Philip Glenister: movies and TV shows
Philip Glenister has 97 credits in the archive: 30 films and 67 TV series, from 1979 to 2026. Highest rated: Agatha Christie's Poirot (8.2/10).
Career timeline
1979 – 2026 · busiest year: 2009 (6 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Lady | DCI Jim Dickie | TV | 6.3 | 63 |
| 2025 | Bergerac | Arthur Wakefield | TV | 6.0 | 62 |
| 2024 | After the Flood | Jack Radcliffe | TV | 7.0 | 61 |
| 2023 | Steeltown Murders | DCI Paul Bethell | TV | 6.8 | 60 |
| 2023 | Sheene | Narrator (voice) | Film | — | 60 |
| 2022 | Remembers… | Self | TV | 7.0 | 59 |
| 2022 | Carthago | Lord James Davidson | TV | 5.0 | 59 |
| 2021 | Foundation | Commdor Argo | TV | 7.7 | 58 |
| 2021 | Just in Case | Mark | Film | — | 58 |
| 2020 | Belgravia | James Trenchard | TV | 7.0 | 57 |
| 2019 | The Rubbish World of Dave Spud | Betty Spud | TV | 9.0 | 56 |
| 2019 | DNA Journey | Self | TV | 6.0 | 56 |
| 2019 | What The Killer Did Next | Self - Host | TV | 7.5 | 56 |
| 2019 | Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again | Pierce Brosnan | Film | 7.6 | 56 |
| 2017 | Richard Osman's House of Games | Self - Contestant | TV | 6.1 | 54 |
| 2017 | Urban Myths | Kev Wells | TV | 7.4 | 54 |
| 2017 | Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule | Self | TV | 8.0 | 54 |
| 2017 | Living the Dream | Mal Pemberton | TV | 7.5 | 54 |
| 2016 | Outcast | Reverend Anderson | TV | 7.1 | 53 |
| 2016 | The Level | Frank Le Saux | TV | 6.3 | 53 |
| 2014 | Inside No. 9 | Craig | TV | 8.1 | 51 |
| 2014 | Duck Quacks Don't Echo | TV | 6.0 | 51 | |
| 2014 | Prey | David Murdoch | TV | 6.7 | 51 |
| 2014 | From There to Here | Daniel | TV | 7.3 | 51 |
| 2014 | For the Love of Cars | Self - Presenter | TV | 9.0 | 51 |
| 2014 | For the Love of Cars | TV | 9.0 | 51 | |
| 2013 | Big School | Mr Gunn | TV | 6.7 | 50 |
| 2013 | Spying on Hitler’s Army: The Secret Recordings | Narrator | Film | 9.5 | 50 |
| 2012 | The Hollow Crown | Talbot | TV | 7.4 | 49 |
| 2012 | Bel Ami | Charles Forestier | Film | 5.3 | 49 |
| 2012 | Treasure Island | Captain Smollett | TV | 6.2 | 49 |
| 2012 | Tales of Television Centre | Self | Film | 8.0 | 49 |
| 2011 | Mad Dogs | Quinn | TV | 7.0 | 48 |
| 2011 | Hidden | Harry Venn | TV | 6.0 | 48 |
| 2011 | Pavlopetri: The City Beneath the Waves | Narrator | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 2011 | Pavlopetri: The City Beneath the Waves | Film | 7.0 | 48 | |
| 2010 | You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger | Poker Friend | Film | 5.9 | 47 |
| 2010 | The Secret Life of the National Grid | Narrator (Voice) | TV | — | 47 |
| 2010 | Eyewitness | TV | — | 47 | |
| 2009 | Chris Moyles' Quiz Night | Self | TV | 5.3 | 46 |
| 2009 | Demons | Rupert Galvin | TV | 6.4 | 46 |
| 2009 | Demons | Rupert Galvin | Film | — | 46 |
| 2009 | Lost Land of the Volcano | Self - Narrator | TV | 8.0 | 46 |
| 2009 | The Secret Life of the Airport | Narrator | TV | — | 46 |
