Philip Glenister was born in London, England. He trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama 1987-1990 and is known for Ashes to Ashes(2008), Kingdom of Heaven(2005) and Life on Mars(2006). He is the son of director John Glenister and Joan Fry Lewis, and the younger brother of fellow actor Robert Glenister. Glenister has been married to Beth Goddard since 2006. They have two children.
Known For
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Cast Credits
After the Flood (2024)
Starring as Jack Radcliffe
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: Breaking Cover (Jan 10, 2024)
- Episode 1x05: Gathering Storm (Jan 10, 2024)
- Episode 1x04: In Too Deep (Jan 10, 2024)
- Episode 1x03: Connections (Jan 10, 2024)
- Episode 1x02: The Arrival (Jan 10, 2024)
- Episode 1x01: Underwater (Jan 10, 2024)
Foundation (2021)
Guest starring as Commdor Argo
- Episode 2x03: King and Commoner (Jul 28, 2023) [Co-Star]
Bent Coppers: Crossing the Line of Duty (2021)
Starring as Narrator
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x03: Taking a Drink (Apr 28, 2021)
- Episode 1x02: Goodbye Rotten Apple (Apr 21, 2021)
- Episode 1x01: Firm in a Firm (Apr 14, 2021)
DNA Journey (2021)
Guest starring as Philip Glenister
- Episode 5x01: John Simm and Philip Glenister (Oct 9, 2024)
What the Killer Did Next (2019)
Starring as Presenter
(16 episodes)
- Episode 2x08: Nicola Stephenson-The Identity Thief Killer (Jan 11, 2023)
- Episode 2x07: Joy Morgan (Jan 4, 2023)
- Episode 2x06: Debbie Starbuck (Dec 28, 2022)
- Episode 2x05: Michael Ryan (Dec 21, 2022)
- Episode 2x04: Peter McMahon (Dec 14, 2022)
- Episode 2x03: Sabina Nessa (Dec 7, 2022)
- Episode 2x02: Nadine Aubras (Nov 30, 2022)
- Episode 2x01: Megan Newton (Nov 23, 2022)
- Episode 1x08: Kate Prout (Jul 1, 2019)
- Episode 1x07: Norma Bell (Jun 24, 2019)
- Episode 1x06: Sian Roberts (Jun 17, 2019)
- Episode 1x05: Peter Fasoli (Jun 10, 2019)
- Episode 1x04: Bei Carter (Feb 25, 2019)
- Episode 1x03: Geoff Seggie (Feb 18, 2019)
- Episode 1x02: Saima Khan (Feb 11, 2019)
- Episode 1x01: Helen Bailey (Feb 4, 2019)
Living the Dream (2017)
Starring as Mal Pemberton
(12 episodes)
- Episode 2x06: Endangered Species (Feb 12, 2019)
- Episode 2x05: Awards Season (Feb 5, 2019)
- Episode 2x04: Pickled Eggs (Jan 29, 2019)
- Episode 2x03: The British Method (Jan 22, 2019)
- Episode 2x02: Visa Tambien (Jan 15, 2019)
- Episode 2x01: Steak Out (Jan 8, 2019)
- Episode 1x06: Snake in the Grass (Dec 7, 2017)
- Episode 1x05: Blink Test (Nov 30, 2017)
- Episode 1x04: Krakatoa (Nov 23, 2017)
- Episode 1x03: True Love Waits (Nov 16, 2017)
- Episode 1x02: Gators for Cougars (Nov 9, 2017)
- Episode 1x01: Adults Only (Nov 2, 2017)
James Martin's Saturday Morning (2017)
Guest starring as Philip Glenister
- Episode 2x20: Philip Glenister, Cyrus Todiwala (Feb 16, 2019)
The Brighton Police (2017)
Starring as Narrator
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x02: Attack from Prison (Aug 24, 2017)
