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Ian Reddington

Ian Reddington

6 movies on Netflix

Biography

Ian Reddington is an English actor whose stage and television work dates back to the early 1980s. Born in Sheffield and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where he graduated in 1978, he began his theater career that same year with the Royal Shakespeare Company, appearing in productions including Measure for Measure and The Taming of the Shrew. On television he became widely known for playing the Chief Clown in The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, a Doctor Who serial, a performance that earned him Best Villain in a Doctor Who Magazine readers' poll in 1989, and he later reprised the role for the Big Finish audio drama The Psychic Circus in 2020. He played Richard Cole in EastEnders from 1992 to 1994 and Vernon Tomlin in Coronation Street from 2005 to 2008. His film debut came as Bassett in Highlander (1986). He also appeared in Our House, the Olivier Award-winning musical.

69years old

Turns 70 on September 25in 319 days

  • Born Sheffield
  • Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22

Movie Career

Films
6
Career span
34 years1986 to 2020

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  1. Behind the award

    Reddington was voted Best Villain of Doctor Who's 25th anniversary season by readers of Doctor Who Magazine for playing the Chief Clown in The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, and he reprised the part for a Big Finish audio drama in 2020.

  2. Behind the camera

    Reddington adapted John Fowles's novel The Collector for the stage, and with Paul Bower adapted Ramon del Valle-Inclan's Luces de Bohemia.

Ian Reddington movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Original Gangster2020as Milo Novak

    IMDb rating 5.08.2K votes

  2. Highlander1986 Action, Adventure, Fantasyas Bassett

    IMDb rating 7.0161K votes

  3. The Sisters Brothers2018as The Father

    IMDb rating 6.976K votes

  4. Invasion: Planet Earth2019as Gerry Miller

    IMDb rating 3.01.6K votes

  5. Zoe and the Astronaut2018as John Armstrong

    IMDb rating 5.3134 votes

  6. Fanged Up2017as Francis the Bus Driver

    IMDb rating 4.42.0K votes

Worked with

Ian Reddington shares two films with Vas Blackwood, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Vas Blackwood, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Vas BlackwoodClancy Brown, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Clancy BrownRutger Hauer, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Rutger HauerSean Connery, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Sean ConneryCarol Kane, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Carol KaneJohn C. Reilly, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with John C. ReillyRussell MulcahyDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Russell MulcahyJacques AudiardDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Jacques AudiardSavvas D. MichaelDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Savvas D. Michael

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