Ivan Little

Little was born in September 1951, and began his career as a journalist working for The Portadown Times and the Belfast Telegraph.

[7] Little has appeared on stage in the plays The Quare Gunk,[8] Scenes from the Big Picture, Educating Rita and Dealer's Choice.

[10] This role, created for Little by Martin Lynch (writer), started as a short run in Belfast's Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival but took Little on tour across Britain and Ireland.

[11] On taking voluntary redundancy from UTV, Little stated in a newspaper interview his desire to devote more time to acting, confirming that he had two major roles in prospect.

[12] Little has also appeared in the BBC Northern Ireland comedy Give My Head Peace from the late 1990s to mid 2000s.