Follow The Heart

Malaysia-born, Indonesia-based actor Miller Khan is defining success on his own terms.

- John Ng

Miller Khan is keeping himself busy. Extremely busy. For someone who thought that he would never end up a serious actor, Miller has worked on 20 feature films and more than 2,000 episodes of soap operas to date. Currently, he’s filming a web series titled Assalamualaikum Calon Imam – an adaptation from a best-selling novel of the same name, while promoting three horror movies, namely Pintu Merah, Ratu Ilmu Hitam, and Eyang. Though it mustn’t be too arduous for the self-proclaimed introvert who is just going with the flow and doing what he’s passionate about.

The tell-tale signs that signaled his forthcoming feats were discovered early on. Between the age of 14 and 17, Miller already greatly established himself, modeling in over 30 television commercials in Malaysia. One thing led to another, he got his first taste of acting, alongside Sharifah Amani, Ng Choo Seong, Ida Nerina, Adibah Noor, and Harith Iskander, in the award-winning film Sepet by the late Yasmin Ahmad in 2005. The following year, he enrolled in the National Art Academy majoring theatre and that was when he received a career-changing call from Jakarta.

“I got my big break in 2007 for my second Indonesian film called Cintapuccino lensed by the famous Rudi Soedjarwo who directed Ada Apa Dengan Cinta. The movie was a hit; I was super pumped and excited; called everyone in my family, relatives, and friends,” says Miller, laughing, and continues, “Showbiz in Indonesia is very fast pace and you’re given the freedom to explore your character with little restrictions whereas in Malaysia it is about paying attention to every detail in order for quality to be achieved; both are great in their own way.”