Ian Hart

Ian Davies (born 8 October 1964), known professionally as Ian Hart, is an English actor. His most notable screen roles have been in One Summer (1983), Land and Freedom (1995), Nothing Personal (also 1995), Michael Collins (1996), Liam (2000), as Professor Quirrell in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001), as Ludwig van Beethoven in Eroica (2003), as Brian Keenan in Blind Flight (also 2003), as Kester Gill on My Mad Fat Diary (2013–15), as Father Beocca on The Last Kingdom (2015–20), and as Carl on The Responder (2022). He is also known for playing musician John Lennon in multiple productions, including the 1994 biopic Backbeat. Hart won the Volpi Cup for Best Supporting Performer for his performance in Nothing Personal. He is also a three-time British Independent Film Award nominee and a BAFTA Scotland Award nominee, among other accolades.[edit]