| 2009 | The Making of... Ashes to Ashes | Himself | Film | — | 46 |
| 2008 | Ashes to Ashes | Gene Hunt | TV | 7.7 | 45 |
| 2008 | Tu£sday | Earp | Film | 5.6 | 45 |
| 2007 | Cranford | Mr Carter | TV | 8.1 | 44 |
| 2007 | The End of 'Life on Mars' | Self | Film | 7.0 | 44 |
| 2007 | The Secret Life of the motorway | Narrator (Voice) | TV | — | 44 |
| 2006 | The One Show | Self | TV | 4.4 | 43 |
| 2006 | Life on Mars | Gene Hunt | TV | 7.8 | 43 |
| 2006 | Legends | Self - Narrator (voice) | TV | 5.0 | 43 |
| 2005 | Kingdom of Heaven | Squire | Film | 7.1 | 42 |
| 2005 | The Walk | Eddie | Film | 5.5 | 42 |
| 2005 | Last Rights | John Speers | TV | 7.0 | 42 |
| 2005 | Vincent | TV | 7.0 | 42 | |
| 2005 | The Stepfather | Dougie Molloy | TV | 7.3 | 42 |
| 2004 | Island at War | Oberst Heinrich Baron Von Rheingarten | TV | 7.9 | 41 |
| 2003 | State of Play | DCI William Bell | TV | 7.4 | 40 |
| 2003 | Calendar Girls | Lawrence Sertain | Film | 6.5 | 40 |
| 2003 | The Other Boleyn Girl | William Strafford | Film | 7.2 | 40 |
| 2003 | Byron | William Fletcher | Film | 4.8 | 40 |
| 2003 | Lloyd & Hill | Daniel Lloyd | Film | 8.5 | 40 |
| 2002 | Top Gear | Self | TV | 7.6 | 39 |
| 2001 | The Hunt | Rob Campbell | Film | — | 38 |
| 2001 | Hornblower: Retribution | Gunner Hobbs | Film | 7.3 | 38 |
| 2001 | Hornblower: Mutiny | Hobbs | Film | 7.4 | 38 |
| 2000 | Clocking Off | James 'Mack' Mackintosh | TV | 7.6 | 37 |
| 1999 | The Vice | Jason Grant | TV | 5.6 | 36 |
| 1998 | Hornblower | Gunner Hobbs | TV | 7.8 | 35 |
| 1998 | Vanity Fair | William Dobbin | TV | 7.6 | 35 |
| 1998 | Roger Roger | Phil | TV | 9.0 | 35 |
| 1998 | The Perfect Blue | Tom | Film | 7.0 | 35 |
| 1997 | Sharpe: The Legend | Truman | Film | 6.1 | 34 |
| 1997 | Sharpe's Justice | Matt Truman | Film | 7.1 | 34 |
| 1996 | Silent Witness | TV | 7.6 | 33 | |
| 1996 | Frontiers | DS Danny Curtis | TV | 9.0 | 33 |
| 1996 | My Wonderful Life | Phil | TV | 8.7 | 33 |
| 1996 | True Love | Phil | Film | — | 33 |
| 1995 | Soccer AM | Self | TV | 6.3 | 32 |
| 1995 | I.D. | Charlie | Film | 6.6 | 32 |
| 1995 | Loved Up | Ray | Film | 5.4 | 32 |
| 1994 | Law and Disorder | TV | 7.3 | 31 | |
| 1993 | GMTV | Self | TV | 5.8 | 30 |
| 1993 | The Detectives | Uniformed Officer | TV | 6.9 | 30 |
| 1992 | Heartbeat | Julian Cantley | TV | 7.2 | 29 |
| 1992 | Blue Heaven | Paul Twice | TV | 6.3 | 29 |
| 1992 | A Fatal Inversion | Young Detective | Film | 5.0 | 29 |
| 1991 | In Suspicious Circumstances | Herbert Bennett | TV | 6.5 | 28 |
| 1991 | London Kills Me | Suited Man | Film | 5.9 | 28 |
| 1990 | The Chief | Angus Shadwell | TV | 7.0 | 27 |
| 1990 | Drop the Dead Donkey | TV | 7.0 | 27 | |
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Sir William Boyd Carrington | TV | 8.2 | 26 |
| 1988 | This Morning | Self | TV | 5.2 | 25 |
| 1987 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Brian Gregson | TV | 6.6 | 24 |
| 1979 | Minder | Greg Hunter | TV | 7.2 | 16 |