By Penny Bancroft
FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS
Jonathan Lee Miller (born 15 November 1972) is an English-American actor. He achieved early success for his portrayal of Simon “Sick Boy” Williamson in the dark comedy-drama film Trainspotting (1996) and as Dade Murphy in Hackers (1995) before earning further critical recognition for his performances in Afterglow (1997), Mansfield Park (1999), Mindhunters (2004), The Flying Scotsman (2006), Endgame (2009), and T2 Trainspotting (2017). For The Flying Scotsman he received a London Film Critics’ Circle nomination for Actor of the Year. He was also part of the principal cast in the films Melinda and Melinda (2004), Dark Shadows (2012), and Byzantium (2013). He has appeared in several theatrical productions, most notably After Miss Julie and Frankenstein, the latter of which earned him an Olivier Award for Best Actor.
Miller starred as the title character in the ABC comedy drama Eli Stone, for which he received a Satellite Award nomination for Best Actor. This was followed by another starring role in the BBC costume drama Emma and a supporting role as Jordan Chase in the fifth season of the Showtime drama Dexter. From 2012 to 2019 he starred as a modern-day version of Sherlock Holmes in the CBS crime drama Elementary, which earned him his second Satellite Award nomination for Best Actor.[5] In 2022, he played British prime minister John Major in the fifth season of the Netflix historical drama The Crown.
Miller married actress Angelina Jolie on 28 March 1996. They separated 18 months later, and were divorced in 2000; however, they remain close friends. He began dating actress and model Michele Hicks in 2006. They married in July 2008 in Malibu, California. The couple have one son, Buster Timothy Miller, born in December 2008. They divorced in 2018.
TODAY’S ALMANAC
Question of the Day
Can I get a chocolate drink stain out of a white T-shirt?
If the t-shirt is washable, you can try soaking the area with a few drops of liquid hand dishwashing detergent and a few drops of ammonia, and then blotting the stain gently with a moistened cloth. Rinse and repeat as necessary.
If still no results, try wetting the stain with a 3-percent solution of hydrogen peroxide to which 1 to 2 drops of ammonia have been added. Let sit for a minute or two. Rinse with water and blot dry. (Test this solution on an inside seam first before working on the stain itself.)
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Died
- Johannes Kepler (astronomer) –
- Lionel Barrymore (actor) –
- Margaret Mead (author) –
Born
- Sir William Herschel (astronomer) –
- James O’Neill (actor) –
- Franklin Pierce Adams (newspaper columnist) –
- Felix Frankfurter (U.S. Supreme Court justice) –
- Georgia O’Keeffe (painter) –
- Marianne Moore (poet) –
- Joseph Wapner (judge & TV personality) –
- Ed Asner (actor) –
- Petula Clark (singer) –
- Sam Waterston (actor) –
- Kevin Eubanks (musician & The Tonight Show bandleader) –
- Helen Mersi Kelesi (tennis player) –
- Jonny Lee Miller (actor) –
- Zena Grey (actress) –
Events
- Pikes Peak first sighted by Zebulon M. Pike–
- First U.S. poultry show began, Boston, Massachusetts–
- First meeting of the Assembly of the League of Nations–
- Sadie Hawkins Day debuted in Al Capp’s Li’l Abner comic strip–
- First gas-turbine electric locomotive in the United States was track-tested, Erie, Pennsylvania–
- Elvis Presley’s first movie, Love Me Tender, premiered–
- Walt Disney announced plans to build Epcot Center –
- A magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Japan–
Weather
- Forty-five inches of snow fell on Watertown, New York, in 24 hours–
- Thirty-five tornadoes ripped through the Midwest–
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