Ian Burfield is an English actor who often played roles as policemen and detectives on television. He appeared in 12 episodes of The Bill, 24 episodes of EastEnders, and played the part of a Tweed Coat Fingerman in 2005 film V for Vendetta. He is also a company member of the National Theatre, and has acted in two plays which were screened in cinemas around the UK as part of the National Theatre Live scheme. On 4 September 2018, Burfield returned to Eastenders as Detective Inspector Peter Arthurs investigating the shooting of Stuart Highway (Ricky Champ).