Jonathan "Jonny" Lee Miller (born 15 November 1972) is an English actor. He achieved early success with roles in the films Hackers (1995) and Trainspotting (1996), and worked steadily in film and theatre until 2008, when he starred as the series lead in two seasons of the American television series Eli Stone. He followed this up with lead roles in the Broadway play After Miss Julie and the BBC production of Emma. In 2011, he starred in Frankenstein at London's Royal National Theatre. He stars as Sherlock Holmes in the CBS crime drama Elementary, alongside Lucy Liu as Dr. Watson.