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Ian Lavender

Ian Lavender (Arthur Ian Lavender, 1946–2024) was an English actor, Private Frank Pike in BBC's Dad's Army (1968–1977) and Derek Harkinson in EastEnders; last surviving main cast member of Dad's Army.

Ian Marter

Ian Marter (1944–1986), English actor and writer who played companion Harry Sullivan in Doctor Who (1974–75) opposite Tom Baker, then wrote nine Target novelisations and the original novel Harry Sullivan's War before dying at 42.

Ian McDiarmid

Ian McDiarmid (born 1944, Carnoustie, Scotland) is a Tony and Olivier-winning Scottish actor, Almeida Theatre joint artistic director 1990-2002, and the portrayer of Emperor Palpatine from Return of the Jedi (1983) through the prequels, The Rise of Skywalker, and Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Ian McKellen

Sir Ian McKellen (born 25 May 1939, Burnley) is an English actor, knighted in 1991, known for Shakespearean stage roles, Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings, Magneto in X-Men, two Oscar nominations, a Tony, six Olivier Awards, and co-founding Stonewall UK.

Ian McNeice

Ian McNeice (born 1950, Basingstoke) is an English character actor, RSC-trained, known as Baron Harkonnen in the Dune miniseries, Bert Large in Doc Martin, the Rome Newsreader, and Doctor Who's Winston Churchill.

Ian McShane

Ian McShane (born 1942, Blackburn, England) is a British actor famous for Lovejoy, Al Swearengen in HBO's Deadwood (Golden Globe winner), Mr. Wednesday in American Gods, and Winston in the John Wick films.

Ian Mune

Sir Ian Barry Mune (born 1941) is a New Zealand actor, screenwriter, and director, OBE and 2024 KNZM, known for co-writing Sleeping Dogs and Goodbye Pork Pie and directing Came a Hot Friday and What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?.

Ian Nelson (actor, born 1995)

Ian Nelson, full name Ian Michael Nelson, is an American actor born in 1995, known for The Hunger Games (2012) and his recurring role on Teen Wolf.

Ian Ogilvy

Ian Ogilvy (born 1943, Woking, Surrey) is an English actor, playwright, and novelist, best known as Simon Templar in Return of the Saint (1978–1979), taking the role from Roger Moore; also author of the Measle Stubbs children's books.

Ian Ousley

Ian Ousley (born 2002, College Station, Texas) is an American actor and former Taekwondo competitor who plays Sokka in Netflix's live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender; earlier roles include 13 Reasons Why, Physical, and Big Shot, amid a 2022 heritage controversy.

Ian Puleston-Davies

Ian Puleston-Davies (born 1958, Flint, Wales) is a Welsh actor, writer, and director, known as Owen Armstrong in Coronation Street (2010–2015), co-writer of Dirty Filthy Love, and director of Bolan's Shoes.

Ian Richardson

Ian Richardson (1934–2007), Scottish classical actor and founding Royal Shakespeare Company member, best known as Francis Urquhart in the BBC's House of Cards trilogy, winning a 1991 BAFTA; also Marat/Sade, Brazil, Dark City.

Ian Shaw (actor)

Ian Shaw (born 1969) is a British actor and writer, son of Robert Shaw and Mary Ure, known for The Shark Is Broken, the Jaws backstage play he co-wrote with Joseph Nixon and in which he plays his own father; distinct from the jazz singer Ian Shaw born 1962.

Ian Somerhalder

Ian Somerhalder, American actor born 1978 in Covington, Louisiana; played Boone Carlyle on Lost and Damon Salvatore on The Vampire Diaries (2009-2017); retired from acting after Netflix's V Wars (2019) to run Brother's Bond Bourbon and advocate regenerative agriculture.

Ian Tracey

Ian Tracey (born 1964) is a Canadian actor and director from British Columbia, best known as Detective Mick Leary on CBC's Da Vinci's Inquest and as Jimmy Reardon in Intelligence; Gemini Award winner for Milgaard.

