Ian Rawlings (born 9 March 1959 in Whyalla, South Australia, Australia) is an Australian actor. He is most famous for two long-running roles in Australian soap operas. He started out playing the role of the spiteful and scheming Wayne Hamilton in Sons and Daughters. An original cast member of the show, he continued in the role for the show's entire 1981-1987 run. He subsequently played the key role of Philip Martin in Neighbours from 1992 to 1999 (and briefly reprised this role in episodes commemorating the programme's 20th anniversary). The character had appeared briefly some years before portrayed by Christopher Milne, however Rawlings made the character his own. One of Philip's more memorable storylines was when his character ghosted as a romantic novelist, Phillipa Martinez. Prior to this role, Rawlings had a guest appearance on the show as Marcus Stone. Between these two series Rawlings had been a regular cast member of short-lived Australian serial The Power, The Passion. Since leaving Neighbours he has appeared in programmes such as Blue Heelers, Stingers and MDA. Acting roles have dwindled for Rawlings in recent years. After a short-term part in MDA, Rawlings switched careers to work as a long distance truck driver. His routes include Melbourne to Sydney.
