Ian Kelly

Writer and actor Ian Kelly's career spans film, theatre and tv from Broadway to London's West End and National Theatre, and from Merchant Ivory to Harry Potter to classics of modern Russian cinema. He is also a bestselling historical biographer, and award winning West End playwright and screenwriter. He now co-writes with Julian Fellowes (The Rothschilds) as well as developing tv and film projects in France, the UK and USA. His first full length play, Mr Foote's Other Leg, based on his book the same title, broke all box office records at Hampstead Theatre before transferring straight into the West End, directed by Sir Richard Eyre, starring Sir Simon Russell Beale. Raised in Philadelphia, the West Country and North West of England of British parents, Kelly graduated from both Cambridge University and UCLA's film school on scholarships before embarking on twin acting and writing careers. Film work includes, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 and 2 (Hermione's father), The Ki