Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1963-02-10 (62 years)
- Place of BirthHarrow, Middlesex, England, UK
- Also Known AsPhilip Haywood Glenister
Philip Glenister
Biography
Philip Haywood Glenister is an English actor, known for his role as DCI Gene Hunt in British television series Life On Mars and its sequel Ashes To Ashes. He also played DCI William Bell in State of Play (2003) and Reverend Anderson in Outcast (2016–2018). Glenister was born on 10 February 1963 in Harrow, Middlesex, and grew up in Hatch End. He is the son of director John Glenister and Joan...Read More
Acting Career
- 2025
Bergerac
As: Arthur Wakefield
- 2024
After the Flood
As: Jack Radcliffe
- 2023
Steeltown Murders
As: DCI Paul Bethell
- 2023
Sheene
As: Narrator (voice)
- 2022
Carthago
As: Lord James Davidson
- 2021
Foundation
As: Commdor Argo
- 2020
Belgravia
As: James Trenchard
- 2019
The Rubbish World of Dave Spud
As: Betty Spud
2019Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again
As: Pierce Brosnan
2017Living the Dream
As: Mal Pemberton
2017Urban Myths
As: Kev Wells
2016The Level
As: Frank Le Saux
2016Outcast
As: Reverend Anderson
2014From There to Here
As: Daniel
2014Prey
As: David Murdoch
2014Inside No. 9
As: Craig
2013Big School
As: Mr Gunn
2013Spying on Hitler’s Army: The Secret Recordings
As: Narrator
2012The Hollow Crown
As: Talbot
- 2012
Bel Ami
As: Charles Forestier
2012Treasure Island
As: Captain Smollett
2011Pavlopetri: The City Beneath the Waves
As: Narrator
2011Hidden
As: Harry Venn
2011Mad Dogs
As: Quinn
2010The Secret Life of the National Grid
As: Narrator (Voice)
- 2010
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
As: Poker Friend
2009The Secret Life of the Airport
As: Narrator
2009Demons
As: Rupert Galvin
2008Tu£sday
As: Earp
2008Ashes to Ashes
As: Gene Hunt
2007Cranford
As: Mr Carter
2007The Secret Life of the motorway
As: Narrator (Voice)
2006Life on Mars
As: Gene Hunt
- 2005
Kingdom of Heaven
As: Squire
2005The Stepfather
As: Dougie Molloy
2004Island at War
As: Oberst Heinrich Baron Von Rheingarten
2003Byron
As: William Fletcher
- 2003
Calendar Girls
As: Lawrence Sertain
2003Lloyd & Hill
As: Daniel Lloyd
2003State of Play
As: DCI William Bell
2003The Other Boleyn Girl
As: William Strafford
2001Hornblower: Retribution
As: Gunner Hobbs
2001Hornblower: Mutiny
As: Hobbs
2000Clocking Off
As: James 'Mack' Mackintosh
1998Vanity Fair
As: William Dobbin
1998Hornblower
As: Gunner Hobbs
1998Roger Roger
As: Phil
1997Sharpe: The Legend
As: Truman
1997Sharpe's Justice
As: Matt Truman
1995Loved Up
As: Ray
- 1995
I.D.
As: Charlie
1993The Detectives
As: Uniformed Officer
1992A Fatal Inversion
As: Young Detective
1992Heartbeat
As: Julian Cantley
1991London Kills Me
As: Suited Man
1990The Chief
As: Angus Shadwell
1989Agatha Christie's Poirot
As: Sir William Boyd Carrington
1987The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
As: Brian Gregson
1979Minder
As: Greg Hunter