Born and raised in the Rhondda, Ian has been performing since the age of 9. After leaving Art College, Ian's big break came when he answered an ad for a pop band. Little did he know that Steps would go on to become one of the biggest selling acts of the 1990s. During his time with the band, they clocked up 13 consecutive top 5 singles (the only British band to have had more top ten hits is The Beatles), four smash hit albums, 15 million records sold worldwide, embarked on the largest arena tour in British history, and also won numerous awards.

During his time with Steps, Ian combined music with TV presenting. He presented two series of the number one rating talent show 'Steps To The Stars' for the BBC, as well as numerous other TV shows including SM:tv Live, CDUK, Smash Hits Poll Winners Party, Diggit, Steps Into Summer, Disney, and a Cirque Du Soleil special - to name but a few.

After Steps, Ian joined forces with fellow band mate Claire to release 3 successful top ten singles, including a remake of the theme tune to the classic Disney film Beauty and The Beast, and an album titled ‘Another You Another Me’. The title song was especially written for them by Benny and Björn from Abba. They also took over presenting the award winning children’s’ programme SM:tv Live.

In 2004 Ian was nominated for a Theatregoers Choice Award for the title role in Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat at the New London Theatre, Drury Lane, returning to his first love - musical theatre. He recently graduated from The Royal Academy of Music with a Distinction. Whilst at The Academy his journey was documented by Channel 4 in the 6 part series H Side Story. This was followed with two one-hour specials filmed at the Stella Adler Studio in New York, where Ian completed his course.

Ian recently completed recording five episodes of the BBC radio drama ‘Silver Street’ and appeared in a new play ‘Before Bristol’ at The Old Red Lion Theatre in London. He has just completed a tour with the hit musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang playing the part of the Childcatcher, and is delighted to return to south Wales to star in Frank Vickery’s Erogenous Zones.