Actor and Musician
Ian is a multi–award winning actor, singer and musician who has worked extensively in Theatre, Television, Radio and Film.
Onstage he has worked at the National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, in the West End, and in regional theatres across the UK.
On television he is best known for playing 'Geoff Metcalfe' in CORONATION STREET for which he has received 4 Soap Awards, including Best Actor.
His other television work includes Endeavour, Marcella, Spooks, Florence Nightingale, DCI Banks, New Tricks, Minder, Bergerac, Rock Follies, The Professionals, Darling Buds of May and many more.
Ian has played and performed with bands in the UK and around the world, and has also appeared in many musicals, singing on the original cast recordings of West End shows, working with Stephen Sondheim, Pete Townshend, Don Black and George Fenton among others.
Ian's charity single to support survivors of domestic abuse.
Ian has released this song This Time It's Forever and accompanying music video, to raise vital funds to help support Women's Aids work to support women and children escaping abuse.
You can read more about how he got invloved in the Women's Aid project here