Background
His father commanded the Rhodesian Army and his mother Daphne, wrote a memoir of her difficult childhood in Rhodesia.
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Miles Anderson
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Born in 1947 in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, Anderson was educated at Prince Edward School.
Career
He recently appeared as Martin Millar, in the British Broadcasting Corporation soap opera Doctors. He has appeared in the United States television series, Criminal Minds, as well as the ongoing show Ultimate Force as Colonel Aiden Dempsey. He had previously played Lieutenant
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Dan Fortune in Independent Television"s Soldier Soldier (series 1 and 2 only, 1991-1992). His numerous performances for television include Fall of Eagles, Z-Cars, The Sweeney. Campion, House of Cards, Oliver"s Travels 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 television adaptation of The Odyssey.
Most recently he was seen as Major Marchbanks in the British Broadcasting Corporation adaptation of Philip Pullman"s The Ruby in the Smoke and he appeared in 2007 in the sixth series of the crime-drama Waking the Dead. In 2008, he made a brief appearance as Edward Tunstall in the British Broadcasting Corporation"s EastEnders.
He narrated the Sky1 version of the New Zealand documentary The Lion Manitoba and appeared in an episode of A Touch of Frost. In 2010, Anderson appeared as the titular character in The Madness of George III mounted by director Adrian Noble at San Diego"s Old Globe Theatre.
In 2011, he played Prospero in The Tempest and Salieri in Amadeus, both directed by Noble.
In 2015 he appeared as Renard in the British Broadcasting Corporation television series The Musketeers episode 2.5 "The Return". His film credits include roles in,, and, among others
Achievements
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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. He won the San Diego"s Critics" Circle award for Best Actor. 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. He is an associate member of RADA and the father of actor Joe Anderson and Max Anderson the 2006 and 2011 World Streetboard Champion.
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Born
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Nationality
Zimbabwean