Ian Curtis (born 1972 in

Manchester Manchester () is a city and the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It had an estimated population of in . Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92&nbs ...

, England) is a British actor, writer and director who is better known for his lead roles in ''

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'', where he played Ray Sykes, and ''

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'', in which he played Corporal Mark Hobbs. Other appearances include ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

A Touch of Frost ''A Touch of Frost'' is a British television detective mystery drama series starring David Jason produced by Yorkshire Television (later ITV Studios) for ITV from 6 December 1992 until 5 April 2010, initially based on the Frost novels by R. ...

''. As a director Ian has co-written and directed the Channel 4

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'' FM'' in 2006 which is now in series development with ITV2. With co-writer

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they are writing six episodes which starts shooting in November 2008. Ian directed the 2007 Comedy Lab episode "Blowout", which won best comedy at the Scottish BAFTAs in 2007. Other credits include ''

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'', a 13 episode 30-minute sketch show for CBBC.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Curtis, Ian 1972 births English male soap opera actors Living people Male actors from Manchester