Miles Millar (born
c. 1967) is a British-born
[Brits in Hollywood: Miles Millar – BBC] screenwriter and producer. He was educated at
Claremont Fan Court School and is a graduate of
Christ's College, Cambridge where he was
Chairman of Cambridge University Conservative Association.
[cuca.org.uk] He is also a graduate of the
USC School of Cinematic Arts from the same
The Peter Stark Producing Program as his writing partner
Alfred Gough. With Gough, he wrote the
Jackie Chan vehicles
Shanghai Noon and
Shanghai Knights. The pair have also worked on several superhero-themed projects. They created and produced the show
Smallville on
the WB network, and contributed to the screenplays of
Spider-Man 2 and
Iron Man. Millar and Gough also created the
Aquaman pilot.
Early success
Millar and Gough enjoyed early success with a script they wrote while studying at USC. “Mango", a buddy-cop story where a cop who was allergic to animals was paired with an orangutan, sold to
New Line Cinema for $400,000. The film was never made but it brought the pair valuable publicity
[‘Mango’ Lined up – Variety].
Smallville
With writing partner
Alfred Gough, he created
Smallville. He is one of
Smallvilles executive producers and has written many episodes. Some episodes Millar has written (usually with Gough) are: Pilot, Metamorphosis, Zero (story), Crush, Tempest, Vortex (story), Lineage, Rosetta, Exodus, Exile, Memoria, Covenant, Crusade and Reckoning (story). Millar has also directed some episodes, such as Memoria.
