Ian Bartholomew
Ian Bartholomew (born 23 August 1954) is a British actor and musician from Portsmouth, England who has worked widely in both theatre and television. In March 2018, Bartholomew joined the cast of ITV soap opera, "Coronation Street", as the abusive Geoff Metcalfe. He also played Chitterlow in the revival cast of Half A Sixpence alongside Charlie Stemp, who played Arthur Kipps. Career. Bartholomew was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, and brought up in Gosport. In television Bartholomew's work has ranged from "The Darling Buds of May", "Rumpole of the Bailey", "Minder", and more recently, "Making Waves", "Spooks" and  Marcella. On stage he has been in productions such as "A Man for All Seasons" at the Redgrave Theatre in Farnham, "Mirandolina" and "Assassins". In 2005 he was in the acclaimed production of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" by Edward Albee in the starring role of George at the Liverpool Playhouse and in that same year also at the playhouse he appeared in Alan Ayckbourn's Christmas comedy "Season's Greetings". At the Menier Chocolate Factory in London he appeared in the new musical "Take Flight" in 2007. In 2010 he was well received as Eliza Doolittle's father  in the Royal Exchange's production of "Pygmalion". In 2011 in Mogadishu by Vivienne Franzmann at the Royal Exchange in Manchester and then at the Lyric Theatre in London. In 2017 he recorded two songs for the album "Wit & Whimsy - Songs by Alexander S. Bermange" (one solo and one featuring all of the album's 23 artists), which reached No. 1 in the iTunes comedy album chart. Bartholomew joined the cast of "Coronation Street" as Geoff Metcalfe in March 2018. Personal life. Bartholomew is married to theatre director Loveday Ingram. Their first child was born in March 2005 and their  youngest was born in December 2007. Theatre. His work in the theatre includes: -