Adam Brinley Woodyatt (born 28th June 1968 in Walthamstow, London) is an English actor and director who has portrayed original character, Ian Beale in EastEnders since February 1985. He took a two year long hiatus from the show between 2021 and 2023, with the exception of a brief one-off appearance in December 2022 for Dot Branning's funeral.
Due to most of his acting career being spent in EastEnders Woodyatt's only other acting roles came prior to his EastEnders debut. He was in the television shows The Witches and the Grinnygog and The Baker Street Boys, Woodyatt was also in 2021's I'm A Celebrity: Get Me Out of Here!. He was also married to Beverly Sharp and has two children with her.