Angus Miller

Angus Miller
Born
Dundee, Scotland
EducationDrama Centre London
OccupationActor
Years active2013–present

Angus Miller is a Scottish television, stage, film, and voice actor from Dundee. He is best known for his role as Donnie Russell in the BBC crime drama Shetland.

He has also appeared on stage in Britain and abroad at the National Theatre of Scotland, Royal Court Theatre, London, St. Ann's Warehouse, New York, the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh, and the Bristol Old Vic.

Career

Miller is best known for his 6-year supporting role as Donnie Russell in the BBC crime drama, Shetland. He has also appeared as Michael Murray in Starz's Outlander and Colin Cunningham in Netflix’s Dept. Q.

Miller has extensive stage experiences, including notable performances in The Duchess of Malfi, Anna Karenina, and Dead Dad Dog. He has also worked in voice acting. He was a continuity announcer for STV from 2020 to 2024 and has voiced the character of Edwin Faulkner in the audio drama The Sojourn since 2024.

Miller has been cast in an upcoming role in Channel 4's Careless.

Critical reception

The Duchess of Malfi (2019)

In the 2019 production of The Duchess of Malfi at Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh, The Skinny remarked on his performance saying "Angus Miller offers a terrifyingly unpredictable performance as Ferdinand, with outbursts of anger that foreshadow his descent into madness”. WhatsOnStage said "Ferdinand, beautifully played by Angus Miller, is an overgrown baby who fetishizes his own childhood and doesn't understand the emotions unleashed in him by his sister" while The Telegraph considered that Miller's Ferdinand had "terrifying shades of Dennis Hopper".

Anna Karenina (2023)

In 2023, Miller played Stiva, the title character's brother in Anna Karenina at Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh. Of his performance, The Times said “Miller is excellent as the feckless Stiva.”, while the North West End UK said "he brings with him a natural stage presence and is clearly a confident and skilled performer."The Stage found him particularly "funny, grinning, guffawing" as Stiva.

Dead Dad Dog (2023)

In 2023, Miller starred with Liam Brennan in the father and son play, Dead Dad Dog at the Finborough Theatre in London. The Arts Desk said “Miller is winningly charming as Eck.” Broadway Baby found that "Miller is immediately engaging and makes Eck into a very likeable character". ReviewsGate said the play elicits terrific performances from Angus Miller as Eck trying in vain to impress the... apparatchiks.

Filmography includes

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016–2017Teacup TravelsAlexius / Teo / Exoidas / Cadmus / DorianCBeebies
2019–2025ShetlandDonnie RussellBBC, main cast, 25 episodes
2020DoctorsTim PartridgeBBC
2021GuiltZackBBC
2023The GoldShuggieBBC / Paramount+
2024OutlanderMichael MurrayStarz / MGM+
2024 The Sojourn Edwin Faulkner / Alec Reeves Audio Drama
2025Leg of a SalesmanHenryShort film, nominated for Best Actor in a Comedy, Kino Short Film Festival 2025
2025Dept. QColin CunninghamNetflix, recurring role
2026The ChiefSteve DuncanBBC / The Comedy Unit
2026 Ted Lasso Constable Jackson Apple, recurring role

Theatre credits include

YearTitleRoleVenue(s)Notes
2013–2017Let the Right One InTorkel / Janne / JimmyNational Theatre of Scotland; Dundee Rep; Royal Court Theatre, London; Apollo Theatre, West End; St. Ann's Warehouse, New York; US Tour: McCullough Theatre, Austin; Moore Theatre, Seattle; Alley Theatre, HoustonWinner – South Bank Sky Arts Theatre Award 2014
2013MacbethMalcolmPerth Theatre; Tron Theatre, Glasgow
2016–2017TrainspottingSick Boy / TommyCitizens Theatre, Glasgow; Kings Theatre, Edinburgh
2018The Belle's StratagemDoricourtRoyal Lyceum Theatre, EdinburghWinner – CATS Award 2018
2019The Duchess of MalfiFerdinandRoyal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh; Citizens Theatre, Glasgow
2022The Comedy of ErrorsAntipholus of Syracuse / Antipholus of EphesusCitizens Theatre, Glasgow
2023Anna KareninaStivaRoyal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh; Bristol Old Vic
2023Dead Dad DogEckFinborough Theatre, London; Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh

