Philip Glenister
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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
.
and Silent Witness
. In 1997, he guest starred in Sharpe's Justice
as Richard Sharpe's
half-brother Matt Truman. He played William Dobbin in the 1998 mini-series Vanity Fair
.
From 1998–99, Glenister co-starred as a mini-cab driver who aspires to be a rock star in the series Roger Roger
. He played factory boss Mack Mackintosh in the first three series of Clocking Off
from 2000–02. In 2001, he appeared in two of the Hornblower
TV movies as Horatio's antagonist Gunner Hobbs.
Glenister played the photographer who took nude photos for a Women's Institute fundraising calendar in the 2003 feature film Calendar Girls
. Also in 2003, he appeared in the mini-series State of Play. Glenister played the German commandant, Baron Heinrich Von Rheingarten, in the 2004 mini-series Island at War
about the Occupation of the Channel Islands
during World War II. He played social reformer and estate manager Mr. Carter in the 2007 BBC costume drama Cranford
, as part of a cast including Judi Dench
and Francesca Annis
.
Glenister is probably best known for his role as DCI Gene Hunt
in Life On Mars
(2006-07), co-starring with John Simm
as Sam Tyler
, and its sequel Ashes to Ashes
with Keeley Hawes
as Alex Drake
. Glenister also worked with Simm on State of Play and Clocking Off
and the 2008 crime film Tuesday
. Upon announcement of the film, Glenister joked that he and Simm were contractually obliged to work with each other once a year.
He starred as demon hunter Rupert Galvin in the 2009 ITV drama Demons
. He used an American accent for the role, which received some criticism from reviewers. After deciding not to do a second series, he said he had problems with the role and felt that he may have been miscast.
In 2011, Glenister reunited with John Simm once more in the Sky TV mini-series Mad Dogs
about a group of old friends whose holiday in Majorca takes an unexpected turn. After a successful reception, Glenister confirmed he had signed up for a second run of the series, due for broadcast in 2012.
Glenister had a small role (credited as 'Poker Friend') in Woody Allen's You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger
in 2010 and plays Charles Forestier in a 2011 feature film of Guy de Maupassant
's Bel Ami
.
He stars in the 2011 conspiracy thriller Hidden
on BBC One, and he plays Captain Smollett in Sky1's adaptation of Treasure Island
airing at Christmas 2011.
and grew up in Hatch End
in Middlesex
. He is the son of director John Glenister
, and his brother is actor Robert Glenister
. He attended Hatch End Comprehensive School (now Hatch End High School), and with the encouragement of his then-sister-in-law Amanda Redman
to pursue acting and attend drama school, the Central School of Speech and Drama
. Glenister has been married to the actress Beth Goddard since 2006, and they have two children; Millie and Charlotte.
On 28 October 2008 on the Paul O'Grady
TV show he claimed to be a fan of non-league football team Wealdstone
. He is also a well known Arsenal fan and a keen golfer.
He is patron of the charity Momentum in Kingston upon Thames
, which aims to help children and the families of children undergoing treatment for cancer in Surrey
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, known for his role as DCI Gene Hunt
Gene Hunt
DCI Gene Hunt is a fictional character in BBC One's science fiction/police procedural drama Life on Mars and its sequel, Ashes to Ashes. The character is portrayed by Philip Glenister in both Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes, whereas in the American version he is portrayed by Harvey Keitel.The...
in British television series Life On Mars
Life on Mars (TV series)
Life on Mars is a British television series broadcast on BBC One between January 2006 and April 2007. The series combines elements of science fiction and police procedural....
and its sequel Ashes To Ashes
Ashes to Ashes (TV series)
Ashes to Ashes is a British science fiction and police procedural drama television series, serving as the sequel to Life on Mars.The series began airing on BBC One in February 2008. A second series began broadcasting in April 2009...
.
Television and films
In the early 1990s, Glenister appeared in various TV series including Heartbeat, Dressing for BreakfastDressing for Breakfast
Dressing for Breakfast is a Channel 4 sitcom which ran between 1995 and 1998 about two women, Louise and Carla . The series was based on a 1988 book with the same title by Stephanie Calman who also wrote the series.....
and Silent Witness
Silent Witness
Silent Witness is a BBC crime thriller series focusing on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes. First broadcast in February 1996, the series is still airing to the present day, with a fifteenth series expected to air in January 2012. The series was...
