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Iain Glen

Iain Glen

Known For Acting
Birthday Jun 24, 1961 (64)
Birthplace Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Popularity 8 (history)
Updated Aug 11, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 role ... s 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.

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Filmography

The Last Front

The Last Front

2024

as Leonard

What About Love

What About Love

2024

as American Ambassador

The Lost Girls

The Lost Girls

2022

as Hook

The Colony

The Colony

2021

as Gibson

Black Beauty

Black Beauty

2020

as John Manly

The Windermere Children

The Windermere Children

2020

as Jock Lawrence

The Racer

The Racer

2020

as ‘Sonny’ McElhone

The Fabric of You

The Fabric of You

2019

as Isaac (voice)

The Flood

The Flood

2019

as Philip

Dusty and Me

Dusty and Me

2018

as Mickey the Bubble

The Tigers of Scotland

The Tigers of Scotland

2017

as Narrator

My Cousin Rachel

My Cousin Rachel

2017

as Kendall

The Bad Education Movie

The Bad Education Movie

2015

as Pasco Trevelyan

Eye in the Sky

Eye in the Sky

2015

as James Willett

Russia's Mystery Files

Russia's Mystery Files

2014

as Narrator (voice)

Kick-Ass 2

Kick-Ass 2

2013

as Uncle Ralph

The Iron Lady

The Iron Lady

2011

as Alfred Roberts

Resident Evil: Afterlife

Resident Evil: Afterlife

2010

as Dr. Isaacs (archive footage)

Harry Brown

Harry Brown

2009

as S.I. Childs

The Diary of Anne Frank

The Diary of Anne Frank

2009

as Otto Frank

Into the Storm

Into the Storm

2009

as King George VI

Pope Joan

Pope Joan

2009

as Village Priest

Slapper

Slapper

2008

as Red / Michael Simmons

Starting Over

Starting Over

2007

as Gregor Dewhurst

Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution

Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution

2007

as Frank Ratcliffe

The Relief of Belsen

The Relief of Belsen

2007

as James Johnston

Resident Evil: Extinction

Resident Evil: Extinction

2007

as Dr. Isaacs

The Last Legion

The Last Legion

2007

as Orestes

Small Engine Repair

Small Engine Repair

2006

as Doug

Man to Man

Man to Man

2005

as Alexander Auchinleck

Tara Road

Tara Road

2005

as Danny

Kingdom of Heaven

Kingdom of Heaven

2005

as Richard Coeur de Lion

Resident Evil: Apocalypse

Resident Evil: Apocalypse

2004

as Dr. Isaacs

Song for a Raggy Boy

Song for a Raggy Boy

2003

as Brother John

Carla

Carla

2003

as Daniel

Darkness

Darkness

2002

as Mark

Gabriel & Me

Gabriel & Me

2001

as Dad

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

2001

as Manfred Powell

Paranoid

Paranoid

2000

as Stan

Beautiful Creatures

Beautiful Creatures

2000

as Tony

The Wyvern Mystery

The Wyvern Mystery

2000

as Charles Fairfield

Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman

1996

as Biff

Missus

Missus

1994

as Father Pietro Salviati, Missus

The Young Americans

The Young Americans

1993

as Edward Foster

Adam Bede

Adam Bede

1992

as Adam Bede

Black and Blue

Black and Blue

1992

as Commander Powell

30 Door Key

30 Door Key

1991

as Józio

Silent Scream

Silent Scream

1990

as Larry Winters

Mountains of the Moon

Mountains of the Moon

1990

as John Hanning Speke

Fools of Fortune

Fools of Fortune

1990

as Willie Quinton

The Picnic

The Picnic

1989

as Ray

Paris by Night

Paris by Night

1989

as Wallace Sharp

Gorillas in the Mist

Gorillas in the Mist

1988

as Brendan

Will You Love Me Tomorrow

Will You Love Me Tomorrow

1987

as Sailor

Blood Hunt

Blood Hunt

1986

as Allan Innes

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Game of Thrones

as Sir Jorah Mormont

Episodes: 74

First Aired: Apr 17, 2011

Reyka

as Angus Speelman

Episodes: 16

First Aired: Jul 25, 2021

The Rig

as Magnus MacMillan

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Jan 06, 2023

Silo

as Dr. Pete Nichols

Episodes: 12

First Aired: May 04, 2023

Cleverman

as Jarrod Slade

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Jun 01, 2016

Delicious

as Leo Vincent

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Dec 30, 2016

Titans

as Bruce Wayne / Batman

Episodes: 11

First Aired: Oct 12, 2018

Prisoners' Wives

as Paul

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Jan 31, 2012

Jack Taylor

as Jack Taylor

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Aug 02, 2010

Last Days of the Space Age

as Bob Foden

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Oct 02, 2024

Spooks

as Vaughan Edwards

Episodes: 7

First Aired: May 13, 2002

Wives and Daughters

as Mr. Preston

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 28, 1999

Glasgow Kiss

as Stuart Morrison

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jul 25, 2000

Breathless

as Ronald Mulligan

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Oct 10, 2013

City of Vice

as John Fielding

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jan 14, 2008

The Fear

as Carl Galton

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Feb 17, 1988

The Diary of Anne Frank

as Otto Frank

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jan 05, 2009

Frankie's House

as Tim Page

Episodes: 4

First Aired: May 09, 1992

Kidnapped

as Breck

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 27, 2005

Mrs Wilson

as Alec Wilson

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Nov 27, 2018

Downton Abbey

as Sir Richard Carlisle

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 26, 2010

Doctor Who

as Octavian

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 26, 2005

The Red Tent

as Jacob

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 07, 2014

Castlevania: Nocturne

as Juste Belmont (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 28, 2023

Painted Lady

as Sebastian Stafford

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 07, 1997

Natural World

as Narrator

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 30, 1983

Strike Back

as Gerald Crawford

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 05, 2010

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Doctor Willoughby

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 08, 1989

Haven

as Roland Holloway

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 09, 2010

Ripper Street

as Madoc Faulkner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 30, 2012

Screen One

as Adam Bede

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1989

Guy Martin's Spitfire

as Narrator

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 12, 2014

The Hollow Crown

as Warwick

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 30, 2012

Trial & Retribution

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 19, 1997

Borgia

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 10, 2011

Taggart

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1983

Law & Order: UK

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 23, 2009

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Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 27 34 19
2024 7 33 47 16
2024 8 27 43 17
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2025 1 30 48 19
2025 2 20 35 5
2025 3 9 28 1
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