# Charlie Creed-Miles
**Charlie Creed-Miles** (also credited as Charles David Creed-Miles and Charles Creed-Miles) is an English actor, writer, and director, born in 1972 in [Nottingham](https://www.edgepedia.org/nottingham), Nottinghamshire, England[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0187224/) • [2](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/charlie-creed-miles). He is known for playing David in *The Fifth Element* (1997), Billy in [Gary Oldman](https://www.edgepedia.org/gary-oldman)'s *Nil by Mouth* (1997), the title role in *Wild Bill* (2011), and gang leader Billy Kimber in the first series of *Peaky Blinders*[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0187224/) • [2](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/charlie-creed-miles).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1972, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0187224/) |
| Training | Anna Scher Theatre school, London[2](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/charlie-creed-miles) |
| Screen debut | 1991, small parts in *Let Him Have It* and Hanif Kureishi's *London Kills Me*[2](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/charlie-creed-miles) • [3](https://www.cinema.com/people/003/037/charlie-creed-miles/filmography.phtml) |
| Breakthrough roles | Billy in *Nil by Mouth* (1997), nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes; David in *The Fifth Element* (1997)[2](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/charlie-creed-miles) |
| Television leads | Billy Kimber in *Peaky Blinders* (2013); DS Tony Gilfoyle in *Criminal Record* (2024– )[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0187224/) |
| Family | Daughter is the actress Esmé Creed-Miles, born in 2000, with actress and director Samantha Morton[4](https://healthyceleb.com/charlie-creed-miles/) • [5](https://apnews.com/article/c74a2cfb941471cd4ef048ec62aaa163) |
## Early career
Creed-Miles trained at the Anna Scher Theatre school in London and began working in 1991 with small parts in *Let Him Have It*, a drama based on the true story of Derek Bentley, and in [Hanif Kureishi](https://www.edgepedia.org/hanif-kureishi)'s film *[London Kills Me](https://www.edgepedia.org/london-kills-me)*[2](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/charlie-creed-miles) • [3](https://www.cinema.com/people/003/037/charlie-creed-miles/filmography.phtml). Through the early 1990s he worked steadily in British television. He played the journalist Danny McColl in the children's press drama *Press Gang* from series 1 through series 5 (1989–1993), and appeared as Al in *The Upper Hand* and as Carl in *Drop the Dead Donkey*[6](https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/charlie_creed_miles/). In 1995 he took a leading part in the BBC drama *Loved Up*, which won a BAFTA for Best Children's Drama, and played Berridge in *The Young Poisoner's Handbook*[2](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/charlie-creed-miles) • [3](https://www.cinema.com/people/003/037/charlie-creed-miles/filmography.phtml).
## 1997 and the breakthrough year
Two 1997 films brought him wider notice. In [Luc Besson](https://www.edgepedia.org/luc-besson)'s science-fiction film *The Fifth Element* he played David, and in *Nil by Mouth*, Gary Oldman's drama about a [South London](https://www.edgepedia.org/south-london) family, he played Billy, a heroin addict; the film was nominated for the [Palme d'Or](https://www.edgepedia.org/palme-dor) at Cannes[2](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/charlie-creed-miles) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0187224/). The same year he appeared as Kenny in *The Last Yellow*, working alongside Samantha Morton[3](https://www.cinema.com/people/003/037/charlie-creed-miles/filmography.phtml) • [4](https://healthyceleb.com/charlie-creed-miles/).
## Film and television work since 2000
In 2000 he was narrator and lead of the gangster film *Essex Boys*, playing Billy Reynolds, and appeared in the BBC serial *The Sins*[2](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/charlie-creed-miles). His later film credits include Ganis in *[King Arthur](https://www.edgepedia.org/king-arthur-2004-film)* (2004), a detective sergeant in the [Michael Caine](https://www.edgepedia.org/michael-caine) drama *Harry Brown* (2009), and the protagonist Bill in *Wild Bill* (2011), a comedy-drama that received positive reviews[2](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/charlie-creed-miles) • [3](https://www.cinema.com/people/003/037/charlie-creed-miles/filmography.phtml). He also appeared in *100 Streets* (2016) and *Romans* (2017)[3](https://www.cinema.com/people/003/037/charlie-creed-miles/filmography.phtml).
On television he has played a run of British crime and period roles: Billy Kimber, a local kingpin who runs the races, in the first series of *Peaky Blinders* (2013); Connor Abbot, a London gangster fascinated by Japanese culture, in *Giri/Haji* (2019); and DS Tony Gilfoyle in *Criminal Record*, a series about two detectives contesting a historic murder conviction[4](https://healthyceleb.com/charlie-creed-miles/) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0187224/). Other credits include *Silent Witness*, *Ripper Street*, *The Frankenstein Chronicles*, *Death in Paradise*, *Endeavour*, and *Great Expectations*[7](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/charlie-creed-miles/credits/3030603610/).
## Personal life
Creed-Miles dated the actress and director [Samantha Morton](https://www.edgepedia.org/samantha-morton) from 1999 to 2000; their daughter, the actress Esmé Creed-Miles, was born in 2000[4](https://healthyceleb.com/charlie-creed-miles/). Esmé Creed-Miles, who starred as the title character in the Amazon series *[Hanna](https://www.edgepedia.org/hanna-tv-series)* and as Marianne Dashwood in the 2026 film *Sense and Sensibility*, is described in press coverage as the daughter of the two actors[5](https://apnews.com/article/c74a2cfb941471cd4ef048ec62aaa163).
## References
1. [Charlie Creed-Miles, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0187224/)
2. [Charlie Creed-Miles biography, NetflixMovies.com](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/charlie-creed-miles)
3. [Charlie Creed-Miles Filmography, Cinema.com](https://www.cinema.com/people/003/037/charlie-creed-miles/filmography.phtml)
4. [Charlie Creed-Miles Height, Weight, Age, Biography, Girlfriend, Facts, Healthy Celeb](https://healthyceleb.com/charlie-creed-miles/)
5. [Meet the new Dashwoods: Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles star in 'Sense and Sensibility', AP News](https://apnews.com/article/c74a2cfb941471cd4ef048ec62aaa163)
6. [Charlie Creed-Miles, British Comedy Guide](https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/charlie_creed_miles/)
7. [Charlie Creed-Miles List of Movies and TV Shows, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/charlie-creed-miles/credits/3030603610/)
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