Ian Kelly (actor)
Ian Francis Kelly (born 16 January 1966)[1] is a British writer and actor. His works include historical biographies, stage and screenplays.
Early life
Born in Cambridge, England, in 1966, Kelly is the second son of Professor Donald Kelly and Patricia Ann Kelly. He was brought up in Philadelphia, Bristol, and the Wirral. Kelly studied at
Playwright
Kelly’s play Mr Foote's Other Leg, directed by
Acting
On film, Kelly played
Historian and Biographer
Kelly has published biographies of
Adaptations
The BBC Television drama Beau Brummell: This Charming Man with Hugh Bonneville and Phil Davis was based on Ian Kelly’s biography. His biography of Giacomo Casanova was read by Benedict Cumberbatch on BBC Radio 4 in 2008 as a Book of the Week abridged by Amber Barnfather,[14] repeated on BBC Radio 4 Extra,[15] then published by BBC Worldwide as an audio book in May 2015. He wrote the scenario of Casanova for a 2017 ballet choreographed by Kenneth Tindall for Northern Ballet which was also performed at Sadler's Wells Theatre.[16][17]
Awards
The Society for Theatre Research awarded Mr. Foote's Other Leg the STR Theatre Book Prize in 2013.
Journalism
Kelly has written for most of the British broadsheets and the
Television
As an actor his TV work includes
Film
Kelly has acted in many films including
Bibliography
- Kelly, Ian (25 September 2003). Cooking for Kings: The Life of the First Celebrity Chef. Short Books, London (hardcover). ISBN 978-1-904095-20-0.
- Kelly, Ian (10 October 2005). Beau Brummell: The Ultimate Dandy. Hodder & Stoughton (hardcover). ISBN 978-0-340-83698-9.
- Kelly, Ian (26 June 2008). Casanova: Actor Lover Priest Spy. Hodder Paperbacks (hardback). ISBN 978-0-340-92214-9.
- Kelly, Ian (11 October 2012). Mr Foote's Other Leg; Comedy, Tragedy and Murder in Georgian England. Picador PanMacmillan, London (hardcover). ISBN 978-0330517836.
References
- ^ KELLY, Ian Francis, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014
- ^ Clapp, Susannah (27 September 2015). "Gusto and Sorrow at the dawn of celebrity". The Guardian.
- ^ "Ian Kelly Interview". Suffolk Norfolk Life Magazine. February 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- New York Times. 1 October 2010.
- ^ Kelly, Ian (8 November 2002). "A dance to the music of death". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ Schrambling, Regina (14 July 2004). "Careme de la Careme". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Stevenson, Jane (31 December 2005). "Fine and Dandy". The Observer.
- ^ Hughes, Kathryn (16 August 2008). "Naughty nuns and peeping Toms". The Guardian.
- ^ Scurr, Ruth (19 June 2008). "Ian Kelly, Casanova Book Review". The Times.
- ^ "Editor's Choice". New York Times. 14 December 2008.
- ^ Stockley, Philippa (10 October 2012). "Mr Foote's Other Leg". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ Sylvester, Christopher. "Mr Foote's Other Leg". The Daily Express.
- ^ "Fabulously, fetishistically, brilliant". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ Casanova - BBC Radio 4 - Book of the Week
- ^ Ian Kelly - Casanova - BBC Radio 4 Extra
- ^ "Ian Kelly". Northern Ballet.
- ^ Anderson, Zoe (11 May 2017). "Casanova, Saddler's Wells London review". The Independent.
- ^ "Theatre Book Prize". Society for Theatre Research. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ Elley, Derek (19 June 1996). "Cold Lazarus". Variety.
- ^ White, Frederick H. (2015). "Interview with Ian Kelly from Aleksei Balabanov's War". Academia, Kinokultura.
External links
- Official website
- Ian Kelly at IMDb