Jonny Lee Miller

Jonny Lee Miller (born November 15, 1972) is a British actor. He was the first husband of actress Angelina Jolie.

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November 15 - 1972 - British - Angelina Jolie

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He was born in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England. His grandfather was Bernard Lee, famous for playing the character M in the earlier James Bond films.

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Kingston-upon-Thames - Surrey - England - Bernard Lee - James Bond

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After a stint in EastEnders as Jonathan Hewitt, Jonny Lee Miller got his big break in films with Hackers (1995), co-starring Angelina Jolie, whom he married the following year. They divorced four years later.

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EastEnders - Hackers - 1995

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Shortly afterwards, Miller took a leading role in Trainspotting (1996), which brought him real notoriety. The accent he used in the film was so convincing that it led many people to believe he was a Scottish actor. In 1997, he played Billy Prior in the film adaptation of Pat Barker's World War I novel, Regeneration.

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Trainspotting - 1996 - Scottish - 1997 - Pat Barker - World War I - Regeneration

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On television he has appeared in the BBC's modernisation of The Canterbury Tales and as Lord Byron in a television drama about the life of the poet.

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BBC - The Canterbury Tales - Lord Byron

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