Iain Glen Biography

Iain Glen is a Scottish actor who was born and brought up as Iain Alan Sutherland Glen in Edinburgh, Scotland. He is popularly known for his work as Dr. Alexander Isaacs or Tyrant in three films of the Resident Evil film series and as Ser Jorah Mormont in the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones.

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10 Quick Facts About Iain Glen

1. Name: Iain Alan Sutherland Glen
2. Age: 61 years
3. Birthday: 24 June
4. Zodiac Sign: Cancer
5. Height: 6 feet 1 inch (1.85m)
6. Nationality: Scottish
7. Occupation: Actor
8. Marital Status: Married
9. Salary: Under Review
10. Net worth: $4 million dollars

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Iain Glen Age

Iain is 61 years old as of 2022, he was born on 24 June 1961, in Edinburgh, Scotland. He celebrates his birthday on 24 June every year and his birth sign is Cancer.

Iain Glen Height

Iain stands at a height of 6 feet 1 inch (1.85m).

Iain Glen Weight

Glen has a weight of 74 kg.

Iain Glen Education

Glen enrolled at the Edinburgh Academy, an independent school for boys. Later enrolled at the University of Aberdeen. He later trained in acting at the RADA in London.

Iain Glen Family

Glen was born and raised by his parents in Edinburgh, Scotland. Our efforts to find out more about his family came to no avail as no such information is publicly available. Thus, the identity of Glen’s parents is still unclear. We will update this section once this information is available. He has two siblings.

Iain Glen Wife

Iain is happily married to Charlotte Emmerson. The couple is blessed with two daughters Mary and Juliet. He was married to Susannah Harker, an actress. together they have a son by the name of Finlay. The pair filed for divorce in the year 2002 and later divorced in the year 2004.

Iain Glen’s Net Worth

Iain has an estimated net worth of $4 million dollars as of 2022. This includes his assets, money and income. His primary source of income is his career as a Television Personality. Through his various sources of income, Iain has been able to accumulate good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.

Iain Glen Measurements and Facts

Here are some interesting facts and body measurements you should know about Glen.

Iain Glen Wiki

• Full Names: Iain Alan Sutherland Glen
• Popular As: Iain Glen
• Gender: Male
• Occupation / Profession: Actor
• Nationality: Scottish
• Race / Ethnicity: Not Available
• Religion: Not Available
• Sexual Orientation: Straight

Iain Glen Birthday

• Age / How Old?: 61 years
• Zodiac Sign: Cancer
• Date of Birth: 24 June 1961
• Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland
• Birthday: 24 June

Iain Glen Body Measurements

• Body Measurements: Not Available
• Height / How Tall?: 6 feet 1 inch (1.85m)
• Weight: 74 kg
• Eye Color: Not Available
• Hair Color: Not Available
• Shoe Size: Not Available

Iain Glen Family and Relationship

• Father (Dad): Not Available
• Mother: Not Available
• Siblings (Brothers and Sisters): Two
• Marital Status: Married
• Wife/Spouse or Husband/Spouse: Married to Charlotte Emmerson.
• Dating / Girlfriend or Dating / Boyfriend: Not Applicable
• Children: Sons (One) Daughter(s) (Two)

Iain Glen’s Net Worth and Salary

• Net Worth: $4 million dollars
• Salary: Under Review
• Source of Income: His career as an actor

Iain Glen Career

Iain started his acting career with the 1986 revival of Edward II, a Renaissance period play by Christopher Marlowe. He made his TV debut as Scott Adair in the detective series Taggart. He appeared in three episodes of the anthology Screen Two. He was seen essaying the lead role in the ITV drama The Fear in the year 1988. The series revolved around the character Carl Galton, a young criminal gang leader operating a protection racket in North London.

In the year 1990, he made his big screen debut with the Rankcolor theatrical movie Mountains of the Moon. The film was based on the journey of real-life explorers Richard Francis Burton and John Hanning Speke to CentralAfrica which eventually led to the discovery of the Nile’s source. He portrayed John Hanning Speke. He received the Evening Standard British Film Award for the best actor for his performance as Speke.

