IAN COLQUHOUN (SCOTTISH AUTHOR)

'Ian Colquhoun ' is an author, actor, stuntman and freelance journalist originally from Livingston in Scotland. He lost his legs and was almost killed in an unprovoked assault and arson attack whilst living in the Republic of Ireland in 2002 and now wears prosthetic legs. He gives voluntary lectures to physiotherapy students at an Edinburgh university about his condition.
His autobiography ''Burnt - Surviving Against All the Odds - Beaten, Burnt and Left for Dead. One Man's Inspiring Story of His Survival After Losing His Legs'' was published in the summer of 2007 by Mirage Publishing.
Colquhoun appeared on Tiger Aspect Productions ''Men In White'' shown in the UK in October 2006 on Channel 4, as well as more recently playing a badly wounded sailor in the film ''Ocean of Fear'', which is about the sinking of the USS ''Indianapolis'' in 1945.