Ian Michael Valz (August 28, 1957 in Georgetown – April 28, 2010[1] in St. Maarten) was a Guyanese playwright, award-winning filmmaker, and actor.

Valz was born on Hadfield Street, Georgetown where he attended St. Mary's Primary and St. Stanislaus College.

From his early radio serial drama, House of Pressure to popular stage shows such as Two's a Crowd and Masquerade.

[2] He also penned plays such as House of Pressure (also a radio serial) 1981; Room to Let, A Passage to the Sun, Virgin In Black, Rhythm of the Palms which became the movie, The Panman: Rhythm of the Palms, The Peacock Dance which was made into a television movie in 2004, Separate Status, Breaking All The Rules, Antillean House, Breakfast@Oranje, Borderline, Chiware's Revenge and The Plantation.

Valz was appointed a 5th grade(Ridder) of the Order of Orange-Nassau by her majesty, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands in 2006.