Highlights include leads in Lyric's Les Misérables and How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying, for which he was nominated for the Victorian Theatre Guild's Best Lead Actor. 

He has appeared in numerous shows with GMCC, GSODA, Doorstep Productions and Theatre of the Winged Unicorn. For Geelong Repertory, he was in Scenes from a Separation, A Man For All Seasons and Matt Cameron's Man the Balloon.

He also produced and co-starred in Steve Martin's Picasso at the Lapin Agile and the Tony Curtis/Jerry Lewis comedy Boeing Boeing.

Ed was recently seen playing Tobias in The Secret Life of Us and has guest roles on Stingers and Neighbours.

He is co-directed Pirates of Penzance and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum with Kelly Clifford for Lyric Youth Theatre.

When not on the stage, Ed hosts Disco Fever, Saturday nights on 94.7 The Pulse and works as Captain Starlight for the Starlight Children's Foundation.

His early work included such productions as Anything Goes, Annie, Pippin (1994), Les Misérables, Joseph, Boogie Fever and The Andrew Lloyd Webber Spectacular (but don't hold that against him). 

In recent times, he starred as Danny in Grease, Romeo & Juliet, Jesus Christ Superstar, West Side Story, Pippin (2000), A Chorus Line, Chicago, Joseph & the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (2002) and as the long-suffering Geoffrey in Stepping Out.

His writing career was launched when he teamed up with Ed Dolista, later co-founding Comic Genius Productions. Their plays include Robin Hood the Untold Story, Robin Hood 2: the Sheriff Strikes Back and Robin Hood 3: the Third One. In 2000 Ian reprised his role as Robin Hood in the revamped The Robin Hood Trilogy Special Edition.

He also produced and co-starred in Steve Martin's Picasso at the Lapin Agile and the Tony Curtis/Jerry Lewis comedy Boeing Boeing.

Ian co-choreographed Lyric Youth Theatre’s Pirates of Penzance with his wife, Penni. and also worked on A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.