- Episode 1x01: Armed Robbery (Aug 17, 2017)
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule (2017)
Guest starring as Philip Glenister
- Episode 1x04: Sally Lindsay, Joe Lycett, Sara Cox, Philip Glenister (Mar 23, 2017)
The Nightly Show (2017)
Guest starring as Philip Glenister
- Episode 1x26: Philip Glenister, Sara Pascoe (Apr 4, 2017)
Outcast (2016)
Starring as Reverend Anderson
(20 episodes)
- Episode 2x10: To the Sea (Jun 5, 2017)
- Episode 2x09: This Is How It Starts (May 29, 2017)
- Episode 2x08: Mercy (May 22, 2017)
- Episode 2x07: Alone When It Comes (May 15, 2017)
- Episode 2x06: Fireflies (May 8, 2017)
- Episode 2x05: The Common Good (May 1, 2017)
- Episode 2x04: The One I'd Been Waiting For (Apr 24, 2017)
- Episode 2x03: Not My Job to Judge (Apr 17, 2017)
- Episode 2x02: The Day After That (Apr 10, 2017)
- Episode 2x01: Bad Penny (Apr 3, 2017)
- Episode 1x10: This Little Light (Aug 12, 2016)
- Episode 1x09: Close to Home (Aug 5, 2016)
- Episode 1x08: What Lurks Within (Jul 29, 2016)
- Episode 1x07: The Damage Done (Jul 22, 2016)
- Episode 1x06: From the Shadows It Watches (Jul 15, 2016)
- Episode 1x05: The Road Before Us (Jul 8, 2016)
- Episode 1x04: A Wrath Unseen (Jun 24, 2016)
- Episode 1x03: All Alone Now (Jun 17, 2016)
- Episode 1x02: (I Remember) When She Loved Me (Jun 10, 2016)
- Episode 1x01: A Darkness Surrounds Him (Jun 3, 2016)
For the Love of Cars (2014)
Starring as Philip Glenister
(16 episodes)
- Episode 2x08: Auction (Jun 7, 2015)
- Episode 2x07: Air-Cooled Engines (May 31, 2015)
- Episode 2x06: The Ford Transit (May 24, 2015)
- Episode 2x05: Swedish Cars (May 17, 2015)
- Episode 2x04: Micro Cars (May 10, 2015)
- Episode 2x03: Hot Hatches (May 3, 2015)
- Episode 2x02: Rover SD1 Police Car (Apr 26, 2015)
- Episode 2x01: Aston Martin DBS (Apr 19, 2015)
- Episode 1x07: The Auction (Jun 1, 2014)
- Episode 1x06: DeLorean DMC-12 (May 25, 2014)
- Episode 1x05: 1945 MG-MC (May 18, 2014)
- Episode 1x04: Mini Cooper Mk1 (May 11, 2014)
- Episode 1x03: The Triumph Stag (May 4, 2014)
- Episode 1x02: Land Rover Series I (Apr 27, 2014)
- Episode 1x01: Ford Escort Mark 1 (Apr 20, 2014)
- Episode S02 Special: The Lost Lotus: Restoring a Race Car (Nov 20, 2016)
Duck Quacks Don't Echo (2014)
Guest starring as Philip Glenister
- Episode 5x06: Philip Glenister, Jo Brand, Josh Widdicombe (Oct 4, 2016)
Big School (2013)
Starring as Mr Trevor Gunn
(12 episodes)
- Episode 2x06: Episode 6 (Oct 10, 2014)
- Episode 2x05: Episode 5 (Oct 3, 2014)
- Episode 2x04: Episode 4 (Sep 19, 2014)
- Episode 2x03: Episode 3 (Sep 12, 2014)
- Episode 2x02: Episode 2 (Sep 5, 2014)
- Episode 2x01: Episode 1 (Aug 29, 2014)
- Episode 1x06: Episode 6 (Sep 20, 2013)
- Episode 1x05: Episode 5 (Sep 13, 2013)
- Episode 1x04: Episode 4 (Sep 6, 2013)
- Episode 1x03: Episode 3 (Aug 30, 2013)
- Episode 1x02: Episode 2 (Aug 23, 2013)
- Episode 1x01: Episode 1 (Aug 16, 2013)
