Ian Barford Explained

Ian Barford
Birth Place:	Bloomington, Indiana
Occupation:	Stage and television actor
Spouse:	Anna D. Shapiro
Children:	2
Years Active:	1998–present

Ian Barford is an American stage and television actor. He has appeared on Broadway in and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.^[1] He was nominated 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 Downstairs Theatre

• The Minutes (2017)
• Linda Vista (2017) - Wheeler
• Mary Page Marlowe (2016) - Ray
• Endgame (2010) - Hamm^[5]
• Up (2009)^[6]
• (2007) - Little Charles
• Love Song by John Kolvenbach (2006)^[7]
• Lost Land
• The Libertine
• Three Days of Rain
• The Berlin Circle by Charles Mee (1998)^[8]
• As I Lay Dying
• Time of My Life
• The Rise and Fall of Little Voice (1994) - Billy

Other theatre work

• Betrayal - Goodman Theatre, February 8, 2025 to March 16, 2025
• The Minutes - Broadway, February 25, 2020 to March 12, 2020, April 2, 2022 to July 10, 2022
• Linda Vista - Broadway, September 19, 2019 to November 10, 2019 (Tony Award nomination)
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Broadway, September 10, 2014 to September 13, 2015
• August: Osage County - Broadway, October 30, 2007 to June 15, 2008
• Dead End - Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 2005^[9]
• Take Me Out - Geffen Playhouse, 2004^[10]
• God's Man in Texas - Los Angeles, 2002^[11]
• The Weir, Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles, 2001^[12]
• All the Rage and Design for Living - Goodman Theatre, Chicago, 1998^[13]
• Othello, Shakespeare Repertory, 1995^[14]
• The Rise and Fall of Little Voice - Broadway, May 1994
• Mad Forest, Remains Theatre, 1994

Filmography

Source: TCM^[15]

• U.S. Marshals (1998)
• Tick-Tock (2000)
• (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.

External links

• Up play in Youtube
• Ian Barford Photos

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rickwald . Bethany . Alexander Sharp, Ian Barford, and More to Star in Broadway's 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time' . TheaterMania . May 21, 2014 . August 8, 2018.
2. Web site: Ian Barford . . July 18, 2016.
3. News: Borelli . Christopher . Anna D. Shapiro at Steppenwolf Theatre: Work in progress . . August 21, 2015 . August 8, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180412022741/http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/ct-anna-shapiro-steppenwolf-theatre-column.html . 12 April 2018.
4. Web site: Steppenwolf's Anna D. Shapiro and Ian Barford buy Andersonville greystone for $1.405M . . September 19, 2018 . February 11, 2019.
5. Gans . Andrew . Bradford, Guinan, Lavey and Petersen Cast in Steppenwolf 'Endgame' . . January 5, 2010 . 8 August 2018 . BrighSpot.
6. Gans . Andrew . Jones . Kenneth . 'Up', with Osage County's Ian Barford, Begins Steppenwolf Run June 18 . . June 18, 2009 . 8 August 2018 . BrighSpot.
7. News: Jones . Chris . 'Love Song' a refreshing spring breeze . . April 10, 2006 . 8 August 2018.
8. Jones . Chris . Review: 'The Berlin Circle' . . October 12, 1998 . 8 August 2018 . Penske Business Media, LLC..
9. Hernandez . Ernio . Cast Complete for Sisto, Scott and Van Patten 'Dead End' in Los Angeles . Playbill . July 19, 2005 . 8 August 2018 . BrightSpot.
10. Web site: Take Me Out. Gallo. Phil. 2004-09-23. Variety. en. 2020-02-25.
11. Web site: Review. 'God's Man in Texas'. Johnson. Diedre. February 22, 2002. TheaterMania. 8 August 2018.
12. Linden. Sheri. February 7, 2001. Review: 'The Weir'. Penske Business Media, LLC.. 8 August 2018. Variety.
13. Bommer. Lawrence. June 7, 1998. Last Chance: IL's Goodman To Erase Its 'Design for Living', June 7. BrightSpot. 8 August 2018. Playbill.
14. Lazare. Lewis. December 3, 1995. Review: 'Othello'. Penske Business Media, LLC.. 8 August 2018. Variety.
15. http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/370061|0/Ian-Barford/filmography.htm "Ian Barford Filmography"