Iain Glen
Iain Glen (born June 24, 1961 in Edinburgh , Scotland ) is a British actor .
life and career
Iain Glen attended the Edinburgh Academy and then studied at the University of Aberdeen . He also completed his acting studies at the renowned Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London .
In 1990 he won the Silver Bear for his performance in the film The Silent Scream . A year later he won the Evening Standard British Film Award as Best Actor for his role in Mountains of the Moon . In 2003 he starred in Richard Sorge - A Passionate Spy . In the fifth season of the BBC series Doctor Who , he played Father Octavian in the episodes The Time of Angels and Flesh and Stone . Between 2011 and 2019, he starred as Ser Jorah Mormont on the HBO series Game of Thrones . In the Jack Taylor films based on the crime novels by Ken Bruen , he has played the Irish title hero since 2010 , and he portrayed the Florentine Dominican Girolamo Savonarola in the second season of the European series Borgia .
Glen was married to actress Susannah Harker from 1993 to 2004 , and they have a son together. He has been in a relationship with actress Charlotte Emmerson since 2005 . Their daughter was born in September 2007.
Filmography (selection)
- 1988: Gorillas in the Mist
- 1990: Land of the Black Sun (Mountains of the Moon)
- 1990: Rosenkranz & Güldenstern (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead)
- 1990: The Silent Scream
- 1993: Young Americans (The Young Americans)
- 1999: Wives and Daughters (TV miniseries)
- 2000: Beautiful Creatures
- 2000: Paranoid - 48 hours under his control (Paranoid)
- 2001: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
- 2002: Prendimi l'anima
- 2002: Darkness
- 2003: Richard Sorge - a passionate spy (Spy Sorge)
- 2004: Resident Evil: Apocalypse
- 2005: A House in Ireland (Tara Road)
- 2005: Kingdom of Heaven (Kingdom of Heaven)
- 2007: The Last Legion (The Last Legion)
- 2007: Resident Evil: Extinction
- 2009: The Popess (Pope Joan)
- 2009: Harry Brown
- 2010: Doctor Who (TV series, 2 episodes)
- since 2010: Jack Taylor (TV series)
- 2010: Spooks - In the sights of MI5 ( Spooks , TV series, 8 episodes)
- 2011: Die Eiserne Lady (The Iron Lady)
- 2011: Downton Abbey (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 2011: Strike Back (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2011-2019: Game of Thrones (TV series, 52 episodes)
- 2012: Borgia (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2013: Ripper Street
- 2013: Kick-Ass 2
- 2013: Breathless (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 2014: The Red Tent (miniseries, 2 episodes)
- 2015: Eye in the Sky
- 2016: Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
- 2016–2017: Cleverman (TV series, 12 episodes)
- since 2016: Delicious (TV series)
- 2017: My Cousin Rachel (My Cousin Rachel)
- 2018: Mrs. Wilson (miniseries)
- 2020: Titans (TV series, 5 episodes)
- 2020: The children of Windermere (Windermere The Children)
Web links
- Iain Glen in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Glen, Iain |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 24, 1961 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Edinburgh , Scotland , United Kingdom |