---
name: "Ian Hallard"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ian-hallard"
fi1m_id: "ian-hallard"
imdb_id: "nm1675071"
tmdb_id: 139552
wikidata_id: "Q5981721"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "9 November 1974"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-07T11:26:00.101854+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Ian Hallard

## Identity

Ian Hallard

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ian-hallard
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ian-hallard
- **IMDb ID:** nm1675071
- **TMDB ID:** 139552
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5981721
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Hallard, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5981721, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1675071/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/139552

Writer. Born 9 November 1974 in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 9 November 1974, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
- **Active:** 1989–2018
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 writing
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 83 (1), 2010s 56 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Hallard, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5981721, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1675071/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/139552

## Streaming the US now

- **BritBox:** [*Agatha Christie's Poirot*](https://film.one/tv/agatha-christies-poirot.md) (83)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Ian Hallard is an English actor and writer. Born on 9 November 1974 in Birmingham, he studied English Literature at the University of Sheffield and trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.

His acting credits include roles in television series such as *Sherlock* (2010) as a defence barrister, *Doctor Who* (2005) as Alan-a-Dale, *The Crown* (2016) as an analyst, and *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989) as Edmund Drake. He has also appeared in theatre productions at the National Theatre and in the West End, including the lead role of Michael in a revival of *The Boys in the Band*.

Hallard has written screenplays for *Agatha Christie's Poirot*, including co-writing *The Big Four* (2013) with Mark Gatiss, and has written stage plays including *Adventurous* (2021) and *The Way Old Friends Do* (2023). He has been married to actor and screenwriter Mark Gatiss since 2008.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, ianhallard.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (2)

### Performed in (1)

- *Mary Queen of Scots* (2018), Fi1m 56, as Sir Richard Knightley — [page](https://film.one/film/mary-queen-of-scots.md)

### Wrote (1) — the average rests on these

- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), Fi1m 83, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/tv/agatha-christies-poirot.md)

## Complete filmography (19)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Boys on Film 22: Love to Love You* (2022), as Emmeline
- *The Act* (2020), as Emmeline
- *Martin's Close* (2019), as Hosier
- *Mary Queen of Scots* (2018), as Sir Richard Knightley — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/mary-queen-of-scots.md)
- *The Crown* (2016), series, as Analyst — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-crown.md)
- *An Adventure in Space and Time* (2013), as Richard Martin
- *Father Brown* (2013), series, as Kenneth Clay
- *Call the Midwife* (2012), series, as Dr Grant — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/call-the-midwife.md)
- *The First Men in the Moon* (2010), as Voice of Phi-Oo
- *Sherlock* (2010), series, as Defence Barrister — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/sherlock.md)
- *Crooked House* (2008), series, as Felix de Momery
- *The Worst Journey in the World* (2007), as Clive Wentworth
- *Doctor Who* (2005), series, as Alan-a-Dale — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md)
- *Ideal* (2005), series, as Owen — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/ideal.md)
- *Global Conspiracy?* (2004), as Gary Talbot
- *Hustle* (2004), series, as Vicar
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), series, as Edmund Drake · Screenplay — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/agatha-christies-poirot.md)
- *A Ghost Story for Christmas* (1971), series, as Hosier
- *The Dark Room*, Actor

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