
Ian Pirie
Actor · b. 1966 · Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
Married to the actress Victoria Donovan. He turned professional in 1996 when, with no formal training, landed a role in the critically acclaimed, West End revival of "Jesus Christ Superstar" in London. He understudied and played Valjean in the legendary London musical. Played Quasimodo in Notre Dame de Paris at The Dominion Theatre. Has performed in two different productions of Macbeth, at The Globe and in Edward Hall's version with Sean Bean and Samantha Bond. He toured America with The RSC in The Canterbury Tales, later touring the US in the multi-award winning "Black Watch", directed by John Tiffany, appearing as The Officer,. Television credits include series regular: Captain Dragonetti in David S. Goyer's Da Vinci's Demons. (3 seasons) Elfrick in World Without End directed by Michael Caton Jones. Roles in Endeavour, Misfits, Ripper Street, Five Daughters, Dalziel and Pascoe, The Knock, Eastenders, Casuality, Holby City, The Bill, Family Affairs, and his proudest moment in 4 episodes in the iconic Grange Hill. Die Another Day, Gangs Of New York, Les Miserables and The Dark Night are some of the blockbuster movies in which he has appeared. Has featured in a number of Independent feature films of critical acclaim, including as Chae Strachan in Sunset Song, directed by the iconic Terence Davies, and Tommy's Honour, which won best film at The Scottish BAFTA's in 2017, directed by Jason Connery. Other features include : I am Soldier, Pressure, Who Needs Enemies, The Wee Man, The Last Photograph, Hummingbird, Winter Ridge. In 2018 he can be seen in The Terror on AMC and appears as Brian McClay in the Movie Calibre starring Jack Lowden. He is represented by Sophie Austin at United Agents and managed by Lena Roklin in the US.
Movies21
Movie8.5ActionThrillerBatman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.
The Dark Knight
2008 · 36K votes
Movie7.4DramaHistoryKing Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire, Jacques Le Gris, by challenging him to a duel.
The Last Duel
2021 · 4K votes
Movie6.3Science FictionActionPlagued by strange memories, Neo's life takes an unexpected turn when he finds himself back inside the Matrix.
The Matrix Resurrections
2021 · 6.8K votes
Movie6.0AdventureActionJames Bond is sent to investigate the connection between a North Korean terrorist and a diamond mogul, who is funding the development of an international space weapon.
Die Another Day
2002 · 4K votes
Movie7.3DramaHistoryIn early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle. Vallon's journey becomes a fight for personal survival and to find a place for the Irish people.
Gangs of New York
2002 · 7.4K votes
Movie7.3HistoryDramaAn adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th-century France. Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
Les Misérables
2012 · 5.7K votes
Movie6.2ActionThrillerHomeless and on the run from a military court martial, a damaged ex-special forces soldier navigating London's criminal underworld seizes an opportunity to assume another man's identity, transforming into an avenging angel in the process.
Hummingbird
2013 · 1.9K votes
Movie6.5ThrillerDramaTwo lifelong friends head up to an isolated Scottish Highlands village for a weekend hunting trip that descends into a never-ending nightmare as they attempt to cover up a horrific hunting accident.
Calibre
2018 · 822 votes
Movie5.6HorrorThrillerAfter the alleged suicide of her priest brother, Grace travels to the remote Scottish convent where he fell to his death. Distrusting the Church's account, she uncovers murder, sacrilege and a disturbing truth about herself.
Consecration
2023 · 187 votes
Movie5.5HorrorDramaThree college students set out to document what other people dread the most. However, one of the three turns out to secretly be a sadistic psychopath who uses this knowledge to gruesomely torture the subjects.
Dread
2009 · 269 votes
Movie5.6DramaThrillerFour divers are stuck deep underwater in a vessel after a freak storm destroys their ship. Will they survive?
Pressure
2015 · 262 votes
Movie6.7DramaA young girl lives in the Outer Hebrides in a small village in the years just before WWI. Isolated and hard by the shore, her life takes a dramatic change when a terrible tragedy befalls her.
