# Charlie Creed-Miles

Charlie Creed-Miles (born 24 March 1972) is an English actor. 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), 100 Streets (2016), and Romans in 2017.

## Early life

Creed-Miles was born 24 March 1972, in Nottingham. Charlie Creed-Miles is a graduate of Anna Scher Theatre school in Islington

## Career

In 1991, he had minor appearances in Let Him Have It with Christopher Eccleston and Paul Reynolds (actor), and the film London Kills Me with Danny Dyer.
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. The cast included Lena Headey, Ian Hart, and Jason Isaacs, and won a BAFTA award as Best Children's Drama in 1996.
In 1997, He appeared in the Luc Besson directed science fiction action film The Fifth Element, alongside Bruce Willis and Ian Holm. The same year, he played heroin addict Billy, alongside Kathy Burke and Ray Winstone, in the Gary Oldman directed film Nil By Mouth, which was Nominated for a Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) for best film at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.
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. The same year he featured in the BBC serial The Sins, opposite Pete Postlethwaite.
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.
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.
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.

## 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.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1989 | Skulduggery | The Band - McBride | TV film |
| 1991 | Let Him Have It | Second Boy in School | |
| 1991 | London Kills Me | Kid in Lift | |
| 1993 | 15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight | Simon Knight | TV film |
| 1993 | The Punk and the Princess | David | |
| 1995 | The Young Poisoner's Handbook | Berridge | |
| 1995 | Loved Up | Danny | TV film |
| 1997 | The Fifth Element | David | |
| 1997 | Nil by Mouth | Billy | |
| 1998 | Brand New World | Stanley Jardine | |
| 1999 | The Last Yellow | Kenny | |
| 2000 | Essex Boys | Billy Reynolds | |
| 2001 | Station Jim | Bob Gregson | TV film |
| 2002 | Lenny Blue | Toby Anderson | TV film |
| 2004 | King Arthur | Ganis | |
| 2006 | Born Equal | Man in Hostel | TV film |
| 2009 | Freefall | Area Manager | TV film |
| 2009 | Harry Brown | D.S. Terry Hicock | |
| 2010 | Hereafter | Photographer | |
| 2011 | You and I | Ian | |
| 2011 | Shirley | Mike Sullivan | TV film |
| 2011 | Wild Bill | Wild Bill | |
| 2016 | 100 Streets | George | |
| 2016 | Ellen | Leon | TV film |
| 2016 | Once in a Lifetime | Grant | TV film |
| 2017 | Against the Law | Superintendent Jones | TV film |
| 2017 | Romans or Retaliation (in U.S.) | Paul | Film |
| 2021 | Gunfight at Dry River | Cooper Ryles | Western |
| 2024 | The Chelsea Cowboy | Sir John Hodge | film |
| 2024 | Drive Back Home | Weldon | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1987 | The Gemini Factor | Lee | 6 episodes |
| 1989 | Screen Two | Ivor | Episode: "Words of Love" |
| 1989 | Press Gang | Danny McColl | 12 episodes |
| 1989 | Casualty | Eric Newcombe | Episode: "Vital Spark" |
| 1990 | The Bill | Gary Staples | Episode: "Just for a Moment" |
| 1991 | All Good Things | Jake | Episode: "The Trip North" |
| 1991 | Drop the Dead Donkey | Carl | Episode: "Damien Down and Out" |
| 1992 | Screen One | Danny | Episode: "Trust Me" |
| 1992–1993 | The Upper Hand | Al | 4 episodes |
| 1993 | Between the Lines | Lloyd Manning | Episode: "Crack Up" |
| 1993 | London's Burning | Rob | 1 episode |
| 1994 | The Chief | Chas Sewell | 1 episode |
| 1994 | Casualty | Philip O'Connor | Episode: "Negative Equity" |
| 1995 | A Touch of Frost | Alan Teal | Episode: "No Refuge" |
| 1995 | The Bill | Adrian Finch | Episode: "Feeling Guilty" |
| 1995 | Chandler & Co | Adam Purlow | Episode: "Money for Nothing" |
| 1995 | Faith in the Future | Jools | 6 episodes |
| 2000 | The Sins | Alan Long | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | White Teeth | Ryan Topps | Miniseries |
| 2003 | Hardware | Terry | Episode: "Women" |
| 2003 | Waking the Dead | Tanner | Episode: "Breaking Glass" |
| 2003 | Charles II: The Power and the Passion | James, Duke of York | Mini-series |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Harold Crackenthorpe | Episode: "4:50 from Paddington" |
| 2005 | Hustle | Howard Jennings | Episode: "Gold Mine" |
| 2007 | Five Days | DC Stephen Beam | Series regular |
| 2007 | Skins | Fighting Bath Man | Episode: "Chris" |
| 2008 | Criminal Justice | Simon Ticehurst | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Injustice | DI Mark Wenborn | Miniseries |
| 2011 | Great Expectations | Sergeant | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Silent Witness | Francis Mynall | Episode: "Lost" |
| 2012 | Endeavour | Teddy Samuels | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2012 | True Love | David | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Falcón | José Luis Ramírez | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Peaky Blinders | Billy Kimber | 4 episodes |
| 2015 | Death in Paradise | Jack Harmer | Episode: "Unlike Father, Unlike Son" |
| 2015 | The Frankenstein Chronicles | Pritty | 5 episodes |
| 2016 | Ripper Street | Horace Buckley | 3 episodes |
| 2018 | Silent Witness | Conor Flannery | 4 episodes |
| 2019 | World on Fire | David Walker | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Giri/Haji | Connor Abbott | 8 episodes |
| 2024 | Criminal Record | DS Tony Gilfoyle | Miniseries |