Iain Glen facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Iain Glen
Glen in 2012
Born	Iain Alan Sutherland Glen (1961-06-24) 24 June 1961 (age 63) Edinburgh, Scotland
Education	Edinburgh Academy University of Aberdeen Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1986–present
Spouse(s)	Susannah Harker ​ ​ (m. 1993; div. 2004)​ Charlotte Emmerson ​ (m. 2017)​
Children	3

Iain Alan Sutherland Glen (born on June 24, 1961) is a famous Scottish actor. He is well-known for playing Dr. Alexander Isaacs in the Resident Evil movies. He also played Jorah Mormont in the popular TV show Game of Thrones.

Iain Glen has been in many other movies and TV shows. These include Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and Downton Abbey. He also played Bruce Wayne in the TV series Titans. He is also a very talented stage actor. He has performed in many plays, including famous Shakespeare works like Hamlet and Macbeth.

Early life and education

Iain Glen was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on June 24, 1961. He went to school at the Edinburgh Academy. This was a private school for boys. Later, he studied at the University of Aberdeen.

He then decided to become an actor. He trained at the RADA in London. He graduated in 1985. He even won a special award called the Bancroft Gold Medal. His older brother, Hamish Glen, is also involved in theatre. He is an artistic director.

Career highlights

Iain Glen started his film career in 1988. His first big movie was Paris by Night. That same year, he appeared in Gorillas in the Mist with Sigourney Weaver. In 1990, he won an award for Best Actor at the Berlin International Film Festival. This was for his role in the movie Silent Scream.

He also played Hamlet in a film called Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. This movie won a top award at the Venice Film Festival. In 1998, he was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award. This is a very important theatre award. It was for his role in the play The Blue Room, where he acted with Nicole Kidman.

In 2009, Iain Glen joined the cast of Game of Thrones. He played Ser Jorah Mormont. This character was a knight who became an advisor to Daenerys Targaryen. He was a very loyal friend to her. This role made him famous around the world.

He also appeared in Doctor Who in 2010. He played Father Octavian in two episodes. In 2011, he joined the popular show Downton Abbey. He played Sir Richard Carlisle, a newspaper publisher. From 2010 to 2016, he starred as the main character in the Irish TV crime series Jack Taylor.

More recently, in 2019, it was announced that Iain Glen would play Bruce Wayne. This was for the DC Universe TV series Titans. In 2023, he starred in the TV series The Rig. He played Magnus MacMillan, who was in charge of an oil rig. He also appeared in Silo as Dr. Pete Nichols.

Iain Glen has won many awards for his acting. He received several nominations for his work in Game of Thrones. He won the Best Actor award at the 2016 Taormina Film Fest.

Personal life

Iain Glen lives in south London with his wife and three children. He enjoys playing cricket in his free time. He has even played for a team made up of actors.

Filmography

Iain Glen as Ser Jorah Mormont on the set of Game of Thrones

Key

Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	Paris by Night	Wallace Sharp
	Gorillas in the Mist	Brendan
1990	Mountains of the Moon	John Hanning Speke
	Silent Scream	Larry Winters
	Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead	Hamlet
	Fools of Fortune	William Quinton
1991	30 Door Key	Joey
1993	The Young Americans	Edward Foster
1998	Mararía	Bertrand
2000	Beautiful Creatures	Tony
	Paranoid	Stan
2001	Lara Croft: Tomb Raider	Manfred Powell
	Gabriel & Me	Dad
2002	Darkness	Mark
	The Soul Keeper	Dr. Carl Gustav Jung
2003	Song for a Raggy Boy	Brother John
	Spy Sorge	Richard Sorge
2004	Resident Evil: Apocalypse	Dr. Alexander Isaacs
2005	Man to Man	Alexander Auchinleck
	Vagabond Shoes	Alec Murray	Short film
	Tara Road	Danny
	Kingdom of Heaven	Richard Cœur de Lion
2006	Small Engine Repair	Doug
2007	The Last Legion	Orestes
	Resident Evil: Extinction	Dr. Alexander Isaacs / Tyrant
	Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution	Frank Ratcliffe
2008	Slapper	Red / Michael Simmons	Short film
2009	Pope Joan	Village Priest
	Harry Brown	S.I. Childs
	The Case of Unfaithful Klara	Denis
2011	The Iron Lady	Alfred Roberts
2013	... 2	Uncle Ralph
2014	Guy Martin's Spitfire	Narrator (voice)	Documentary
	Monsters Behind the Iron Curtain	Narrator (voice)	Documentary
2015	The Bad Education Movie	Pasco
	Eye in the Sky	James Willett
2016	Resident Evil: The Final Chapter	Dr. Alexander Isaacs
	Dusty and Me	Mickey the Bubble
2017	My Cousin Rachel	Nick Kendall
2019	The Flood	Philip
	The Fabric of You	Isaac (voice)	Short film
	Isabel	Colin	Short film
2020	The Windermere Children	Jock Lawrence
	The Racer	Sonny
	Black Beauty	John Manly
2021	Tides	Gibson
2022	The Lost Girls	Hook
2023	Operation Napoleon	William Carr
2024	The Last Front	Leonard	Released in Belgium
	What About Love	American Ambassador	Post-production

Television

Selected theatre

• Edward II, Royal Exchange, Manchester 1986
• The Man Who Had All the Luck Bristol Old Vic 1990
• Hamlet, Bristol Old Vic, 1991
• Macbeth (1993)
• Henry V (1995)
• Martin Guerre (1996–1997)
• The Blue Room (1998)
• A Streetcar Named Desire (2002)
• Hedda Gabler (2005)
• The Crucible (2006)
• Scenes of a Marriage (2008)
• Wallenstein (2009, Minerva Theatre, Chichester) – title role
• Separate Tables (2009) – roles of Mr Martin and Major Pollock – Chichester Festival Theatre
• Ghosts (2010) – also directed
• Uncle Vanya, The Print Room, 2012 – title role
• Fortune's Fool, The Old Vic, 2013
• The Seagull
• Here
• King Lear
• Coriolanus
• She Stoops to Conquer
• Hapgood
• Road
• Small Engine Repair
• The Recruiting Officer
• Love From A Stranger

Awards and nominations

See also

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