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.
Early life
Hart was born Ian Davies, in the Knotty Ash He has two siblings and was brought up in an Irish Catholic family. He attended Cardinal Heenan Grammar School in Liverpool's West Derby suburb, and was a member of the Everyman Youth Theatre, Liverpool, in his earlier years.
In 2000, he was back in Liverpool as an unemployed shipyard worker, father of three, including the protagonist, in the film Liam.
In 2004, Hart played Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in the film Finding Neverland,
In 2011, he played Adolf Hitler in the BBC drama The Man Who Crossed Hitler.
In 2015, he landed the role of Father Beocca in The Last Kingdom and remained as a main character until the end of series 4 in 2020.
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| rowspan="3" | 2018
| The Terror
| Thomas Blanky
| Series 1; Episodes 1–10
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| Elementary
| Professor Baynes
| Series 6; Episode 16: "Uncanny Valley of the Dolls"
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| Hang Ups
| Sam Travers
| 1 episode
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| 2019
| Urban Myths
| Hans Christian Andersen
| Series 3; Episode 1: "Bleak House Guest"
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| rowspan="2" | 2020
| Noughts + Crosses
| Ryan McGregor, Callum & Jude's Father
| Series 1; Episodes 1–4
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| Tin Star
| Michael Ryan
| Series 3; Episodes 1–6
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| 2021
| Help
| Steve
| Television film
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| 2021–23
| The Mosquito Coast
| William 'Bill' Lee
| Series 1 & 2; 11 episodes
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| rowspan="2" | 2022
| Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
| Himself
| HBO Max Special
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| The Responder
| Carl Sweeney
| Series 1; Episodes 1–4
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| rowspan="2" | 2024
| Mr Bates vs The Post Office
| Bob Rutherford
| Miniseries; Episodes 2–4
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| Shetland
| Euan Rossi
| Series 9; Episodes 1–6
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|TBA
| The Blame
|DCI Kenneth Walker
|Main role
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Awards and nominations
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|Apolo Awards
|2018
|Best Supporting Actor
|God's Own Country
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|BAFTA Scotland Awards
|2004
|Best Actor
|Blind Flight
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| rowspan="3" |British Independent Film Awards
|2001
| rowspan="2" |Best Actor
|Liam
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|2004
|Blind Flight
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|2017
|Best Supporting Actor
|God's Own Country
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|Chicago Film Critics Association
|1995
|Most Promising Actor
| rowspan="2" |Backbeat
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| rowspan="2" |Evening Standard British Film Awards
|1995
|Most Promising Newcomer
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|2018
|Best Supporting Actor
|God's Own Country
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|Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
|2000
|Best Actor
|Aberdeen
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|Tribeca Festival
|2004
|Best Actor in a Narrative Feature
|Blind Flight
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|Venice Film Festival
|1995
|Best Supporting Actor
|Nothing Personal
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