Iain Glen
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Iain Glen | |
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| Born | 24 June 1961 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Years active | 1986 – present |
| Spouse | Susannah Harker (1993-2004) |
| Partner | Charlotte Emmerson (2005-present) |
| Children | 2 |
Iain Glen (born 24 June 1961) is a Scottish film, television and stage actor. Most notable for his roles in the Resident Evil films and for portraying Ser Jorah Mormont on Game of Thrones.
Early life and education
Iain Glen was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and educated at the Edinburgh Academy, an independent school for boys (now co-educational) in Edinburgh, followed by the University of Aberdeen. He then trained at RADA in London, where he won the Bancroft Gold Medal.
Career
In 1990, Glen won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival for his role in Silent Scream.[1] He was nominated for an Olivier Award for his performance in The Blue Room opposite Nicole Kidman .
It was announced on 20 August 2009 that Glen would star as Ser Jorah Mormont in the HBO series Game of Thrones.[2]
In 2010, he was seen on television in the part of Father Octavian, leader of a sect of Clerics who were on a mission against the Weeping Angels in the serial The Time of Angels a two episode story which formed part of the fifth season of the revived Doctor Who. He appeared in the second series of Downton Abbey as Sir Richard Carlisle, a tabloid publisher who is a suitor to and subsequently engaged to Lady Mary.
In the 2012 BBC drama series Prisoners' Wives he plays Paul the husband of Francesca whose comfortable life comes crashing down when he is imprisoned for drug trafficking. Also in 2012, he starred in a new 4-part BBC Radio 4 adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz and directed by Jeremy Mortimer and Sasha Yevtushenko, with Richard Johnson as Faria, Jane Lapotaire as the aged Haydee, Toby Jones as Danglars, Zubin Varla as Fernand, Paul Rhys as Villefort and Josette Simon as Mercedes. In 2013 he played the lead in the new play Longing.
Family
Glen is the younger brother of Hamish Glen, theatre director, artistic director of The Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, and formerly artistic director of the Dundee Repertory Theatre. He was married to Susannah Harker from 1993 to 2004; they have one son, Finlay (born 1994). His partner is now Charlotte Emmerson, and they have a daughter Mary (born September 2007).
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Taggart | Scott Adair | TV series (1 episode: "Knife Edge") |
| Screen Two | Sailor | TV series (3 episodes: 1986-1989) | |
| 1988 | The Fear | Carl Galton | TV series (5 episodes) |
| Gorillas in the Mist | Brendan | ||
| Paris by Night | Wallace Sharp | ||
| 1990 | Mountains of the Moon | John Hanning Speke | |
| Fools of Fortune | William Quinton | ||
| Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead | Hamlet | ||
| Silent Scream | Larry Winters | ||
| 1991 | Adam Bede | Adam Bede | TV movie |
| 30 Door Key | Joey | ||
| 1992 | Frankie's House | Tim Page | TV movie |
| Screen One | Cmdr. Powell | TV series (1 episode: "Black and Blue") | |
| 1993 | Missus | Father Pietro Salviati, Missus | TV movie |
| The Young Americans | Edward Foster | ||
| 1996 | Death of a Salesman | Biff | TV movie |
| 1997 | Painted Lady | Sebastian Stafford | TV movie |
| 1998 | Trial & Retribution | Damon Morton | TV series (2 episodes) |
| Mararía | Bertrand | ||
| 1999 | Wives and Daughters | Mr. Preston | TV mini-series (4 episodes) |
| 2000 | The Wyvern Mystery | Charles Fairfield | TV movie |
