Ian Porter (actor)
Ian Porter | |
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| Born | 12 April 1965 Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Voice actor |
| Website | Official website  |
Ian Porter (born April 12, 1965, in Newport Pagnell, UK) is an English actor.[1]
Early career
Ian Porter's family hails from Coventry,[2] but his family moved to Los Angeles when he was only 1 year old. He lived in Torrance, California until he graduated from Long Beach State University. He has been living and working in Britain since 1988.[3]
Theatre
- Justin Moskova and Albert Palmer in Rare Earth Mettle at the Royal Court Theatre
- Sheriff Talbott in Orpheus Descending at the Menier Chocolate Factory / Theatre Clwyd
- 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
- Boolie in Driving Miss Daisy UK tour 2012 (starring Gwen Taylor and Don Warrington)[4][5]
- Slim in Of Mice And Men at the Watermill Theatre
- 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
- Road to Nirvana at the King's Head
- Voices From September 11 at the Old Vic
- Danny Bouncing and The Glass Menagerie at Derby Playhouse
- Sideman and Burning Blue in the West End
- All My Sons at Bristol Old Vic
- Crimes of the Heart at The Man in the Moon Theatre.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | The Steal | Beggar | |
| 1998 | Saving Private Ryan | Trask | |
| 2001 | Spy Game | US Reporter | |
| 2004 | The Defender | Newell | |
| 2005 | The Jacket | Major | |
| 2006 | Alien Autopsy | Pentagon Officer | |
| Dark Corners | News Anchor | ||
| 2007 | Mr Bean’s Holiday | Newsreader | |
| Finding Rin Tin Tin | Lieutenant Bryant | ||
| 2010 | Gulliver’s Travels | Business Desk Editor | |
| 2015 | Survivors | Concierge #2 | |
| 2016 | Angel of Decay | Hergesheimer | |
| 2018 | The Negotiator | Jerry | |
| 2019 | Dumbo | Cavendish | Uncredited |
| Angel Has Fallen | Fox Reporter | ||
| 2021 | The King's Man | American General | |
| The Phantom of the Open | FDick Nelson | ||
| 2023 | The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry | Jim |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Strange But True | Reconstruction Cast | |
| 2005 | Timewatch | Walter C. Langer | |
| 2005-2010 | I Shouldn't Be Alive | Roy Davidson / Mark Sorensen | |
| 2006 | Hotel Babylon | Mr. Pullins | |
| The Wild West | Pat Garrett | ||
| 2007 | Doctor Who | Hybrid / Foreman | |
| 2008 | Banged Up Abroad | Mark Ross | |
| Bonekickers | George Washington | ||
| Moonshot | Bill Anders | ||
| 2009 | The Execution of Gary Glitter | Reverend David Sanders | |
| 2011 | Grenadine & Mentalo | Various (Voice) | Season 1, episode 1 & 15 |
| 2013 | Nixon's the One | Richard Helms | Season 1, episode 2 |
| 2014 | 24: Live Another Day | Submarine Captain McColl | |
| Utopia | Scientist | ||
| 2015 | The Eichmann Show | Male Journalist | |
| Obsession: Dark Desires | Narrator | ||
| Serial Thriller | Hergesheimer | Season 1, episode 1 & 2 | |
| You, Me and the Apocalypse | Homeland Spokesman | Season 1, episode 3 | |
| 2016 | The Crown | U.S. Department Aide | Season 1, episode 7 |
| 2017 | I Live with Models | Pete | Season 2, episode 6 |
| 2018 | Bliss | Jess Gardner | Season 1, episode 2 |
| Ransom | Joe Hearst | Season 2, episode 7 | |
| Patriot | McMillan Competitor | Season 2, episode 8 | |
| 2018-2019 | Someone You Thought You Knew | Mark Porter | |
| 2019 | Living the Dream | Milton Welch | Season 2, episode 2 |
| 2020 | Terms & Conditions | Richard ‘Sweet’ Mud | Season 1, episode 5 |
| 5-Star Weekend | Fred (voice) | Season 1, episode 3 | |
| 2022 | FBI: International | Dettman | Season 1, episode 12 |
| 2024 | Last to Brake | Bob Haze | Season 1, episode 1-6 |
| 2025 | Lockerbie: A Search for Truth | Brian Murtagh | Season 2, episode 1, 3 & 4 |
Radio
The Women's Room, Valley of the Dolls, Cruel Sunset, Gunned Down, One of Ours and 1000 Acres.[6]
References
- ^ "Qtalent".
- ^ "CoventryLive: Coventry news, sport, lifestyle and events".
- ^ "Ian Porter, American - Standard, London". Archived from the original on 2018-04-13. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ^ "Qtalent".
- ^ "Ian Porter | TSSREVIEWSDOTCOM".
- ^ "Porter, Ian". 5 January 2016.
External links
- Ian Porter at IMDb
- Agent: Gardner Herrity
- Spotlight