Philip Glenister

Philip Glenister

61 · Born: Feb 10, 1963

Known For

Kingdom of Heaven Kingdom of Heaven
Life on Mars Life on Mars
Calendar Girls Calendar Girls
Cranford Cranford

Personal Details

Born Feb 10, 1963 Harrow, Middlesex, England, UK
Parents
  • John Glenister
Relatives
  • Emily Glenister (Niece or Nephew)
  • Robert Glenister (Sibling)

Biography

Philip Haywood Glenister (born 10 February 1963) 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.

Career

2024
After the Flood
After the Flood as Jack Radcliffe
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2023
Steeltown Murders
Steeltown Murders as DCI Paul Bethell
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2022
Carthago
Carthago as Lord James Davidson
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2020
Belgravia
Belgravia as James Trenchard
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2019
Comic Relief: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again
Comic Relief: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again as Pierce Brosnan
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The Rubbish World of Dave Spud
The Rubbish World of Dave Spud as Betty Spud
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2017
Living the Dream
Living the Dream as Mal Pemberton
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Inside No. 9
Inside No. 9 as Craig
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2016
Outcast
Outcast as Reverend Anderson
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The Level
The Level as Frank Le Saux
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The Hollow Crown
The Hollow Crown as Talbot
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2015
Prey
Prey as David Murdoch
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2014
747: The Jumbo Revolution
747: The Jumbo Revolution as Narrator
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From There to Here
From There to Here as Daniel
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2013
Spying on Hitler's Army: The Secret Recordings
Spying on Hitler's Army: The Secret Recordings as Narrator
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Big School
Big School as Mr Gunn
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Poirot
Poirot as Sir William Boyd Carrington
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2012
Bel Ami
Bel Ami as Charles Forestier
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Treasure Island
Treasure Island as Captain Smollett
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2011
City Beneath the Waves: Pavlopetri
City Beneath the Waves: Pavlopetri as Narrator
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Mad Dogs
Mad Dogs as Quinn
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Hidden
Hidden as Harry Venn
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2010
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger as Poker Friend
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2009
Demons
Demons as Rupert Galvin
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2008
Tu£sday
Tu£sday as Earp
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Ashes to Ashes
Ashes to Ashes as Gene Hunt
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2007
Cranford
Cranford as Mr Carter
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2006
Life on Mars
Life on Mars as Gene Hunt
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Top Gear
Top Gear as Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car
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2005
Kingdom of Heaven
Kingdom of Heaven as Squire
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Vincent
Vincent
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2004
Island at War
Island at War as Oberst Heinrich Baron Von Rheingarten
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2003
La otra Bolena
La otra Bolena as William Strafford
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Calendar Girls
Calendar Girls as Lawrence Sertain
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Byron
Byron as William Fletcher
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State of Play
State of Play as DCI William Bell
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2001
Horatio Hornblower: Retribution
Horatio Hornblower: Retribution as Gunner Hobbs
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Hornblower: Mutiny
Hornblower: Mutiny as Hobbs
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2000
Clocking Off
Clocking Off as James 'Mack' Mackintosh
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1998
The Perfect Blue
The Perfect Blue as Tom
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Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair as William Dobbin
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1997
Sharpe
Sharpe as Matt Truman
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1996
Silent Witness
Silent Witness
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1995
Loved Up
Loved Up as Ray
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I.D.
I.D. as Charlie
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1992
Heartbeat
Heartbeat as Julian Cantley
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1991
London Kills Me
London Kills Me as Suited Man
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2014
For the Love of Cars
For the Love of Cars
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2012
Tales of Television Centre
Tales of Television Centre
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2011
Legends
Legends
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2009
The Greatest TV Shows of the Noughties
The Greatest TV Shows of the Noughties
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Lost Land of the Volcano
Lost Land of the Volcano
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