Ian Midlane

Ian Midlane
Born
Ian Patrick Midlane

(1976-02-01) 1 February 1976 (age 48)
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present
TelevisionDoctors
PartnerCaoimhe Farren

Ian Patrick Midlane (born 1 February 1976) is an English actor, known for portraying the role of Al Haskey on the BBC soap opera Doctors. For his performance as Al, he won the award for Best Comedy Performance at the 2018 British Soap Awards.

Life and career

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Ian Patrick Midlane was born on 1 February 1976 in Bedford.[1][2] He is in a relationship with fellow actress Caoimhe Farren.[3]

In 2004, Midlane made his television debut in an episode of the ITV series The Last Detective as a fire officer.[4] He then appeared in "Revenge of the Slitheen", a two part episode of the CBBC series The Sarah Jane Adventures.[5] In 2011, Midlane made his film debut in Swinging with the Finkels.[6] In 2012, Midlane began portraying the role of Al Haskey in the BBC soap opera Doctors.[4] Before this, he appeared in an episode of Doctors in 2005, in the role of Brian Flannery. In 2018, he appeared in the film The Last Witness.[7] Later that year, he won the award for Best Comedy Performance at the British Soap Awards.[8] Midlane has also written three episodes of Doctors.[9]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2004 The Last Detective Fire Officer 1 episode
2004 Manhunt William Beggs 1 episode
2004 The Bill Robert McCluskey 2 episodes
2005 My Dad's the Prime Minister Policeman 1 episode
2005 Fingersmith Warder
2005 Doctors Brian Flannery Episode: "Coming to Terms"
2005 Messiah: The Harrowing Franco Giardello Recurring role
2005 The Bill Graham Fitzpatrick 1 episode
2007 The Sarah Jane Adventures Tim Jeffrey 2 episodes; Revenge of the Slitheen
2008 The Bill Dave Tucker 1 episode
2008 Wire in the Blood 1 episode
2009 Hunter Derek 1 episode
2011 Swinging with the Finkels Man Bondage Film
2012–2024 Doctors Al Haskey Regular role
2018 The Last Witness Philip Edwards Film
2018 Celebrity Eggheads Himself Contestant

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Result Ref.
2013 RTS Midlands Awards Best Acting Performance Won [10]
2013 British Soap Awards Best Newcomer Nominated [11][12]
2014 British Soap Awards Best Actor Nominated [13][14]
2015 British Soap Awards Best Actor Nominated [15][16]
2015 British Soap Awards Best On-Screen Partnership
(with Jessica Regan) 		Nominated [17]
2015 Inside Soap Awards Best Daytime Star Nominated [18][19]
2016 British Soap Awards Best Actor Nominated [20]
2017 National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance Nominated [21]
2017 RTS Midlands Awards Best Acting Performance of the Year Nominated [22]
2017 British Soap Awards Best Male Dramatic Performance Nominated [23]
2018 British Soap Awards Best Comedy Performance Won [24]
2019 British Soap Awards Best Male Dramatic Performance Nominated [25]
2019 British Soap Awards Best On-Screen Partnership
(with Adrian Lewis Morgan) 		Nominated [25]
2019 Inside Soap Awards Best Daytime Star Nominated [26]
2023 British Soap Awards Best Comedy Performance Nominated [27]

References

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  1. ^ Midlane, Ian [@IMidy] (1 February 2019). "Many thanks for the kind comments about the 'Frances' eps friends. Today is my 43rd birthday and I'm celebrating with a little holiday in the countryside. The snow has invited itself along too" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "BBC Local Live: Beds, Herts and Bucks". BBC. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2023. Bedford's very own Ian Midlane is up for a top award.
  3. ^ Bell, Gail (21 March 2022). "Message of This Sh*t Happens All the Time still relevant". The Irish Times. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b "BBC One - Doctors - Al Haskey". BBC. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Doctor Who - The Sarah Jane Adventures - 1.1 - Revenge of the Slitheen reviews". The Timescales. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Swinging with the Finkels". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  7. ^ "The Last Witness - L'ultimo testimone - Film 2018". Movieplayer.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  8. ^ Nissim, Mayer (2 June 2018). "British Soap Awards 2018 live: All the news, gossip and more from the red carpet". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Ian Midlane Interview". BBC. Archived from the original on 12 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Doctors". BBC. Archived from the original on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  11. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (11 March 2013). "British Soap Awards 2013 voting opens, nominations revealed". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  12. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (22 April 2013). "'Coronation Street' leads British Soap Awards shortlist". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  13. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (17 March 2014). "British Soap Awards 2014 voting opens, longlist announced". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  14. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (28 April 2014). "Hollyoaks tops British Soap Awards 2014 shortlist". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 28 April 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  15. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (30 March 2015). "British Soap Awards 2015 voting opens, longlist nominees revealed". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  16. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (27 April 2015). "EastEnders tops British Soap Awards 2015 shortlist". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  17. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel; Dainty, Sophie (16 May 2015). "Who won at British Soap Awards 2015? See the winners list in full". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 17 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  18. ^ Dainty, Sophie (14 July 2015). "Inside Soap Awards 2015 longlist revealed: Who's in line for Best Actor, Actress and Newcomer?". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  19. ^ Sandwell, Ian (29 September 2015). "EastEnders and Emmerdale lead 'final four' shortlists for the Inside Soap Awards 2015". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  20. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (28 May 2016). "British Soap Awards 2016 full winners list: Did your favourites take home prizes?". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  21. ^ "National Television Awards 2017". BBC. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  22. ^ "RTS Midlands Awards 2017". RTS Awards. 8 September 2017. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  23. ^ "British Soap Awards 2017 – find out who's on the longlist". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  24. ^ "British Soap Awards 2018 winners list in full: Coronation Street named best soap". The Independent. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  25. ^ a b Tobin, Christian (1 June 2019). "Here are the British Soap Awards 2019 winners". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 25 April 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  26. ^ Harp, Justin (30 September 2019). "Inside Soap Awards 2019 full shortlist is announced". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  27. ^ Barrett, Kerry (2 May 2023). "The British Soap Awards 2023: shortlist nominations, categories, how to vote and all we know". (Future plc). Retrieved 3 May 2023.
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