Ian Pirie Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography
Ian Pirie
Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography Movies
Acting
Dread
Three college students set out to document what other people dread the most. However, one of the three turns out to secretly be a sadistic psychopath who uses this knowledge to gruesomely torture the subjects.
Les Misérables
An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th-century France. Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
The Leerie
In 1899, a Scottish lamplighter facing redundancy is haunted by nightmarish visions of an electric future.
Hummingbird
Homeless and on the run from a military court martial, a damaged ex-special forces soldier navigating London's criminal underworld seizes an opportunity to assume another man's identity, transforming into an avenging angel in the process.
Who Needs Enemies
When local heavy and ex-boxer Tom Sheridan (Ian Pirie) agrees to hire his strip club out to lifelong friend and colleague Ian Levine (Michael Mckell) he soon discovers the private party involves child prostitution and trafficking, catering for wealthy paedophiles. Feeling betrayed and disgusted, Tom obtains secret photo evidence of the party and threatens exposing Ian to his associates and family. This sparks a bloody feud between the two old friends and their foot soldiers, in a story of Morality, Loyalty and Betrayal.
Consecration
After the alleged suicide of her priest brother, Grace travels to the remote Scottish convent where he fell to his death. Distrusting the Church's account, she uncovers murder, sacrilege and a disturbing truth about herself.
I Am Soldier
Mickey Tomlinson, a military chef, attempts the most dangerous military selection known to man: The Special Air Service (S.A.S.) selection. The S.A.S. Is the United Kingdom's most renowned Special Forces Regiment, tasked with life threatening missions in some of the most dangerous places on the planet. Mickey has more military experience than simply being a chef, something he doesn't let on to the other candidates... Mickey is smashed by this selection process - his mind, body and soul scream for mercy as he endures torturous speed-marches over the steepest mountains, running for his life during 'Escape and Evasion' and then facing the most evil interrogation possible, during the deadly phase known as: 'Tactical Questioning.' Even after everything, there is still only one way you can really prove yourself: in combat... Many try to get into the S.A.S. Only the elite make it.
The Last Duel
King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire, Jacques Le Gris, by challenging him to a duel.
Sunset Song
The daughter of a Scottish farmer comes of age in the early 1900s.
Pressure
Four divers are stuck deep underwater in a vessel after a freak storm destroys their ship. Will they survive?
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