| Paranoid | Stan | ||
| Beautiful Creatures | Tony | ||
| Glasgow Kiss | Stuart Morrison | TV series (6 episodes) | |
| Anchor Me | Nathan Carter | TV movie | |
| 2001 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider | Manfred Powell | |
| Gabriel & Me | Dad | ||
| 2002 | Impact | Marcus Hodge | TV movie |
| The Soul Keeper | Dr. Carl Gustav Jung | ||
| Darkness | Mark | ||
| Coronation Street | Mick Hopwood | TV series (1 episode: "Episode #1.5365") | |
| 2003 | Song for a Raggy Boy | Brother John | |
| Spy Sorge | Richard Sorge | ||
| Carla | Daniel | TV movie | |
| 2004 | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | Dr. Isaacs | |
| 2005 | Man to Man | Alexander Auchinleck | |
| Kidnapped | Alan Breck | TV movie | |
| Kingdom of Heaven | Richard Coeur de Lion | ||
| Tara Road | Danny | ||
| Vagabond Shoes | Alec Murray | short | |
| 2006 | Small Engine Repair | Doug | |
| 2007 | The Last Legion | Orestes | |
| Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution | Frank Ratcliffe | ||
| Resident Evil: Extinction | Dr. Isaacs | ||
| The Relief of Belsen | James Johnston | TV movie | |
| Starting Over | Gregor Dewhurst | TV movie | |
| 2008 | City of Vice | John Fielding | TV series (5 episodes) |
| Slapper | Red/Michael Simmons | short | |
| 2009 | The Diary of Anne Frank | Otto Frank | TV mini Series (5 episodes) |
| Law & Order: UK | Luke Slade | TV series (1 episode: "Unsafe") | |
| The Case of Unfaithful Klara | Denis | ||
| Into the Storm | King George VI | TV movie | |
| Harry Brown | S.I. Childs | ||
| Pope Joan | Village Priest | ||
| 2010 | Jack Taylor: The Guards | Jack Taylor | TV movie |
| Doctor Who | Father Octavian | TV series (2 episodes) | |
| Spooks | Vaughan Edwards | TV series (8 episodes) | |
| 2011 | Jack Taylor: The Pikemen | Jack Taylor | TV movie |
| Jack Taylor: The Magdalen Martyrs | Jack Taylor | TV movie | |
| Strike Back: Project Dawn | Crawford | TV series (2 episodes) | |
| Downton Abbey | Sir Richard Carlisle | TV series | |
| The Iron Lady | Alfred Roberts | ||
| 2011–present | Game of Thrones | Ser Jorah Mormont | TV series (21 episodes, ongoing) |
| 2012 | Henry IV, Part II | Earl of Warwick | TV movie |
| Haven | Roland Holloway | TV Series (Episode 3.6 "Real Estate") | |
| Resident Evil: Retribution | Dr. Isaacs | Archive Footage | |
| 2012-2013 | Prisoners' Wives | Paul | TV Series (10 episodes) |
| 2013 | Ripper Street | Colonel Madoc Faulkner | TV Series (Episode 5 "The Weight of One Man's Heart") |
| Jack Taylor: The Dramatist | Jack Taylor | TV movie | |
| Jack Taylor: The Priest | Jack Taylor | TV movie |
Theatre
- Uncle Vanya, The Print Room, 2012 - title role
- Ghosts (2010) - also directed
- The Crucible (2006) (Olivier Nomination for Best Actor)
- Henry V (1995) (Evening Standard Nomination for Best Actor)
- Hedda Gabler (2005)
- The Seagull
- A Streetcar Named Desire (2002)
- The Blue Room (1998) (Olivier Nomination for Best Actor. Broadway Drama League Award for Best Actor)
- Martin Guerre (1996–1997) (Olivier Nomination for Best Actor in a Musical)
- Here
- Macbeth (1993) (Mayfest Award for Best Actor)
- King Lear
- Coriolanus
- She Stoops to Conquer
- Hamlet Bristol Old Vic 1991 (Ian Charleson Award)
- Hapgood
- The Man Who Had All the Luck Bristol Old Vic 1990
- Road
- Edward II
- Small Engine Repair
- The Recruiting Officer
- Scenes of a Marriage (2008)
- Wallenstein (2009, Minerva Theatre, Chichester) - title role
- Ghosts (Directorial debut)
References
- ^ "Berlinale: 1990 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3iebbbd387ec9a77d4420b06999a24352b.
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