Ian Porter (born April 12, 1965, in Newport Pagnell, UK) is an English actor.
Early career Ian Porter's family hails from Coventry, 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.
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) 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 YearTitleRoleNotes 1995 The Steal Beggar 1998 Saving Private Ryan Trask 2001Spy GameUS Reporter 2004The DefenderNewell 2005The JacketMajor 2006Alien AutopsyPentagon OfficerDark CornersNews Anchor 2007Mr Bean’s HolidayNewsreaderFinding Rin Tin TinLieutenant Bryant 2010Gulliver’s TravelsBusiness Desk Editor 2015SurvivorsConcierge #2 2016Angel of DecayHergesheimer 2018The NegotiatorJerry 2019DumboCavendish UncreditedAngel Has FallenFox Reporter 2021The King's ManAmerican General The Phantom of the OpenDick Nelson 2023The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold FryJim
Television YearTitleRoleNotes 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 Scientist2015 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, episodes 1–6 2025 Lockerbie: A Search for Truth Brian Murtagh Season 2, episode 1, 3 & 4 2026 Marble Hall Murders Harrison Carter Episode 4
Video Games YearTitleRoleNotes 2023 The Talos Principle 2 Alcatraz
Radio The Women's Room, Valley of the Dolls, Cruel Sunset, Gunned Down, One of Ours and 1000 Acres.
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