Adam Brinley Woodyatt (born 28 June 1968) is an English actor and media personality, best known for his role as
Ian Beale in the long-running
BBC soap opera
EastEnders. He is the longest-serving and only actor to have been in the show continuously since its inception in February 1985. Alongside
Letitia Dean and
Gillian Taylforth, who plays
Sharon Watts and
Kathy Beale, Woodyatt is one of only three members of the original cast currently in
EastEnders.