Ivan Little


Ivan Little 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. He moved into broadcasting by joining Downtown Radio. He joined Ulster Television as a reporter in 1980. In his career at UTV, he reported for Good Evening Ulster, Six Tonight and UTV Live.
Little took voluntary redundancy from the station in January 2009. At the time, he stated his intention to become a freelance journalist and to maintain an association with his employers of 29 years.
Since leaving UTV has written for Belfast Telegraph.
Co- Wrote Reporting the Troubles with long term friend Deric Henderson.

Acting career

Little has appeared on stage in the plays The Quare Gunk, Scenes from the Big Picture, Educating Rita and Dealer's Choice. He starred in The History of the Troubles '. He appeared in a UTV documentary in 2007 discussing his involvement in the play's production.
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.: dated 18 January 2009; accessed 5 February 2009
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. He published his autobiography Little by Little in 2005. He has two daughters, one of them being actress Emma Little Lawless.