Ian is a multifaceted creative force, boasting an impressive array of credits in television writing, production, and direction.
As a co-creator, script producer, and writer on the Channel 7 Endemol Shine Banks series RFDS, Ian has made a significant impact on the industry.
His television writing credits are nothing short of impressive, having worked on the Awgie-nominated SBS series On The Ropes, Foxtel's Upright, Spirited, and Slide, Channel 10's The Wrong Girl and Offspring, and ABC's The Moodys.
Ian's adaptability and versatility were showcased in his work on Defender, a segment of Tim Winton's The Turning, which he adapted and directed. The production, which was produced by Robert Connolly, earned an AACTA nomination for best direction.
In addition to his television work, Ian has also made a name for himself in the world of film. He co-wrote and acted in the AFI award-nominated short Water, and wrote and directed the Sydney Film Festival-selected short film A Parachute Falling in Siberia, which won an Australian Writers Guild Award and received an AFI award nomination.
Ian's work has also been recognized on the stage. His play Between Two Waves premiered at Griffin Theatre Company in 2012, where he was a member of the inaugural Griffin Studio. The play was later awarded Belvoir Theatre Company's 2013 Phillip Parsons Fellowship.
As an actor, Ian graduated from WAAPA in 2005 and has since accumulated an impressive list of film and television credits. Some of his notable roles include Netflix's Clickbait, The Wrong Girl, True Story, Dead Lucky, ABC's 8MMM, The Moodys, A Moody Christmas, Rake, Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo, the HBO series The Pacific, and film Killing Ground (MIFF 2016, Sundance 2017).
