Glen was born on 24 June 1961 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Glen has an older brother Hamish Glen who is the artistic director of the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, and former artistic director of the Dundee Repertory Theatre. Glen was previously married to Susannah Harker from 1993 to 2004 and they have a son Finlay Glen born in 1994. He has been in a relationship with actress Charlotte Emmerson and they have two daughters together; Juliet Glen born 2012 and Mary Glen born 2007. Leaving the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1985, having won the prestigious Bancroft Gold Medal, Iain immediately rose to prominence with his acclaimed performance as a charismatic gang leader in The Fear for Euston Films. Followed by his multi award winning tour de force as imprisoned Scottish poet Larry Winters in Silent Scream he was set for a rich and varied career. Few actors have managed to maintain a balance between stage and screen and achieved such success in both. Iain has been described as "The greatest Scottish theatre actor of his generation."
Known For
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Cast Credits
Castlevania: Nocturne (2023)
Starring as Juste Belmont
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: Guilty Men to Be Judged (Sep 28, 2023)
- Episode 1x05: The Natural Order (Sep 28, 2023)
Silo (2023)
Guest starring as Dr. Pete Nichols
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: Outside (Jun 30, 2023)
- Episode 1x09: The Getaway (Jun 23, 2023)
- Episode 1x08: Hanna (Jun 16, 2023)
- Episode 1x07: The Flamekeepers (Jun 9, 2023)
- Episode 1x04: Truth (May 19, 2023)
- Episode 1x03: Machines (May 12, 2023)
Reyka (2021)
Starring as Angus Speelman
(14 episodes)
- Episode 2x06: Episode 6 (Jan 4, 2024)
- Episode 2x05: Episode 5 (Jan 4, 2024)
- Episode 2x04: Episode 4 (Jan 4, 2024)
- Episode 2x03: Episode 3 (Jan 4, 2024)
- Episode 2x02: Episode 2 (Jan 4, 2024)
- Episode 2x01: Episode 1 (Jan 4, 2024)
- Episode 1x08: Episode 8 (Sep 12, 2021)
- Episode 1x07: Episode 7 (Sep 5, 2021)
- Episode 1x06: Episode 6 (Aug 29, 2021)
- Episode 1x05: Episode 5 (Aug 22, 2021)
- Episode 1x04: Episode 4 (Aug 15, 2021)
- Episode 1x03: Episode 3 (Aug 8, 2021)
- Episode 1x02: Episode 2 (Aug 1, 2021)
- Episode 1x01: Episode 1 (Jul 25, 2021)
Titans (2018)
Guest starring as Bruce Wayne / Batman
(11 episodes)
- Episode 3x13: Purple Rain (Oct 21, 2021) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 3x11: The Call is Coming from Inside the House (Oct 7, 2021) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 3x09: Souls (Sep 23, 2021) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 3x06: Lady Vic (Sep 2, 2021) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 3x05: Lazarus (Aug 26, 2021) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 3x01: Barbara Gordon (Aug 12, 2021) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x13: Nightwing (Nov 29, 2019) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x11: E.L._.O. (Nov 15, 2019) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x07: Bruce Wayne (Oct 18, 2019) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x02: Rose (Sep 13, 2019) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x01: Trigon (Sep 6, 2019) [Special Guest Star]
