Ian Virgo
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Ian Virgo (born Ian Frederick Virgo, 5 May 1981 in Glendale, California) – British-American actor and singer who moved to Caldicot, Wales at age six, giving him dual nationality. The youngest person ever accepted onto the postgraduate course at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where he studied acting and singing at 17. He is also an active musical theatre performer, having played Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar, Freddie in My Fair Lady, and Danny Zuko in Grease. His most notable film roles include Specialist John Waddell in Black Hawk Down (2001, directed by Ridley Scott), a role in Band of Brothers (2001, directed by Steven Spielberg), Jimmy Gerenuk in the Rise of the Footsoldier trilogy (2007–2017), and Chris in The Beat Beneath My Feet (2014). On television he has appeared in EastEnders, Casualty, Spooks (2008), Crash (2009–2010, 12 episodes), Doctors (2010), and The Bastard Executioner (2015). He was awarded an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music (ARAM) in 2017.
Known for
Credits
LEGO Friends: Heartlake the Musical (2026)
as Daisy's Father
Black Hawk Down (2001)
as Waddell
Rise of the Footsoldier 3 (2017)
as Jimmy Gerenuk
The Raven (2012)
as Fire Marshall
Tau (2018)
as Party Boy
Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)
as Jimmy Gerenuk
The Beat Beneath My Feet (2014)
as Chris
ABCs of Death 2 (2014)
as Fletcher (Segment "Capital Punishment")
Second in Command (2006)
as Cpl. Will Butler
Once Upon a Winter's Date (2017)
as Roger
Caught in the Act (2008)
as Michael Lewis
Witchville (2010)
as Hobart
Jabberwock Dragon Siege (2011)
as Michael
The Lost Viking (2018)
as Asbjorn
Extreme Dating (2004)
as Packer Ellison
Dead Cert (2010)
as Terry Richards
The Estate (2011)
as DS Green
Blood on the Crown (2021)
as Corporal Bell
Boots on the Ground (2017)
as Ollie
Jericho Ridge (2024)
as Bob Peck (voice)
Kaleidoscope (2018)
as Papa
The Ballad Of Billy McCrae (2021)
as Chris Blythe
Paintball Massacre (2020)
as The Killer
Rollin' with the Nines (2006)
as Josh
The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down' (2002)
as Self
Essex Boys Retribution (2013)
as Mike
The Rapture (2010)
as Julian
The Lighthouse (2016)
as Company Man #1
The 4th Reich (—)
as Professor Davidson
Lion (2014)
as Adam Westfield
Pylon (2023)
as Dad
Before the Fall (2015)
Actor
World of Hurt (2013)
Actor
Monk3ys (2011)
as Nathan