caption birth_place birth_date image article_title occupation
ian 17 april 2009 mcneice at the hilton birmingham metropole hotel , basingstoke , hampshire , england 2 october 1950 ian mcneice.jpg ian mcneice
 actor , voice actor
ian mcneice

ian mcneice -lrb- born 2 october 1950 -rrb- is an english actor and voice actor .
he found fame portraying government agent harcourt in the 1985 television miniseries `` edge of darkness '' , and went on to feature in popular films such as `` the englishman who went up a hill but came down a mountain '' , '' '' , and `` frank herbert 's dune '' .
he played bert large in the comedy drama series `` doc martin '' , and the newsreader in historical drama `` rome '' .
