Where to watch Philip Glenister in the UK
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Philip Haywood Glenister 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. He also played DCI William Bell in State of Play (2003) and Reverend Anderson in Outcast (2016–2018). Glenister was born on 10 February 1963 in Harrow, Middlesex, and grew up in Hatch End. He is the son of director John Glenister and Joan Fry Lewis, and the younger brother of fellow actor Robert Glenister. He attended Hatch End High School. In his early career, he worked as a runner for the Robert Stigwood Organisation. Following this, h…
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- Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) as Sir William Boyd Carrington
- Foundation (2021) as Commdor Argo
- Silent Witness (1996) Cast
- Top Gear (2002) as Self
- Minder (1979) as Greg Hunter
- Heartbeat (1992) as Julian Cantley
- The One Show (2006) as Self
- Inside No. 9 (2014) as Craig
- Prey (2014) as David Murdoch
- Kingdom of Heaven (2005) as Squire
- GMTV (1993) as Self
- Legends (2006) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Soccer AM (1995) as Self
- Richard Osman's House of Games (2017) as Self - Contestant
- The Chief (1990) as Angus Shadwell
- The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987) as Brian Gregson
- The Hollow Crown (2012) as Talbot
- The Detectives (1993) as Uniformed Officer
- Drop the Dead Donkey (1990) Cast
- Urban Myths (2017) as Kev Wells
- Life on Mars (2006) as Gene Hunt
- Outcast (2016) as Reverend Anderson
- Bergerac (2025) as Arthur Wakefield
- Ashes to Ashes (2008) as Gene Hunt
- Hornblower (1998) as Gunner Hobbs
- Cranford (2007) as Mr Carter
- Remembers… (2022) as Self
- The Vice (1999) Cast
- Duck Quacks Don't Echo (2014) Cast
- Vanity Fair (1998) as William Dobbin
- Belgravia (2020) as James Trenchard
- State of Play (2003) as DCI William Bell
- Big School (2013) as Mr Gunn
- Clocking Off (2000) as James 'Mack' Mackintosh
- After the Flood (2024) as Jack Radcliffe
- Chris Moyles' Quiz Night (2009) as Self
- Treasure Island (2012) as Captain Smollett
- The Lady (2026) as DCI Jim Dickie
- The Rubbish World of Dave Spud (2019) as Betty Spud
- In Suspicious Circumstances (1991) as Herbert Bennett
- Roger Roger (1998) as Phil
- DNA Journey (2019) as Self
- Mad Dogs (2011) as Quinn
- New Street Law (2006) Cast
- Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule (2017) as Self
- Demons (2009) as Rupert Galvin
- Blue Heaven (1992) as Paul Twice
- Bel Ami (2012) as Charles Forestier
- Steeltown Murders (2023) as DCI Paul Bethell
- Calendar Girls (2003) as Lawrence Sertain
- This Morning (1988) as Self
- My Wonderful Life (1996) as Phil
- Living the Dream (2017) as Mal Pemberton
- For the Love of Cars (2014) as Himself
- You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010) as Poker Friend
- Hidden (2011) as Harry Venn
- Island at War (2004) as Oberst Heinrich Baron Von Rheingarten
- From There to Here (2014) as Daniel
- The Level (2016) as Frank Le Saux
- Vincent (2005) Cast
- Lost Land of the Volcano (2009) as Self - Narrator
- The Other Boleyn Girl (2003) as William Strafford
- I.D. (1995) as Charlie
- Frontiers (1996) as DS Danny Curtis
- Loved Up (1995) as Ray
- Law and Disorder (1994) Cast
- Last Rights (2005) as John Speers
- What The Killer Did Next (2019) as Self - Host
- Hornblower: Retribution (2001) as Gunner Hobbs
- Hornblower: Mutiny (2001) as Hobbs
- Sharpe: The Legend (1997) as Truman
- Sharpe's Justice (1997) as Matt Truman
- Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again (2019) as Pierce Brosnan
- Byron (2003) as William Fletcher
- Carthago (2022) as Lord James Davidson
- London Kills Me (1991) as Suited Man
- The Stepfather (2005) as Dougie Molloy
- A Fatal Inversion (1992) as Young Detective
- Tu£sday (2008) as Earp
- The Perfect Blue (1998) as Tom
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Most-watched Philip Glenister films currently: Kingdom of Heaven (2005), Bel Ami (2012), Calendar Girls (2003), You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010), The Other Boleyn Girl (2003).
What TV shows has Philip Glenister appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989), Foundation (2021), Silent Witness (1996), Top Gear (2002), Minder (1979).
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