Sunday Brunch (2012)
Guest starring as Philip Glenister
(5 episodes)
- Episode 2020-03-15: Denise Van Outen, Neil Morrissey, Chris Addison, Spencer Jones, Philip Glenister, Lily Moore (Mar 15, 2020)
- Episode 2019-01-06: Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Gemma Atkinson, Philip Glenister, Ruth Langsford, Eamonn Holmes, Spencer Matthews, Vogue Williams, Jade Bird (Jan 6, 2019)
- Episode 2017-11-19: Philip Glenister, Javone Prince, Ashley Jensen, Greg McHugh, Tom Grennan (Nov 19, 2017)
- Episode 2017-04-02: Michael Bolton, Philip Glenister, Andrea McLean, Sacha Dhawan, James Blunt (Apr 2, 2017)
- Episode 2016-06-12: Fearne Cotton, Philip Glenister, Ed Skrein, Mark Kermode & Simon Mayo, Tom Odell (Jun 12, 2016)
The Jonathan Ross Show (2011)
Guest starring as Philip Glenister
- Episode 4x20: Lee Evans, Max Beesley, Philip Glenister, Marc Warren, Carla Bruni, Gemma Arterton, Primal Scream (May 18, 2013)
Mad Dogs (2011)
Starring as Quinn
(15 episodes)
- Episode 4x02: Episode 2 (Dec 29, 2013)
- Episode 4x01: Episode 1 (Dec 28, 2013)
- Episode 3x04: Episode 4 (Jun 25, 2013)
- Episode 3x03: Episode 3 (Jun 18, 2013)
- Episode 3x02: Episode 2 (Jun 11, 2013)
- Episode 3x01: Episode 1 (Jun 4, 2013)
- Episode 2x04: Episode 4 (Feb 9, 2012)
- Episode 2x03: Episode 3 (Feb 2, 2012)
- Episode 2x02: Episode 2 (Jan 26, 2012)
- Episode 2x01: Episode 1 (Jan 19, 2012)
- Episode 1x04: Episode 4 (Mar 3, 2011)
- Episode 1x03: Episode 3 (Feb 24, 2011)
- Episode 1x02: Episode 2 (Feb 17, 2011)
- Episode 1x01: Episode 1 (Feb 10, 2011)
- Episode S03 Special: Behind the Madness (Jun 25, 2013)
The Secret Life of the Airport (2009)
Starring as Narrator
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x03: The Final Approach (Jun 29, 2009)
- Episode 1x02: Joining the Jet Set (Jun 22, 2009)
- Episode 1x01: Preparing for Take Off (Jun 15, 2009)
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night (2009)
Guest starring as Philip Glenister
- Episode 1x06: Jimmy Carr, Philip Glenister, Ulrika Jonsson, Justin Lee Collins (Apr 26, 2009)
Ashes to Ashes (2008)
Starring as DCI Gene Hunt
(24 episodes)
- Episode 3x08: Episode 8 (May 21, 2010)
- Episode 3x07: Episode 7 (May 14, 2010)
- Episode 3x06: Episode 6 (May 7, 2010)
- Episode 3x05: Episode 5 (Apr 30, 2010)
- Episode 3x04: Episode 4 (Apr 23, 2010)
- Episode 3x03: Episode 3 (Apr 16, 2010)
- Episode 3x02: Episode 2 (Apr 9, 2010)
- Episode 3x01: Episode 1 (Apr 2, 2010)
- Episode 2x08: Who Am I, Really? (Jun 8, 2009)
- Episode 2x07: Traitor (Jun 1, 2009)
- Episode 2x06: Truth Canal (May 25, 2009)
- Episode 2x05: Blood Staines (May 18, 2009)
- Episode 2x04: Gene's Queen (May 11, 2009)
- Episode 2x03: Fight for Their Rights (May 4, 2009)
- Episode 2x02: Reckless Driving (Apr 27, 2009)
- Episode 2x01: Found in Soho (Apr 20, 2009)
- Episode 1x08: Alex's Big Day (Mar 27, 2008)
- Episode 1x07: Charity Begins at Home (Mar 20, 2008)
- Episode 1x06: Over the Hill (Mar 13, 2008)