. In 1997, he guest starred in Sharpe's Justice
Sharpe's Justice
Sharpe's Justice is a British television drama, part of a series that follows the career of Richard Sharpe, a British soldier during the Napoleonic Wars. Unlike most of the other installments of the series, this episode was not based on a novel by Bernard Cornwell...
as Richard Sharpe's
Richard Sharpe (fictional character)
Sharpe is a series of historical fiction stories by Bernard Cornwell centred on the character of Richard Sharpe. The stories formed the basis for an ITV television series wherein the eponymous character was played by Sean Bean....
half-brother Matt Truman. He played William Dobbin in the 1998 mini-series Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair (1998 TV serial)
Vanity Fair is a BBC television drama serial adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's novel of the same name broadcast in 1998. The screenplay was written by Andrew Davies....
.
From 1998–99, Glenister co-starred as a mini-cab driver who aspires to be a rock star in the series Roger Roger
Roger Roger
Roger Roger is a BBC television comedy-drama written by John Sullivan. The series was about a mini-cab firm called Cresta Cabs. The pilot aired in 1996 and there were three subsequent series on BBC1 in 1998, 1999 and 2003.-Pilot: 1996:...
. He played factory boss Mack Mackintosh in the first three series of Clocking Off
Clocking Off
Clocking Off is a British television drama series which ran on the BBC One network for four series from 2000 to 2003. It was produced for the BBC by the independent Red Production Company, and created by Paul Abbott...
from 2000–02. In 2001, he appeared in two of the Hornblower
Hornblower (TV series)
Hornblower is the umbrella title of a series of television drama programmes based on C. S. Forester's novels about the fictional character Horatio Hornblower, a Royal Naval officer during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars....
TV movies as Horatio's antagonist Gunner Hobbs.
Glenister played the photographer who took nude photos for a Women's Institute fundraising calendar in the 2003 feature film Calendar Girls
Calendar Girls
Calendar Girls is a 2003 comedy film directed by Nigel Cole. Produced by Buena Vista International and Touchstone Pictures, it features a screenplay by Tim Firth and Juliette Towhidi based on a true story of a group of Yorkshire women who produced a nude calendar to raise money for Leukaemia...
. Also in 2003, he appeared in the mini-series State of Play. Glenister played the German commandant, Baron Heinrich Von Rheingarten, in the 2004 mini-series Island at War
Island at War
Island at War is a British television series that tells the story of the German Occupation of the Channel Islands. It primarily focuses on three local families: the upper class Dorrs, the middle class Mahys and the working class Jonases, and four German officers. The fictional island of St...
about the Occupation of the Channel Islands
Occupation of the Channel Islands
The Channel Islands were occupied by Nazi Germany for much of World War II, from 30 June 1940 until the liberation on 9 May 1945. The Channel Islands are two British Crown dependencies and include the bailiwicks of Guernsey and Jersey as well as the smaller islands of Alderney and Sark...
during World War II. He played social reformer and estate manager Mr. Carter in the 2007 BBC costume drama Cranford
Cranford (TV series)
Cranford is a British television series directed by Simon Curtis and Steve Hudson. The teleplay by Heidi Thomas was adapted from three novellas by Elizabeth Gaskell published between 1849 and 1858: Cranford, My Lady Ludlow, and Mr Harrison's Confessions...
, as part of a cast including Judi Dench
Judi Dench
Dame Judith Olivia "Judi" Dench, CH, DBE, FRSA is an English film, stage and television actress.Dench made her professional debut in 1957 with the Old Vic Company. Over the following few years she played in several of William Shakespeare's plays in such roles as Ophelia in Hamlet, Juliet in Romeo...
and Francesca Annis
Francesca Annis
Francesca Annis is an English actress, known for her film and television appearances, most recently in the BBC series Wives and Daughters, Cranford, and Deceit.-Early life and education:...
.
