Ian Bonar

Acting

Ian Bonar

Place of birth

London, England, UK

Known for

Acting

Credits

22 titles

Ian Bonar – British actor, born in London, England (no firm birthday established; sources conflict between 1970 and 1990). Trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. His most notable film roles include Skyfall (2012) as an MI6 Technician, Spectre (2015) as Q's Assistant, Kon-Tiki (2012) as a Sailor, Atonement (2007) as a Beach Soldier, How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008), and Starter for 10 (2006) as Colin. On television he has appeared in Criminal Record (2024) as DCI Roy Chambers, I May Destroy You (2020) as Martin, Black Mirror (2013) as Damien, Going Postal (2010) as Stanley Howler, New Blood (2016), and Dope Girls (2025) as Sgt. Frank Turner.

Known for

Film credits

2010s · 7 titles

2000s · 4 titles

Series credits

Holby City poster
5.8

Drama series about life on the wards of Holby City Hospital, following the highs and lows of the staff and patients.

Holby City

1999

Black Mirror poster
8.3

Twisted tales run wild in this mind-bending anthology series that reveals humanity's worst traits, greatest innovations and more.

Black Mirror

2011

The Gentlemen poster
7.9

When aristocratic Eddie inherits the family estate, he discovers that it's home to an enormous weed empire — and its proprietors aren't going anywhere.

The Gentlemen

2024

Vera poster
7.4

A sharp detective with a messy life, DCI Vera Stanhope patrols her “patch” of northeast England, pursuing the truth in cases of murder, kidnapping, and blackmail. Vera is obsessive about her work and faces the world with caustic wit, guile and courage.

Vera

2011

New Tricks poster
7.3

New Tricks is a British comedy-drama that follows the work of the fictional Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad of the Metropolitan Police Service. Originally led by Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman, it is made up of retired police officers who have been recruited to reinvestigate unsolved crimes.

New Tricks

2004

Criminal Record poster
6.5

In the heart of London, an anonymous phone call draws two brilliant detectives—a young woman in the early stages of her career and a well-connected man determined to protect his legacy—into a fight to correct an old miscarriage of justice.

Criminal Record

2024

Secret Diary of a Call Girl poster
6.8

It's her business doing pleasure with you. A witty and provocative series based on the real-life adventures of a high-class escort. Juggling her own reality with her clients' fantasies can be difficult, but this savvy sweetheart knows every trick in the book, and she's doing it in style.

Secret Diary of a Call Girl

2007

Hotel Babylon poster
7.3

Hotel Babylon is a British television drama series based on the book of the same name by Imogen Edwards-Jones. The show followed the lives of workers at a glamorous five-star hotel.

Hotel Babylon

2006

I May Destroy You poster
7.2

Set in London, where gratification is only an app away, the story centers on Arabella, a carefree, self-assured Londoner with a group of great friends, a boyfriend in Italy, and a burgeoning writing career. But when her drink is spiked, she must question and rebuild every element of her life.

I May Destroy You

2020

Going Postal poster
7.3

Moist von Lipwig is a con-man with a particular talent-- he is utterly unremarkable. When his execution is stayed in Terry Pratchett's remarkable Discworld, he must work off his debt to society as the land's head Postman. Things are not always as they seem, and soon Lipwig is delivering mail for his very life!

Going Postal

2010

Dope Girls poster
5.3

As WWI ends, housewife Kate Galloway sets up a nightclub in Soho to support her daughters. But Kate must contend with a dangerous gangster family and the police to survive.

Dope Girls

2025