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Ian Kevin Curtis
Ian Curtis
Acting
Biography
Ian Kevin Curtis (15 July 1956 – 18 May 1980) was an English singer, songwriter and musician. He was the lead singer, songwriter, and occasional guitarist of the band Joy Division, with whom he released the albums Unknown Pleasures (1979) and Closer (1980).
Curtis had severe epilepsy and depression and died by suicide on the eve of Joy Division's first North American tour, shortly before the release of Closer. Shortly after his death, the three surviving members of the band renamed themselves New Order. Despite their short career, Joy Division exerted a wide-reaching influence. John Bush of A…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Magic Voices of Pop
as Self (archive)
New Order: Decades
as Self (archive footage)
When Albums Ruled the World
as Self
Punk Britannia at the BBC
as Self
Joy Division: Live & Promo Appearances 1979-1980
Joy Division
as Self (archive footage)
Joy Division - Under Review
as Himself
New Order: International
as Self
New Order Story
as Self (archive footage)
Joy Division - Substance 1977-1988
as Self
TV Shows
70 Years of Youth Revolt
as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep.
Dalziel & Pascoe
as DC Dean Sheldon · 1 ep.
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
as Adrian Atherton · 1 ep.
Pie in the Sky
as PC Cobbett · 1 ep.
Cracker
as John Branaghan · 1 ep.
A Touch of Frost
as Gareth King · 1 ep.