Glenister is probably best known for his role as DCI Gene Hunt
Gene Hunt
DCI Gene Hunt is a fictional character in BBC One's science fiction/police procedural drama Life on Mars and its sequel, Ashes to Ashes. The character is portrayed by Philip Glenister in both Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes, whereas in the American version he is portrayed by Harvey Keitel.The...
in Life On Mars
Life on Mars (TV series)
Life on Mars is a British television series broadcast on BBC One between January 2006 and April 2007. The series combines elements of science fiction and police procedural....
(2006-07), co-starring with John Simm
John Simm
John Simm is an English stage and screen actor. In recent years he is best known for his roles as Sam Tyler in the detective drama Life on Mars and as The Master in the revival of the science fiction series Doctor Who, but he has also starred in many highly acclaimed award-winning television...
as Sam Tyler
Sam Tyler
DCI/DI Sam Tyler is a fictional character in BBC One's science fiction/police procedural drama, Life on Mars.In the original British version of Life on Mars, Tyler is played by John Simm and in the American version he is played by Jason O'Mara....
, and its sequel Ashes to Ashes
Ashes to Ashes (TV series)
Ashes to Ashes is a British science fiction and police procedural drama television series, serving as the sequel to Life on Mars.The series began airing on BBC One in February 2008. A second series began broadcasting in April 2009...
with Keeley Hawes
Keeley Hawes
Keeley Hawes is an English actress and model, known for many television roles. She is best known for her roles as Zoe Reynolds in Spooks and Alex Drake in Ashes to Ashes and Lady Agnes in the remake of Upstairs, Downstairs...
as Alex Drake
Alex Drake
DI Alexandra "Alex" Drake is a fictional character in BBC One's science fiction/police procedural drama, Ashes to Ashes. The character is portrayed by Keeley Hawes and as a child by Lucy Cole.-Character history:...
. Glenister also worked with Simm on State of Play and Clocking Off
Clocking Off
Clocking Off is a British television drama series which ran on the BBC One network for four series from 2000 to 2003. It was produced for the BBC by the independent Red Production Company, and created by Paul Abbott...
and the 2008 crime film Tuesday
Tuesday (film)
Tuesday is a low-budget British heist film set in the 1980s. It stars John Simm and Philip Glenister as jewel thieves. It also stars Ashley Walters and Kevin McNally...
. Upon announcement of the film, Glenister joked that he and Simm were contractually obliged to work with each other once a year.
He starred as demon hunter Rupert Galvin in the 2009 ITV drama Demons
Demons (TV series)
Demons is a pilot episode of a proposed drama series, initially competing to run as part of the CBS primetime schedule during Fall 2007. Demons was created by Barbara Hall, who also created Joan of Arcadia. The pilot starred Ron Eldard and Harold Perrineau. The pilot was not picked up by the network....
. He used an American accent for the role, which received some criticism from reviewers. After deciding not to do a second series, he said he had problems with the role and felt that he may have been miscast.
In 2011, Glenister reunited with John Simm once more in the Sky TV mini-series Mad Dogs
Mad Dogs (TV series)
Mad Dogs is a four-part British black comedy and psychological thriller television series created by Cris Cole that started broadcast on Sky1 on 10 February 2011. It was produced by Left Bank Pictures, and co-produced by Palma Pictures. The series stars John Simm, Marc Warren, Max Beesley and...
about a group of old friends whose holiday in Majorca takes an unexpected turn. After a successful reception, Glenister confirmed he had signed up for a second run of the series, due for broadcast in 2012.
Glenister had a small role (credited as 'Poker Friend') in Woody Allen's You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger is a 2010 English-language Spanish-American co-production comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen. It features Antonio Banderas, Josh Brolin, Anthony Hopkins, Gemma Jones, Freida Pinto, Lucy Punch, Naomi Watts, Roger Ashton-Griffiths and Pauline...
in 2010 and plays Charles Forestier in a 2011 feature film of Guy de Maupassant
Guy de Maupassant
Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant was a popular 19th-century French writer, considered one of the fathers of the modern short story and one of the form's finest exponents....
's Bel Ami
Bel Ami
Bel Ami is French author Guy de Maupassant's second novel, published in 1885. An English translation titled Bel ami, or, The history of a scoundrel: a novel appeared in 1903....
.
