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Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Iain Alan Sutherland Glen (born 24 June 1961) is a Scottish actor. Glen is best known for his roles as Dr. Alexander Isaacs/Tyrant in three films of the Resident Evil film series (2004–2016) and as Ser Jorah Mormont in the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones (2011–2019). Other notable roles include John Hanning Speke in Mountains of the Moon (1990), Larry Winters in Silent Scream (1990)…
Known for
- Drummer Boy — Major John Ambrose2026
- Agatha Christie's Seven Dials — Lord Caterham2026
- Tanvi the Great — Michael Simmons2025
- Quezon — Governor-General Leonard Wood2025
- VE Day 80 — Self2025
- What About Love — American Ambassador2024
- The Last Front — Leonard2024
- Last Days of the Space Age — Bob Foden2024
- Oracles of God the Story of the Old Testament — Self - Narrator2023
- Operation Napoleon — William Carr2023
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Key facts
- Born
- Iain Alan Sutherland Glen , ( 1961-06-24 ) 24 June 1961 (age 64) , Edinburgh , Scotland
- Education
- Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1986–present
- Spouses
- Susannah Harker ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1993 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2004 ) Charlotte Emmerson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2017 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Iain
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Edinburgh
- Spouse
- Susannah Harker
- Occupation
- television actor
- Educated at
- Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Official website
- www.iainglen.com
- Image
- Iain Glen.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
- Work location
- Scotland
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- date of birth
- 1961-06-24
- Commons category
- Iain Glen
- start of work period
- 1986-00-00
- name in native language
- Iain Glen
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Encyclopedic overview
Iain Alan Sutherland Glen (born 24 June 1961) is a Scottish actor. He has appeared as Dr. Alexander Isaacs/Tyrant in three films of the Resident Evil film series (2004–2016) and as Jorah Mormont in the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones (2011–2019). Other notable film and television roles include John Hanning Speke in Mountains of the Moon (1990), Larry Winters in Silent Scream (1990) for which he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the Berlin International Film Festival, Manfred Powell in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), Brother John in Song for a Raggy Boy (2003), the title role in Jack Taylor (2010–2016), Sir Richard Carlisle in Downton Abbey (2011), James Willett in Eye in the Sky (2015), Bruce Wayne in Titans (2019–2021), Magnus MacMillan in The Rig (2023–present), and Dr. Pete Nichols in Silo (2023–2025).
An accomplished stage actor, Glen has acted in a wide array of theatre including playing the titular roles in Shakespeare productions including Hamlet, Macbeth and Henry V. He received three Laurence Olivier Award nominations for his performances in the original production of the musical Martin Guerre, the West End production of The Blue Room and the 2006 West End revival of The Crucible, portraying John Proctor.
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