Ian Barford
Ian Barford | |
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| Born | |
| Occupations | Stage and television actor |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Spouse | Anna D. Shapiro |
| Children | 2 |
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.[1] 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.[2]
Personal life
The Bloomington, Indiana-born Barford is married to Chicagoan Anna D. Shapiro; they have two children and live in Evanston, Illinois.[3][4]
Theatre
Steppenwolf Theatre
- The Rise and Fall of Little Voice (1994) as Billy
- As I Lay Dying (1995)
- Time of My Life (1995)
- The Libertine (1996)
- The Berlin Circle by Charles Mee (1998) as Mr. Market/Werner[5]
- Three Days of Rain (1999) as Pip
- Lost Land (2005)
- Love Song by John Kolvenbach (2006) as Beane[6]
- August: Osage County (2007) as Little Charles
- Up (2009) as Walter[7]
- Endgame (2010) as Hamm[8]
- Mary Page Marlowe (2016) as Ray
- The Minutes (2017) as Mr. Carp
- Linda Vista (2017) as Wheeler
- Amadeus (2025) as Antonio Salieri
Other theatre work
- Mad Forest (1994) – Remains Theatre
- The Rise and Fall of Little Voice (1994) as Billy – Broadway, May 1994
- Othello (1995) as Cassio – Shakespeare Repertory[9]
- All the Rage and Design for Living (1998) – Goodman Theatre, Chicago[10]
- The Weir (2001) as Brendan – Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles[11]
- God's Man in Texas (2002) as Hugo Taney – Los Angeles[12]
- Take Me Out (2004) as Toddy Koovitz – Geffen Playhouse[13]
- Dead End (2005) – Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles[14]
- August: Osage County (2007) as Little Charles – Broadway, October 30, 2007, to June 15, 2008
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (2014) as Ed / Ensemble – Broadway, September 10, 2014, to September 13, 2015
- Linda Vista (2019) as Wheeler – Broadway, September 19, 2019, to November 10, 2019 (Tony Award nomination)[15]
- The Minutes (2020, 2022) as Mr. Carp – Broadway, February 25, 2020, to March 12, 2020, April 2, 2022, to July 10, 2022
- Betrayal (2025) as Robert – Goodman Theatre, February 8, 2025, to March 16, 2025
Filmography
Source: TCM[16]
- U.S. Marshals (1998)
- Tick-Tock (2000)
- Hellraiser: Inferno (2000)
- Road to Perdition (2002)
- 13 Going on 30 (2004)
- The Last Rites of Joe May (2011)
- Catch Hell (2014)
- Return to Sender (2015)
Awards
Barford won the 1996 National Theatre Conference/Steppenwolf Theatre award.
Barford was nominated for Best Actor in a Play at the 74th Tony Awards for his performance in Linda Vista.
References
- ^ Rickwald, Bethany (May 21, 2014). "Alexander Sharp, Ian Barford, and More to Star in Broadway's 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'". TheaterMania. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
- ^ "Ian Barford". Steppenwolf Theatre Company. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ^ Borelli, Christopher (August 21, 2015). "Anna D. Shapiro at Steppenwolf Theatre: Work in progress". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
- ^ "Steppenwolf's Anna D. Shapiro and Ian Barford buy Andersonville greystone for $1.405M". Chicago Tribune. September 19, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ Jones, Chris (October 12, 1998). "Review: 'The Berlin Circle'". Variety. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ Jones, Chris (April 10, 2006). "'Love Song' a refreshing spring breeze". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ Gans, Andrew; Jones, Kenneth (June 18, 2009). "'Up', with Osage County's Ian Barford, Begins Steppenwolf Run June 18". Playbill. BrighSpot. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (January 5, 2010). "Bradford, Guinan, Lavey and Petersen Cast in Steppenwolf 'Endgame'". Playbill. BrighSpot. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ Lazare, Lewis (December 3, 1995). "Review: 'Othello'". Variety. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ Bommer, Lawrence (June 7, 1998). "Last Chance: IL's Goodman To Erase Its 'Design for Living', June 7". Playbill. BrightSpot. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ Linden, Sheri (February 7, 2001). "Review: 'The Weir'". Variety. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ Johnson, Diedre (February 22, 2002). "Review. 'God's Man in Texas'". TheaterMania. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ Gallo, Phil (2004-09-23). "Take Me Out". Variety. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
- ^ Hernandez, Ernio (July 19, 2005). "Cast Complete for Sisto, Scott and Van Patten 'Dead End' in Los Angeles". Playbill. BrightSpot. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ "Linda Vista". www.tonyawards.com. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
- ^ "Ian Barford Filmography" tcm.com, accessed July 18, 2016