Iain Glen
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 24, 1961 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Active Years
- 1983–2026 (44 Years)
- Total Credits
- 127 credits in database
Biography
Iain Alan Sutherland Glen is a Scottish actor born on June 24, 1961, in Edinburgh, Scotland. He is known for his work in film and television, with 125 known acting credits on the Movie Database. Glen is recognized for playing Dr. Alexander Isaacs and Tyrant in three films of the Resident Evil series between 2004 and 2016, and for portraying Ser Jorah Mormont in the HBO television series Game of Thrones from 2011 to 2019. His other film and television roles include John Hanning Speke in Mountains of the Moon, Larry Winters in Silent Scream, Manfred Powell in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Brother John in Song for a Raggy Boy, the title role in Jack Taylor, Sir Richard Carlisle in Downton Abbey, and James Willett in Eye in.
Career overview
Iain Alan Sutherland Glen is a Scottish actor born on June 24, 1961, in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. Known for his extensive acting career across film and television, Glen has accumulated 125 known credits on the Movie Database platform.
Among his most notable film roles, Glen portrayed John Hanning Speke in the 1990 film Mountains of the Moon and Larry Winters in Silent Scream, a performance that earned him the Silver Bear for Best Actor from the Berlin International Film Festival. He later appeared as Manfred Powell in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider in 2001, Brother John in Song for a Raggy Boy in 2003, and Dr. Alexander Isaacs or Tyrant across three films in the Resident Evil film series between 2004 and 2016.
In television and additional cinematic projects, Glen has taken on prominent parts such as the title role in the television series Jack Taylor from 2010 to 2016, Sir Richard Carlisle in Downton Abbey in 2011, and James Willett in Eye in. He is also widely recognized for his television work portraying Ser Jorah Mormont in the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones from 2011 to 2019.
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Full Filmography
127 titles- Agatha Christie's Seven Dials (2026) as Lord Caterham
- Quezon (2025) as Governor-General Leonard Wood
- VE Day 80 (2025) as Self
- Tanvi the Great (2025) as Michael Simmons
- Last Days of the Space Age (2024) as Bob Foden
- What About Love (2024) as American Ambassador
- The Last Front (2024) as Leonard
- Silo (2023) as Dr. Pete Nichols
- Castlevania: Nocturne (2023) as Juste Belmont (voice)
- The Rig (2023) as Magnus MacMillan
- Operation Napoleon (2023) as William Carr
- Oracles of God the Story of the Old Testament (2023) as Self - Narrator
- The Lost Girls (2022) as Hook
- The Colony (2021) as Gibson
- Reyka (2021) as Angus Speelman
- Black Beauty (2020) as John Manly
- The Windermere Children (2020) as Jock Lawrence
- The Racer (2020) as ‘Sonny’ McElhone
- The Windermere Children: In Their Own Words (2020) as narrator
- Game of Thrones: The Last Watch (2019) as Self
- Isabel (2019) as Colin
- The Flood (2019) as Philip
- The Fabric of You (2019) as Isaac (voice)
- Titans (2018) as Bruce Wayne / Batman
- Mrs Wilson (2018) as Alec Wilson
- Dusty and Me (2018) as Mickey the Bubble
- My Cousin Rachel (2017) as Kendall
- Retaliation Mode: Making 'Resident Evil: The Final Chapter' (2017) as Self
- Resident Evil: The Final Chapter Retaliation Mode (2017) as Dr. Isaacs
- The Tigers of Scotland (2017) as Narrator
- Beautiful Devils (2017)
- Cleverman (2016) as Jarrod Slade
- Delicious (2016) as Leo Vincent
- Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016) as Dr. Isaacs
- The Queen Mary: Greatest Ocean Liner (2016) as Self - Narrator
- Eye in the Sky (2015) as James Willett
- The Bad Education Movie (2015) as Pasco Trevelyan
- Game of Thrones: Spanish Kingdom Special (2015) as Self
- Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life (2015) as Self
- The Red Tent (2014) as Jacob
- Autopsy: The Last Hours of... (2014) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Russia's Mystery Files (2014) as Narrator (voice)
- Kick-Ass 2 (2013) as Uncle Ralph
- Breathless (2013) as Ronald Mulligan
- Ripper Street (2012) as Madoc Faulkner
- The Hollow Crown (2012) as Warwick
- Prisoners' Wives (2012) as Paul
- Game of Thrones (2011) as Sir Jorah Mormont
- Borgia (2011)
- The Iron Lady (2011) as Alfred Roberts
