T'Nia Miller (born 2 March 1985) is an English actress, known for her appearances in television series including '' Witless'' (2016–2018), '' Years and Years'' (2019), '' Free Rein'' (2019), '' The Haunting of Bly Manor'' (2020), '' Foundation'' (2021), and ''

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'' (2023).

Career

Miller made her professional acting debut in 2007, in three episodes of the

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'' as Nadine. She then made appearances in ''

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'' and ''

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'', before her first starring role as JJ in the 2012 feature film ''Stud Life''. After making guest appearances in British television series such as ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Born to Kill'', Miller scored her first starring role as DC Wilton in the

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thriller series '' Witless'', a role she played from 2016 to 2018. In June 2017, she appeared in an episode of the

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'' as Bev Lomax. In 2019, Miller was cast in the

drama miniseries '' Years and Years'' as Celeste Bisme-Lyons. ''Years and Years'' was created by

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, whom Miller had worked with on the

programmes ''

'' and ''

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series '' Free Rein'' as Claire Wright, In 2020, Miller appeared in the Netflix series ''

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'' as Maxine Tarrington, and later in the year, she starred in the Netflix series '' The Haunting of Bly Manor'' as Hannah Grose. In 2021, Miller starred in the

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series '' La Fortuna'' as Susan McLean and in the

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series '' Foundation'' as

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Personal life

Miller is openly

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. Miller trained at the Guildford School of Acting, from which she graduated in 2004. She is divorced and has two children. Miller is known for her shaved head, and when asked about it, she said: "I used to hide behind my hair all the time. I had this long, relaxed hair, and I was thinking, 'What am I trying to say? What is that about?' It sort of was a lightbulb moment, and I said: 'You know what? I'm gonna cut it off. I start from ground zero and grow an afro.' I was sitting in the barber shop, and he cut my hair and I fell in love with my skull... and I never turned back. And actually, it's afforded me to be able to play a diverse range of roles – it had totally the opposite effect that I feared. Where I thought I'd be very limited to what I'd be seen for, it's done the opposite. So this was born out of an integrity of loving the self and not having to hide, and loving the fact that I'm an African."

Filmography

References

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