[citation needed] Milburn played Matthew Bannerman in Families[2] and Liam in Green Wing.
He has also been in Me Without You, The Browning Version (1994 film), The Bill, Backup, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, David Copperfield (as James Steerforth), Sweet Medicine, Byron, Born and Bred, The Forsyte Saga: To Let, Paul in The Descent, and Bodies.
In 2011, he played the role of Edgar Linton in the film adaptation of Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights.
In 2013, he provided the voices of the characters Bartholomew Roberts and John in the video game Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag.
[6] The Milburns were honeymooning in Sri Lanka when the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami struck; Katie went on to file news reports on the events.