Iain Glen
Known for Acting · 124 credits
- Born
- 1961-06-24 (age 65)
- Place of birth
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as
- 이아인 글렌 · 이안 글렌 · Иэн Глен · 伊恩·格雷 · ایان گلن
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).
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Known For
TV Shows (40)
Silo
2023
as Dr. Pete Nichols
Game of Thrones
2011
as Sir Jorah Mormont
Doctor Who
2005
as Octavian
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Doctor Willoughby
Spooks
2002
as Vaughan Edwards
Natural World
1983
as Narrator
Downton Abbey
2010
as Sir Richard Carlisle
Haven
2010
as Roland Holloway
Titans
2018
as Bruce Wayne / Batman
Screen Two
1985
as Ray / Allan Innes / Sailor
Strike Back
2010
as Gerald Crawford
Ripper Street
2012
as Madoc Faulkner
Taggart
1983
Law & Order: UK
2009
Trial & Retribution
1997
as Damon Morton
Castlevania: Nocturne
2023
as Juste Belmont (voice)
Agatha Christie's Seven Dials
2026
as Lord Caterham
The Hollow Crown
2012
as Warwick
The Rig
2023
as Magnus MacMillan
Screen One
1989
as Adam Bede / Commander Powell
Borgia
2011
Jack Taylor
2010
as Jack Taylor
Reyka
2021
as Angus Speelman
Delicious
2016
as Leo Vincent
Mrs Wilson
2018
as Alec Wilson
Cleverman
2016
as Jarrod Slade
Autopsy: The Last Hours of...
2014
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Wives and Daughters
1999
as Mr Preston
The Diary of Anne Frank
2009
as Otto Frank
Last Days of the Space Age
2024
as Bob Foden
The Red Tent
2014
as Jacob
Breathless
2013
as Ronald Mulligan
City of Vice
2008
as John Fielding
Frankie's House
1992
as Tim Page
VE Day 80
2025
as Self
The Fear
1988
as Carl Galton
Prisoners' Wives
2012
as Paul
Painted Lady
1997
as Sebastian Stafford
Glasgow Kiss
2000
as Stuart Morrison
Kidnapped
2005
as Breck
Movies (84)
Kingdom of Heaven
2005
as Richard Coeur de Lion
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
2001
as Manfred Powell
Kick-Ass 2
2013
as Uncle Ralph
The Colony
2021
as Gibson
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
2004
as Dr. Isaacs
Eye in the Sky
2015
as James Willett
The Iron Lady
2011
as Alfred Roberts
Quezon
2025
as Governor-General Leonard Wood
The Last Legion
2007
as Orestes
Gorillas in the Mist
1988
as Brendan
My Cousin Rachel
2017
as Kendall
1971
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
2019
as Self
Harry Brown
2009
as SI Childs
Black Beauty
2020
as John Manly
Operation Napoleon
2023
as William Carr
Resident Evil: Extinction
2007
as Dr. Isaacs
Impact
2003
as Marcus Hodge
30 Door Key
1991
as Józio
Pope Joan
2009
as Village Priest
The Bad Education Movie
2015
as Pasco Trevelyan
Slapper
2008
as Red / Michael Simmons
Mountains of the Moon
1990
as John Hanning Speke
What About Love
2024
as American Ambassador
The Windermere Children
2020
as Jock Lawrence
The Young Americans
1993
as Edward Foster
Beautiful Creatures
2000
as Tony
Darkness
2002
as Mark
Into the Storm
2009
as King George VI
Song for a Raggy Boy
2003
as Brother John
Isabel
2019
as Colin
Paris by Night
1989
as Wallace Sharp
Missus
1994
as Father Pietro Salviati, Missus
The Last Front
2024
as Leonard
Corleone
Death of a Salesman
1996
as Biff
Game of Thrones: Spanish Kingdom Special
2015
as Self
The Soul Keeper
2003
as Carl Jung
The Lost Girls
2022
as Hook
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
1991
as Hamlet
Tanvi the Great
2025
as Michael Simmons
Retaliation Mode: Making 'Resident Evil: The Final Chapter'
2017
as Self
Russia's Mystery Files
2014
as Narrator (voice)
Paranoid
2000
as Stan
Small Engine Repair
2006
as Doug
Tara Road
2005
as Danny
Frankie's House
1992
The Flood
2019
as Philip
The Wyvern Mystery
2000
as Charles Fairfield
The Players: The Cast of 'Extinction'
2008
as Self
Spy Sorge
2003
as Richard Sorge
The Case of Unfaithful Klara
2009
as Denis
Fools of Fortune
1990
as Willie Quinton
Starting Over
2007
as Gregor Dewhurst
Beautiful Devils
2017
Black and Blue
1992
as Commander Powell
Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution
2007
as Frank Ratcliffe
A Rare Breed
as Ray
Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life
2015
as Self
Adam Bede
1992
as Adam Bede
Dusty and Me
2018
as Mickey the Bubble
Man to Man
2005
as Alexander Auchinleck
Carla
2003
as Daniel
Gabriel & Me
2001
as Dad
Vagabond Shoes
as Alec Murray
The Relief of Belsen
2007
as James Johnston
Mararía
1998
as Bertrand
Anchor Me
as Nathan Carter
The Racer
2020
as ‘Sonny’ McElhone
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter Retaliation Mode
2017
as Dr. Isaacs
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
2016
as Dr. Isaacs
Snow Monkeys of Japan
2009
as Narrator
Silent Scream
1990
as Larry Winters
Will You Love Me Tomorrow
1987
as Sailor
The Diary of Anne Frank
2009
as Otto Frank
The Tigers of Scotland
2017
as Narrator
Kidnapped
2005
as Alan Breck
The Fabric of You
2019
as Isaac (voice)
Blood Hunt
1986
as Allan Innes
The Windermere Children: In Their Own Words
2020
as narrator
Beyond Raccoon City: Unearthing 'Resident Evil: Extinction'
2008
as Self
The Picnic
1989
as Ray
The Queen Mary: Greatest Ocean Liner
2016
as Self - Narrator
Oracles of God the Story of the Old Testament
2023
as Self - Narrator
About Iain Glen
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), Brothe… With 124 credits spanning from 1983 to 2026, Iain Glen has appeared in 84 films and 40 TV shows.
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- Kingdom of Heaven (2005) — as Richard Coeur de Lion
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) — as Manfred Powell
- Kick-Ass 2 (2013) — as Uncle Ralph
- The Colony (2021) — as Gibson
- Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) — as Dr. Isaacs
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