Ian Pirie

Biography

Ian Pirieis a Scottish actor born in Aberdeen, who boasts a wealth of credits on bothstage and screen. He made his West End debut in Jesus Christ Superstarat the Lyceum Theatre in 1996, later understudying and performing as Jean Valjean in Les Misérables before taking the title role of Quasimodo in Notre Dame de Paris at the Dominion Theatre.

Theatreincludes: The acclaimed Black Watch (National Theatre ofScotland, West End and New York), The Canterbury Tales (Royal Shakespeare Company), The Merry Wives of Windsor with Dame Judi Dench (Royal Shakespeare Company), Macbeth (Shakespeare’s Globe), The Postman Always Rings Twice with Val Kilmer (West End).

Television includes: Chernobyl, The Terror, Hugo Blick’s TheEnglish opposite Emily Blunt, Guilt, Halo, The Spanish Princess, The Capture, The ABC Murders with John Malkovich, DaVinci’s Demons, Miss Scarlett and the Duke, Protection, The Gold, Traces, Endeavour, Ripper Street, Granite Harbour, World Without End, Misfits, The Catch and Mayfair Witches. He can currently be seen in Robin Hood for MGM, The Darkon ITV and the upcoming A Tale of Two Cities for the BBC.

Film includes: The Last Duel (Ridley Scott), The Primrose Railway Children, The Matrix Resurrections, The Road Dance, Les Misérables, Die Another Day (Lee Tamahori), Consecration, Tommy’s Honour, Winter Ridge, Hummingbird, Gangs of New York (Martin Scorsese), Hippie Hippie Shake, I Am Soldier, Pressure, Who Needs Enemies, The Last Photograph and Sunset Song (Terence Davies).

Ian has just finished filming a comedy horror movie in Scotland called Midgies!

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