Ian Porter (born April 12, 1965, in

Newport Pagnell Newport Pagnell is a town and civil parish in the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The Office for National Statistics records Newport Pagnell as part of the Milton Keynes urban area. It is separated from the rest of the urban ...

, UK) is an English actor.

Early career

Ian Porter's family hails from

Coventry Coventry ( or ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. It is on the River Sherbourne. Coventry has been a large settlement for centuries, although it was not founded and given its ...

, but his family moved to

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when he was only 1 year old. He lived in

Torrance, California Torrance is a city in the Los Angeles metropolitan area located in Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city is part of what is known as the South Bay (Los Angeles County), South Bay region of the m ...

until he graduated from

Long Beach State University California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) is a public research university in Long Beach, California. The 322-acre campus is the second largest of the 23-school California State University system (CSU) and one of the largest universities i ...

. He has been living and working in Britain since 1988.

Theatre

* Justin Moskova and Albert Palmer in ''Rare Earth Mettle'' at the

Royal Court Theatre The Royal Court Theatre, at different times known as the Court Theatre, the New Chelsea Theatre, and the Belgravia Theatre, is a non-commercial West End theatre in Sloane Square, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, Englan ...

*Sheriff Talbott in ''Orpheus Descending'' at the

Menier Chocolate Factory The Menier Chocolate Factory is a 180-seat off-West End theatre, which comprises a restaurant, bar and rehearsal rooms. It is located in a former 1870s Menier Chocolate, Menier Chocolate Company factory at 53 Southwark Street, a major street in ...

Theatre Clwyd Theatr Clwyd () is a regional arts centre and producing theatre from Mold, Flintshire, in North East Wales. It opened as Theatr Clwyd in 1976, but was known between 1998 and 2015 as Clwyd Theatr Cymru, before reverting to its original name. His ...

*Hershey Green in ''Desperate Measures'' at Clerkenwell Prison *Buzzy Banks in ''The Trial of Jane Fonda'' at The Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh * Bill Ray in ''On Golden Pond'' at the

Salisbury Playhouse Salisbury Playhouse is a theatre in the English city of Salisbury, Wiltshire. It was built in 1976 and comprises the 517-seat Main House and the 149-seat Salberg, a rehearsal room and a community & education space. It is part of Arts Council En ...

* Boolie in ''Driving Miss Daisy'' UK tour 2012 (starring Gwen Taylor and Don Warrington) * Slim in ''Of Mice And Men'' at the

Watermill Theatre The Watermill Theatre is a repertory theatre in Bagnor, Berkshire. It opened in 1967 in Bagnor Mill, a converted watermill on the River Lambourn. As a producing house, the theatre has produced works that have subsequently moved on to the We ...

* Company member in ''August:Osage County'' at the National Theatre * ''You Can’t Take It With You'' and ''The Archbishop’s Ceiling'' at

Southwark Playhouse Southwark Playhouse is a theatre in London, located between Borough and Elephant and Castle tube stations. History The Southwark Playhouse Theatre Company was founded in 1993 by Juliet Alderdice and Tom Wilson. They identified the need for a h ...

* ''Road to Nirvana'' at the King's Head * ''Voices From September 11'' at the

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* ''Danny Bouncing'' and ''The Glass Menagerie'' at

Derby Playhouse Derby Playhouse was a theatre production company based in Derby, England and the former name of the theatre which it owned and operated from its opening in 1975 until 2008, when the company ceased operating after a period in administration. The th ...

* ''Sideman'' and ''Burning Blue'' in the West End * ''All My Sons'' at

Bristol Old Vic Bristol Old Vic is a British theatre company based at the Theatre Royal, Bristol. The present company was established in 1946 as an offshoot of the Old Vic in London. It is associated with the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, which became a fin ...

* ''Crimes of the Heart'' at The Man in the Moon Theatre.

Filmography

Film

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry ''The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry'' is a novel by Rachel Joyce, published in 2012. Joyce's first novel, it was a long-list finalist (top 12) for the 2012 Man Booker Prize,Wakin, Daniel J. (25 July 2012). AshantMan Booker Prize Finalists A ...

as Jim *

The Phantom of the Open ''The Phantom of the Open'' is a 2021 British biographical comedy-drama film directed by Craig Roberts, about the exploits of Maurice Flitcroft. The screenplay by Simon Farnaby was based upon the biography ''The Phantom of the Open: Maurice Flit ...

as Dick Nelson *

The King's Man ''The King's Man'' is a 2021 spy action film directed by Matthew Vaughn from a screenplay by Vaughn and Karl Gajdusek and a story by Vaughn. The third installment in the British ''Kingsman'' film series, which is based on the comic book ''The ...

as American General *How to Stop a Recurring Dream as Rambler *''

Angel Has Fallen ''Angel Has Fallen'' is a 2019 American action thriller film directed by Ric Roman Waugh. It is the third installment in the ''Has Fallen'' film series, following ''Olympus Has Fallen'' (2013) and ''London Has Fallen'' (2016). The film stars Ge ...

'' as Fox Reporter *''

Dumbo ''Dumbo'' is a 1941 American animated fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The fourth Disney animated feature film, it is based upon the storyline written by Helen Aberson and Harold Pearl, a ...

