Ian Bartholomew

Ian Bartholomew, a British actor and musician, has worked across theater and television. Raised in Gosport, he worked widely on stage in plays such as Mirandolina and Assassins. He played Chitterlow in a revival of Half A Sixpence, and in the original West End staging of Into the Woods he was the Baker opposite Imelda Staunton. On television he has appeared in Minder, Rumpole of the Bailey and The Darling Buds of May, as well as Spooks and Marcella. In 2005 he starred as George in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at the Liverpool Playhouse, and in 2007 he appeared in Take Flight at the Menier Chocolate Factory. In 2010 he drew a warm reception at the Royal Exchange for his portrayal of Eliza Doolittle's father in Pygmalion, and in 2011 he was in Mogadishu. In 2017 he contributed songs to the album Wit & Whimsy, and in 2018 he joined Coronation Street as Geoff Metcalfe.