Sam Miller

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Sam Miller (born 28 September 1962) is a British television director and former actor from Saxmundham, England. As an actor, he is known for his role as Sgt. John Maitland in the ITV police procedural drama The Bill from 1990 to 1993. As a director, he has worked on the BBC television dramas Cardiac Arrest, This Life and Luther.^[1] He works with London-based production company Mustard Film Company. He is the father of the actor and footballer William Miller, who played Oliver Twist in the 2007 television adaptation.

Sam Miller
Born	(1962-09-28) 28 September 1962 (age 62) Saxmundham, England, United Kingdom
Occupation(s)	Television and film director Film producer Actor

Miller has received three Emmy nominations for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special, one in 2012 for Luther and two in 2021 for I May Destroy You for the episodes "Eyes Eyes Eyes Eyes" and "Ego Death" (with Michaela Coel).

Filmography

Film

Director

• Among Giants (1998)
• Elephant Juice^[2] (1998) (Also co-producer)
• No Good Deed (2014)

Narrator

• Krakatoa: The Last Days (2006)

Television

Director

Year	Title	Notes
1995	Cardiac Arrest	4 episodes
1996	This Life	3 episodes
1997	King Leek	TV pilot
2003–2009	Spooks	6 episodes
2004	Murder City	2 episodes
2006	Tripping Over	3 episodes
2010	Single Father	Miniseries
2010–2015	Luther	10 episodes
2012	Good Cop	2 episodes
2015	Fortitude	2 episodes (Also co-producer)
	American Crime	Episode 7
2015	Flesh and Bone	1 episode
2016	Luke Cage	Episode 6
2017	Guerrilla	2 episodes (Also associate producer)
	Rellik	3 episodes (Also executive producer)
2018	Daredevil	Episode 13
2019	Just Roll with It	episode 6
2020	Snowpiercer	2 episodes
2020	I May Destroy You	11 episodes
2022	Surface	4 episodes
2023	Black Mirror	Episode "Loch Henry"

TV movies

• King Girl (1996)
• Quite Ugly One Morning (2004)
• The Quatermass Experiment (2005)
• Krakatoa - The Last Days (2006)
• Danny Boy (2020)

Acting roles

Year	Title	Role
1988	The Great Escape II: The Untold Story	Air Reconnaissance Officer
1990	Murder East - Murder West	Christian
1990-1993	The Bill	Sgt. John Maitland
1992	Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace Doors	Prince Andrew, Duke of York