- Downton Abbey (2010) as Sir Richard Carlisle
- Haven (2010) as Roland Holloway
- Strike Back (2010) as Gerald Crawford
- Jack Taylor (2010) as Jack Taylor
- Law & Order: UK (2009)
- Harry Brown (2009) as SI Childs
- The Diary of Anne Frank (2009) as Otto Frank
- Pope Joan (2009) as Village Priest
- Into the Storm (2009) as King George VI
- The Case of Unfaithful Klara (2009) as Denis
- Snow Monkeys of Japan (2009) as Narrator
- The Diary of Anne Frank (2009) as Otto Frank
- City of Vice (2008) as John Fielding
- Slapper (2008) as Red / Michael Simmons
- The Players: The Cast of 'Extinction' (2008) as Self
- Beyond Raccoon City: Unearthing 'Resident Evil: Extinction' (2008) as Self
- The Last Legion (2007) as Orestes
- Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) as Dr. Isaacs
- Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution (2007) as Frank Ratcliffe
- The Relief of Belsen (2007) as James Johnston
- Starting Over (2007) as Gregor Dewhurst
- Small Engine Repair (2006) as Doug
- Doctor Who (2005) as Octavian
- Kingdom of Heaven (2005) as Richard Coeur de Lion
- Man to Man (2005) as Alexander Auchinleck
- Tara Road (2005) as Danny
- Kidnapped (2005) as Breck
- Kidnapped (2005) as Alan Breck
- Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) as Dr. Isaacs
- Impact (2003) as Marcus Hodge
- Song for a Raggy Boy (2003) as Brother John
- The Soul Keeper (2003) as Carl Jung
- Spy Sorge (2003) as Richard Sorge
- Carla (2003) as Daniel
- Spooks (2002) as Vaughan Edwards
- Darkness (2002) as Mark
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) as Manfred Powell
- Gabriel & Me (2001) as Dad
- Glasgow Kiss (2000) as Stuart Morrison
- Beautiful Creatures (2000) as Tony
- The Wyvern Mystery (2000) as Charles Fairfield
- Paranoid (2000) as Stan
- Wives and Daughters (1999) as Mr Preston
- Mararía (1998) as Bertrand
- Trial & Retribution (1997) as Damon Morton
- Painted Lady (1997) as Sebastian Stafford
- Death of a Salesman (1996) as Biff
- Missus (1994) as Father Pietro Salviati, Missus
- The Young Americans (1993) as Edward Foster
- Frankie's House (1992) as Tim Page
- Frankie's House (1992)
- Adam Bede (1992) as Adam Bede
- Black and Blue (1992) as Commander Powell
- 30 Door Key (1991) as Józio
- Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1991) as Hamlet
- Mountains of the Moon (1990) as John Hanning Speke
- Fools of Fortune (1990) as Willie Quinton
- Silent Scream (1990) as Larry Winters
- Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) as Doctor Willoughby
- Screen One (1989) as Adam Bede
- Screen One (1989) as Commander Powell
- Paris by Night (1989) as Wallace Sharp
- The Picnic (1989) as Ray
- Gorillas in the Mist (1988) as Brendan
- The Fear (1988) as Carl Galton
- Will You Love Me Tomorrow (1987) as Sailor
- Blood Hunt (1986) as Allan Innes
- Screen Two (1985) as Ray
- Screen Two (1985) as Allan Innes
- Screen Two (1985) as Sailor
- Natural World (1983) as Narrator
- Taggart (1983)
- 1971
- Corleone
- Vagabond Shoes as Alec Murray
- A Rare Breed as Ray
- Anchor Me as Nathan Carter
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Iain Glen best known for?
Iain Glen is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Agatha Christie's Seven Dials (2026), Quezon (2025), Tanvi the Great (2025), The Last Front (2024).
When and where was Iain Glen born?
Iain Glen was born on June 24, 1961 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
How many credits does Iain Glen have?
Iain Glen has accumulated over 127 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1983 to 2026.
What is Iain Glen's background in cinema and television?
Iain Alan Sutherland Glen is a Scottish actor born on June 24, 1961, in Edinburgh, Scotland. He is known for his work in film and television, with 125 known acting credits on the Movie Database. Glen is recognized for playing Dr. Alexander Isaacs and Tyrant in three films of the Resident Evil series between 2004 and 20...
Iain Glen by the numbers
Age in their best-rated roles
- Quezon (2025) as Governor-General Leonard Wood — aged about 64
- Game of Thrones (2011) as Sir Jorah Mormont — aged about 50
- Silo (2023) as Dr. Pete Nichols — aged about 62
- Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) as Doctor Willoughby — aged about 28
- Downton Abbey (2010) as Sir Richard Carlisle — aged about 49
- Black Beauty (2020) as John Manly — aged about 59
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