Ian Barford
Ian Barford is an American stage and television actor. He has appeared on Broadway in August: Osage County and The [Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time |The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time]. He was nominated for the Tony [Award for Best Actor in a Play] at the 74th Tony Awards for his performance in Linda Vista.
He has been a member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company since 2007.
Personal life
The Bloomington, Indiana-born Barford is married to Chicagoan Anna D. Shapiro; they have two children and live in Evanston, Illinois.Theatre
Steppenwolf Theatre
- The [Rise and Fall of Little Voice] as Billy
- As I Lay Dying
- Time of My Life
- The Libertine
- The Berlin Circle by Charles Mee as Mr. Market/Werner
- Three Days of Rain as Pip
- Lost Land
- Love Song by John Kolvenbach as Beane
- August: Osage County as Little Charles
- Up as Walter
- Endgame as Hamm
- Mary Page Marlowe as Ray
- The Minutes as Mr. Carp
- Linda Vista as Wheeler
- Amadeus as Antonio Salieri
Other theatre work
- Mad Forest – Remains Theatre
- The [Rise and Fall of Little Voice] as Billy – Broadway, May 1994
- Othello as Cassio – Shakespeare Repertory
- All the Rage and Design for Living – Goodman Theatre, Chicago
- The Weir as Brendan – Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles
- God's Man in Texas as Hugo Taney – Los Angeles
- Take Me Out as Toddy Koovitz – Geffen Playhouse
- Dead End – Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles
- August: Osage County as Little Charles – Broadway, October 30, 2007, to June 15, 2008
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time as Ed / Ensemble – Broadway, September 10, 2014, to September 13, 2015
- Linda Vista as Wheeler – Broadway, September 19, 2019, to November 10, 2019
- The Minutes as Mr. Carp – Broadway, February 25, 2020, to March 12, 2020, April 2, 2022, to July 10, 2022
- Betrayal as Robert – Goodman Theatre, February 8, 2025, to March 16, 2025
Filmography
- U.S. Marshals
- Tick-Tock
- Hellraiser: Inferno
- Road to Perdition
- 13 Going on 30
- The Last Rites of Joe May
- Catch Hell
- ''Return to Sender''
Awards
Barford was nominated for Tony Award for [Best Actor in a Play|Best Actor in a Play] at the 74th Tony Awards for his performance in Linda Vista.