Portrait of Ian Watkins

Ian Watkins

Bio: Ian David Karslake Watkins (30 July 1977 – 11 October 2025) was a Welsh singer and child sex offender who was the lead singer and frontman of the rock band Lostprophets. His career ended after he was sentenced to 29 years' imprisonment in 2013 for multiple sex offences, including the sexual assault of young children and infants, and the possession of child and animal sexual abuse material, a sentence later increased by ten months for having a mobile phone in prison
Born: Sat, Jul 30 1977
Birthplace: Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Death: Sat, Oct 11 2025
Ian Watkins is 48 years old
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Poster of Radio 1's Big Weekend
Radio 1's Big Weekend
Ian Watkins was 32+ in Radio 1's Big Weekend as 'Self'.
TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sat, May 22 2010
Poster of Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Ian Watkins was 19+ in Never Mind the Buzzcocks as 'Self - Panellist'.
TV Show Released: First Air Date
Tue, Nov 12 1996
Poster of Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops
Ian Watkins was 0+ in Top of the Pops as 'Self (as Lostprophets)'.
TV Show Released: First Air Date
Wed, Jan 01 1964