
Iain Glen
Known for Acting · 121 credits
- Born
- 1961-06-24 (age 64)
- 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)

Game of Thrones
2011
as Sir Jorah Mormont

Doctor Who
2005
as Octavian

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Doctor Willoughby

Downton Abbey
2010
as Sir Richard Carlisle

Silo
2023
as Dr. Pete Nichols

Spooks
2002
as Vaughan Edwards

Titans
2018
as Bruce Wayne / Batman

Haven
2010
as Roland Holloway

Natural World
1983
as Narrator

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

The Hollow Crown
2012
as Warwick

Trial & Retribution
1997
as Damon Morton

Castlevania: Nocturne
2023
as Juste Belmont (voice)

Agatha Christie's Seven Dials
2026
as Lord Caterham

The Rig
2023
as Magnus MacMillan

Borgia
2011

Screen One
1989
as Adam Bede / Commander Powell

Autopsy: The Last Hours of...
2014
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Jack Taylor
2010
as Jack Taylor

Wives and Daughters
1999
as Mr Preston

Delicious
2016
as Leo Vincent

Cleverman
2016
as Jarrod Slade

The Red Tent
2014
as Jacob

Last Days of the Space Age
2024
as Bob Foden

Mrs Wilson
2018
as Alec Wilson

Reyka
2021
as Angus Speelman

Prisoners' Wives
2012
as Paul

Breathless
2013
as Ronald Mulligan

VE Day 80
2025
as Self

The Diary of Anne Frank
2009
as Otto Frank

Painted Lady
1997
as Sebastian Stafford

The Fear
1988
as Carl Galton

City of Vice
2008
as John Fielding

Kidnapped
2005
as Breck

Frankie's House
1992
as Tim Page

Glasgow Kiss
2000
as Stuart Morrison
Movies (81)

Kingdom of Heaven
2005
as Richard Coeur de Lion

The Colony
2021
as Gibson

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
2001
as Manfred Powell

Kick-Ass 2
2013
as Uncle Ralph

Resident Evil: Apocalypse
2004
as Dr. Isaacs

Eye in the Sky
2015
as James Willett

The Last Legion
2007
as Orestes

Quezon
2025
as Governor-General Leonard Wood

Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
2019
as Self

The Iron Lady
2011
as Alfred Roberts

Black Beauty
2020
as John Manly

Pope Joan
2009
as Village Priest

Harry Brown
2009
as SI Childs

Resident Evil: Extinction
2007
as Dr. Isaacs

My Cousin Rachel
2017
as Kendall

Darkness
2002
as Mark

Gorillas in the Mist
1988
as Brendan

Spy Sorge
2003
as Richard Sorge

The Lost Girls
2022
as Hook

The Young Americans
1993
as Edward Foster

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
1991
as Hamlet

Operation Napoleon
2023
as William Carr

The Soul Keeper
2003
as Carl Jung

Into the Storm
2009
as King George VI

Mountains of the Moon
1990
as John Hanning Speke

Beautiful Creatures
2000
as Tony

The Last Front
2024
as Leonard

World of Westeros Ambient Video
2025
as Jorah Mormont

Retaliation Mode: Making 'Resident Evil: The Final Chapter'
2017
as Self

The Windermere Children
2020
as Jock Lawrence

Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life
2015
as Self

What About Love
2024
as American Ambassador

Paranoid
2000
as Stan

The Racer
2020
as ‘Sonny’ McElhone

Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution
2007
as Frank Ratcliffe

The Flood
2019
as Philip

Tara Road
2005
as Danny

Tanvi the Great
2025
as Michael Simmons

Slapper
2008
as Red / Michael Simmons

Adam Bede
1992
as Adam Bede

The Case of Unfaithful Klara
2009
as Denis

The Wyvern Mystery
2000
as Charles Fairfield

Man to Man
2005
as Alexander Auchinleck

Song for a Raggy Boy
2003
as Brother John

The Bad Education Movie
2015
as Pasco Trevelyan
Black and Blue
1992
as Commander Powell

30 Door Key
1991
as Józio

The Relief of Belsen
2007
as James Johnston

Paris by Night
1989
as Wallace Sharp

Starting Over
2007
as Gregor Dewhurst

Carla
2003
as Daniel

Kidnapped
2005
as Alan Breck

Blood Hunt
1986
as Allan Innes
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter Retaliation Mode
2017
as Dr. Isaacs

The Picnic
1989
as Ray

Will You Love Me Tomorrow
1987
as Sailor

Fools of Fortune
1990
as Willie Quinton

Gabriel & Me
2001
as Dad

Frankie's House
1992

Mararía
1998
as Bertrand
Small Engine Repair
2006
as Doug

Beautiful Devils
2017

Death of a Salesman
1996
as Biff
Corleone
Missus
1994
as Father Pietro Salviati, Missus

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
2016
as Dr. Isaacs

The Diary of Anne Frank
2009
as Otto Frank
A Rare Breed
as Ray

Silent Scream
1990
as Larry Winters
Snow Monkeys of Japan
2009
as Narrator

Beyond Raccoon City: Unearthing 'Resident Evil: Extinction'
2008
as Self

The Fabric of You
2019
as Isaac (voice)

Russia's Mystery Files
2014
as Narrator (voice)

Dusty and Me
2018
as Mickey the Bubble

Oracles of God the Story of the Old Testament
2023
as Self - Narrator
Anchor Me
as Nathan Carter

The Tigers of Scotland
2017
as Narrator

The Queen Mary: Greatest Ocean Liner
2016
as Self - Narrator

The Windermere Children: In Their Own Words
2020
as narrator

Vagabond Shoes
as Alec Murray

Isabel
2019
as Colin
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 121 credits spanning from 1983 to 2026, Iain Glen has appeared in 81 films and 40 TV shows.
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- Kingdom of Heaven (2005) — as Richard Coeur de Lion
- The Colony (2021) — as Gibson
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) — as Manfred Powell
- Kick-Ass 2 (2013) — as Uncle Ralph
- Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) — as Dr. Isaacs
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