- "His choices were life and death, not simply easy choices that had very little effect."
- ―George Washington, as described by Ian Kahn.
Ian R. Kahn (born April 21, 1972) is an American stage and television actor, perhaps best known for his roles on Bull and The Unusuals.
He made his Broadway debut in ENRON at the Broadhurst Theater in April 2010. In September 2009, he made his off-Broadway debut in MCC's Still Life. He has appeared in major regional theater companies across the United States. Some of his roles have included Mortimer in Arsenic and Old Lace at Baltimore Center Stage, Algernon in The Importance of Being Earnest at the Arena Stage, Jamie in Long Day's Journey Into Night at The Alley Theater, Johnny Wheelwright in A Prayer For Owen Meany at Roundhouse theater, Tom in The Glass Menagerie at St. Louis Rep, Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady at The Media Theater, Septimus Hodge in Arcadia at the Wilma Theater, and as William Shakespeare in The Beard of Avon at the Cape Playhouse.
He is currently a frequent guest and adviser on the Dan Lebatard radio show. He graduated from the Ethical Culture Fieldston School in Riverdale, Bronx, New York in 1990 and from Skidmore College (Saratoga Springs, New York) in 1994.
He portrayed George Washington in the 2014 TV series, Turn: Washington's Spies.
Related Article: See article written by Ian Kahn, about his perspective on his portrayal of George Washington and the dysfunctional political culture of Washington D.C..
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Welcome to the Neighborhood | Jerry | |
| 2005 | Brooklyn Lobster | Justin Wallace | |
| 2007 | Day Zero | Ben Goldman | |
| 2009 | The Box | Vick Brenner |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Steve | Episode: "My Summer as a Girl" |
| 1999 | Sex and the City | Ben | Episode: "The Freak Show" |
| 2000 | Bull | Marty Decker | 20 episodes |
| 2001 | Dawson's Creek | Danny Brecher | 9 episodes |
| 2002 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | David Anderson | Episode: "Waste" |
| 2003 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Ken Harris | Episode: "Blink" |
| 2006 | In Men We Trust | Everett | |
| 2007 | Reinventing the Wheelers | Peter Hudgins | |
| As the World Turns | Eliot Gerard | 4 episodes | |
| 2008 | Law & Order | Chris Mason | Episode: "Zero" |
| 2009 | The Unusuals | Davis Nixon | 5 episodes |
| 2010 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Frank Bolinger | Episode: "Traffic" |
| Secrets in the Walls | Marty | ||
| 2011 | CSI: Miami | Dean Marshall | Episode: "G.O" |
| Castle | Sal Martino | Episode: "Cops & Robbers" | |
| 2012 | Suits | Tom Klapperich | Episode: "The Choice" |
| 2013 | Bones | Ted Robertson | Episode: "The Dude in the Dam" |
| 2014–2017 | Turn: Washington's Spies | George Washington | 24 episodes Recurring (season 1) Main (seasons 2–4) |
| 2015 | The Good Wife | Randy Duffield | Episode: "Payback" |
| Master of None | Brad | Episode: "Ladies and Gentlemen" | |
| 2017 | Homeland | Roger | 2 episodes |
| Billions | Fred Reyes | 2 episodes | |
| Bull | Rex Kensington | Episode: "Home for the Holidays" | |
| 2018 | Quantico | David Quintana | Episode: “Deep Cover” |
| 2019 | Elementary | Alwyn Smith | Episode: “Command: Delete” |
| 2021 | The Magnificent Meyersons | Roland Meyerson |
Behind the Scenes[]
Ian Kahn has appeared as George Washington in twenty-four episodes of Turn: Washington's Spies.
Appearances[]
Turn: Washington's Spies - "Epiphany" (first appearance)- Turn: Washington's Spies - "Mr. Culpeper"
- Turn: Washington's Spies - "Against Thy Neighbor"
- Turn: Washington's Spies - "Thoughts of a Free Man"
- Turn: Washington's Spies - "False Flag"
- Turn: Washington's Spies - "Sealed Fate"
- Turn: Washington's Spies - "Valley Forge"
- Turn: Washington's Spies - "Providence"
- Turn: Washington's Spies - "The Prodigal"
- Turn: Washington's Spies - "Gunpowder, Treason, and Plot"
- Turn: Washington's Spies - "Valediction"
- Turn: Washington's Spies - "Cold Murdering Bastards"
- Turn: Washington's Spies - "Hypocrisy, Fraud, and Tyranny"
- Turn: Washington's Spies - "Many Mickles Make a Muckle"
- Turn: Washington's Spies - "Mended"
- Turn: Washington's Spies - "Blade on the Feather"
- Turn: Washington's Spies - "Trial and Execution"
- Turn: Washington's Spies - "Spyhunter General"
- Turn: Washington's Spies - "The Black Hole of Calcutta"
- Turn: Washington's Spies - "Nightmare"
- Turn: Washington's Spies - "Our Man in New York"
- Turn: Washington's Spies - "Belly of the Beast"
- Turn: Washington's Spies - "Reckoning"
- Turn: Washington's Spies - "Washington's Spies"
Characters portrayed[]
Links and references[]
External links[]
- Ian Kahn at the Internet Movie Database
- Ian Kahn at Wikipedia