He stars in the 2011 conspiracy thriller Hidden
Hidden (TV series)
Hidden is a 2011 British television drama starring Philip Glenister, Thekla Reuten, Anna Chancellor, Michael Winder and David Suchet which debuted on BBC One on 6 October 2011...
on BBC One, and he plays Captain Smollett in Sky1's adaptation of Treasure Island
Treasure Island
Treasure Island is an adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of "pirates and buried gold". First published as a book on May 23, 1883, it was originally serialized in the children's magazine Young Folks between 1881–82 under the title Treasure Island; or, the...
airing at Christmas 2011.
Publications
A book by Glenister on 1970s and '80s culture, Things Ain't What They Used to Be, was published in October 2008.Personal life
Philip Glenister was born in HarrowLondon Borough of Harrow
The London Borough of Harrow is a London borough of north-west London. It borders Hertfordshire to the north and other London boroughs: Hillingdon to the west, Ealing to the south, Brent to the south-east and Barnet to the east.-History:...
and grew up in Hatch End
Hatch End
Hatch End is a place in the London Borough of Harrow, located north west of Charing Cross in Central London. The suburb is part of the Pinner post town.-Attractions:...
in Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time...
. He is the son of director John Glenister
John Glenister
John Glenister is a British television director. His credits include Rumpole of the Bailey, Play For Today and Dennis Potter's 1971 biopic of Casanova, A Touch of Frost, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates and A Bit of a Do.He is the father of actors Philip Glenister and Robert Glenister.-External links:...
, and his brother is actor Robert Glenister
Robert Glenister
Robert Lewis Glenister is a British actor known for his roles as con man Ash "Three Socks" Morgan in the British TV series Hustle, and Nicholas Blake in the BBC spy drama Spooks.-Career:...
. He attended Hatch End Comprehensive School (now Hatch End High School), and with the encouragement of his then-sister-in-law Amanda Redman
Amanda Redman
-External links:* ArtistsTheatreSchool.com* The-Little.co.uk...
to pursue acting and attend drama school, the Central School of Speech and Drama
Central School of Speech and Drama
The Central School of Speech and Drama was founded in London in 1906 by Elsie Fogerty to offer a new form of training in speech and drama for young actors and other students...
. Glenister has been married to the actress Beth Goddard since 2006, and they have two children; Millie and Charlotte.
On 28 October 2008 on the Paul O'Grady
Paul O'Grady
Paul James Michael O'Grady MBE is an English comedian, television presenter, actor, writer and radio DJ. He is best known for presenting the daytime chat television series, The Paul O'Grady Show and, more recently, Paul O'Grady Live, as well as his drag queen comedic alter ego, Lily Savage, as...
TV show he claimed to be a fan of non-league football team Wealdstone
Wealdstone F.C.
Wealdstone Football Club are an English semi-professional football club who formed in Wealdstone, in the London Borough of Harrow, but are currently based a few miles away in Ruislip, in the London Borough of Hillingdon. At present, the club are members of the Isthmian League Premier Division. They...
. He is also a well known Arsenal fan and a keen golfer.
He is patron of the charity Momentum in Kingston upon Thames
Kingston upon Thames
Kingston upon Thames is the principal settlement of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in southwest London. It was the ancient market town where Saxon kings were crowned and is now a suburb situated south west of Charing Cross. It is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the...
, which aims to help children and the families of children undergoing treatment for cancer in Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
.
