| Intro | British actor |
| Is |
Actor Film actor |
| From | United Kingdom |
| Type | Film, TV, Stage & Radio |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 3 March 1965, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Age: | 55 years |
| Star sign | Pisces |
Ian Beattie (born March 3, 1965) is a Northern Irish actor.
Career
Beattie’s start in acting began at an early age, when he used to tour Northern Ireland in a circus with his father. His most notable role is Ser Meryn Trant in five seasons of the HBO fantasy drama Game of Thrones. He has also appeared in numerous other television and film projects, including Antigonus in Oliver Stone’s Alexander, Beorhtwulf of Mercia in an episode of History Channel’s Vikings and Showtime’s The Tudors.
On stage, he starred in the play Demented by playwright Gary Mitchell at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Space Truckers | Trooper | |
| 2004 | Alexander | Antigonus | |
| 2007 | Closing the Ring | Seamus McCarty | |
| 2010 | Mo | Michael Stone | TV film |
| 2011 | Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust | Brendan Smyth | TV film |
| 2012 | Keith Lemon: The Film | Awards host | |
| 2013 | Starred Up | Officer Johnson | |
| 2016 | The Truth Commissioner | Beckett | |
| 2016 | The Journey | Gerry Adams |
Television
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | The Hanging Gale | Brian Sweeney |
| 2009 | The Tudors | Sergeant |
| 2011–15 | Game of Thrones | Ser Meryn Trant |
| 2014 | Line of Duty | Bob |
| 2014 | 37 Days | Tsar Nicholas II |
| 2014 | Number2s | McCoubrey |
| 2015 | Vikings | King Brihtwulf |
| 2016 | Barbarians Rising | Quinctilius Varus |