The Road Dance
2022 · 50 votes
Movie5.0ActionThrillerMickey Tomlinson, a military chef, attempts the most dangerous military selection known to man: The Special Air Service (S.A.S.) selection. The S.A.S. Is the United Kingdom's most renowned Special Forces Regiment, tasked with life threatening missions in some of the most dangerous places on the planet. Mickey has more military experience than simply being a chef, something he doesn't let on to the other candidates... Mickey is smashed by this selection process - his mind, body and soul scream for mercy as he endures torturous speed-marches over the steepest mountains, running for his life during 'Escape and Evasion' and then facing the most evil interrogation possible, during the deadly phase known as: 'Tactical Questioning.' Even after everything, there is still only one way you can really prove yourself: in combat... Many try to get into the S.A.S. Only the elite make it.
I Am Soldier
2014 · 84 votes
Movie5.4DramaTV MovieFollow Phoebe, her older sister Becks, younger brother Perry and their mum who are living a comfortable life in Glasgow when suddenly they are uprooted from their lives and moved to the remote highlands of Scotland.
The Primrose Railway Children
2024 · 7 votes
Movie6.5HistoryDramaIn 1866 St Andrews, Scotland, 15-year-old Tommy Morris is an avid golfer like his legendary and pioneering father, Tom Morris, now greenskeeper for The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, as well as the town's club- and ball-maker. The two-time winner of the first major golf tournament, The Open Championship, which he founded in 1860, Old Tom also established golf's standard of 18 holes per round. But young Tommy is beginning to chafe at his father's dictates, especially in the rapidly changing world they live in. Tommy soon outshines his father, winning The Open three consecutive times.
Tommy's Honour
2017 · 27 votes
Movie6.2DramaHistoryThe daughter of a Scottish farmer comes of age in the early 1900s.
Sunset Song
2015 · 113 votes
- MovieDrama
A young brother and sister lose their dog in the woods and then come across a man who seems to know more than he's letting on.
Movie7.0HorrorIn 1899, a Scottish lamplighter facing redundancy is haunted by nightmarish visions of an electric future.
The Leerie
2022 · 1 votes
- MovieThrillerAction
A compassionate NGO doctor who has dedicated a life to easing pain across the globe is forced into a dangerous personal journey through corruption, loss, and the international arms trade, where the fight to save others becomes a battle to save their own soul.
Movie6.0CrimeThrillerWhen local heavy and ex-boxer Tom Sheridan (Ian Pirie) agrees to hire his strip club out to lifelong friend and colleague Ian Levine (Michael Mckell) he soon discovers the private party involves child prostitution and trafficking, catering for wealthy paedophiles. Feeling betrayed and disgusted, Tom obtains secret photo evidence of the party and threatens exposing Ian to his associates and family. This sparks a bloody feud between the two old friends and their foot soldiers, in a story of Morality, Loyalty and Betrayal.
Who Needs Enemies
2013 · 3 votes
MovieDaisy and her father William live on an isolated sheep farm in rural Scotland. At twenty years old, she has never been outside the farmland, spending her time helping William with household tasks, upkeep of the farm - and keeping a dark secret. When a radio broadcast reports the disappearance of a young man, we begin to uncover what is binding Daisy and William to their land, and each other.
Yellowbird
2021
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TV8.4DramaMysteryA pair of lookalikes, one a former French aristocrat and the other an alcoholic English lawyer, fall in love with the same woman amidst the turmoil of the French Revolution.
A Tale of Two Cities
2026 · 11 votes
TV8.7DramaThe true story of one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history: the catastrophic nuclear accident at Chernobyl. A tale of the brave men and women who sacrificed to save Europe from unimaginable disaster.
Chernobyl
2019 · 8.4K votes
TV8.2Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureDepicting an epic 26th-century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the Covenant, the series weaves deeply drawn personal stories with action, adventure and a richly imagined vision of the future.
