Ian Bartholomew

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Ian Bartholomew
Born23 August 1954 (1954-08-23) (age 70)
OccupationActor
Years active1977–present
Notable work Perfect Scoundrels (1990–1992)
Harry (1993–1995)
Without Motive (2000–2001)
Empire (2005)
South Riding (2011)
Coronation Street (2018–2022)
Children2

Ian Bartholomew (born 23 August 1954) is a British actor and musician from Portsmouth, England who has worked widely in both theatre and television. In March 2018, Bartholomew joined the cast of ITV soap opera Coronation Street , as Geoff Metcalfe. He also played Chitterlow in the revival cast of Half A Sixpence alongside Charlie Stemp, who played Arthur Kipps, and the Baker in the original West End production of Into the Woods opposite Imelda Staunton as his wife.

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Career

Bartholomew was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, and brought up in Gosport. In television Bartholomew's work has ranged from The Darling Buds of May , Rumpole of the Bailey , 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 Farnham, Mirandolina and Assassins . In 2005 he was in the acclaimed production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee in the starring role of George at the Liverpool Playhouse and in that same year also at the playhouse he appeared in Alan Ayckbourn's Christmas comedy Season's Greetings . At the Menier Chocolate Factory in London 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 Mogadishu by Vivienne Franzmann at the Royal Exchange in Manchester and then at the Lyric Theatre in London. [1]

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 Coronation Street [2] as Geoff Metcalfe in March 2018. [3]

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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2023 Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre Bakker
Wonka Skeptical Old Man

Television

YearTitleRoleProductionNotes
1981 Bergerac Simon Gibbins BBC Episode: "Unlucky Dip"
1982 Crown Court James MaccPherson ITV/Granada Television Episode: "The Fiddling Connection"
1983 The Professionals Miller ITV/LWT Episode: "Cry Wolf"
1984 Minder Keith Wendell ITV/Thames Television Episode: "Get Daley"
1990–1992 Perfect Scoundrels Inky ITV/TVS
1991 The Darling Buds of May Tommy Mason ITV/Yorkshire Television Episode: "Christmas is Coming"
1992 The Blackheath Poisonings JenkinsITV2 episodes
1992, 1995, 1997, 2002 The Bill Salter / P.C. Gunnell A.I.U. / Pete Gapper / Alfred 'Manny' Manola ITV/Thames Television/Central Independent Television 4 episodes
1993 Minder Ralphy ITV/Thames Television Episode: "Uneasy Rider"
Love Hurts D.I. Payne BBC Episode: "If the Cap Fits"
1993–1995 Harry Snappy
1994 Jo Brand Through the Cakehole Himself Channel 4 Episode: "Jo Brand Through the Christmas Cakehole"
1996 Is It Legal? Terry Beath ITV/Carlton Television Episode: "Office Party"
1997 Wycliffe Mick Sennan ITV/HTV Episode: "Close to Home"
1998 The Ruth Rendell Mysteries Stanley Trotter ITV/Meridian Television Episode: "Road Rage"
1999 Casualty Mick Milburn BBC Episodes: "Benny and the Vets: Parts 1 & 2"
2000–2001 Without Motive Ronnie Stocks ITV/HTV
2004 William and Mary Housing Inspector ITV/Meridian Television Series 2, Episode 4
Making Waves Lt. Cdr. William Lewis ITV/Carlton Television
2005 New Tricks Tallis BBC Series 2, Episode 1
Empire Cimber
Open WideRay ITV/Thames Television Television film
2006 Spooks Dainiel Wise BBC Series 5, Episodes 6 & 7
2007 Thieves Like Us Sergent Atwell BBC Three Episode: "The Jackets Job"
2008 HolbyBlue Keith Sparrow BBC Series 2, Episode 9
New Tricks Sam TallisEpisode: "Spare Parts"
Heartbeat Russell Bryant ITV/Yorkshire Television Episode: "You Never Can Tell"
2010 Foyle's War Dillon ITV/Greenlit ProductionsEpisode: "The Hide"
Accused Stephen Sullivan BBC Episode: "Helen's Story"
2011 Camelot Caitran Channel 4 Episode: "Homecoming"
South Riding Gaius Drew BBC 3 part mini series
2016 Maigret The Baron ITV Episode: "Maigret Sets a Trap"
New Blood Tom Robinson BBC
2018−2020 Coronation Street [3] [4] Geoff Metcalfe ITV Series regular

Theatre

His work in the theatre includes: -

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References

  1. Mogadishu "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Coronation Street's Ian Bartholomew always knew Geoff Metcalfe was a villain". Digital Spy. 28 June 2019.
  3. 1 2 Hughes, Johnathon (30 March 2018). "Coronation Street: newcomer revealed as Tim Metcalfe's dad". Radio Times . Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  4. "Coronation Street cast: Who plays Geoff Metcalfe? Who is actor Ian Bartholomew?". Express UK. 5 July 2019.