At the age of 23, he began shooting documentary films, embarking on an international career that continued for approximately 15 years before he moved more extensively into scripted television and feature filmmaking.
During the 1990s, Miller worked as a director of photography on numerous documentaries, filming in locations around the world. His documentary credits include Mustang: The Hidden Kingdom (1994), narrated by Harrison Ford, In the Company of Whales and Spirits of the Rainforest. His work on factual productions received recognition from industry organisations, including the Royal Television Society and the Emmy Awards.
Miller subsequently moved into television drama, photographing productions including Bramwell, The Sandman (2000), The Honeytrap (2002), Infinite Justice (2006) and The Passion (2008), the HBO miniseries directed by Michael Offer. He also worked on the television film The Turn of the Screw (2009), adapted from Henry James’s novella.
In 2009, Miller photographed Small Island, the BBC adaptation of Andrea Levy’s novel, directed by John Alexander. The production received a BAFTA nomination for Best Photography and Lighting – Fiction, while Miller received an Emmy nomination for his cinematography. His work on Zen (2011), the crime drama starring Rufus Sewell, further established his credits in British and European television drama.
His later credits include The Irregulars (2021), the Netflix supernatural drama, and Mr. Malcolm’s List (2022), the period romantic comedy directed by Emma Holly Jones. Miller has continued to work across television drama and feature films, drawing on his earlier experience in documentary filmmaking.