Ian Ruskin

Ian Ruskin is a graduate of The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. In England, he worked in Repertory Theater and London's West End where work included the title role in Jack the Ripper, television including King Lear (1983) with Lawrence Olivier, and Michael Mann The Keep (1983). In Los Angeles, his work has ranged from Murder She Wrote's Dead Man's Gold (1986) , to the acclaimed one-man play, Alan Drury's The Man Himself. He has also done extensive voice work in radio, commercials, and in over 100 films and television programs. Ian founded The Harry Bridges Project in 2000 and has written, performed and produced many plays, radio, and film documentaries. Those include From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks (2007) about labor leader Harry Bridges, and most recently To Begin the World Over Again: The Life of Thomas Paine (2016)for airing on public television in the 2016 Presidential election year distributed by NETA. The film versions of the Bridges and Paine plays were directed a