Ian Buchanan
Ian Buchanan in November 2013
Born	(1957-06-16)16 June 1957 (age 67) Hamilton,Lanarkshire, Scotland
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1986–present

Ian Buchanan (born 16 June 1957) is a British television actor who has appeared on multiple Americansoap operas includingGeneral Hospital,Port Charles,The Bold and the Beautiful,All My Children, andDays of Our Lives.^[1] He is also known for his work in twoDavid Lynch shows – playingDick Tremayne inTwin Peaks and Lester Guy inOn the Air.^[2]

Buchanan was born inHamilton, South Lanarkshire.^[3] After studying acting in New York at theLee Strasberg Theatre Institute and privately withMarcia Haufrecht,^[4] Buchanan's first major daytime role came in 1986, when he joined the cast ofGeneral Hospital in the role ofDuke Lavery, whom he portrayed until 1989.^[5][6] After leaving the role of Lavery, Buchanan appeared in roles on prime-time series includingIt's Garry Shandling's Show as Ian McFyfer from 1988 to 1990, andTwin Peaks as Dick Tremayne from 1990 to 1991.

In 1990, he played Sean Brantley, a wealthyPlayboy-style magazine publisher in theColumbo television series episodeColumbo Cries Wolf. He also guest-starred in episode 4 of the 1990 seriesThe Flash as the villain Stan Kovacs. He appeared in a 1993 episode ofQuantum Leap, titled "Blood Moon".

In 1993, Buchanan returned to daytime and was cast onThe Bold and the Beautiful in his second most recognized daytime role asDr. James Warwick, which he portrayed until 1999. Buchanan has since reprised his role as Warwick in several guest appearances from 2004 to 2011. Following the end of his regular appearance as Warwick, Buchanan made a short appearance onDays of Our Lives in 2001 as Lord Sheraton.

In 2002, he joined the cast ofPort Charles portraying the sinister Joshua Temple until the show's end in 2003.

In 2005, Buchanan joined the cast ofAll My Children, in the role ofGreg Madden, a fertility specialist involved in the controversial "un-abortion" storyline involvingErica Kane (Susan Lucci), as well as the abduction of the daughter ofDixie Martin (Cady McClain) andTad Martin (Michael E. Knight). Buchanan's role as Madden came to an end on 5 July 2006, when his character was killed.^{[citation needed]}

In 2012, Buchanan joinedDays of Our Lives in the newly created contract role ofIan McAllister, who is the husband ofMadison James (Sarah Brown) and a former lover ofKate Roberts DiMera (Lauren Koslow), but was let go in August, as the result of a shift in the direction of the series.^{[citation needed]}

On 27 August 2012, Buchanan returned toGeneral Hospital as Duke Lavery after a 23-year absence.^[7] On 12 November, it was revealed that Buchanan was playing adual role. Duke was actuallyCesar Faison in disguise, and Faison was holding the real Duke hostage.^[8] On 5 July 2017, it was announced Buchanan would reprise his role as James Warwick onThe Bold and the Beautiful.^[9][10]

Buchanan isopenly gay, and is married to his husband Antonio Hendricks.^[11]

n.b. for credit listings reference^[2]

• Ian Buchanan atIMDb
• Ian Buchanan profile from SoapCentral
• AnnaandDuke.com
• Ian Buchanan on Tramedibeautiful.com

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