Miles Anderson

For the English footballer, see Myles Anderson. For the New Zealand politician, see Miles Anderson (politician).

Miles Anderson
Born	(1947-10-23) 23 October 1947 Southern Rhodesia
Occupation	Actor
Spouse	Bella Merlin
Children	2

Miles Anderson (born 23 October 1947) is a British stage and screen actor, born in the colony of Southern Rhodesia, who has appeared in television serials both in the United Kingdom, and North America. He appeared as Alistair the photographer in the film La La Land. In 2021 he played 'Lennox' in Joel Coen's The Tragedy of Macbeth with Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand. He is commonly remembered in the UK for his role as Lieutenant Colonel Dan Fortune in ITV television show Soldier Soldier that aired in 1991-92

Born in 1947 in Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, Anderson was educated at Prince Edward School. His father was Major-General J. Anderson, CBE, the commander of the Southern Rhodesian Army who was dismissed in 1964 because of his opposition to the colonial government's plans for denial of native African rule upon independence; and his mother, Daphne, wrote The Toerags a memoir of her difficult childhood in Rhodesia. Miles has appeared in the US television series, Criminal Minds, as well as the UK series Ultimate Force in which he played Colonel Aiden Dempsey for the entirety of its production. He had previously played Lt. Col. Dan Fortune in ITV's Soldier Soldier (series 1 and 2 only, 1991–92).

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 and an Olivier Nomination for his performance as Sigismund in Calderon's Life's A Dream at the Royal Shakespeare Company. His numerous performances for television include Fall of Eagles, Z-Cars, The Sweeney. Campion, House of Cards, Oliver's Travels, Every Woman Knows a Secret and Holby City. Anderson has also appeared in two episodes of Midsomer Murders entitled "Death In Disguise" and "Last Year's Model", and was the voice of Poseidon in the 1997 TV adaptation of The Odyssey.

Anderson was seen as Major Marchbanks in the BBC adaptation of Philip Pullman's The Ruby in the Smoke and in 2007, he appeared 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 EastEnders. He also narrated the Sky1 version of the New Zealand documentary The Lion Man and appeared in an episode of A Touch of Frost.

In 2010, Anderson appeared as the title character in The Madness of George III mounted by director Adrian Noble at San Diego's Old Globe Theatre. He won the San Diego's Critics' Circle award for Best Actor. In 2011, he played Prospero in The Tempest and Salieri in Amadeus, both directed by Noble. In 2013, he again won the San Diego Critic's Circle Award for his Shylock in Adrian Noble's production of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice.

In 2015, Anderson appeared as Renard in the BBC TV series The Musketeers (episode 2.5 "The Return"). His film credits include roles in The Thirty Nine Steps (1978), The Shillingbury Blowers (1980), Sky Bandits (1986) and Cry Freedom.

Anderson is an associate member of RADA. He is the father of actor Joe Anderson and chef Max Anderson.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1974	Who Killed Lamb?	P.C. Hanworth	TV film
1978	The Thirty Nine Steps	David Hamilton
1980	The Shillingbury Blowers	Mr. Fennel	TV film
1986	Sky Bandits	Bannock
1987	Cry Freedom	Lemick
1988	The Zero Option	Major Fredericks
1990	Lorna Doorne	Tom Faggus	TV film
1993	A Far Off Place	Jardin
1996	In Your Dreams	Prosecution Counsel	TV film
1997	Into the Blue	Dr. Peter Kingdom	TV film
1998	Riddler's Moon	Ernie	TV film
1999	Fast Food	Dwayne
	Winter Angel	Toby Ross	TV film
2000	The King Is Alive	Jack
2002	The Biographer	Newspaper Editor	TV film
2006	The Ruby in the Smoke	Major Marchbanks	TV film
2007	The Silent Fall	Joseph Kingsley
2009	Ninja	Temple
2012	Delicate Playthings	Terrence Boyd
2013	Vishwaroopam	Dr. Dawkins
2015	The Sound of Magic	Abdumeeni Habduleeni
2016	La La Land	Alistair
2018	When I Sing	Rocker
	The Wind	The Reverend
2019	Radioflash	Farmer Glenn
2021	The Tragedy of Macbeth	Lennox