Cleverman (2016)
Starring as Jarrod Slade
(12 episodes)
- Episode 2x06: Borrowed Time (Aug 2, 2017)
- Episode 2x05: Skin (Jul 26, 2017)
- Episode 2x04: Muya (Jul 19, 2017)
- Episode 2x03: Dark Clouds (Jul 12, 2017)
- Episode 2x02: Bindawu (Jul 5, 2017)
- Episode 2x01: Revival (Jun 28, 2017)
- Episode 1x06: Terra Nullius (Jul 6, 2016)
- Episode 1x05: A Man of Vision (Jun 29, 2016)
- Episode 1x04: Sun and Moon (Jun 22, 2016)
- Episode 1x03: A Free Ranger (Jun 15, 2016)
- Episode 1x02: Containment (Jun 8, 2016)
- Episode 1x01: First Contact (Jun 1, 2016)
Weekend (2014)
Guest starring as Iain Glen
- Episode 4x17: Ruby Wax, Iain Glen, Elkie Brooks (Jun 10, 2017)
Autopsy: The Last Hours Of... (2014)
Starring as Narrator
(16 episodes)
- Episode 2017-06-03: Patrick Swayze (Jun 3, 2017)
- Episode 2017-02-11: Bobbi Kristina Brown (Feb 11, 2017)
- Episode 2017-01-28: Steve McQueen (Jan 28, 2017)
- Episode 2016-04-09: Liberace (Apr 9, 2016)
- Episode 2016-02-02: Philip Seymour Hoffman (Feb 2, 2016)
- Episode 2015-11-16: George Best (Nov 16, 2015)
- Episode 2015-10-05: Heath Ledger (Oct 5, 2015)
- Episode 2015-09-28: Amy Winehouse (Sep 28, 2015)
- Episode 2015-05-13: Marilyn Monroe (May 13, 2015)
- Episode 2015-05-06: River Phoenix (May 6, 2015)
- Episode 2015-04-29: OJ Simpson Murder Case (Apr 29, 2015)
- Episode 2015-04-22: Robin Williams (Apr 22, 2015)
- Episode 2014-12-02: Elvis Presley (Dec 2, 2014)
- Episode 2014-08-07: Brittany Murphy (Aug 7, 2014)
- Episode 2014-07-31: Karen Carpenter (Jul 31, 2014)
- Episode 2014-07-24: Michael Hutchence (Jul 24, 2014)
Ripper Street (2012)
Guest starring as Madoc Faulkner
- Episode 1x05: The Weight of One Man's Heart (Jan 27, 2013)
Prisoners' Wives (2012)
Starring as Paul Miller
(10 episodes)
- Episode 2x04: Episode 4 (Apr 4, 2013)
- Episode 2x03: Episode 3 (Mar 28, 2013)
- Episode 2x02: Episode 2 (Mar 21, 2013)
- Episode 2x01: Episode 1 (Mar 14, 2013)
- Episode 1x06: Episode 6 (Mar 6, 2012)
- Episode 1x05: Episode 5 (Feb 28, 2012)
- Episode 1x04: Episode 4 (Feb 21, 2012)
- Episode 1x03: Episode 3 (Feb 14, 2012)
- Episode 1x02: Episode 2 (Feb 7, 2012)
- Episode 1x01: Episode 1 (Jan 31, 2012)
Game of Thrones (2011)
Starring as Ser Jorah Mormont
(51 episodes)
- Episode 8x04: The Last of the Starks (May 5, 2019)
- Episode 8x03: The Long Night (Apr 28, 2019)
- Episode 8x02: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (Apr 21, 2019)
- Episode 8x01: Winterfell (Apr 14, 2019)
- Episode 7x07: The Dragon and the Wolf (Aug 27, 2017)
- Episode 7x06: Beyond the Wall (Aug 20, 2017)
- Episode 7x05: Eastwatch (Aug 13, 2017)
- Episode 7x03: The Queen's Justice (Jul 30, 2017)
- Episode 7x02: Stormborn (Jul 23, 2017)
- Episode 7x01: Dragonstone (Jul 16, 2017)
- Episode 6x05: The Door (May 22, 2016)
- Episode 6x04: Book of the Stranger (May 15, 2016)