- Episode 1x05: The Smoking Gun (Mar 6, 2008)
- Episode 1x04: The Missing Link (Feb 28, 2008)
- Episode 1x03: Nothing Changes (Feb 21, 2008)
- Episode 1x02: The Happy Day (Feb 14, 2008)
- Episode 1x01: Deja Vu (Feb 7, 2008)
Cranford (2007)
Starring as Mr Carter
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: May 1843 (Dec 16, 2007)
- Episode 1x04: April 1843 (Dec 9, 2007)
- Episode 1x03: November 1842 (Dec 2, 2007)
- Episode 1x02: August 1842 (Nov 25, 2007)
- Episode 1x01: June 1842 (Nov 18, 2007)
Al Murray's Happy Hour (2007)
Guest starring as Philip Glenister
- Episode 3x01: Phil Collins, Fiona Phillips, Philip Glenister (Sep 12, 2008)
Anatomy of a Crime (2006)
Starring as Narrator
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: Conspiracy to Murder (Mar 30, 2007)
- Episode 1x05: Dangerous Driving (Mar 19, 2007)
- Episode 1x04: A Bad Character (Oct 11, 2006)
- Episode 1x03: What Goes Around (Oct 4, 2006)
- Episode 1x02: A Joint Enterprise (Sep 27, 2006)
- Episode 1x01: Moment of Madness (Sep 20, 2006)
The One Show (2006)
Guest starring as Philip Glenister
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2017-11-30: 30/11/2017 (Nov 30, 2017)
- Episode 2017-04-03: 03/04/2017 (Apr 3, 2017)
- Episode 2016-06-06: 06/06/2016 (Jun 6, 2016)
- Episode 2008-05-06: 06/05/2008 (May 6, 2008)
Life on Mars (2006)
Starring as DCI Gene Hunt
(16 episodes)
- Episode 2x08: Episode 8 (Apr 10, 2007)
- Episode 2x07: Episode 7 (Apr 3, 2007)
- Episode 2x06: Episode 6 (Mar 27, 2007)
- Episode 2x05: Episode 5 (Mar 20, 2007)
- Episode 2x04: Episode 4 (Mar 13, 2007)
- Episode 2x03: Episode 3 (Mar 6, 2007)
- Episode 2x02: Episode 2 (Feb 20, 2007)
- Episode 2x01: Episode 1 (Feb 13, 2007)
- Episode 1x08: Episode 8 (Feb 27, 2006)
- Episode 1x07: Episode 7 (Feb 20, 2006)
- Episode 1x06: Episode 6 (Feb 13, 2006)
- Episode 1x05: Episode 5 (Feb 6, 2006)
- Episode 1x04: Episode 4 (Jan 30, 2006)
- Episode 1x03: Episode 3 (Jan 23, 2006)
- Episode 1x02: Episode 2 (Jan 16, 2006)
- Episode 1x01: Episode 1 (Jan 9, 2006)
The Catherine Tate Show (2004)
Guest starring as Various
- Episode S03 Special: Christmas Special 2007 (Dec 25, 2007)
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001)
Guest starring as Philip Glenister
- Episode 14x05: Dame Vivienne Westwood, Jamie Bell, Philip Glenister, Duffy (Feb 8, 2008)
Horatio Hornblower (1998)
Guest starring as Hobbs
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x02: Retribution (Mar 25, 2001)
- Episode 2x01: Mutiny (Mar 24, 2001)
Drop the Dead Donkey (1990)
Guest starring as Harrison
- Episode 2x11: George's Daughter (Dec 5, 1991)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
Guest starring as Sir William Boyd-Carrington
- Episode 13x05: Curtain (Nov 13, 2013)
Comic Relief (1986)
Guest starring as Philip Glenister
- Episode 2009-03-13: Part 3: Mount Kilimanjaro climbers/French and Saunders/James Corden/Denise Van Outen (Mar 13, 2009)