Andrew Miller MBE

Transforming perceptions throughout his 35 year career in the creative industries, Andrew is recognised as one of the UK’s most influential disability advocates with extensive experience of the arts, film and tv sectors.

Starting out in broadcasting in the 1980’s, Andrew belongs to the first generation of disabled presenters on British television, starring in Boom! for Channel 4 after which he went on to produce and direct Bafta nominated tv arts documentaries. Later becoming the first wheelchair-user to run a major arts venue at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, he also established the role of UK Government Disability Champion for Culture, co-founded the UK Disability Arts Alliance #WeShallNotBeRemoved to support disabled artists through the pandemic and was founding chair of the influential BFI Disability Screen Advisory Group.

Today Andrew works with leading cultural brands to improve access and to create new opportunities for disabled people. His current portfolio of roles includes being UK Arts Access Champion supporting the delivery of All In – the new national arts access scheme for disabled audiences from the 4 UK Arts councils. He is a member of the Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority Co-creation Council and the Museums Strategic Disability Network; he is a National Council member of Arts Council England and is a trustee of BAFTA and the Royal Shakespeare Company.

His contribution to the arts and broadcasting has been recognised by the National Diversity Awards, Bafta, The Shaw Trust Disability Power 100 (a Top 10 finalist two years running), The Stage Awards, Royal Philharmonic Society Awards and in the 2021 New Year Honours. Andrew is currently the only disabled individual placed in The Stage 100 of the most influential people in British Theatre.