Ian Talbot ( (1977-01-24) 24 January 1977 ) is a professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s, playing at club level for Wigan Warriors, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, and Dewsbury Rams, as a Hooker.After ending his playing career, Talbot began coaching at St Helens RLFC in 2002 as assistant coach to Keiron Purtill for the Under-18's side. He progressed through the coaching ranks at Saints and spent four years as head coach of their Under-20's before becoming head coach of Rochdale Hornets in October 2012.
He was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2008 Queen's New Years Honors List for his services to drama as the former Artistic Director of the Open Air Theater in Regent's Park in London, England.
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He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2001 (2000 season) for Best Director for "The Pirates of Penzeance" production at the Open Air Theatre.