Joel McKinnon Miller

Joel McKinnon Miller took opera singing lessons as a child, and later attended the University of Minnesota Duluth, where he studied theatre and opera. He dropped out in 1983 to attend The Acting Company^[1] but returned to his alma mater to finish his degree in theatre with an acting emphasis in 2007.^[2]

Prior to Big Love, McKinnon Miller's main television role was that of Lyle Nubbin in three episodes of Las Vegas. He has appeared as a guest star on single episodes of several American television series, including Cold Case, Murphy Brown, The Commish, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Pacific Blue, Dharma & Greg, The X Files, ER, Malcolm in the Middle, Roswell, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Deadwood, Six Feet Under, Desperate Housewives, Boston Legal, Nip/Tuck, American Horror Story, The Closer, and Everybody Loves Raymond.^[3] He was a main cast member throughout the TV series Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Detective Norm Scully which he played for all seasons. However, he revealed in a podcast chat^[4] that he and Dirk Blocker, who played Hitchcock, were only signed on for 4 episodes at the start.

On film, he has played supporting characters in The Truman Show, Galaxy Quest, Rush Hour 2 and Men in Black II, and supplied the voice of Bromley in the animated feature The Swan Princess.

On December 30, 2018, McKinnon Miller sang the national anthem before a Minnesota Vikings at the U.S. Bank Stadium. He identifies himself as a lifelong Vikings fan.^[5]

He married Tammy McKinnon in 1984 and has lived in Los Angeles since 1991. He and his wife have two children, Owen and Caitlyn.^[6][7]

McKinnon Miller is a Lutheran and is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).^[8]