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. Other great storylines included Nazi rallies and serial killings, all played for laughs. 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 included Melbourne to Sydney, Australia, and Manchester to Liverpool, UK. Then out of the blue The Cheese Times knocked upon his door and said, be ‘our judge!’ Entertainment, Celebrity, it has always been a cut-throat world, everyone is the judge. We wanted a man he would be the judge of judges, a man who could bear hug even the strongest self publicist to death! That man, we have no doubt, is JUDGE RAWLINGS! Be sure never to miss any of his scathing celebrity news, along with all the goss on what’s hot and what’s not!  He is our celebrity and you should bow down to him!

Interesting Trivia: Dislikes eggs.

Claim to Fame: Playing Phillip in Oz soap Neighbours.

Greatest Professional Achievement: His convincing acting skills whilst portraying the owner/proprietor of a stationary shop over many Neighbours episodes.