Ivan Little (born 1951) is a

journalist A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and disseminates it to the public. The act or process mainly done by the journalist is called journalism ...

and

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

from

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...

Journalism career

Little was born in September 1951, and began his career as a journalist working for ''The Portadown Times'' and the ''

Belfast Telegraph The ''Belfast Telegraph'' is a daily newspaper published in Belfast, Northern Ireland, by Independent News & Media. Its editor is Eoin Brannigan. Reflecting its unionist tradition, the paper has historically been "favoured by the Protestant po ...

''. He moved into broadcasting by joining

Downtown Radio Downtown Radio is a Hot Adult Contemporary music radio station based in Newtownards, County Down, that serves all of Northern Ireland using a network of AM, FM and DAB transmitters. As of December 2022, the station has a weekly audience of ...

. He joined Ulster Television as a reporter in 1980. In his career at UTV, he reported for ''Good Evening Ulster'', ''Six Tonight'' and ''UTV Live''. Little took voluntary redundancy from the station in January 2009. At the time, he stated his intention to become a freelance journalist and to maintain an association with his employers of 29 years. Since leaving UTV has written for Belfast Telegraph. Co- Wrote Reporting the Troubles with long term friend Deric Henderson.

Acting career

Little has appeared on stage in the plays ''The Quare Gunk'', ''Scenes from the Big Picture'', ''Educating Rita'' and ''Dealer's Choice''. He starred in ''The History of the Troubles (according to my Da). He appeared in a UTV documentary in 2007 discussing his involvement in the play's production. On taking voluntary redundancy from UTV, Little stated in a newspaper interview his desire to devote more time to acting, confirming that he had two major roles in prospect. Little has also appeared in the BBC Northern Ireland comedy

Give My Head Peace ''Give My Head Peace'' is a satirical television comedy series on BBC Northern Ireland that pokes fun at political parties, paramilitary groups and the sectarian divide in Northern Ireland. The programme is written by Tim McGarry, Damon Quinn and ...

from the late 1990s to mid 2000s.

Personal life

Little attended

Grosvenor Grammar School Grosvenor Grammar School (formerly Grosvenor High School) is an 11–18 co-educational controlled grammar school and sixth form in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. History Grosvenor Grammar School was founded in 1945 as Grosvenor Hi ...

, Belfast and studied journalism at the Belfast College of Commerce. He published his autobiography ''Little by Little'' in 2005. He has two daughters, one of them being actress Emma Little Lawless.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Little, Ivan 1951 births Journalists from Northern Ireland Living people Male stage actors from Northern Ireland People educated at Grosvenor Grammar School UTV (TV channel)