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | I.D. ID (film) I.D. is a 1994 British film made by BBC Films about football hooliganism, directed by Philip Davis and starring Reece Dinsdale, Sean Pertwee and Warren Clarke. It is set in the 1980s, in England, mainly London, and also shot at Millmoor and Valley Parade football grounds in Rotherham and Bradford... |
Charlie |
| 2003 | Calendar Girls Calendar Girls Calendar Girls is a 2003 comedy film directed by Nigel Cole. Produced by Buena Vista International and Touchstone Pictures, it features a screenplay by Tim Firth and Juliette Towhidi based on a true story of a group of Yorkshire women who produced a nude calendar to raise money for Leukaemia... |
Lawrence |
| 2005 | Kingdom of Heaven Kingdom of Heaven (film) Kingdom of Heaven is a 2005 epic action film directed by Ridley Scott and written by William Monahan. It stars Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Jeremy Irons, David Thewlis, Marton Csokas, Brendan Gleeson, Kevin McKidd, Alexander Siddig, Ghassan Massoud, Edward Norton, Jon Finch, Michael Sheen and Liam... |
Squire |
| 2008 | Tuesday Tuesday (film) Tuesday is a low-budget British heist film set in the 1980s. It stars John Simm and Philip Glenister as jewel thieves. It also stars Ashley Walters and Kevin McNally... |
Earp |
| 2010 | You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger is a 2010 English-language Spanish-American co-production comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen. It features Antonio Banderas, Josh Brolin, Anthony Hopkins, Gemma Jones, Freida Pinto, Lucy Punch, Naomi Watts, Roger Ashton-Griffiths and Pauline... |
Poker Friend |
| 2011 | Bel Ami Bel Ami (2011 film) Bel Ami is an upcoming film starring Robert Pattinson and Uma Thurman. The film is directed by Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod and is based on the 1885 French novel of the same name by Guy de Maupassant... |
Charles Forestier |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Minder Minder (TV series) Minder is a British comedy-drama about the London criminal underworld. Initially produced by Verity Lambert, it was made by Euston Films, a subsidiary of Thames Television and shown on ITV... |
Greg Hunter | Series 8, Episode 3: "Whatever Happened to Her Indoors" |
| 1991 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries The Ruth Rendell Mysteries The Ruth Rendell Mysteries is a British television series made by TVS and Meridian Television for ITV between 1987 and 2000.-Description:The series comprises adaptations of the works of Ruth Rendell, many of which are based on her extensive range of short stories... |
Brian Gregson | Series 5, Episodes 4–6: "Murder Being Once Done" parts 1–3 |
| 1991 | Drop the Dead Donkey Drop the Dead Donkey - Major characters :* Gus Hedges — The unctuous Chief Executive of the company, and yes-man to Sir Roysten Merchant. A management stereotype, complete with clichés and clumsy metaphors, he swiftly transforms GlobeLink from a serious news network to a ratings-chasing tabloid channel... |
Harrison | Series 2, Episode 11: "George's Daughter" |
| 1991 | Bergerac Bergerac (TV series) Bergerac was a British television show set on Jersey. Produced by the BBC in association with the Seven Network, and screened on BBC1, it starred John Nettles as the title character Detective Sergeant Jim Bergerac, a detective in "Le Bureau des Étrangers" Bergerac was a British television show... |
Philip | Series 9, Episode 11: "All for Love" |
| 1992 | Love Hurts Love Hurts (UK TV series) Love Hurts is a British situation-comedy television series that was broadcast from 1992 to 1994 on the BBC. It was scripted by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran and starred Adam Faith, Zoë Wanamaker and Jane Lapotaire as Frank Carver, Tessa Piggott and Diane Warburg, respectively.... |
Mark | Series 1, Episode 6: "Stormy Weather" Series 1, Episode 7: "A Day in the Life" |
| 1992 | Heartbeat | Julian Cantley | Series 1, Episode 7: "Face Value" |
| 1992 | A Fatal Inversion A Fatal Inversion A Fatal Inversion is a 1987 novel by Ruth Rendell, written under the pseudonym Barbara Vine. The novel won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger in that year and, in 1987, was also shortlisted for the Dagger of Daggers, a special award to select the best Gold Dagger winner of the award's 50... |
Young Detective | Episodes 2 and 3 |
| 1993 | The Detectives The Detectives The Detectives is a British comedy television series, starring Jasper Carrott, Robert Powell, and George Sewell. It was a spoof of police dramas, which were numerous in the 1990s, and it was aired on BBC One... |
