Person
Iain Glen
Acting · Born 1961-06-24 · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Biography
Iain Alan Sutherland Glen (born 24 June 1961) is a Scottish actor. Glen is best known for his roles as Dr. Alexander Isaacs/Tyrant in three films of the Resident Evil film series (2004–2016) and as Ser Jorah Mormont in the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones (2011–2019). Other notable roles include John Hanning Speke in Mountains of the Moon (1990), Larry Winters in Silent Scream (1990) for which he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor from the Berlin International Film Festival, Manfred Powell in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), Brother John in Song for a Raggy Boy (2003), the title role in Jack Taylor (2010–2016), Sir Richard Carlisle in Downton Abbey (2011), James Willett in Eye in the Sky (2015), Bruce Wayne in Titans (2019–2021), Magnus MacMillan in The Rig (2023–present), and Dr. Pete Nichols in Silo (2023–present). Description above from the Wikipedia article about Iain Glen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Silo
Dr. Pete Nichols
Game of Thrones
Sir Jorah Mormont
Doctor Who
Octavian
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Doctor Willoughby
Titans
Bruce Wayne / Batman
Downton Abbey
Sir Richard Carlisle
Screen Two
Ray
Natural World
Narrator
Spooks
Vaughan Edwards
Haven
Roland Holloway
Filmography
- 2026Agatha Christie's Seven DialsLord Caterham
- 2025QuezonGovernor-General Leonard Wood
- 2025Tanvi the GreatMichael Simmons
- 2025VE Day 80Self
- 2024Last Days of the Space AgeBob Foden
- 2024What About LoveAmerican Ambassador
- 2024The Last FrontLeonard
- 2023Castlevania: NocturneJuste Belmont (voice)
- 2023Oracles of God the Story of the Old TestamentSelf - Narrator
- 2023SiloDr. Pete Nichols
- 2023Operation NapoleonWilliam Carr
- 2023The RigMagnus MacMillan
- 2022The Lost GirlsHook
- 2021The ColonyGibson
- 2021ReykaAngus Speelman
- 2020Black BeautyJohn Manly
- 2020The Racer‘Sonny’ McElhone
- 2020The Windermere Children: In Their Own Wordsnarrator
- 2020The Windermere ChildrenJock Lawrence
- 2019The Fabric of YouIsaac (voice)
- 2019The FloodPhilip
- 2019IsabelColin
- 2019Game of Thrones: The Last WatchSelf
- 2018Mrs WilsonAlec Wilson
- 2018TitansBruce Wayne / Batman
- 2018Dusty and MeMickey the Bubble
- 2017The Tigers of ScotlandNarrator
- 2017My Cousin RachelKendall
- 2017Resident Evil: The Final Chapter Retaliation ModeDr. Isaacs
- 2017Retaliation Mode: Making 'Resident Evil: The Final Chapter'Self
- 2017Beautiful Devils
- 2016DeliciousLeo Vincent
- 2016Resident Evil: The Final ChapterDr. Isaacs
- 2016ClevermanJarrod Slade
- 2016The Queen Mary: Greatest Ocean LinerSelf - Narrator
- 2015Eye in the SkyJames Willett
- 2015The Bad Education MoviePasco Trevelyan
- 2015Game of Thrones: Spanish Kingdom SpecialSelf
- 2015Game of Thrones: A Day in the LifeSelf
- 2014The Red TentJacob
- 2014Russia's Mystery FilesNarrator (voice)
- 2014Autopsy: The Last Hours of...Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2013BreathlessRonald Mulligan
- 2013Kick-Ass 2Uncle Ralph
- 2012Ripper StreetMadoc Faulkner
- 2012The Hollow CrownWarwick
- 2012Prisoners' WivesPaul
- 2011The Iron LadyAlfred Roberts
- 2011Borgia
- 2011Game of ThronesSir Jorah Mormont
- 2010Downton AbbeySir Richard Carlisle
- 2010Jack TaylorJack Taylor
- 2010HavenRoland Holloway
- 2010Strike BackGerald Crawford
- 2009Harry BrownSI Childs
- 2009Pope JoanVillage Priest
- 2009Into the StormKing George VI
- 2009The Case of Unfaithful KlaraDenis
- 2009Law & Order: UK
- 2009Snow Monkeys of JapanNarrator
- 2009The Diary of Anne FrankOtto Frank
- 2009The Diary of Anne FrankOtto Frank
- 2008SlapperRed / Michael Simmons
- 2008City of ViceJohn Fielding
- 2008Beyond Raccoon City: Unearthing 'Resident Evil: Extinction'Self
- 2008The Players: The Cast of 'Extinction'Self
- 2007Starting OverGregor Dewhurst
- 2007The Relief of BelsenJames Johnston
- 2007Mrs. Ratcliffe's RevolutionFrank Ratcliffe
- 2007Resident Evil: ExtinctionDr. Isaacs
- 2007The Last LegionOrestes
- 2006Small Engine RepairDoug
- 2005Tara RoadDanny
- 2005Kingdom of HeavenRichard Coeur de Lion
- 2005Man to ManAlexander Auchinleck
- 2005Doctor WhoOctavian
- 2005KidnappedAlan Breck
- 2005KidnappedBreck
- 2004Resident Evil: ApocalypseDr. Isaacs
- 2003ImpactMarcus Hodge
- 2003CarlaDaniel
- 2003Spy SorgeRichard Sorge
- 2003Song for a Raggy BoyBrother John
- 2003The Soul KeeperCarl Jung
- 2002DarknessMark
- 2002SpooksVaughan Edwards
- 2001Gabriel & MeDad
- 2001Lara Croft: Tomb RaiderManfred Powell
- 2000ParanoidStan
- 2000The Wyvern MysteryCharles Fairfield
- 2000Beautiful CreaturesTony
- 2000Glasgow KissStuart Morrison
- 1999Wives and DaughtersMr Preston
- 1998MararíaBertrand
- 1997Painted LadySebastian Stafford
- 1997Trial & RetributionDamon Morton
- 1996Death of a SalesmanBiff
- 1994MissusFather Pietro Salviati, Missus
- 1993The Young AmericansEdward Foster
- 1992Black and BlueCommander Powell
- 1992Frankie's House
- 1992Frankie's HouseTim Page
- 1992Adam BedeAdam Bede
- 199130 Door KeyJózio
- 1991Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are DeadHamlet
- 1990Fools of FortuneWillie Quinton
- 1990Mountains of the MoonJohn Hanning Speke
- 1990Silent ScreamLarry Winters
- 1989Screen OneAdam Bede
- 1989Paris by NightWallace Sharp
- 1989The PicnicRay
- 1989Agatha Christie's PoirotDoctor Willoughby
- 1988Gorillas in the MistBrendan
- 1988The FearCarl Galton
- 1987Will You Love Me TomorrowSailor
- 1986Blood HuntAllan Innes
- 1985Screen TwoRay
- 1983Natural WorldNarrator
- 1983Taggart
- —Corleone
- —Anchor MeNathan Carter
- —Vagabond ShoesAlec Murray
- —A Rare BreedRay
- —1971
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