Ian Hart, born in England, began acting while a student in Liverpool, England, United Kingdom. He stumbled into acting almost accidentally, but was cast in the play "The Government Inspector". He continued to work in British theater and television, and first gained recognition for portraying 'John Lennon . He made many films in his native Britain, occasionally appearing in American films and TV series as well. He has now played John Lennon three times, most recently in the television play Snodgrass, where he played a 50 year old Lennon who had left The Beatles before they became successful.
Twice portrayed John Lennon on film, in The Hours and Times and Backbeat .
His wife is a teacher, and they have two daughters: Daisy, born in 1996 and Holly, born in 2001.
Resides in Crouch End, London, England.
Has twice played a lackey of Ralph Fiennes. In The End of the Affair , he plays a private detective hired by Fienness character to spy on Julianne Moore. In Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone , he played Professor Quirrell who allows his body to be used as a host for the spirit of Lord Voldemort (where Hart also provided the facial structure for the CG head of the role at the end of the film) - who is played in the flesh by Fiennes, beginning with Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire .
Has played both Arthur Conan Doyle (in Finding Neverland ) and one of his most famous characters from the Sherlock Holmes canon, Dr. Watson ( The Hound of the Baskervilles and Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking ).
His birth name was Ian Davies but he adopted the surname "Hart" from his Everyman Theatre School friend Barbara Hart.
Lifelong best friend of David Morrisey.
During the "Snapes Memories"/Penseive segment of 2011s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 , there is a flashback (archive footage of Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone is shown) of Severus listening to Professor Quirrell (an uncredited Hart...only his purple turban--which concealed the head of Voldemort--is seen). This uncredited appearance makes Hart the
Only
Cast member to appear in
Exactly
The first and last "Harry Potter" movies.
Nephew of Australian actress May Pusey who was born May Hart.
Runs a production company called Peace Mountain Productions with fellow director Jun Xiao. Together they have more than 50 years production experience in Australia, China, South East Asia and Europe.
You learn more doing than doing training.
I was relatively technically adept. I can edit and wire up a light.
Not being able to work would make me very unhappy.
Everyone should be good at what they do.
Even before my audition, there were several pages missing from my script,because those bits were so unbelievably secret not even I was allowed,to see them.
We tend to think about fascism in terms of the Second World War.
I just want to be rich and famous.
Most good roles are written for young men. We are fixated on youth. So,however much people say there is nothing wrong with being bald, the,reality is once the hair is gone, you might not get the parts.
We tend to think about fascism in terms of the Second World War. .
