Ian Hart

Ian Hart is one of those actors who consistently punches above his billing, and I mean that as pure praise. Born and raised in Liverpool, he brought an uncanny authenticity to playing John Lennon in Backbeat — not the mythologized saint, but the raw, restless young musician — and that performance alone would cement a career. Then he went and played the jittery, turban-wrapped Professor Quirrell in Harry Potter with a quiet menace that landed perfectly in a film full of showier turns. What I admire most is that he never chased the blockbuster lane; films like Land and Freedom and Blind Flight show a guy genuinely interested in serious material. A character actor's character actor — the kind you clock immediately and trust completely.

Name (English)

Ian Hart

Name (Japanese)

イアン・ハート

Reading

いあん・はーと

Born

October 8, 1964 (age 61)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Dragon

Origin

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Height

173 cm

Occupation

stage actor / film actor / television actor / actor

High school

Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School

Awards & achievements

• MTV Movie & TV Awards

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%20(%E4%BF%B3%E5%84%AA)

Tags

• stage actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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