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1973	Beryl's Lot	1st Student	2 episodes
1974	Fall of Eagles	Young Franz Josef of Austria-Hungary	Episode: "Death Waltz"
	Cloud Burst	Dick Turner	Series regular
1975	Z-Cars	Tim Austin	Episode: "Intervention"
	Churchill's People	Reverend Dr. Walker	Episode: "The Derry Boys"
	Private Affairs	Jack Smythe	Episode: "Husband to Mrs. Fitzherbert"
	The Legend of Robin Hood	Will Scarlett	Miniseries
1978	People Like Us	Ted Hartnell	Miniseries
	Crown Court	Louis Botha	Episode: "Soft Target"
	The Sweeney	Hawkins	Episode: "Hearts and Minds"
1980	Shillingbury Tales	Mr. Fennel	Episode: "The Shillingbury Blowers"
1986	That Uncertain Feeling	Paul Whetstone	Miniseries
	What If It's Raining	Philip	Miniseries
	Call Me Mister	Ben Fisher	Episode: "Running Time"
1988	Campaign	Paul Copeland	Miniseries
1990	Campion	Anthony Datchett	Episode: "Mystery Mile"
	House of Cards	Roger O'Neill	Miniseries
1991-1992	Soldier Soldier	Lieutenant Colonel Dan Fortune	Series regular
1992	The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles	Giscard	Episode: "Somme, Early August 1916"
	The Ruth Rendell Mysteries	Mark Simms	Episode: "Talking to Strange Men"
	Covington Cross	King Edward	3 episodes
1993	Seekers	Peter Draycott	1 episode
	All in the Game	Derek Horsfield	Miniseries
1994	Peak Practice	Dominic Jenkins	Episode: "Old Habits"
	The Rector's Wife	Patrick O'Sullivan	Miniseries
	Class Act	Mickey Clive	1 episode
	Moving Story	Barry	Episode: "Father's Day"
1995	Chiller	Peter Walker	Episode: "The Man Who Didn't Believe in Ghosts"
	Oliver's Travels	Baron Kite	Miniseries
1997	Casualty	Andy McKenzie	Episode: "Treasure"
	A Touch of Frost	Sir Richard Cordwell	Episode: "Penny for the Guy"
	Have Your Cake and Eat It	Sam Dawson	Miniseries
	The Odyssey	Poseidon	Miniseries
1998	The Scold's Bridle	Detective Inspector Harmer	2 episodes
	A Certain Justice	Mark Rawlstone	2 episodes
	Dangerfield	Bailey	Episode: "Harvest Time"
	Midsomer Murders	Guy Gamelin	Episode: "Death in Disguise"
1999	Wing and a Prayer	Charles Hudson	1 episode
	Every Woman Knows a Secret	Ian	Miniseries
2001	Family Affairs	George Shackleford	3 episodes
2002-2003	Holby City	Terry Fox	Series regular
2002-2006	Ultimate Force	Colonel Aidan Dempsey	Series regular
2004	Down to Earth	Adam Cannock	Episode: "Fate and Fortune"
2005	William and Mary	Lord Narrington	1 episode
	The Bill	Roland O'Brian	Episode: "Double Jeopardy"
2006	Midsomer Murders	Lance Woodrow	Episode: "Last Year's Model"
	Masterpiece	Major Marchbanks	Episode: "The Ruby in the Smoke"
	Doctors	Terry Warner	Episode: "A Golfer's Tale"
2007	Waking the Dead	Daniel Lennon	Episode: "Double Bind"
	The Time of Your Life	Phil	Miniseries
2008	EastEnders	Edward	3 episodes
	The Bill	Bob Gatting	Episode: "Gun Runner"
2009	Criminal Minds	Dr. Nichols	Episode: "Amplification"
2012	Doctors	Martin Millar	Series regular
2014	Constantine	Dr. Roger Huntoon	Episode: "Non Est Asylum"
2015	The Musketeers	Renard	Episode: "The Return"
	Battle Creek	Phil	Episode: "Syruptitious"
2016	Baskets	Professor Henri	2 episodes
	The Bureau	Barry	1 episode
2018	Borderline Talent	Igor	1 episode
2019	Escape the Night	Merlin the Magician	Episode: "Dark Magic and a Twisted Fate"
	NCIS: Los Angeles	Brian Cooper	Episode: "A Bloody Brilliant Plan"
2021	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	Father Michael	Episode: "The Gang's Still in Ireland"
2022	The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder	Rockin' Joel	2 Episodes
2023	Hunters	Fritz	Episode: "Van Glooten's Day 1972 Butter Sculptor of the Year"

External links

• Miles Anderson at IMDb
• Official website