Ian Bartholomew

Ian Bartholomew (born 23 August 1954) is a British actor and musician from Portsmouth, England who has worked widely in both theatre and television. In March 2018, Bartholomew joined the cast of ITV soap opera Coronation Street, as Geoff Metcalfe. He also played Chitterlow in the revival cast of Half A Sixpence and the Baker in the original West End production of Into the Woods opposite Imelda Staunton as his wife.

Career Bartholomew was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, and brought up in Gosport. In television Bartholomew's work has ranged from The Darling Buds of May, Rumpole of the Bailey, Minder, and more recently, Making Waves, Spooks and Marcella.

On stage he has been in productions such as A Man for All Seasons at the Redgrave Theatre in Farnham, Mirandolina and Assassins. In 2005 he was in the acclaimed production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee in the starring role of George at the Liverpool Playhouse and in that same year also at the playhouse he appeared in Alan Ayckbourn's Christmas comedy Season's Greetings. At the Menier Chocolate Factory in London he appeared in the new musical Take Flight in 2007. In 2010 he was well received as Eliza Doolittle's father in the Royal Exchange's production of Pygmalion. In 2011 in Mogadishu by Vivienne Franzmann at the Royal Exchange in Manchester and then at the Lyric Theatre in London.

In 2017 he recorded two songs for the album Wit & Whimsy - Songs by Alexander S. Bermange (one solo and one featuring all of the album's 23 artists), which reached No. 1 in the iTunes comedy album chart.

Bartholomew joined the cast of Coronation Street as Geoff Metcalfe in March 2018.

Personal life Bartholomew is married to theatre director Loveday Ingram. Their first child was born in March 2004 and their youngest was born in December 2006.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2023 Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre Bakker Wonka Skeptical Old Man

Television Year Title Role Production Notes 1981 Bergerac Simon Gibbins BBC Episode: "Unlucky Dip" 1982 Crown Court James MaccPherson ITV/Granada Television Episode: "The Fiddling Connection" 1983 The Professionals Miller ITV/LWT Episode: "Cry Wolf" 1984 Minder Keith Wendell ITV/Thames Television Episode: "Get Daley" 1990–1992 Perfect Scoundrels Inky ITV/TVS 1991 The Darling Buds of May Tommy Mason ITV/Yorkshire Television Episode: "Christmas is Coming" 1992 The Blackheath Poisonings Jenkins ITV 2 episodes 1992, 1995, 1997, 2002 The Bill Salter / P.C. Gunnell A.I.U. / Pete Gapper / Alfred 'Manny' Manola ITV/Thames Television/Central Independent Television 4 episodes1993 Minder Ralphy ITV/Thames Television Episode: "Uneasy Rider" Love Hurts D.I. Payne BBC Episode: "If the Cap Fits" 1993–1995 Harry Snappy 1994 Jo Brand Through the Cakehole Himself Channel 4 Episode: "Jo Brand Through the Christmas Cakehole" 1996 Is It Legal? Terry Beath ITV/Carlton Television Episode: "Office Party" 1997 Wycliffe Mick Sennan ITV/HTV Episode: "Close to Home" 1998 The Ruth Rendell Mysteries Stanley Trotter ITV/Meridian Television Episode: "Road Rage" 1999 Casualty Mick Milburn BBC Episodes: "Benny and the Vets: Parts 1 & 2" 2000–2001 Without Motive Ronnie Stocks ITV/HTV 2004 William and Mary Housing Inspector ITV/Meridian Television Series 2, Episode 4 Making Waves Lt. Cdr. William Lewis ITV/Carlton Television 2005 New Tricks Tallis BBC Series 2, Episode 1 Empire Cimber Open Wide Ray ITV/Thames Television Television film 2006 Spooks Dainiel Wise BBC Series 5, Episodes 6 & 7 2007 Thieves Like Us Sergent Atwell BBC Three Episode: "The Jackets Job"2008 HolbyBlue Keith Sparrow BBC Series 2, Episode 9 New Tricks Sam Tallis Episode: "Spare Parts" Heartbeat Russell Bryant ITV/Yorkshire Television Episode: "You Never Can Tell"2010 Foyle's War Dillon ITV/Greenlit Productions Episode: "The Hide" Accused Stephen Sullivan BBC Episode: "Helen's Story"2011 Camelot Caitran Channel 4 Episode: "Homecoming" South Riding Gaius Drew BBC 3 part mini series2016 Maigret The Baron ITV Episode: "Maigret Sets a Trap" New Blood Tom Robinson BBC 2018−2022 Coronation Street Geoff Metcalfe ITV Regular role

Theatre

His work in the theatre includes: -

Truffaldino, The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni. Directed by Martin Duncan at the Richmond Theatre (1982) Deemer,Winding the Ball by Alex Finlayson. World premiere directed by Greg Hersov at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (1989) Joseph Surface,The School for Scandal by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Directed by Phyllida Lloyd at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (1990) Oliver,Doctor Heart by Peter Muller. British premiere directed by Braham Murray at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (1991) The Fool, King Lear. Directed by Greg Hersov at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (1999) George, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee at the Liverpool Playhouse (2005) Charles Guiteau, Assassins by Stephen Sondheim. Directed by Nicolai Forster at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield (2006) Count Albafiorita, Mirandolina by Goldoni. Directed by Jonathon Munby at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (2006) George Putnam, Take Flight by David Shire and Richard Maltby. Directed by Sam Buntrock at the Menier Chocolate Factory (2007) Lickcheese, Widowers' Houses by George Bernard Shaw. Directed by Greg Hersov at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (2009) Horace Vandergelder, Hello Dolly. Directed by Timothy Sheader at the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park(2009) Paul Hammond, The Power of Yes by David Hare. Directed by Angus Jackson at the Royal National Theatre (2009) Alfred Doolttle, Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw. Directed by Greg Hersov at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (2010) Chris, Mogadishu by Vivienne Franzmann. World premiere directed by Matthew Dunster at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (2011) Touchstone,As You Like It. Directed by Greg Hersov at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (2011) Arturo Ui,The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui. Directed by Walter Meierjohann at the Nottingham Playhouse (2011)