Nick Miles is an English actor. He is best known for his portrayal of

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in the

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soap opera ''

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''. Prior to appearing on ''Emmerdale'', he made appearances in various television series such as ''

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'' and ''

The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused on ...

''.

Early life

Miles was born and raised in

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, and he attended the

Bromsgrove School Bromsgrove School is a co-educational independent day and boarding school in the Worcestershire town of Bromsgrove, England. Founded in 1553, it is one of the oldest public schools in Britain, and one of the 14 founding members of the Headmaste ...

. His father, John Bradney, was an actor and director of the a local theatre company.

Career

Miles appeared in the music video of the music video of " Come Back to What You Know", recorded by

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, playing the role of a policeman. In a similar role in television, he portrayed the role of Chief Supt Guy Mannion in ''

'', starring in 13 episodes between 1999 and 2001. Miles began appearing in ''

'' from 19 February 2004, portraying the role of

, as part of a new fictional family within the programme.

Filmography

*''

'' as Ch. Supt. Guy Mannion (13 episodes, 1999–2001) *''

All Quiet on the Preston Front ''All Quiet on the Preston Front'' is a BBC comedy drama about a group of friends in the fictional Lancashire town of Roker Bridge, and their links to the local Territorial Army infantry platoon. It was created by Tim Firth. Episodes Three se ...

'' (1994) as Aspinall *''

Dandelion Dead ''Dandelion Dead'' is a British TV mini-series produced by LWT for ITV that aired in two parts on 6 and 13 February 1994. It tells the true story of Herbert Rowse Armstrong, a solicitor in the provincial town of Hay-on-Wye, Wales, who was convi ...

'' (1994) TV Series as Sgt. Sharp *''

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'' (1994) as Social worker *''

She's Out ''Widows'' is a British primetime television crime drama that was broadcast in 1983 and 1985, produced by Euston Films for Thames Television and aired on the ITV network. Two six-part series were written by crime writer Lynda La Plante. The exe ...

'' (1995) TV Series as Colin *''

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'' (1995) TV Series as PC John 'Thug' Barrett (unknown episodes) *''

Soldier Soldier ''Soldier Soldier'' is a British television drama series. The title comes from a traditional song of the same name - "Soldier, soldier won't you marry me, with your musket, fife and drum?" - an instrumental version of which was used as its t ...

'' as Derek Cavendish (1 episode, 1996) *''The Loved'' (1998) as Man *'' Bugs'' as Dawson (1 episode, 1998) *''

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels ''Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'' is a 1998 British black comedy crime film written and directed by Guy Ritchie, produced by Matthew Vaughn and starring an ensemble cast featuring Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher, Nick Moran, Steven Mackinto ...

'' - gambling scene with JD and Hatchett Harry (Cameo role, 1998) *''

Extremely Dangerous ''Extremely Dangerous'' is a 1999 four-part drama serial for ITV starring Sean Bean. Synopsis Neil Byrne, an ex-National Criminal Intelligence Service undercover agent convicted of the brutal murder of his wife and child who goes on the run to ...

'' (1999) (TV) as Fraser *'' Harbour Lights'' as Lewis Badden (1 episode, 2000) *''

'' as Lenny (1 episode, 2001) *''

Two Men Went to War ''Two Men Went to War'' is a 2002 British war comedy-drama film based on a true World War II story, from Raymond Foxall's book ''Amateur Commandos'' which describes the adventures of two army dental corps soldiers who sneak off on their own perso ...

'' (2002) as Sgt. Mowat *''

Gangs of New York ''Gangs of New York'' is a 2002 American epic historical drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian and Kenneth Lonergan, based on Herbert Asbury's 1927 book ''The Gangs of New York''. The film stars Le ...

'' (2002) as Atlantic Guard Leader *''

Silent Witness ''Silent Witness'' is a British crime drama television series produced by the BBC, which focuses on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes. First broadcast in 1996, the series was created by Nigel McC ...

'' as Sgt. Ron Allan (1 episode, 2002) *''

Peak Practice ''Peak Practice'' is a British drama series about a GP surgery in Cardale—a small fictional town in the Derbyshire Peak District—and the doctors who worked there. It ran on ITV from 10 May 1993 to 30 January 2002 and was one of their most ...

'' as Gary Wyatt (1 episode, 2002) *''Shell'' (2002) as John *''

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'' as Copley (1 episode, 2003) *''You're Gonna Wake Up One Morning'' (2003) as Dealer *''

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'' (2004) (TV) as Police officer *''

'' as

(1,800+ episodes, 2004–present)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* Living people People from Birmingham, West Midlands English male soap opera actors People educated at Bromsgrove School 1962 births {{England-tv-actor-stub