Matt K. Miller
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Born | Matthew Kermit Miller |
Other names | Kermit Beachwood Matthew Kermit Miller Matt Kermit Miller |
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Years active | 1981–present |
Spouse | Katherine C. Miller (née Pappa) |
Children | 1 |
Matthew Kermit Miller is an American actor, stand-up comedian and playwright.
Career
Miller has performed voice work in numerous film and television projects, but is better known as a stage actor and playwright who has performed with the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain, Sacramento Theatre Company, Sierra Repertory Theatre, and Foothill Theatre Company.[1] Miller became artistic director of the Sacramento Theatre Company in 2010.[3][4][5]
Recognition
The
In 2009, he wrote and starred in the solo show Fits & Parts: My Life in Stages, a memoir on his own career as working actor and voiceover artist for Japanese anime. Of his performance, Sacramento News & Review wrote that Miller's "personable outlook, storytelling skills and good timing with jokes make a winning combination,"
Sacramento Bee made special note of Miller's debut as director of the Sacramento Theatre Company in their review of the theatre company's October 2010 presentation of The Importance of Being Earnest, writing "The importance of this 'Earnest' lies in its significance as director Matt K. Miller's debut as STC artistic director and as the company's season-opening production. Though Miller did not select the comedy or most of the STC 2010–11 season, he recognizes his good fortune in the playbill, noting 'Earnest' is as close to 'fool-proof' as a play gets". They also made note of Miller having adapted the play slightly so that it moved briskly.[10]
In praising the STC's November 2010 presentation of
In Miller's return to the character of Scrooge in December 2010, Sacramento Press writes, "It is the portrayal of Scrooge that makes the difference between a good and a great production of A Christmas Carol. Fortunately for STC, they have Matt K. Miller, an outstanding and very experienced Scrooge." The noted that Miller's transition from Scrooge the miser to the loving and generous Scrooge is very believable.[5]
Awards and nominations
- 2009: John Gassner Award for his play Beat Aside Apollo's Arrow.[12]
Filmography
Anime dubbing
- Bio Hunter - Koshigaya
- Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran - Fisherman (Ep. 7), Ukiya-Tei Henchman
- Castle in the Sky - Train Engineer, Additional Voices
- Cowboy Bebop - Additional Voices
- The Dog of Flanders- Mr. Ike
- Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals - Prettz
- Fushigi Yûgi - Additional Voices
- Gate Keepers - Creditor
- Giant Robo - Additional Voices (Animaze dub)
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Dr. Miyashiro (Ep. 3)
- Kiki's Delivery Service - Policeman, Receptionist (Disney version)
- Mobile Suit Gundam - The Movie Trilogy - Mulligan
- Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket - Andy Strauss
- Perfect Blue - Mima Fan
- Pet Shop of Horrors - Robin Hendrix
- Psycho Diver: Soul Siren - Funky
- Rurouni Kenshin - Sailor (Ep. 25), Shuji, Schneider
- Tenchi Masaki, others
- Trigun - Chief (Ep. 19)
- Twilight of the Dark Master - Tenku
- Vampire Princess Miyu - Matchiyama (Ep. 1)
Animation
- Æon Flux - Ilbrid (Ep. 8)
- Gen13 - Additional Voices
- Spicy City - Additional Voices
- FernGully 2: The Magical Rescue - Batty Koda (voice) (1998) (replacing Robin Williams)
- 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure - Additional Voices (2003) (uncredited)
Video games
- Final Fantasy X/Final Fantasy X-2 - Clasko[13]
- Medal of Honor: Allied Assault - Spearhead- Additional Voices
Live action
- Courthouse - Reporter #3 (1 episode, 1995)
- VR Troopers - Combax (1 episode, 1995)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - Garbage Mouth, Parrot Top (2 episodes, 1995)
- Masked Rider - Bananatex (1 episode, 1996)
- Off Centre - Executive #1 (1 episode, 2002)
- Gods and Generals - Brig. Gen. Charles Griffin (uncredited) (2003)
- Henry X - Emile (2003)
- Team Room (2008)
References
- ^ a b "M K Miller". Screen Actors Guild. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ "Matt K. Miller". filmreference.com. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- Sacramento News & Review. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- Sacramento Bee. Archived from the originalon 14 December 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ a b Burgua, Bill (December 7, 2010). "A Christmas Carol Returns to Sacramento Theatre Company". The Sacramento Press. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- Sacramento News & Review. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- Sacramento News & Review. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- Sacramento Bee. April 27, 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ "Beat Aside Apollo's Arrow: 2009 Gassner Award Winner". New England Theatre Conference. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- Sacramento Bee. Archived from the originalon 15 January 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 16 December 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2009 Gassner Award Winner". New England Theatre Conference. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ "Matthew Kermit Miller (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
External links
- Matt K. Miller at IMDb
- Matt K. Miller at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Matt K. Miller at Voice Chasers Archived 2009-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Matt K. Miller at the CrystalAcids Anime Voice Actor Database