Tim Mills
| Tim Mills | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Timothy William Mills |
| Born |
23 May 1962 Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Medium | Film, television |
| Nationality | British |
| Years active | 1987–2004 |
Tim Mills (born 23 May 1962) is a former British actor, screenplay writer, journalist and stand-up comedian.
Life and career
Mills was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka to parents Diana West and George Mills. His father's career in insurance took the family around the world, during Tim's childhood, to destinations including: Sri Lanka, Jamaica, Kenya, and the U.K.
Tim was educated at Denstone College in Staffordshire, and later gained a degree in Economics at Liverpool University. Mills began his entertainment career in stand-up comedy, performing at small venues and universities. After working in menial jobs alongside his comedy for a number of years, Tim trained at drama school in 1986 and worked in film and television until 2004 - in both acting and writing.
Despite appearing alongside Dennis Waterman and Julia McKenzie in the critically acclaimed film Vol-au-Vent, Mills is perhaps most well known in acting circles for his work in commercials on UK and German television. Mills was also acclaimed for his writing, regularly collaborating with Michael Jaffer of 'Sugarfree Films'. Also at the time a regular feature writer for the London Evening Standard, Tim wrote the screenplay for the award-winning Channel 4 short film 'Sunny Spells' before co-writing the screenplay for 'Full Circle'. He also recently co-wrote the feature film screenplay for 'Rocky Road', and has further screenplays in pre-production.[1] While he continues to write, Tim has now retired from acting.
Mills married his girlfriend of four years, Sandra in 1990 and the couple currently reside in Teddington, Middlesex with their only son, Tom.
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Last Love | Short Film | |
| 1996 | Vol-au-vent [2] | Paul | |
| 1997 | Sunny Spells [3] | Short Film Writer only | |
| 2008 | Full Circle [4] | Writer only |
Television
| Year | Series | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Waking the Dead [5] | Nick Patterson | 2 episodes: "Multistorey: Part 1", "Multistorey: Part 2" |
| 2003 | The Bill [6] | David Turner | 1 episode: "Black and Blue" |
References
- ↑ "Tim Mills". sugarfreefilms.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ↑ "Vol-au-vent (1996) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ↑ "Sunny Spells (1997) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ↑ "Full Circle (2008) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ↑ "Waking the Dead (TV Series 2000– ) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ↑ "The Bill (TV Series 1984–2010) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
External links
- Tim Mills at the Internet Movie Database