Ian Beattie (born 3 March 1965) is an actor from

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. He is best known for playing Antigonus in the film ''

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'' (2004) and Ser

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in the television series ''

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'' (2011–2015).

Career

Beattie’s start in acting began at an early age, when he used to tour Northern Ireland in a circus with his father. His most notable role is Ser Meryn Trant in five seasons of the HBO fantasy drama ''

''. He has also appeared in numerous other television and film projects, including Antigonus in

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's ''

'',

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in an episode of History Channel's ''

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'' and Showtime's ''

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''. On stage, he starred in the play ''Demented'' by playwright

Gary Mitchell Gary Mitchell (born 3 May 1965) is a Northern Irish playwright. By the 2000s, he had become "one of the most talked about voices in European theatre ... whose political thrillers have arguably made him Northern Ireland's greatest playwright". ...

at the Lyric Theatre in

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* 21st-century male actors from Northern Ireland Living people Male television actors from Northern Ireland Male film actors from Northern Ireland Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century male actors from Northern Ireland 1965 births {{UK-actor-stub