References

  1. ↑ Mitchell, Nicole (11 Apr 2022). "A Glasgow Audience is the Best Audience: TV hits Kim Allan and Angus Miller are back on stage". Glasgow Evening Times. Archived from the original on 11 Apr 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2025 – via PressReader. Alt URL
  2. 1 2 "Shetland: Alison O'Donnell 'Tosh' left shaking after Donnie's thrilling scenes". Daily Express. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2025. "Shetland season 10 cast: Meet the new and returning characters". Radio Times. 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Anna Karenina review — Tolstoy squeezed too far Lyceum, Edinburgh". The Times. London. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  4. 1 2 Thompson, Simon (18 May 2023). "Anna Karenina at Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh review". What’s On Stage. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
  5. 1 2 Brown, Mark (22 May 2019). "The Duchess of Malfi review – bloody revenge tragedy made marvellously modern". The Telegraph. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  6. 1 2 Naylor, Greg (14 October 2023). "Dead Dad Dog, Finborough Theatre review - Scottish two-hander plays differently 35 years on, but still entertains". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "Stage Star". Sunday Mail. UK. 20 December 2020. p. 23. Retrieved 5 December 2025 – via PressReader.
  8. ↑ "Angus Miller — Client page". Waring McKenna. Waring McKenna Ltd. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  9. ↑ Jones, Maya (28 May 2019). "The Duchess of Malfi @ The Lyceum, Edinburgh: Zinnie Harris' contemporary adaption of The Duchess of Malfi is a timely and brilliant portrayal of toxic masculinity in the modern age". The Skinny. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  10. ↑ Thompson, Simon (23 May 2019). "Review: The Duchess (of Malfi) (Lyceum)". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  11. ↑ Mooney, Dylan (18 May 2023). "Anna Karenina — Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh". North West End UK. Retrieved 10 February 2025. a special mention must go to the hilarious Angus Miller. I could not help but smile anytime he was on stage. Miller brings with him a natural stage presence and is clearly a confident and skilled performer.
  12. ↑ Morgan, Fergus (18 May 2023). "Anna Karenina Review: "Engrossing adaptation"". The Stage. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  13. ↑ Beck, Richard (9 Oct 2023). "Dead Dad Dog and Sunny Boy". Broadway Baby (Review). Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  14. ↑ Russell, William (6 Oct 2023). "Dead Dad Dog by John McKay. The Finborough Theatre, 118 Finborough Road, London SW10 to 25th October". ReviewsGate (Review). Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  15. ↑ "Shetland series 9 cast: meet the new characters". Den of Geek. 6 November 2024. Retrieved 2025-12-05.
  16. ↑ "S02E07 Transcript". The Sojourn Audio Drama. Retrieved 2026-08-17.
  17. ↑ "South Bank Sky Arts Awards – Winners 2014". West End Theatre. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  18. ↑ Irvine, Christine (19 September 2016). "Review: Trainspotting at the Citizens Theatre". Exeunt Magazine. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  19. ↑ Fisher, Mark (19 Feb 2018). "The Belle's Stratagem review – a riot of feminist fun". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  20. ↑ Petherick, David (May 22, 2019). "The Duchess of Malfi — Review". EdinburghFestival.org. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  21. ↑ "Comedy of Errors – Glasgow Citizens Theatre" (Review). August 31, 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  22. ↑ McKay, John (2023). "Dead Dad Dog — Review". British Theatre Guide. Retrieved 5 October 2025.