# Ian Colquhoun (author)

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{{Short description|British actor and writer}}
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'''Ian Colquhoun ''' ({{IPAc-en|k|ə|ˈ|h|uː|n}} {{respell|kə|HOON|'}}) is a neurodivergent author, actor, stuntman and historian originally from [Craigshill](/source/Craigshill) in [Livingston](/source/Livingston%2C_West_Lothian) in [Scotland](/source/Scotland).<ref>{{cite news
|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/life-style/real-life/2007/08/06/losing-my-legs-was-the-best-thing-that-ever-happened-to-me-115875-19577806/
|accessdate=25 July 2010
|newspaper=[Daily Mirror](/source/Daily_Mirror)
|title=Losing my legs was the best thing that ever happened to me..
|date=6 August 2007
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
|title=Sick in the Head: Amputee blasts thieves who took his wheelchair.
|author=Stephen White
|date=21 May 2009
|newspaper=[Daily Mirror](/source/Daily_Mirror)
|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/SICK+IN+THE+HEAD;+Amputee+blasts+thieves+who+took+his...-a0200213519
|accessdate=25 July 2010
}}</ref> He lost his legs and was almost killed in an unprovoked assault and [arson](/source/arson) attack whilst living in the [Republic of Ireland](/source/Republic_of_Ireland) in 2002 and now wears [prosthetic](/source/prosthetic) legs.{{cn|date=May 2022}}  He gives lectures to [physiotherapy](/source/physiotherapy) students at an [Edinburgh University](/source/Edinburgh_University) about his conditions. 

Colquhoun appeared on Tiger Aspect Productions ''Men in White'' shown in the [UK](/source/UK) in October 2006 on [Channel 4](/source/Channel_4), as well as playing a badly wounded sailor in the film ''[Ocean of Fear](/source/Ocean_of_Fear)'', which is about the sinking of {{USS|Indianapolis|CA-35|6}} in 1945.

Colquhoun appeared on Channel 4's [Richard & Judy](/source/Richard_%26_Judy)<ref>[https://archive.today/20120728005826/http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/R/richardandjudy/infoandhelp/weekly.jsp?article_id=56 channel4.com – Richard & Judy<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> in August 2007 promoting his book and talking about his life. In October 2007 he played 'MacHendry' in episode 92 of the long running SMG drama '[Taggart](/source/Taggart)'.  2007 Also saw Colquhoun appear in a highly successful promotional film that helped Scotland be awarded the 2014 Commonwealth games.

==Bibliography==
His twelve book releases to date are:
* ''Burnt – Surviving Against All the Odds – Beaten, Burnt and Left for Dead. One Man's Inspiring Story of His Survival After Losing His Legs''
* ''Drummossie Moor- Jack Cameron, the Irish Brigade and the battle of Culloden''
* ''Nine Lives – A Self-Help Book for Amputees''
* ''GarryOwen! – Jack Cameron, The Seventh Cavalry and The Battle of the Little Bighorn''
* ''Over the hills and far away : The ordinary soldier''
* ''Jihad – Battle for The Sudan''
* ''The Real Livingston – A Kaleidoscope''
* ''Le Boudin – The Demons of Camerone''
* ''Edinburgh – On This Day''
* ''Hibernian FC – On This Day'' (with Bobby Sinnet)
* ''From Oblivion to Hampden – Hibs Heroes of 1991''
* ''The Hibs are here – Miller to Millennium''

==References==
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*https://archive.today/20130624170358/http://www.iancolquhoun.org.uk/list-of-books/
*http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/new-book-towns-true-life-2531287

==External links==
* [http://www.iancolquhoun.org.uk Official Site]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090226154612/http://amputeesinaction.co.uk/28.html Profile at "Amputees In Action"]

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