- Episode 6x01: The Red Woman (Apr 24, 2016)
- Episode 5x10: Mother's Mercy (Jun 14, 2015)
- Episode 5x09: The Dance of Dragons (Jun 7, 2015)
- Episode 5x08: Hardhome (May 31, 2015)
- Episode 5x07: The Gift (May 24, 2015)
- Episode 5x06: Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken (May 17, 2015)
- Episode 5x05: Kill the Boy (May 10, 2015)
- Episode 5x04: Sons of the Harpy (May 3, 2015)
- Episode 5x03: High Sparrow (Apr 26, 2015)
- Episode 4x07: Mockingbird (May 18, 2014)
- Episode 4x06: The Laws of Gods and Men (May 11, 2014)
- Episode 4x05: First of His Name (May 4, 2014)
- Episode 4x04: Oathkeeper (Apr 27, 2014)
- Episode 4x03: Breaker of Chains (Apr 20, 2014)
- Episode 4x01: Two Swords (Apr 6, 2014)
- Episode 3x10: Mhysa (Jun 9, 2013)
- Episode 3x09: The Rains of Castamere (Jun 2, 2013)
- Episode 3x08: Second Sons (May 19, 2013)
- Episode 3x07: The Bear and the Maiden Fair (May 12, 2013)
- Episode 3x05: Kissed by Fire (Apr 28, 2013)
- Episode 3x04: And Now His Watch is Ended (Apr 21, 2013)
- Episode 3x03: Walk of Punishment (Apr 14, 2013)
- Episode 3x01: Valar Dohaeris (Mar 31, 2013)
- Episode 2x10: Valar Morghulis (Jun 3, 2012)
- Episode 2x08: The Prince of Winterfell (May 20, 2012)
- Episode 2x07: A Man Without Honor (May 13, 2012)
- Episode 2x05: The Ghost of Harrenhal (Apr 29, 2012)
- Episode 2x04: Garden of Bones (Apr 22, 2012)
- Episode 2x02: The Night Lands (Apr 8, 2012)
- Episode 2x01: The North Remembers (Apr 1, 2012)
- Episode 1x10: Fire and Blood (Jun 19, 2011)
- Episode 1x09: Baelor (Jun 12, 2011)
- Episode 1x08: The Pointy End (Jun 5, 2011)
- Episode 1x07: You Win or You Die (May 29, 2011)
- Episode 1x06: A Golden Crown (May 22, 2011)
- Episode 1x04: Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things (May 8, 2011)
- Episode 1x03: Lord Snow (May 1, 2011)
- Episode 1x02: The Kingsroad (Apr 24, 2011)
- Episode 1x01: Winter is Coming (Apr 17, 2011)
Guest starring as Iain Glen
- Episode S08 Special: The Last Watch (May 26, 2019)
Jack Taylor (2010)
Starring as Jack Taylor
(9 episodes)
- Episode 3x03: Purgatory (Dec 1, 2016)
- Episode 3x02: Headstone (Nov 24, 2016)
- Episode 3x01: Cross (Nov 17, 2016)
- Episode 2x03: Shot Down (Dec 1, 2013)
- Episode 2x02: Priest (Mar 10, 2013)
- Episode 2x01: The Dramatist (Mar 3, 2013)
- Episode 1x03: The Magdalen Martyrs (Sep 15, 2011)
- Episode 1x02: The Pikemen (Sep 1, 2011)
- Episode 1x01: The Guards (Aug 2, 2010)
Strike Back (2010)
Starring as Crawford
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x06: Project Dawn: Episode 6 (Sep 23, 2011)
- Episode 2x05: Project Dawn: Episode 5 (Sep 16, 2011)
Doctor Who (2005)
Guest starring as 2nd Class Bishop Father Octavian
(2 episodes)
- Episode 5x05: Flesh and Stone (May 1, 2010)
- Episode 5x04: The Time of Angels (Apr 24, 2010)
God kveld Norge med Dorthe (1997)
Guest starring as Iain Glen
- Episode 44x12: Episode 12 (Apr 13, 2019)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
Guest starring as Dr. David Willoughby
- Episode 13x01: Elephants Can Remember (Jun 9, 2013)