About Ian
Well, in all honesty, i don't know that much about the man!
I do know his birth year is 1959 and he was born in Flint, Wales, UK.
I believe his most noted earlier roles were recurring roles in "Brookside" (as Stephen Nolan) and "Eastenders" (as Jimmy), and as Angela Cunningham's boyfriend, in "Hollyoaks" (1995-1997ish). Later he had a recurring role as Sam Dennish in "Holby City".
More recently he has had lead roles in the ITV drama "Conviction" and BBC series "Funland". He was also a major role in "Vincent" (alongside Ray Winstone). He has acted alongside David Jason in "Ghostboat" and "The Colour Of Magic".
Ian has made appearances in the BBC's "Hustle", "Life On Mars", "Daziel and Pascoe", "Silent Witness", "Waking The Dead" and ITV's "Foyle's War" and "The Bill". He appeared in ground-breaking docu-drama "Richard is my Boyfriend" for Channel 4, and it was to his character in "Alan Partridge" that Steve Coogan famously uttered the line, "back of the net!". Ian's advance onto the big screen came in Guy Ritchie's "Revolver".
Ian is also a talented screen writer, writing the much acclaimed, "Dirty, Filthy Love" about his own experiences dealing with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. This won the BAFTA Award for "Best Single Drama".
Ian is the patron of Red Dot Drama, having made good friends with the company's director (Helena Little) at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Apparently they once travelled to Kenya together for a holiday with Helena's family - a trip which, to this day, her parents have been unable to forget!
Ian lives in North London with his long term partner, Sue, and young daughter, Maggie.
Theatre work:
Charley's Aunt (1994) - The Royal Exchange Theatre
She Stoops to Conquer (1995) - Bristol Old Vic
A Passionate Woman (1995) - The Comedy Theatre
Lebenstraum (1998) - The King's Head
TV and Film:
Henry VI Part Two (1983)
Henry VI Part Three (1983)
Boon (1986)
Brookside (1986)
Business as Usual (1987)
Forever Green (1989)
Grange Hill (1995)
The Politician's Wife (1995)
Harpur and Iles (1997)
Eastenders (1998)
Satellite City (1998)
The Fallen Curtain (1999)
Jack of Hearts (1999)
Dr. Willoughby (1999)
The Bill (1999)
Liverpool One (1999)
Dirty Work (1999)
Metropolis (1999)
Always and Everyone (2000)
Room to Rent (2000)
Holby City (2000)
The Vice (2001)
My Beautiful Son (2001)
Stan the Man (2002)
Rockface (2002)
Helen West (2002)
Foyle's War (2002)
I'm Alan Partridge (2002)
The Virgin of Liverpool (2003)
The Bill (2003)
Wall of Silence (2004)
Daziel and Pascoe (2004)
Conviction (2004)
Revolver (2005)
Funland (2005)
Vincent (2005/6)
Ghostboat (2006)
Hustle (2006)
Life On Mars (2006)
Hunter (2006)
Sound (2007)
Richard is my Boyfriend (2007)
Cape Wrath (2007)
Silent Witness (2007)
The Whistleblowers (2007)
Sold (2007)
The Colour of Magic (2008)
Midnight Man (2008)
Waking the Dead (2008)
The Children (2008)
Awaydays (2008)
Tess of the d'Urbervilles (2008)
Clash of the Santas (2008)
Guest Appearances:
Loose Women (ITV) - 3 times
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