Ian Bartholomew (born 23 August 1954) is a British actor and musician from

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who has worked widely in both theatre and television. In March 2018, Bartholomew joined the cast of ITV

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'', as Geoff Metcalfe. He also played Chitterlow in the revival cast of '' Half A Sixpence'' and the Baker in the original West End production of ''

Into the Woods ''Into the Woods'' is a 1986 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. The musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tales, exploring the consequences of the characters' wishes and quests. T ...

'' opposite

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as his wife.

Career

Bartholomew was born in

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, and brought up in

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. In television Bartholomew's work has ranged from '' The Darling Buds of May'', ''

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'', '' Minder'', and more recently, '' Making Waves'', '' Spooks'' and '' Marcella''. On stage he has been in productions such as '' A Man for All Seasons'' at the Redgrave Theatre in

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, '' Mirandolina'' and '' Assassins''. In 2005 he was in the acclaimed production of ''

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'' by

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in the starring role of George at the

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and in that same year also at the playhouse he appeared in Alan Ayckbourn's Christmas comedy ''

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''. At the Menier Chocolate Factory in

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he appeared in the new musical '' Take Flight'' in 2007. In 2010 he was well received as Eliza Doolittle's father in the Royal Exchange's production of '' Pygmalion''. In 2011 in

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by Vivienne Franzmann at the Royal Exchange in

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and then at the Lyric Theatre in

. In 2017 he recorded two songs for the album ''Wit & Whimsy - Songs by Alexander S. Bermange'' (one solo and one featuring all of the album's 23 artists), which reached No. 1 in the iTunes comedy album chart. Bartholomew joined the cast of ''

'' as Geoff Metcalfe in March 2018.

Personal life

Bartholomew is married to theatre director Loveday Ingram. Their first child was born in March 2005 and their youngest was born in December 2007.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

His work in the theatre includes: - * Truffaldino, '' The Servant of Two Masters'' by

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. Directed by Martin Duncan at the Richmond Theatre (1982) * Deemer,''Winding the Ball'' by

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. World premiere directed by Greg Hersov at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (1989) * Joseph Surface,'' The School for Scandal'' by

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. Directed by

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at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (1990) * Oliver,''Doctor Heart'' by Peter Muller. British premiere directed by Braham Murray at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (1991) * The Fool, ''

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''. Directed by Greg Hersov at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (1999) * George, ''

'' by

at the

(2005) * Charles Guiteau, '' Assassins'' by

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. Directed by Nicolai Forster at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield (2006) * Count Albafiorita, '' Mirandolina'' by Goldoni. Directed by Jonathon Munby at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (2006) * George Putnam, '' Take Flight'' by David Shire and Richard Maltby. Directed by Sam Buntrock at the Menier Chocolate Factory (2007) * Lickcheese, '' Widowers' Houses'' by

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. Directed by Greg Hersov at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (2009) * Horace Vandergelder, '' Hello Dolly''. Directed by Timothy Sheader at the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park(2009) * Paul Hammond, ''The Power of Yes'' by David Hare. Directed by Angus Jackson at the

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(2009) * Alfred Doolttle, '' Pygmalion'' by

. Directed by Greg Hersov at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (2010) * Chris, ''Mogadishu'' by Vivienne Franzmann. World premiere directed by Matthew Dunster at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (2011) * Touchstone,''

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''. Directed by Greg Hersov at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (2011) * Arturo Ui,''

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''. Directed by Walter Meierjohann at the Nottingham Playhouse (2011)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bartholomew, Ian 1954 births Living people English male stage actors English male soap opera actors Male actors from Portsmouth Actors from Gosport 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors