Ian 'H' Watkins

Ian - known as H - is best known for his role in the pop phenomenon Steps. The group topped single and album charts in the UK, Japan, Australia and Europe.

Having sold over 20 million records worldwide, the group were awarded a special Brit Award for their tours. In 2011 the group reunited, embarking on a sell-out tour. The band's third compilation album, Platinum Collection was released in August 2022, and debuted at number 1 in the UK.

While in Steps, Ian combined music with TV presenting. He presented two series of the number one rating talent show Steps to the Stars for the BBC, as well as numerous other TV shows including SM:TV Live, CD:UK, Smash Hits Poll Winners Party, Diggit, and Steps Into Summer, to name but a few.

After Steps, Ian joined forces with fellow band mate Claire to release three successful top ten singles - plus a remake of the theme tune to the classic Disney film Beauty and The Beast, and an album titled Another You Another Me. They also took over presenting the award-winning SM:TV Live.

After Steps, Ian graduated from The Royal Academy Of Music. Whilst at the Academy his journey was documented by Channel 4 in the six-part series 'H Side Story'. This was followed with two one hour specials filmed at the Stella Adler Studio in New York where Ian completed his course.

West End credits include the title role of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat at the New London Theatre which won him a 'Theatregoers Choice Award' nomination; Nick Piazza in Fame the Musical at the Shaftsbury Theatre; Dave in Before Bristol at the Old Red Lion; Rupert in 'One O' Clock From The House', Jeffrey in Family Planning and the West End Premiere of William Finn's Make Me a Song.

On tour Ian played the iconic role of The Childcatcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, took the lead in Frank Vickery's plays Erogenous Zones and A Night On The Tiles and Duncan in Rhinestone Mondays.

On radio Ian has recorded five episodes of the BBC radio drama Silver Street and played Professor Trout in the Bernice Summerfield audio books.

Ian appeared as Graham in Skins; on Dani's House; Party Wars, the comedy mockumentary Trinny & Susannah: What They Did Next, Big Brother, Total Wipeout! and (of course) Steps Reunion!