Ian Barford is an American stage and television actor. He has appeared on Broadway in August: Osage County and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. He was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play at the 74th Tony Awards for his performance in Linda Vista.
He has been a member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company since 2007.
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Personal life
The Bloomington, Indiana-born Barford is married to Chicagoan Anna D. Shapiro; they have two children and live in Evanston, Illinois.
Theatre
Steppenwolf Theatre
The Rise and Fall of Little Voice (1994) as Billy
As I Lay Dying (1995)
Time of My Life (1995)
The Libertine (1996)
The Berlin Circle by Charles Mee (1998) as Mr. Market/Werner
Three Days of Rain (1999) as Pip
Lost Land (2005)
Love Song by John Kolvenbach (2006) as Beane
August: Osage County (2007) as Little Charles
Up (2009) as Walter
Endgame (2010) as Hamm
Mary Page Marlowe (2016) as Ray
The Minutes (2017) as Mr. Carp
Linda Vista (2017) as Wheeler
Amadeus (2025) as Antonio Salieri
Other theatre work
Mad Forest (1994) – Remains Theatre
The Rise and Fall of Little Voice (1994) as Billy – Broadway, May 1994
Othello (1995) as Cassio – Shakespeare Repertory
All the Rage and Design for Living (1998) – Goodman Theatre, Chicago
The Weir (2001) as Brendan – Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles
God's Man in Texas (2002) as Hugo Taney – Los Angeles
Take Me Out (2004) as Toddy Koovitz – Geffen Playhouse
Dead End (2005) – Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles
August: Osage County (2007) as Little Charles – Broadway, October 30, 2007, to June 15, 2008
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (2014) as Ed / Ensemble – Broadway, September 10, 2014, to September 13, 2015
Linda Vista (2019) as Wheeler – Broadway, September 19, 2019, to November 10, 2019 (Tony Award nomination)
The Minutes (2020, 2022) as Mr. Carp – Broadway, February 25, 2020, to March 12, 2020, April 2, 2022, to July 10, 2022
Betrayal (2025) as Robert – Goodman Theatre, February 8, 2025, to March 16, 2025
Filmography
Source: TCM
U.S. Marshals (1998)
Tick-Tock (2000)
Hellraiser: Inferno (2000)
Road to Perdition (2002)
13 Going on 30 (2004)
The Last Rites of Joe May (2011)
Catch Hell (2014)
Return to Sender (2015)
Awards
Barford won the 1996 National Theatre Conference/Steppenwolf Theatre award.
Barford was nominated for Best Actor in a Play at the 74th Tony Awards for his performance in Linda Vista.
