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Philip Glenister

ACTOR · FROM HARROW, UK

Philip Glenister

Born 1963 · 63 years old79 credits since 1979

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In the pictureLife on Mars

ABOUT PHILIP

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 Fry Lewis, and the younger brother of fellow actor Robert Glenister.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born10 February 1963

BirthplaceHarrow, UK

Known forActing

On Cineora49 of 78 titles

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Known for

The titles people know Philip from.

Life on Mars poster

Series

2006–2007IMDb8.3

Calendar Girls poster

Movie

2003IMDb6.9

Bel Ami poster

Movie

2012IMDb5.4

Outcast poster

Series

2016–2017IMDb7.3

Ashes to Ashes poster

Series

2008–2010IMDb8.1

Cranford poster

Series

2007–2009IMDb8.3

State of Play poster

Series

2003IMDb8.3

Belgravia poster

Series

2020IMDb7.5

I.D. poster

Movie

1995IMDb7.3

Mad Dogs poster

Series

2011–2013IMDb7.5

After the Flood poster

Series

After the Flood

2024–2026IMDb6.6

Steeltown Murders poster

Series

Steeltown Murders

2023IMDb7.1

Career

IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 49
Average IMDb: 7.2
Highest rated: Agatha Christie's PoirotIMDb 8.6
Working since: 1979

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

79 credits

The 2020s

9 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average

The Lady poster

Series

2026IMDb6.5

as DCI Jim Dickie · 4 episodes

Bergerac poster

Series

2025–IMDb6.8

as Arthur Wakefield · 6 episodes

After the Flood poster

Series

After the Flood

2024–2026IMDb6.6

as Jack Radcliffe · 12 episodes

Steeltown Murders poster

Series

Steeltown Murders

2023IMDb7.1

as DCI Paul Bethell · 4 episodes

Not on Cineora

Sheene

2023

as Narrator (voice)

Not on Cineora

Carthago

2022

as Lord James Davidson · 11 episodes

Not on Cineora

Just in Case

2021

as Mark

Foundation poster

Series

2021–IMDb7.6

as Commdor Argo · 1 episode

The 2010s

21 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average

Not on Cineora

The Rubbish World of Dave Spud

2019

as Betty Spud · 104 episodes

Not on Cineora

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again

2019

as Pierce Brosnan

Not on Cineora

Living the Dream

2017

as Mal Pemberton · 12 episodes

Urban Myths poster

Series

2017–2020IMDb7.2

as Kev Wells · 1 episode

The Level poster

Series

2016IMDb6.8

as Frank Le Saux · 6 episodes

Outcast poster

Series

2016–2017IMDb7.3

as Reverend Anderson · 20 episodes

From There to Here poster

Series

From There to Here

2014IMDb7.1

as Daniel · 3 episodes

Prey poster

Series

2014–2015IMDb7.2

as David Murdoch · 3 episodes

The 2000s

22 titles · IMDb 7.3 on average

Not on Cineora

The Secret Life of the Airport

2009

as Narrator · 3 episodes

Demons poster

Series

2009IMDb6.0

as Rupert Galvin · 6 episodes

Tu£sday poster

Movie

2008IMDb5.1

as Earp

Ashes to Ashes poster

Series

2008–2010IMDb8.1

as Gene Hunt · 24 episodes

Cranford poster

Series

2007–2009IMDb8.3

as Mr Carter · 7 episodes

Not on Cineora

The Secret Life of the motorway

2007

as Narrator (Voice) · 3 episodes

Life on Mars poster

Series

2006–2007IMDb8.3

as Gene Hunt · 16 episodes

Vincent poster

Series

2005–2006IMDb7.2

3 episodes

The 1990s

23 titles · IMDb 7.3 on average

Not on Cineora

The Vice

1999

as Jason Grant · 1 episode

The Perfect BlueMovie

The Perfect Blue

1998IMDb7.1

as Tom

Vanity Fair poster

Series

1998IMDb7.7

as William Dobbin · 6 episodes

Hornblower poster

Series

1998–2003TMDB7.7

as Gunner Hobbs · 2 episodes

Not on Cineora

Roger Roger

1998

as Phil · 18 episodes

Not on Cineora

Sharpe: The Legend

1997

as Truman

Sharpe's Justice poster

Movie

Sharpe's Justice

1997IMDb7.4

as Matt Truman

Have Your Cake and Eat It

Not on Cineora

Have Your Cake and Eat It

1997

as Joe Martin · 4 episodes

The 1980s

2 titles · IMDb 7.8 on average

Agatha Christie's Poirot poster

Series

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989–2013IMDb8.6

as Sir William Boyd Carrington · 1 episode

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries poster

Series

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

1987–2000IMDb6.9

as Brian Gregson · 3 episodes

The 1970s

1 title · IMDb 7.8 on average

Minder poster

Series

1979–1994IMDb7.8

as Greg Hunter · 1 episode

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Philip’s titles.

John SimmLife on Mars, State of Play and 3 more

Saskia ReevesI.D., Island at War and 1 more

Ioan GruffuddHornblower: Mutiny, Hornblower: Retribution and 1 more

Jamie BamberHornblower: Mutiny, Hornblower: Retribution and 1 more

Paul McGannHornblower: Mutiny, Hornblower: Retribution and 1 more

Sean GilderHornblower: Mutiny, Hornblower: Retribution and 1 more

Steven MackintoshThe Other Boleyn Girl, London Kills Me and 1 more

Robert LindsayHornblower: Mutiny, Hornblower: Retribution and 1 more

Jared HarrisFoundation and The Other Boleyn Girl

Daniel MaysAshes to Ashes and Treasure Island