---
name: "Ian Martin"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ian-martin"
fi1m_id: "ian-martin"
imdb_id: "nm2254846"
tmdb_id: 1233111
wikidata_id: "Q15069750"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "27 April 1953"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 86
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-17T08:41:37.636718+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 Martin

## Identity

Ian Martin

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ian-martin
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ian-martin
- **IMDb ID:** nm2254846
- **TMDB ID:** 1233111
- **Wikidata ID:** Q15069750
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Martin_(writer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15069750, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2254846/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1233111

Writer. Born 27 April 1953 in London.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 27 April 1953, London
- **Active:** 2005–2017
- **Also known as:** Йен Мартин
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 4: 3 writing, 1 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Armando Iannucci](https://film.one/person/armando-iannucci.md), [Becky Martin](https://film.one/person/becky-martin.md), [Chris Addison](https://film.one/person/chris-addison.md), [Jesse Armstrong](https://film.one/person/jesse-armstrong.md), [Roger Drew](https://film.one/person/roger-drew.md), [Sean Gray](https://film.one/person/sean-gray.md), [Simon Blackwell](https://film.one/person/simon-blackwell.md), [Tony Roche](https://film.one/person/tony-roche.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 86, as writer, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 93 (2), 2010s 82 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 86 to 79 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 3, Drama 1, History 1, War & Politics 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $25m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Martin_(writer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15069750, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2254846/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1233111

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Thick of It*](https://film.one/tv/the-thick-of-it.md) (94)
- **AMC+:** [*The Death of Stalin*](https://film.one/film/the-death-of-stalin.md) (83)
- **HBO Max:** [*Veep*](https://film.one/tv/veep.md) (82)

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

## Biography

Ian Martin (born 1953) is an English comedy writer. He was born in London and has lived in Lancaster since 1988.

Martin began his career as a journalist and columnist, notably for the *Architects' Journal*, and ran the satirical website martian.fm. In 2005 he was hired by Armando Iannucci as a 'swearing consultant' for the first series of *The Thick of It* and later joined the writing team. He contributed additional material to the 2009 film *In the Loop* and co-wrote the screenplay for *The Death of Stalin* (2017).

Martin wrote for five series of the HBO series *Veep* (2012–2019), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award, and contributed to *Avenue 5* (2020). He has also written books including *The Coalition Chronicles* (2011) and is a regular contributor to *The Guardian*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

### Wrote (3) — the average rests on these

- *The Death of Stalin* (2017), Fi1m 83, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-death-of-stalin.md)
- *Veep* (2012), Fi1m 82, Story, Teleplay, Consulting Producer, Supervising Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/veep.md)
- *The Thick of It* (2005), Fi1m 94, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-thick-of-it.md)

### Crew (1)

- *In the Loop* (2009), Fi1m 92, Additional Dialogue — [page](https://film.one/film/in-the-loop.md)

## Complete filmography (9)

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

- *Broken English* (2026), Writer
- *Avenue 5* (2020), series, Teleplay, Story
- *The Death of Stalin* (2017), Screenplay — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/the-death-of-stalin.md)
- *God* (2016), Music
- *Veep* (2012), series, as Dave Wickford · Teleplay, Story, Consulting Producer, Supervising Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/veep.md)
- *In the Loop* (2009), Additional Dialogue — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/in-the-loop.md)
- *The Rise of the Nutters* (2007), as Additional Writing
- *The Thick of It* (2005), series, Writer — Fi1m 94, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-thick-of-it.md)
- *Tear Down This Wall*, Screenplay

## Awards

### Other awards — 2 won, 1 nominated

- Tinniswood Award 2020: Tinniswood Award (won)
- European Film Award for Best Comedy 2018: European Film Award for Best Comedy (won), for *The Death of Stalin*
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film 2018: European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film (nominated), for *The Death of Stalin*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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