Ian Beattie

Ian Beattie (born 3 March 1965) is an actor from Northern Ireland. He is best known for playing Antigonus in the film Alexander (2004) and Ser Meryn Trant in the television series Game of Thrones (2011–2015).

Ian Beattie
Beattie in 2015
Born	(1965-03-03) 3 March 1965 (age 59) Belfast, Northern Ireland
Education	Methodist College Belfast Queen's University Belfast London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1989–present

Career

Beattie’s start in acting began at an early age, when he used to tour Northern Ireland in a circus with his father.^[1] His most notable role is Ser Meryn Trant in five seasons of the HBO fantasy drama Game of Thrones.^[2][3][4] He has also appeared in numerous other television and film projects, including Antigonus in Oliver Stone's Alexander,^[5] Beorhtwulf of Mercia in an episode of History Channel's Vikings^[6] and Showtime's The Tudors.^[7]

On stage, he starred in the play Demented by playwright Gary Mitchell at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast.^[8]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Space Truckers	Trooper
2004	Alexander	Antigonus
2007	Closing the Ring	Seamus McCarty
2010	Mo	Michael Stone	TV film
2011	Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust	Brendan Smyth	TV film
2012	Keith Lemon: The Film	Awards host
2013	Starred Up	Officer Johnson
2016	The Truth Commissioner	Beckett
2016	The Journey	Gerry Adams
2017	Papillon	Toussaint
2018	Blackbird	Nick	Film released in 2022
2018	Viking Destiny	Kirkwood
2022	Ann	Diarmuid

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	The Hanging Gale	Brian Sweeney
2006	Killinaskully	Father Bob Gilmartin	Episode: 'The Sports Day'
2009	The Tudors	Sergeant
2011–2015	Game of Thrones	Ser Meryn Trant	17 episodes
2014	Line of Duty	Bob	3 episodes
2014	37 Days	Tsar Nicholas II
2014	Number2s	McCoubrey[9]	6 episodes
2015	Vikings	King Brihtwulf	Episode: 'Mercenary'
2016	Barbarians Rising	Quinctilius Varus[10]	2 episodes
2017	Doctor Who	Jackdaw	Episode: 'Empress of Mars'
2017	8 Days That Made Rome	Emperor Constantine	Episode: The Rebirth of Rome
2017	Tennison	Dr. Martin	Episode 1
2018	Quantico	Titus Walker	Episode: Ghosts

References

1. "Spoilers, Barbarians, and the Circus: Ian Beattie". universityobserver. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
2. "Game of Thrones: 21 characters we love to hate". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 18 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
3. Debnath, Neela (26 October 2015). "Game of Thrones star Ian Beattie says playing paedophile Ser Meryn Trant was 'horrible'". express.co.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
4. "Game of Thrones' Ian Beattie on Arya's Revenge, and That Horrific Scene". vulture.com. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
5. Cornah, Joel (13 May 2016). "Ser Meryn Trant - Ian Beattie Interview - Sci-fi and Fantasy Network". scififantasynetwork.com. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
6. "Young Ian Beattie joins the cast of Vikings!". Universal Artists Twitter feed. 25 July 2014.
7. "The Tudors - what time is it on TV? Episode 5 Series 3 cast list and preview". RadioTimes. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
8. Rutherford, Adrian (12 May 2014). "Gary Mitchell: 'Working-class Protestant boys aren't judged on brains'". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
9. "Number2s - McCoubrey". BBC.
10. "'Game of Thrones' Alums Star in New Series 'Barbarians Rising': See Exclusive Photos". ew.com. Retrieved 30 September 2016.

External links

• Ian Beattie at IMDb