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Ian is a Scottish Director of Photography based in London, holding both British and Irish (EU) passports. His recent film and television credits include Into the Deep (Sky Cinema), The Severed Sun (DarkSky/Grasp The Nettle), 2nd Unit DoP on Fifteen Love (Amazon/World Productions), and 2nd Unit DoP on the acclaimed Netflix/See-Saw Films series Heartstopper (Seasons 2 & 3).

Ian’s short film work includes the BAFTA and BIFA award-winning stop-motion short Edmond, and The Sermon, a folk-horror short which premiered at BFI Flare and screened at Palm Springs, HollyShorts, and Sitges Film Festival. His projects have also screened at major festivals such as Sundance, SXSW, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Encounters, Annecy, and Camerimage.

He was nominated as a BSC Emerging Cinematographer in 2015 and holds a Master’s degree from the UK’s National Film and Television School, supported by a BAFTA Scholarship. During his time at NFTS, Ian was tutored by Brian Tufano BSC, Stuart Harris BSC, Nina Kellgren BSC, and Sean Bobbitt BSC. He was mentored by Ben Davis BSC through the BAFTA Scholarship, and in 2020 received further mentorship from Philipp Blaubach BSC through the BSC/ACO Mentoring Programme. He also holds a First-Class BA (Hons) from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design in Scotland.