produced by Stuart Burge....
, Z-Cars
Z-Cars
Z-Cars is a British television drama series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police in the fictional town of Newtown, based on Kirkby in the outskirts of Liverpool in Merseyside. Produced by the BBC, it debuted in January 1962 and ran until September 1978.-Origins:The series was developed by...
, The Sweeney
The Sweeney
The Sweeney is a 1970s British television police drama focusing on two members of the Flying Squad, a branch of the Metropolitan Police specialising in tackling armed robbery and violent crime in London...
. Campion
Albert Campion
Albert Campion is a fictional character in a series of detective novels and short stories by Margery Allingham. He first appeared as a supporting character in The Crime at Black Dudley , an adventure story involving a ring of criminals, and would go on to feature in another 17 novels and over 20...
, House of Cards
House of Cards
House of Cards is a 1990 political thriller television drama serial by the BBC in four parts, set after the end of Margaret Thatcher's tenure as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. It was televised from 18 November to 9 December 1990, to critical and popular acclaim...
, Oliver's Travels
Oliver's Travels
Oliver's Travels is a five-part television miniseries written by Alan Plater and starring Alan Bates, Sinéad Cusack, Bill Paterson, and Miles Anderson. It first aired in the UK in 1995....
and Holby City
Holby City
Holby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999...
. Anderson has also appeared in two episodes of Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders is a British television detective drama that has aired on ITV since 1997. The show is based on the books by Caroline Graham, as originally adapted by Anthony Horowitz. The lead character is DCI Tom Barnaby who works for Causton CID. When Nettles left the show in 2011 he was...
entitled "Death In Disguise" and "Last Year's Model". Most recently he was seen as Major Marchbanks in the BBC adaptation of Philip Pullman
Philip Pullman
Philip Pullman CBE, FRSL is an English writer from Norwich. He is the best-selling author of several books, most notably his trilogy of fantasy novels, His Dark Materials, and his fictionalised biography of Jesus, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ...
's The Ruby in the Smoke
The Ruby in the Smoke
The Ruby in the Smoke is a novel by the English author Philip Pullman. It was also adapted for television in 2006.-Plot summary:This book takes place in 1872. A sixteen year old girl named Veronica Beatrice “Sally” Lockhart goes to visit where her father used to work, a shipping company named...
and he appeared in 2007 in the sixth series of the crime-drama Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead (TV series)
Waking the Dead is a British television police procedural crime drama series produced by the BBC featuring a fictional Cold Case Unit comprising CID police officers, a psychological profiler and a forensic scientist. A pilot episode aired in September 2000 and there have been a total of nine series...
.
In 2008, he made a brief appearance as Edward Tunstall in the BBC's flagship soap, EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
.
He is an associate member of RADA
Rada
Rada is the term for "council" or "assembly"borrowed by Polish from the Low Franconian "Rad" and later passed into the Czech, Ukrainian, and Belarusian languages....
.
Miles is also the father of actor Joe Anderson and Max Anderson the World 2006 and 2009 Streetboard Champion.
In 2009, he also narrated the popular New Zealand documentary TV program The Lion Man
The Lion Man
The Lion Man was a New Zealand television documentary series about a New Zealand big cat park called Zion Wildlife Gardens. The series was named after the Lion Man, Craig Busch, the park's founder, and followed him and his staff as they managed the park and its collection of approximately 30 lions...
. He also appeared in an episode of A Touch of Frost
A Touch of Frost (TV series)
A Touch of Frost is a television detective series produced by Yorkshire Television for ITV from 1992 until 2010, initially based on the Frost novels by R. D. Wingfield....
' broadcast on ITV: "Penny for the Guy".
In 2009, he guest starred briefly as Dr Nichols in the American TV program Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds is an American police procedural drama that premiered September 22, 2005, on CBS. The series follows a team of profilers from the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit based in Quantico, Virginia. The BAU is part of the FBI National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime...
.
In the summer of 2010, Miles appeared as the titular character in The Madness of George III by Alan Bennett
Alan Bennett
Alan Bennett is a British playwright, screenwriter, actor and author. Born in Leeds, he attended Oxford University where he studied history and performed with The Oxford Revue. He stayed to teach and research mediaeval history at the university for several years...
(which was made into the film The Madness of King George
The Madness of King George
The Madness of King George is a 1994 film directed by Nicholas Hytner and adapted by Alan Bennett from his own play, The Madness of George III. It tells the true story of George III's deteriorating mental health, and his equally declining relationship with his son, the Prince of Wales, particularly...
in 1994) mounted by renowned director Adrian Noble
Adrian Noble
Adrian Keith Noble is a theatre director, and was also the artistic director and chief executive of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1990 to 2003.-Education and career:...
at San Diego's Old Globe Theatre
Old Globe Theatre
The Old Globe is a professional theatre company located in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. It produces about 15 plays and musicals annually in summer and winter seasons...
. For this highly acclaimed performance he won the San Diego's Critics' Circle award for Best Actor. In the summer of 2011, he plays to sell-out houses in the Old Globe's productions of THE TEMPEST - playing Prospero - and AMADEUS - playing Salieri, both directed by Adrian Noble.
He currently lives in Los Angeles, USA, with his partner, Bella Merlin, world-renowned actor and actor-trainer, and author of books including the best-selling THE COMPLETE STANISLAVSKY TOOLKIT and ACTING: THE BASICS.