Miles' career began in theatre in 1949, appearing in
J.C. Williamson productions. He then moved to the United Kingdom, touring England and Europe with the
Royal Shakespeare Company alongside
Laurence Olivier and
Vivian Leigh. In 1955 he also began appeared in television plays at the
BBC. In the late 1960s he began appearing in guest roles on Australian television series including
Hunter,
Contrabandits and
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo before securing the one of his best known roles as Detective Sergeant John Randall in 1970 series
The Link Men. He also appeared in
Delta and
Barrier Reef before undertaking the lead role of David Mason in
Dynasty. Guest roles followed throughout the 1970s in
Boney,
Ryan,
The Evil Touch, ''
Class of '75, Silent Number, Behind the Legend, Homicide, Division 4, The Young Doctors, Luke's Kingdom, Case for the Defence and King’s Men''. In 1983, Miles took on another of his best known roles as law firm owner Godfrey Carson in the legal drama ''
Carson's Law alongside Lorraine Bayly. The role earned him a Logie Award for Best Lead Actor in a Series. He appeared in miniseries Nancy Wake and Darlings of the Gods, before undertaking another lead role in drama series The Power, The Passion'' in 1989. Miles retired from acting in 1997, after his final role in the TV movie
The Ripper. ==Death==