Ian was born in New York City and grew up in the the New York Metropolitan area. He attended boarding school and college in Pennsylvania, where he later found acting.He began acting in community theatre and films in the mid-1990's. He was cast in the independent film "Sally"(2000) as Dr. Cris Craft, playing opposite Sam Coppola, Michael Weston and Rachael Leigh Cook.He has also been featured in several other films, including "Law Abiding Citizen" (2009) with Jamie Foxx. He is one of the producers of the documentary "The Blue Eyed Six" (2007) and the feature "The Blue Eyed Six" (2013).