Ian Beale Actor 2025. He's become a legend in the soap world and a national. The latest news and spoilers for eastenders character ian beale, who has been on the bbc one soap since 1985.

Adam woodyatt has played ian beale in eastenders since he was a teenager (image: Eastenders icon ian beale has been knocking around walford since he was a teenager pitching in on his dad’s fruit and veg stall.