About
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...
Known for
SpooksSeries • 2002
LEGO Friends: Heartlake the MusicalMovie • 2026
Half & HalfSeries • 2002
Black Hawk DownMovie • 2001
The Bastard ExecutionerSeries • 2015
TauMovie • 2018
The RavenMovie • 2012
Rise of the Footsoldier 3Movie • 2017
Second in CommandMovie • 2006
Rise of the FootsoldierMovie • 2007
ABCs of Death 2Movie • 2014
WitchvilleMovie • 2010
The Beat Beneath My FeetMovie • 2014
Once Upon a Winter's DateMovie • 2017
Jabberwock Dragon SiegeMovie • 2011
Rollin' with the NinesMovie • 2006
The LighthouseMovie • 2016
Extreme DatingMovie • 2004
Dead CertMovie • 2010
Jericho RidgeMovie • 2024
The Lost VikingMovie • 2018
Paintball MassacreMovie • 2020