Ian Tuason

Ian Tuason is a Filipino-Canadian filmmaker, born in Montreal and based in Toronto, director of A24's sound-driven horror debut Undertone (Fantasia 2025, Best Canadian Feature) and the upcoming Paranormal Activity 8.

Ian Veneracion

Ian Veneracion (Stephen Ian López Veneración, born 1975, Manila) is a Filipino actor and singer: child star of Joey and Son (1982), 1990s action lead, Pangako Sa'yo (2015) and A Love to Last (2017) leading man, 2022 MMFF Best Actor winner for Nanahimik ang Gabi.

Ian Whyte (actor)

Ian Whyte (Ian Stuart Whyte) is a Welsh actor and stuntman, born 1971, and a 7'1" former professional basketball player. Known for playing the Predator in Alien vs. Predator (2004), the Last Engineer in Prometheus, and giants and White Walkers in Game of Thrones.

Ian Ziering

Ian Ziering (born 1964, Newark, New Jersey) is an American actor known as Steve Sanders on all ten seasons of Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990-2000) and as Fin Shepard in the Syfy Sharknado film series (2013-2018), plus Dancing with the Stars and Chippendales Las Vegas.

Iantha Richardson

Iantha Richardson (born 1990, Washington, D.C.) is an American actress, dancer, and director who plays GBI Special Agent Faith Mitchell on ABC's Will Trent; also known as Adult Tess on This Is Us, Tessa Lorraine on American Soul, and director of Will Trent's 2026 'It Was a Meat Cute' episode.

Ibbani Tabbida Ileyali

Ibbani Tabbida Ileyali (ಇಬ್ಬನಿ ತಬ್ಬಿದ ಇಳೆಯಲಿ) is a 2024 Kannada romantic musical drama, Chandrajith Belliappa's debut, produced by Rakshit Shetty's Paramvah Studios; released 5 September 2024, 160 minutes, U certificate, starring Vihan Gowda and Ankita Amar.

Ibelin (upcoming film)

Ibelin is an upcoming biographical drama directed by Morten Tyldum about Norwegian gamer Mats Steen, who had Duchenne muscular dystrophy and lived richly in World of Warcraft.

Iben Hjejle

Iben Hjejle (born 1971) is a Danish actress known for Langt fra Las Vegas, Klovn, and Dicte, and internationally for High Fidelity with John Cusack; Reumert and Teaterpokalen winner 2024.

Ibiza (film)

Ibiza (2018 Netflix film), also known as Ibiza: Love Drunk, is a Netflix original romantic comedy directed by Alex Richanbach, written by Lauryn Kahn, starring Gillian Jacobs, Vanessa Bayer, Phoebe Robinson, and Richard Madden, released May 25, 2018 and filmed in Croatia, Serbia, and New York.

IBoy

IBoy is a 2017 British sci-fi thriller directed by Adam Randall, based on Kevin Brooks's novel, starring Bill Milner and Maisie Williams; a teen with smartphone fragments in his brain gains powers and seeks revenge, streaming on Netflix in 131 countries.

Ibrahim Ali Khan (actor)

Ibrahim Ali Khan, Bollywood actor, son of Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh; debuted in Netflix's Nadaaniyan (2025), followed by Sarzameen; upcoming film Diler.

Ibrahim Chatta

Ibrahim Chatta (born Ibrahim Abiodun Chatta, 1970) is a Nigerian actor, singer, producer, and director of Yoruba-language cinema; began acting in 1985, famous for Aiyekooto (2012), founder of Africhatta Film Village.

Ibsen Award

The Ibsen Award is the shared English name of two Norwegian theater prizes honoring playwright Henrik Ibsen: an annual national prize from Skien and a biennial international prize.

IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack

IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack is a 2024 Netflix six-episode limited series by Anubhav Sinha dramatizing the December 1999 hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight IC 814 from Kathmandu to Delhi, its seven-day ordeal, and the release of three militants including Masood Azhar.

ICarly

iCarly is a Nickelodeon teen sitcom created by Dan Schneider, airing 2007-2012 in five seasons about Carly Shay's web show with Sam and Freddie, later revived on Paramount+ 2021-2023.