'' as Cavendish (uncredited) *''Beirut'' as Jerry *''Angel of Decay'' as Hergesheimer *'' Survivor'' as Concierge #2 *''

Gulliver's Travels ''Gulliver's Travels'', or ''Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships'' is a 1726 prose satire by the Anglo-Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan ...

'' as Business Desk Editor *''

Finding Rin Tin Tin ''Finding Rin Tin Tin'' is a 2007 Bulgarian–American family comedy film directed by Israeli filmmaker Danny Lerner. Based loosely on historical events, the film is the most recent in a long line that includes the character Rin Tin Tin. Plot The ...

'' as Lieutenant Bryant *''

Mr Bean's Holiday ''Mr. Bean's Holiday'' is a 2007 comedy film directed by Steve Bendelack and written by Hamish McColl and Robin Driscoll, from a story penned by Simon McBurney. Based on the British sitcom series ''Mr. Bean'' created by Rowan Atkinson and Richar ...

'' as Newsreader *''

Dark Corners ''Dark Corners'' is a 2006 horror-thriller film directed by Ray Gower and starring Thora Birch. Plot Birch plays two characters, alternating between them each time she falls asleep, each of whom believes that the other is a dream. The first ...

'' as News Anchor *''LVJ'' (TBA) as Colonel Anderson *''

Alien Autopsy The alien autopsy is a 17-minute black-and-white film supposedly depicting a secret medical examination or autopsy of an alien by the United States military.Barton, Steve (September 30, 2010)"Ray Santilli, Gary Shoefield Talk the Real Alien Auto ...

'' as Pentagon Officer *''

The Bourne Ultimatum ''The Bourne Ultimatum'' is the third Jason Bourne novel written by Robert Ludlum and a sequel to ''The Bourne Supremacy'' (1986). First published in 1990, it was the last Bourne novel to be written by Ludlum himself. Eric Van Lustbader wrote a ...

'' *''The Jacket'' as Major *'' The Defender'' as Newell *''

Spy Game ''Spy Game'' is a 2001 American action thriller film directed by Tony Scott and starring Robert Redford and Brad Pitt. The film grossed $62 million in the United States and $143 million worldwide on a $115 million budget, and received mostly po ...

'' as US Reporter *''

Saving Private Ryan ''Saving Private Ryan'' is a 1998 American epic war film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat. Set during the Battle of Normandy in World War II, the film is known for its graphic portrayal of war, especially its depictio ...

'' as Trask *''The Steal'' as Beggar

Television

* ''Living the Dream'' as Morton Welch * ''Patriot'' as Macmillan Competitor *''Ransom'' as Joe Hearst *''Someone You Thought You Knew'' as Mark *''Bliss'' as Jess *''I Live With Models'' as Pete * ''The Crown'' as State Dept Aid *'' Obsession: Dark Desires'' (2015, documentary) as Narrator *''

The Eichmann Show ''The Eichmann Show'' is a 2015 British BBC TV drama film produced by Laurence Bowen and Ken Marshall and directed by Paul Andrew Williams. It is based on the true story of how American TV producer Milton Fruchtman and blacklisted TV directo ...

'' (2015, TV Movie) as Male Journalist *''

Utopia A utopia ( ) typically describes an imaginary community or society that possesses highly desirable or nearly perfect qualities for its members. It was coined by Sir Thomas More for his 1516 book ''Utopia (book), Utopia'', describing a fictional ...

'' (2014) as Scientist *'' 24: Live Another Day'' (2014) as Submarine Captain McColl *''

The Execution of Gary Glitter ''The Execution of Gary Glitter'' is a ninety-minute television drama, produced by Juniper Communications Limited and broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK, which follows an imaginary trial and execution by hanging of former glam rock singer Gary Glit ...

'' (2009, TV Movie) as Reverend David Sanders *''

Moon Shot ''Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon'' is a 1994 book written by Mercury Seven astronaut Alan Shepard, with NBC News correspondent Jay Barbree and Associated Press space writer Howard Benedict. Astronaut Donald K. "Deke" ...

'' (2008, TV Movie) as Bill Anders *'' True Heroes'' (2008) *''

Bonekickers ''Bonekickers'' is a BBC drama about a team of archaeologists, set at the fictional Wessex University. It made its début on 8 July 2008 in television, 2008 and ran for one series. It was written by ''Life on Mars (UK TV series), Life on Mars' ...

'' (2008) as George Washington *''

Banged Up Abroad ''Banged Up Abroad'' (rebadged as ''Locked Up Abroad'' in Asia and the United States, and ''Jailed Abroad'' in India, for the National Geographic Channel) is a British documentary/ docudrama television series created by Bart Layton that was p ...

'' (2008) as Mark Ross *''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...

'' (2007) as Hybrid / Foreman *'' Hotel Babylon'' (2006) as Mr. Pullins *''

I Shouldn't Be Alive ''I Shouldn't Be Alive'' is a documentary television series made by Darlow Smithson Productions, a UK-based production company, that featured accounts of individuals or groups caught in life-threatening scenarios away from civilization in natu ...

'' (2005-2010) as Roy Davidson / Mark Sorensen *''Timewatch'' (2005) as Walter C. Langer *''Strange But True'' (1996) as Reconstruction Cast

Radio

The Women's Room, Valley of the Dolls, Cruel Sunset, Gunned Down, One of Ours and 1000 Acres.

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Porter, Ian 1965 births Living people British male television actors Actors from Torrance, California People from Newport Pagnell California State University, Long Beach alumni