Sir Ian Holm, CBE is an English actor known for his stage work and many film roles. He received the 1967 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor for his performance as Lenny in The Homecoming and the 1998 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance in the title role of King Lear. He was nominated for the 1981 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as athletics trainer Sam Mussabini in Chariots of Fire. Other well-known film roles include the android Ash in Alien, Father Vito Cornelius in The Fifth Element, and the hobbit Bilbo Baggins in the first and third films of... the Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Holm was born Ian Holm Cuthbert in Goodmayes, then in Essex , to Scottish parents, Jean Wilson and James Harvey Cuthbert. His mother was a nurse, and his father was a psychiatrist who worked as the superintendent of the West Ham Corporation Mental Hospital and was one of the pioneers of electric shock therapy. He had an older brother, Eric, who died in 1943. Holm was educated at the independent Chigwell School in Essex.
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| Birthdate: | September 12, 1931 |
| Birthplace: | Goodmayes |
| Age: | 80 |
| Height: | 5' 5" |
| Education: | Chigwell School |
| Also known as: | Ian Holm Cuthbert, Sir Ian Holm |