Charlie Creed-Miles

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Charlie Creed-Miles
Born (1972-03-24) 24 March 1972 (age 53)
Nottingham, England
OccupationActor
Years active1987–present
Children Esmé Creed-Miles

Charlie Creed-Miles (born 24 March 1972) is an English actor. [1] He is notable for his film roles which include Let Him Have It (1991), London Kills Me (1991), Loved Up (1995), The Fifth Element (1997), Nil By Mouth (1997), Essex Boys (2000), King Arthur (2004), Harry Brown (2009), Wild Bill (2011), Peaky Blinders (2013), 100 Streets (2016), and Romans in 2017.

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Early life

Creed-Miles was born 24 March 1972, [2] in Nottingham. [3] He is a graduate of Anna Scher Theatre school in London. [4]

Career

In 1991, he had minor appearances in Let Him Have It with Christopher Eccleston and Paul Reynolds (actor), [4] and the film London Kills Me with Danny Dyer. [4]

In 1995, he had a main role in the BBC drama Loved Up , a school information film for teenagers to show the risks of taking ecstasy. [5] The cast included Lena Headey, Ian Hart, and Jason Isaacs, [5] and won a BAFTA award as Best Children's Drama in 1996. [6]

In 1997, He appeared in the Luc Besson directed science fiction action film The Fifth Element , [4] alongside Bruce Willis and Ian Holm. [3] The same year, he played heroin addict Billy, [4] alongside Kathy Burke and Ray Winstone, [7] in the Gary Oldman directed film Nil By Mouth , [3] which was Nominated for a Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) for best film at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. [7]

In 2000, he was the narrator and main character in the British crime film Essex Boys , which co-starred Sean Bean and Tom Wilkinson and was about a real-life drugs-related ambush. [4] The same year he featured in the BBC serial The Sins , opposite Pete Postlethwaite. [4]

In 2009, He appeared as Detective Sergeant Terence "Terry" Hicock in Harry Brown , in a cast that included Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, Liam Cunningham, and David Bradley. [1]

In 2011, he starred as the protagonist, in Wild Bill , alongside Will Poulter, who played his son. The cast included a host of British talent with Leo Gregory, Neil Maskell, Liz White, Iwan Rheon, Olivia Williams, Jaime Winstone, Andy Serkis, and Sean Pertwee. It received positive reviews. [8]

In 2013, he starred as Billy Kimber, the leader of the street gang the Birmingham Boys in the BBC series Peaky Blinders, opposite Cillian Murphy, Helen McCrory and Sam Neill.

In 2016, he starred opposite Idris Elba and Gemma Arterton in the London drama film 100 Streets , for which, he attended the premiere at the BFI Southbank in London. [9]

Personal life

His relationship with actress Samantha Morton (with whom he co-starred in The Last Yellow) produced a daughter, Esmé Creed-Miles, born in 2000. [10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991 Let Him Have It Second Boy in School
London Kills Me Kid in Lift
1993 The Punk and the Princess David
1995 The Young Poisoner's Handbook Berridge
1997 The Fifth Element David
Nil by Mouth Billy
1998 Brand New World Stanley Jardine
1999The Last YellowKenny
2000 Essex Boys Billy Reynolds
2004 King Arthur Ganis
2009 Harry Brown D.S. Terry Hicock
2010 Hereafter Photographer
2011 You and I Ian
Wild Bill Wild Bill
2016 100 Streets George
2017 Romans or Retaliation (in U.S.) Paul
2021Gunfight at Dry RiverCooper Ryles
2024 The Chelsea Cowboy Sir John Hodge
Drive Back Home Weldon
2025 LifeHack Don Heard

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987The Gemini FactorLee6 episodes
1989 Screen Two IvorEpisode: "Words of Love"
Press Gang Danny McColl12 episodes
Casualty Eric NewcombeEpisode: "Vital Spark"
SkulduggeryThe Band - McBrideTV film
1990 The Bill Gary StaplesEpisode: "Just for a Moment"
1991 All Good Things JakeEpisode: "The Trip North"
Drop the Dead Donkey CarlEpisode: "Damien Down and Out"
1992 Screen One DannyEpisode: "Trust Me"
1992–1993 The Upper Hand Al4 episodes
1993 Between the Lines Lloyd ManningEpisode: "Crack Up"
London's Burning Rob1 episode
15: The Life and Death of Philip KnightSimon KnightTV film
1994 The Chief Chas Sewell1 episode
Casualty Philip O'ConnorEpisode: "Negative Equity"
1995 A Touch of Frost Alan TealEpisode: "No Refuge"
The Bill Adrian FinchEpisode: "Feeling Guilty"
Chandler & Co Adam PurlowEpisode: "Money for Nothing"
Faith in the Future Jools6 episodes
Loved Up DannyTV film
2000 The Sins Alan Long2 episodes
2001 Station Jim Bob GregsonTV film
2002 White Teeth Ryan ToppsMiniseries
Lenny Blue Toby AndersonTV film
2003 Hardware TerryEpisode: "Women"
Waking the Dead TannerEpisode: "Breaking Glass"
Charles II: The Power and the Passion James, Duke of York Mini-series
2004 Agatha Christie's Marple Harold CrackenthorpeEpisode: "4:50 from Paddington"
2005 Hustle Howard JenningsEpisode: "Gold Mine"
2006 Born Equal Man in HostelTV film
2007 Five Days DC Stephen BeamSeries regular
Skins Fighting Bath ManEpisode: "Chris"
2008 Criminal Justice Simon Ticehurst2 episodes
2009 Freefall Area ManagerTV film
2011 Injustice DI Mark WenbornMiniseries
Great Expectations Sergeant1 episode
Silent Witness Francis MynallEpisode: "Lost"
ShirleyMike SullivanTV film
2012 Endeavour Teddy SamuelsEpisode: "Pilot"
True Love David2 episodes
Falcón José Luis Ramírez2 episodes
2013 Peaky Blinders Billy Kimber4 episodes
2015 Death in Paradise Jack HarmerEpisode: "Unlike Father, Unlike Son"
The Frankenstein Chronicles Pritty5 episodes
2016 Ripper Street Horace Buckley3 episodes
EllenLeonTV film
Once in a LifetimeGrant
2017Against the LawSuperintendant Jones
2018 Silent Witness Conor Flannery4 episodes
2019 World on Fire David Walker2 episodes
Giri/Haji Connor Abbott8 episodes
2024 Criminal Record DS Tony GilfoyleMiniseries

References

  1. 1 2 "Charlie Creed-Miles". amazon.com. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Charlie Creed-Miles". next-episode.net. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Charlie Creed-Miles". The Guardian .
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Mottram, James (4 July 2000). "Charlie's a diamond geezer". Evening Standard .
  5. 1 2 "Loved Up (1995)". bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Loved Up 1995". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Festival de Cannes: Nil by Mouth". Festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
  8. ↑ "Wild Bill - 2011, Drama, 1h 38m". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  9. ↑ Scott Davis from HeyUGuys interviews Charlie Creed-Miles on the red carpet for the premiere of 100 Streets held at London's BFI Southbank. HeyUGuys. 9 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "Morton: From Nottingham to Hollywood". BBC News. 27 January 2004. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
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