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 Ian Hart, born in England, began acting while a student in Liverpool, England, United Kingdom. He stumbled into acting almost accidentally, but was cast in the play "The Government Inspector". He continued to work in British theatre and television, and first gained recognition for portraying John Lennon in the British film Backbeat (1994). He made many films in his native Britain, occasionally appearing in American films and TV series as well.He has now played John Lennon three times, most recently in the television play Snodgrass, where he played a 50 year old Lennon who had left The Beatles before they became successful.
Bio:
Ian Hart, born in England, began acting while a student in Liverpool, England, United Kingdom. He stumbled into acting almost accidentally, but was cast in the play "The Government Inspector". He continued to work in British theatre and television, and first gained recognition for portraying John Lennon in the British film Backbeat (1994). He made many films in his native Britain, occasionally appearing in American films and TV series as well.He has now played John Lennon three times, most recently in the television play Snodgrass, where he played a 50 year old Lennon who had left The Beatles before they became successful.
Tivia:
His wife is a teacher, and they have two daughters: Daisy, born in 1996 and Holly, born in 2001.Twice portrayed John Lennon on film, in The Hours and Times (1991) and Backbeat (1994).Has played both Arthur Conan Doyle (in Finding Neverland (2004)) and one of his most famous characters from the Sherlock Holmes canon, Dr. Watson (The Hound of the Baskervilles (2002) and Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking (2004)).His surname at birth was Davies but he adopted "Hart" as his last name from his Everyman Theatre School associate Barbara Hart.Has twice played a lackey of Ralph Fiennes. In The End of the Affair (1999), he plays a private detective hired by Fiennes's character to spy on Julianne Moore. In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001), he played Professor Quirrell who allows his body to be used as a host for the spirit of Lord Voldemort (where Hart also provided the facial structure for the CG head of the role at the end of the film) - who is played in the flesh by Fiennes, beginning with Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005).Lifelong friend of fellow Liverpudlian actor David Morrissey.Resides in Crouch End, London, England. (2004)During the Penseive sequence of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011), there is a flashback (archive footage of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) is shown) of Severus Snape listening to Professor Quirrell (an uncredited Hart with his face turned away). This appearance makes Hart the only cast member to only appear in the first and last "Harry Potter" films. |
| Name: |
Ian Hart |
Type: |
Actor,Writer,Additional Crew (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
Platform: |
IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actor,Writer,Additional Crew |
| Products for sale: |
Actor,Writer,Additional Crew |
| Model rank: |
379 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 04:00:08 |
| Height: |
5' 7?' (1.72 m) |
| Biography: |
Ian Hart, born in England, began acting while a student in Liverpool, England, United Kingdom. He stumbled into acting almost accidentally, but was cast in the play \"The Government Inspector\". He continued to work in British theatre and televi |
| Trivia: |
His wife is a teacher, and they have two daughters: Daisy, born in 1996 and Holly, born in 2001.Twice portrayed John Lennon on film, in The Hours and Times (1991) and Backbeat (1994).Has played both Arthur Conan Doyle (in Finding Neverland (2004)) and one of his most famous characters from the Sherlock Holmes canon, Dr. Watson (The Hound of the Baskervilles (2002) and Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking (2004)).His surname at birth was Davies but he adopted "Hart" as his last name from his Everyman Theatre School associate Barbara Hart.Has twice played a lackey of Ralph Fiennes. In The End of the Affair (1999), he plays a private detective hired by Fiennes's character to spy on Julianne Moore. In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001), he played Professor Quirrell who allows his body to be used as a host for the spirit of Lord Voldemort (where Hart also provided the facial structure for the CG head of the role at the end of the film) - who is played in the flesh by Fiennes, beginning with Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005).Lifelong friend of fellow Liverpudlian actor David Morrissey.Resides in Crouch End, London, England. (2004)During the Penseive sequence of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011), there is a flashback (archive footage of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) is shown) of Severus Snape listening to Professor Quirrell (an uncredited Hart with his face turned away). This appearance makes Hart the only cast member to only appear in the first and last "Harry Potter" films. |
| Quotes: |
I hate auditions - when I'm doing them, I can't wait to get out the bleeding door.
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There's a statistical theory that if you gave a million monkeys typewriters and set them to work, they'd eventually come up with the complete works of Shakespeare. Thanks to the Internet, we now know this isn't true.
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I need something to do when I'm not working, or I crawl up the walls. So I've just taken up kung fu. I was looking for some kind of calming, relaxing activity. I tried yoga, but it wasn't really me.
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I just wanna build momentum again. Keeping yourself in work is one thing, keeping yourself in good work's another. But if it doesn't work out, so be it. As the Taoists say, Learn to accept that which you cannot change.
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Well, put it like this, if you're not a kid, you're a wizard. |
| Job title: |
Actor,Writer,Additional Crew |
| Others works: |
(2001) He acted in Harold Pinter's play, "The Homecoming", at the Comedy Theatre in London, England with Sir Ian Holm CBE, Lia Williams, Nick Dunning, Jason O'Mara in the cast. Directed by Robin Lefevre.
(1994) Appeared in the music v |
| Spouse: |
Lynn Hart (? - present) (2 children) |
| Children: |
Daisy HartHolly Hart |
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