Ian Virgo
Born: 1981-05-05 in Glendale, California, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Ian Virgo (born Ian Frederick Virgo, 5 May 1981 in Glendale, California) – British-American actor and singer who moved to Caldicot, Wales at age six, giving him dual nationality. The youngest person ever accepted onto the postgraduate course at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where he studied acting and singing at 17. He is also an active musical theatre performer, having played Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar, Freddie in My Fair Lady, and Danny Zuko in Grease. His most notable film roles include Specialist John Waddell in Black Hawk Down (2001, directed by Ridley Scott), a role in Band of Brothers (2001, directed by Steven Spielberg), Jimmy Gerenuk in the Rise of the Footsoldier trilogy (2007–2017), and Chris in The Beat Beneath My Feet (2014). On television he has appeared in EastEnders, Casualty, Spooks (2008), Crash (2009–2010, 12 episodes), Doctors (2010), and The Bastard Executioner (2015). He was awarded an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music (ARAM) in 2017.
Filmography
2026
- LEGO Friends: Heartlake the Musical as Daisy's Father
2024
- Jericho Ridge as Bob Peck (voice)
2023
- Pylon as Dad
2021
- Blood on the Crown as Corporal Bell
- The Ballad Of Billy McCrae as Chris Blythe
2020
- Paintball Massacre as The Killer
2018
- Tau as Party Boy
- The Lost Viking as Asbjorn
- Kaleidoscope as Papa
2017
- Rise of the Footsoldier 3 as Jimmy Gerenuk
- Once Upon a Winter's Date as Roger
- Boots on the Ground as Ollie
2016
- The Lighthouse as Company Man #1
2015
- The Bastard Executioner as Spitting Knight
- Before the Fall
2014
- ABCs of Death 2 as Fletcher (Segment "Capital Punishment")
- The Beat Beneath My Feet as Chris
- Lion as Adam Westfield
2013
- Essex Boys Retribution as Mike
- World of Hurt
2012
- The Raven as Fire Marshall
2011
- Jabberwock Dragon Siege as Michael
- The Estate as DS Green
- Monk3ys as Nathan
2010
- Witchville as Hobart
- Dead Cert as Terry Richards
- The Rapture as Julian
2008
- Caught in the Act as Michael Lewis
2007
- Rise of the Footsoldier as Jimmy Gerenuk
2006
- Second in Command as Cpl. Will Butler
- Rollin' with the Nines as Josh
2004
- Extreme Dating as Packer Ellison
2002
- Spooks as Private Andy Sullivan
- Half & Half as Temple
- The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down' as Self
2001
- Black Hawk Down as Waddell