- Nickname
- Pep
- Height5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
- Married to the actress Victoria Donovan. He turned professional in 1996 when, with no formal training, landed a role in the critically acclaimed, West End revival of "Jesus Christ Superstar" in London. He understudied and played Valjean in the legendary London musical.
Played Quasimodo in Notre Dame de Paris at The Dominion Theatre.
Has performed in two different productions of Macbeth, at The Globe and in Edward Hall's version with Sean Bean and Samantha Bond. He toured America with The RSC in The Canterbury Tales, later touring the US in the multi-award winning "Black Watch", directed by John Tiffany, appearing as The Officer,.
Television credits include series regular: Captain Dragonetti in David S. Goyer's Da Vinci's Demons. (3 seasons) Elfrick in World Without End directed by Michael Caton Jones.
Roles in Endeavour, Misfits, Ripper Street, Five Daughters, Dalziel and Pascoe, The Knock, Eastenders, Casuality, Holby City, The Bill, Family Affairs, and his proudest moment in 4 episodes in the iconic Grange Hill.
Die Another Day, Gangs Of New York, Les Miserables and The Dark Night are some of the blockbuster movies in which he has appeared.
Has featured in a number of Independent feature films of critical acclaim, including as Chae Strachan in Sunset Song, directed by the iconic Terence Davies, and Tommy's Honour, which won best film at The Scottish BAFTA's in 2017, directed by Jason Connery.
Other features include : I am Soldier, Pressure, Who Needs Enemies, The Wee Man, The Last Photograph, Hummingbird, Winter Ridge.
In 2018 he can be seen in The Terror on AMC and appears as Brian McClay in the Movie Calibre starring Jack Lowden.
He is represented by Sophie Austin at United Agents and managed by Lena Roklin in the US.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Ian Pirie - Turned professional in 1996 appearing in the original London revival of Jesus Christ Superstar at the Lyceum Theatre. He Played the lead role of Quasimodo in Notre Dame De Paris at London's Dominion Theatre. He has worked for the RSC in productions of Canterbury Tales and The Merry Wives of Windsor. Appeared in two different versions of Macbeth, at The Globe and in Edward Hall's version with Sean Bean and Samantha Bond in the West End.
He played 'The Officer' in Gregory Burke's multi-award winning Black Watch, directed by John Tiffany.
Ian has worked with esteemed movie directors such as Lee Tamahori, Martin Scorsese, Michael Caton-Jones, Christopher Nolan and the much loved, British Independent film director Terrance Davies, who cast Ian in the role of Chae Strachan in the critically acclaimed Sunset Song.
Ian was cast as Brian MClay in the New Indie move Calibre directed by first time writer director Matt Palmer.
Other credits and releases for 2018 include The Terror, Winter Ridge, Endeavour , Calibre, Chernobyl.
Ian is married to the actress Victoria Donovan and has two children.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Ian Pirie
- SpouseVictoria Donovan(April 29, 2012 - ?) (2 children)
- Has appeared in Les Miseables movie playing the role of Babet. He also understudied and played the role of Jean Valjean in the theatre version in Londons West End.
- Has worked with Judy Dench 3 times. At the RSC in Merry wives of Windsor, Die Another Day (Bond) and in Les Miseables when Judy made a brief appearance in the show as ensemble member.
- He has worked with his friend, actor Jack Lowden on three different projects. Black Watch, Tommy's Honour and Calibre.
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