Uniformed Officer | Series 1, Episode 2: "Hostage" |
| 1994 | Law and Disorder Law and Disorder (TV series) Law and Disorder is a British sitcom that aired on ITV in 1994. Starring Penelope Keith, it was written by Alex Shearer, who had also written No Job for a Lady, which Keith appears in. It was directed and produced by John Howard Davies... |
David MacNamara | Series 1, Episode 6: "Safe as Houses" |
| 1994 | Blue Heaven | Paul Twice | Series 1, Episode 6 |
| 1995 | Loved Up Loved Up Loved Up was a BBC drama for the Love Bites season of films, broadcast on 23 September 1995. The film was directed by Peter Cattaneo who would go on to direct the feature films The Full Monty and Lucky Break... |
Ray | TV movie |
| 1995 | Dressing for Breakfast Dressing for Breakfast Dressing for Breakfast is a Channel 4 sitcom which ran between 1995 and 1998 about two women, Louise and Carla . The series was based on a 1988 book with the same title by Stephanie Calman who also wrote the series..... |
Mark | Series 1, Episode 1: "Wedding" Series 1, Episode 2: "Mark" Series 1, Episode 3: "Hospital" |
| 1996 | True Love | Phil | TV movie |
| 1996 | Silent Witness Silent Witness Silent Witness is a BBC crime thriller series focusing on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes. First broadcast in February 1996, the series is still airing to the present day, with a fifteenth series expected to air in January 2012. The series was... |
PC Denning | Series 5, Episodes 5–6: "Darkness Visible" parts 1–2 |
| 1996 | Soldier Soldier Soldier Soldier Soldier Soldier is a British television drama series. The title comes from a traditional song of the same name.Produced by Central Television and broadcast on the ITV network, it ran for a total of seven series and 82 episodes from 1991 to 1997... |
Jimmy Reece | Series 6, Episode 3: "All for One" |
| 1996–97 | My Wonderful Life | Phil | Series 1, Episode 0: "True Love" Series 1, Episode 3: "Convent Girl" Series 1, Episode 6: "Portugal" |
| 1997 | The Perfect Blue | Tom | TV movie |
| 1997 | Have Your Cake and Eat It | Joe Martin | TV mini-series |
| 1997 | Sharpe's Justice Sharpe's Justice Sharpe's Justice is a British television drama, part of a series that follows the career of Richard Sharpe, a British soldier during the Napoleonic Wars. Unlike most of the other installments of the series, this episode was not based on a novel by Bernard Cornwell... |
Matt Truman | TV movie |
| 1997 | Wycliffe Wycliffe (TV series) Wycliffe is a British TV series, based on W. J. Burley's novels about Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe . It was produced by HTV and broadcast on the ITV Network, following a pilot episode on 7 August 1993, between 24 July 1994 and 5 July 1998. The series was filmed in Cornwall, with a... |
DS Eric Findlay | Series 4, Episode 9: "Dance of the Scorpions" |
| 1998 | Vanity Fair Vanity Fair (1998 TV serial) Vanity Fair is a BBC television drama serial adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's novel of the same name broadcast in 1998. The screenplay was written by Andrew Davies.... |
William Dobbin | TV mini-series |
| 1998–99 | Roger Roger Roger Roger Roger Roger is a BBC television comedy-drama written by John Sullivan. The series was about a mini-cab firm called Cresta Cabs. The pilot aired in 1996 and there were three subsequent series on BBC1 in 1998, 1999 and 2003.-Pilot: 1996:... |
Phil | Series 1–2: 13 episodes |
| 2000–02 | Clocking Off Clocking Off Clocking Off is a British television drama series which ran on the BBC One network for four series from 2000 to 2003. It was produced for the BBC by the independent Red Production Company, and created by Paul Abbott... |
James 'Mack' Mackintosh | Series 1–3: 11 episodes |
| 2001 | Lloyd & Hill | DCI Danny Lloyd | TV movie |
| 2001 | The Hunt | Rob Campbell | TV movie |
| 2001 | Hornblower: Mutiny Hornblower (TV series) Hornblower is the umbrella title of a series of television drama programmes based on C. S. Forester's novels about the fictional character Horatio Hornblower, a Royal Naval officer during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.... Hornblower: Retribution Hornblower (TV series) Hornblower is the umbrella title of a series of television drama programmes based on C. S. Forester's novels about the fictional character Horatio Hornblower, a Royal Naval officer during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.... |
Gunner Hobbs | TV movie |
