Miller then performed in a guest role as Jordan Chase in the fifth season of the Showtime drama "Dexter", for which he received a nomination for Screen Actors Guild Award for being part of the main cast in the category of Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. In early 2010, it was reported he was set to portray Rick Grimes in the television adaptation of the comic "The Walking Dead". It was later revealed that Andrew Lincoln had been cast. In 2011, Miller auditioned for the role of Sherlock Holmes in the CBS adaption based on the works of Arthur Conan Doyle. He originally turned down the part, as he feared it would be too similar to the BBC version "Sherlock". However, after receiving the script he accepted the part, and it was officially announced he would star in "Elementary" alongside Lucy Liu. This earned him his second Satellite Award nomination for Best Actor.