Ian Redford (actor)
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Ian Redford (born 1951 in Carshalton, Surrey, England, UK) is an English actor who has featured on stage, in film and on television in various roles. These include leads in several series A Raging Calm by Stan Barstow, The House of Elliott, September Song, Rooms County Hall, Medics and Moon and Son as well as guesting in Foyle's War, Midsomer Murders, New Tricks and Bergerac. Redford's roles include Keith Appleyard in Coronation Street during 2005 and 2006.[1]
Career
He has appeared widely in English theatre productions and on television and film. He played the main role of Alfieri in Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridgeat Manchester Royal Exchange. His film career includes The Remains of the Day, The Prince and the Pauper, The Legend of the Boogeyman, Mary and Martha, Antonia and Jane and Just Like a Woman. He also starred in Bread or Blood for the BBC, based on William Henry Hudson's The Shepherd's Life. For Channel 4 he was the Henry VIII in Henry VIII: The Mind of a Tyrant.[2]
He received a best actor nomination in the Manchester Evening News awards in 2010[3] for his role as Creon in Antigone at the Manchester Royal Exchange. The Daily Mail called him "the key to this superb production's success", in a positive review that rated the production 5/5 stars.[4] He was part of Max Stafford-Clark's regular company of actors OUT OF JOINT THEATRE COMPANY appearing in 11 productions over 20 years ;[5] he received praise for his work in Stafford-Clark's touring production of Timberlake Wertenbaker's Our Country's Good.[6] He also appeared on stage in David Hare's The Permanent Way.[7]
Redford co-wrote A Dish of Tea With Doctor Johnson with Max Stafford-Clark and Russell Barr and starred as Samuel Johnson in London and Edinburgh, opposite Barr as Boswell. The Guardian rated the production 4/5, saying "the two actors precisely convey ... the constantly shifting nature of the relationship" between the men and concluding "this is a rare treat in which the performers seem to own the material".[8] The Independent praised his performance, "mercurial and greedy".[9] Recently Ianhas appeared
Personal life
He is married, has three children and lives in London. Ian attended Rutlish Grammar School in London SW19 1962-69, where he took a leading role in many school amateur dramatic productions.
References
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