Name Ivan Little Education Grosvenor Grammar School Children Emma Little | Role Journalist Movies Jumpers, A Christmas Star | |
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Ivan Little is a journalist and actor from Northern Ireland.
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Journalism career
Little began his career as a journalist working for The Portadown Times and the Belfast Telegraph. He moved into broadcasting by joining Downtown Radio.
Little 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.
Acting career
Little has appeared on stage in the plays The Quare Gunk, Scenes from the Big Picture, Educating Rita and Dealer's Choice.
Little also starred in The History of the Troubles (according to my Da)'. 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.
Personal life
Little attended Grosvenor Grammar School, Belfast and studied journalism at the Belfast College of Commerce.
Little published his autobiography Little by Little in 2005. He has two daughters, one of them being the actor Emma Little.