| 2003 | The Other Boleyn Girl The Other Boleyn Girl (2003 film) The Other Boleyn Girl is a 2003 BBC television film, adapted from Philippa Gregory's novel of the same name.-Production:This was a low production budget of £750,000. The drama was shot using modern camera techniques and the cast spent four weeks in workshops improvising the script with the director... |
William Stafford | TV movie |
| 2003 | State of Play | DCI William Bell | TV mini-series |
| 2003 | The Vice The Vice (TV series) The Vice is an ITV police drama about the Metropolitan Police Vice Squad. It ran for five short series between 1999 and 2003. It tells the story of the London Metropolitan police forces vice squad, where prostitution, underage sex, and other such organized crime are regular occurrences... |
Jason Grant | Series 5, Episode 7: "Lust" |
| 2003 | Byron | William Fletcher | TV movie |
| 2004 | Island at War Island at War Island at War is a British television series that tells the story of the German Occupation of the Channel Islands. It primarily focuses on three local families: the upper class Dorrs, the middle class Mahys and the working class Jonases, and four German officers. The fictional island of St... |
Oberst Heinrich Baron Von Rheingarten | TV mini-series |
| 2005 | The Stepfather | Dougie Molloy | TV movie |
| 2005 | The Walk | Eddie | TV movie |
| 2005 | Last Rights Last Rights (TV serial) Last Rights is a British three part mini-series, which first aired on Channel 4 on 24 March 2005.-Plot:It is set in the year 2009 in a Britain where voter apathy is at an all time high and a new political party has just been voted into office... |
Speers | TV mini-series |
| 2005 | Vincent Vincent (TV series) Vincent is an ITV drama series. An initial series was made and aired in 2005 and starred Ray Winstone, in the title role, and Suranne Jones as two members of a team of private eyes hired by people to spy on their partners or indeed anyone else they need to keep tabs on. The four part series also... |
DCI David Driscoll | Series 1, Episodes 1–3 |
| 2006–07 | Life on Mars Life on Mars (TV series) Life on Mars is a British television series broadcast on BBC One between January 2006 and April 2007. The series combines elements of science fiction and police procedural.... |
Gene Hunt Gene Hunt DCI Gene Hunt is a fictional character in BBC One's science fiction/police procedural drama Life on Mars and its sequel, Ashes to Ashes. The character is portrayed by Philip Glenister in both Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes, whereas in the American version he is portrayed by Harvey Keitel.The... |
Series 1–2: 16 Episodes |
| 2007 | Cranford Cranford (TV series) Cranford is a British television series directed by Simon Curtis and Steve Hudson. The teleplay by Heidi Thomas was adapted from three novellas by Elizabeth Gaskell published between 1849 and 1858: Cranford, My Lady Ludlow, and Mr Harrison's Confessions... |
Mr. Carter | TV mini-series |
| 2008–10 | Ashes to Ashes Ashes to Ashes (TV series) Ashes to Ashes is a British science fiction and police procedural drama television series, serving as the sequel to Life on Mars.The series began airing on BBC One in February 2008. A second series began broadcasting in April 2009... |
Gene Hunt Gene Hunt DCI Gene Hunt is a fictional character in BBC One's science fiction/police procedural drama Life on Mars and its sequel, Ashes to Ashes. The character is portrayed by Philip Glenister in both Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes, whereas in the American version he is portrayed by Harvey Keitel.The... |
Series 1–3: 24 episodes |
| 2009 | Demons Demons (TV series) Demons is a pilot episode of a proposed drama series, initially competing to run as part of the CBS primetime schedule during Fall 2007. Demons was created by Barbara Hall, who also created Joan of Arcadia. The pilot starred Ron Eldard and Harold Perrineau. The pilot was not picked up by the network.... |
Rupert Galvin | Series 1: 6 episodes |
| 2011-12 | Mad Dogs Mad Dogs (TV series) Mad Dogs is a four-part British black comedy and psychological thriller television series created by Cris Cole that started broadcast on Sky1 on 10 February 2011. It was produced by Left Bank Pictures, and co-produced by Palma Pictures. The series stars John Simm, Marc Warren, Max Beesley and... |
Quinn | TV mini-series |
| 2011 | Hidden Hidden (TV series) Hidden is a 2011 British television drama starring Philip Glenister, Thekla Reuten, Anna Chancellor, Michael Winder and David Suchet which debuted on BBC One on 6 October 2011... |
Harry Venn | TV mini-series |
| 2011 | Treasure Island | Captain Smollet | TV mini-series |