In the year 1990, he portrayed Larry Winters, a violent drug addict who was sentenced to life imprisonment for committing a murder biopic Silent Scream. The work earned him the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival and the film was dubbed as one of Scotland’s best films by Time magazine. He was seen as Hamlet, the titular character of Shakespeare’s play, in the comedy-drama film Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead in the year 1990.
The film was based on Tom Stoppard’s play of the same title and the titular characters were portrayed as Hamlet’s childhood friends. He had also played Hamlet in a production staged at the Bristol Old Vic, for which he qualified the special commendation Ian Charleson Award.
He received an Evening Standard British Film Award for his portrayal of Willie Quinton in the 1990 romantic drama film Fools of Fortune. He played the central character in the BBC-produced TV movie, Adam Bede.
His next acclaimed project was the 1995 revival of Shakespeare’s play Henry V. He gained the Evening Standard Theatre Award nomination for Best Actor for his performance in the play. He played Biff Loman, the protagonist’s older son, in the 1996 TV movie adaptation of Arthur Miller’s play Death of a Salesman. He was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of Arnaud Du This in the musical Martin Guerre. The play ran at the Prince Edward Theatre, in London.
He starred opposite Nicole Kidman in the 1998 play The Blue Room by David Hare. His performance gained him two nominations he appeared as Brother John, a sadistic authority of the ruthless Irish boys’ school St. Judes Reformatory School, Irish historical drama film Song for a Raggy Boy. He portrayed Alan Breck Stewart, a Scottish soldier and a staunch Jacobite, in the two-part BBC miniseries Kidnapped.

He played Richard Sorge, the lead role Japanese film Spy Sorge. His character was a real-life German journalist and Soviet military intelligence officer who had worked undercover in both Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan.
He gained an important recurring work in the BBC miniseries The Diary of Anne Frank. He portrayed Otto Heinrich Frank, a German entrepreneur who was also the only member of his family to survive the Holocaust. He was the father of Anne and Margot Frank and later inherited and published Anne’s manuscripts titled The Diary of a Young Girl, which became the base of the miniseries.
when he started his stint in the fantasy drama Game of Thrones. He plays the character Jorah Mormont in the series. He shared the Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble with the cast of the series from 2012-2018.
He delivered a phenomenal performance in the British historical period drama series set Downton Abbey. His character, Richard Carlisle, a powerful and oppressive newspaper mogul, was introduced in the second series of the set. He was paired opposite Michelle Dockery, who played his fiancee, Lady Mary Crawley. He shared the Screen Actors Guild Award with the cast of the series.
He played Alfred Roberts, father of Margaret Thatcher, in the biopic The Iron Lady. Following this, he appeared in many many works, in films such as Kick-Ass 2, The Bad Education Movie and Resident Evil, The Final Chapter. He has also worked as a narrator for My Cousin Rachel, Monsters behind the Iron Curtain and Ice Age, and Return of the Mammoth. He has appeared in recurring roles in many series.
Some of his notable series are Prisoners’ Wives, Breathless and Delicious. He currently appears in the Australian TV drama Cleverman. He also appears as Batman in the web series Titans. He is the second non-American actor, after Christian Bale, to play the character. He has co-produced the TV movies Jack Taylor, Priest and Jack Taylor, The Dramatist.
He will be seen in the upcoming films What About Love and The Flood, both of which are scheduled.

Iain Glen Filmography

• Paris by Night
• Gorillas in the Mist
• Mountains of the Moon
• Silent Scream
• Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

• Fools of Fortune
• 30 Door Key
• The Young Americans
• Mararía
• Beautiful Creatures

• Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
• Paranoid
• Gabriel & Me
• Darkness
• The Soul Keeper

• Song for a Raggy Boy
• Spy Sorge
• Resident Evil: Apocalypse
• Man to Man
• Vagabond Shoes

• Tara Road
• Kingdom of Heaven
• Small Engine Repair
• The Last Legion
• Resident Evil: Extinction

• Mrs Ratcliffe’s Revolution
• Slapper
• Pope Joan
• Harry Brown
• The Case of Unfaithful Klara

• The Iron Lady
• Kick-Ass 2
• Guy Martin’s Spitfire
• Monsters Behind the Iron Curtain
• The Bad Education Movie

• Eye in the Sky
• Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
• Dusty and Me
• My Cousin Rachel
• The Flood

• The Fabric of You
• Isabel
• The Windermere Children
• The Racer

• Black Beauty
• Tides
• The Lost Girls
• What About Love

Iain Glen Television

• Taggart
• Screen Two
• The Fear
• Adam Bede
• Frankie’s House

• Screen One
• Missus
• Death of a Salesman
• Trial & Retribution
• Painted Lady

• Wives and Daughters
• Glasgow Kiss
• Anchor Me
• The Wyvern Mystery
• Impact

• Carla
• Kidnapped
• Starting Over
• The Relief of Belsen
• City of Vice

• The Diary of Anne Frank
• Law & Order: UK
• Into the Storm
• Doctor Who
• Spooks

• Jack Taylor
• Strike Back: Project Dawn
• Downton Abbey
• Game of Thrones
• Haven

• Henry IV, Part II
• Prisoners’ Wives
• Borgia
• Ripper Street
• Agatha Christie’s Poirot

• Breathless
• Autopsy: The Last Hours Of
• The Red Tent
• Cleverman
• Delicious

• The Sidemen Show
• Mrs Wilson
• Ice Age: Return of the Mammoth
• Titans
• Reyka

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