Ivan Little

Ivan Little (born 1951) is a journalist and actor from Northern Ireland.

Journalism career[]

Little was born in September 1951, and began his career as a journalist working for The Portadown Times and the Belfast Telegraph.^[1] He moved into broadcasting by joining Downtown Radio.^[2] He joined Ulster Television as a reporter in 1980.^[3] In his career at UTV, he reported for Good Evening Ulster, Six Tonight and UTV Live.^{[citation needed]}

Little took voluntary redundancy from the station in January 2009.^[4] At the time, he stated his intention to become a freelance journalist and to maintain an association with his employers of 29 years.^[5]

Since leaving UTV has written for Belfast Telegraph.^[6]

Co- Wrote Reporting the Troubles with long term friend Deric Henderson.^[7]

Acting career[]

Little has appeared on stage in the plays The Quare Gunk,^[8] Scenes from the Big Picture, Educating Rita and Dealer's Choice.^[9] He starred in The History of the Troubles (according to my Da)'.^[10] He appeared in a UTV documentary in 2007 discussing his involvement in the play's production.^[11]

On taking voluntary redundancy at UTV, Little stated in a newspaper interview his desire to devote more time to acting and confirmed he had two major roles in prospect.</ref>Sunday Life: "Ivan itch for change": dated 18 January 2009; accessed 5 February 2009</ref>

He made SEVERAL appearances as various characters in the BBC Northern Ireland program "Give My Head peace" from the late 1990s to the mid 2000s

Personal life[]

Little attended Grosvenor Grammar School, Belfast and studied journalism at the Belfast College of Commerce.^[12] He published his autobiography Little by Little in 2005. He has two daughters,^[13] one of them being actress Emma Little Lawless.^[14]

References[]

External links[]

• 'Phenomenon' Out-take

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