Born in Rhodesia, Miles' childhood as the son of Major-General John Anderson and writer Daphne Anderson placed him at the heart of historical change in Africa in the 1950s and 60s. In 1964, his father was removed by the then-Prime Minister, Ian Smith, for his opposition to the Unilateral Declaration of Independence and, two years later, the family left the country. More than forty years on, he continues to support the opposition in what is now Zimbabwe. Miles has been acting for stage and screen for many years, perhaps best known in recent times for his television appearances as "Colonel Aidan Dempsey" in ITV's Ultimate Force (2002), "Roger O'Neill" in the award-winning House of Cards (1990), "Terry Fox" in BBC's Holby City (1999) and "Colonel Dan Fortune" in the hit series Soldier Soldier (1991).
保罗·贝坦尼出生在一个表演世家，父亲和母亲都是演员，祖母和祖父也都是从事音乐或艺术行当，他走上演艺之路也成了理所当然的事情。