Halo
2022 · 3.3K votes
TV6.4MysteryCrimeIn the fictional Yorkshire town of Wetherton, the unlikely duo of politically incorrect elephant-in-a-China-shop-copper DS Andrew Dalziel (pronounced Dee-ell) and his more sensitive and university educated sidekick DS, later DI, Peter Pascoe is always on hand to solve the classic murder mystery, while maintaining down-to-Earth wit and humour.
Dalziel and Pascoe
1996 · 29 votes
TV7.4DramaMysteryA drama set in the East End of London in 1889, during the aftermath of the "Ripper" murders. The action centres around the notorious H Division – the police precinct from hell – which is charged with keeping order in the chaotic streets of Whitechapel. Ripper Street explores the lives of characters trying to recover from the Ripper's legacy, from crimes that have not only irretrievably altered their lives, but the very fabric of their city. At the drama's heart our detectives try to bring a little light into the dark world they inhabit.
Ripper Street
2012 · 203 votes
TV7.6CrimeDramaWhen soldier Shaun Emery's conviction for a murder in Afghanistan is overturned due to flawed video evidence, he returns to life as a free man with his young daughter. But when damning CCTV footage from a night out in London comes to light, Shaun's life takes a shocking turn and he must soon fight for his freedom once again.
The Capture
2019 · 355 votes
TV7.6Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaWhen five young outsiders on Community Service get caught in a strange storm, they discover that they have developed superpowers.
Misfits
2009 · 1.1K votes
TV7.3DramaMysteryWhen Eliza Scarlet's father dies, he leaves her penniless, but she resolves to continue his detective agency. To operate in a male-dominated world, though, she needs a partner... step forward a detective known as the Duke. Eliza and The Duke strike up a mismatched, fiery relationship as they team up to solve crime in the murkiest depths of 1880’s London.
Miss Scarlet
2020 · 125 votes
TV7.3DramaSci-Fi & FantasyAn intuitive young neurosurgeon discovers that she is the unlikely heir to a family of witches. As she grapples with her newfound powers, she must contend with a sinister presence that has haunted her family for generations.
Mayfair Witches
2023 · 367 votes
TV7.5DramaThe beautiful Spanish princess, Catherine of Aragon, navigates the royal lineage of England with an eye on the throne.
The Spanish Princess
2019 · 470 votes
TV7.3CrimeDramaOn 26 November 1983, six armed men break into the Brink's-Mat security depot, stumbling across gold bullion worth £26m.
The Gold
2023 · 84 votes
TV6.9DramaTwo hundred years after the construction of the great cathedral, the medieval town of Kingsbridge is taken under siege by Queen Isabella. Caris, a visionary young woman, inspires her people to stand up for their rights and revolt against to the most powerful forces of her time, the Church and the Crown.
World Without End
2012 · 123 votes
TV7.3DramaWesternAn aristocratic Englishwoman, Lady Cornelia Locke, arrives into the new and wild landscape of the American West to wreak revenge on the man she sees as responsible for the death of her son.
The English
2022 · 249 votes
TV6.6ComedyCrimeTwo brothers seem to get away with a crime - but soon discover they can trust no-one, including each other, in a pitch-black, contemporary thriller.
Guilt
2019 · 56 votes
TV4.8DramaThe story follows fisherman Ed Collier, who is highly protective over his family, which includes wife Claire and daughter Abbie. However, when a rich young man by the name of Ryan Wilson starts to take an interest in his daughter, Ed feels her becoming increasingly distant and fears he may lose her for good.
The Catch
2023 · 14 votes
TV4.2DramaCrimeLance Corporal Davis Lindo arrives in Aberdeen Scotland as a new detective trainee. Having completed his final tour with the Royal Military Police, Lindo dreams of being a detective at New Scotland Yard. However, he finds himself being sent to train as a Detective Constable in the North East of Scotland, he must quickly adapt to his new life in Aberdeen, a world away from anything the soldier has known before.
Granite Harbour
2022 · 17 votes