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Feb 1, 2017 · ‘My home life was very suburban,’ Glenister has said, ‘We lived in a road that was a community, and my mum and dad’s closest friends were people they’d grown up with at school.’ Glenister’s father was a television director, a fact which, it seems, both he and his older brother Robert were inspired by.
Philip Haywood Glenister (born 10 February 1963) is an English actor. He is known for his role as DCI Gene Hunt in the BBC series Life on Mars (2006–2007) and its sequel Ashes to Ashes (2008–2010). [1] He also played DCI William Bell in State of Play (2003) and Reverend Anderson in Outcast (2016–2018).
YearTitleRoleNotes2024Jack RadcliffeMain role2023Commdor ArgoSeason 22023DCI Paul BethellLead role.2022CarthagoLord DavidsonTV seriesFeb 6, 2024 · Philip Glenister began working as an actor in his late twenties but it was his scene-stealing role as the politically incorrect detective Gene Hunt in Life On Mars and Ashes To Ashes that propelled him to stardom. The 51-year-old lives with his wife Beth and two daughters Charlotte, 9, and Millie, 12, in southwest London.
Nov 7, 2009 · Actor Philip Glenister relishes his role as a fast-talking, chauvinistic boss in Life on Mars. The classic British sci-fi series features a detective who is hit by a car in 2006 and awakens to...
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Glenister was born in Harrow, Middlesex, and grew up in Hatch End. He is the son of director John Glenister and Joan Glenister, and the younger brother of fellow actor Robert Glenister. He is of Welsh ancestry from his maternal side. He attended Hatch End High School, and with the encouragement of his then-sister-in-law Amanda Redman, he pursued ac...
In the early 1990s, Glenister appeared in various TV series including Minder, The Ruth Rendell Mysteries, Heartbeat, The Chief, Dressing for Breakfast and Silent Witness. In 1997, he appeared in Sharpe's Justice as Richard Sharpe's half-brother Matt Truman. He played William Dobbin in the 1998 mini-series Vanity Fair. From 1998 to 1999, Glenister c...
A book by Glenister on 1970s and 1980s culture, Things Ain't What They Used to Be, was published in October 2008.
Glenister is patron of the charity Momentum in Kingston upon Thames, which aims to help children and the families of children undergoing treatment for cancer in Surrey.
Glenister has been married to actress Beth Goddardsince 2006. Together, they have two daughters named Millie and Charlotte. Glenister is a supporter of non-league football team Wealdstone FC. He is also known to be a fan of Arsenal FC.
Philip Glenister was born on 10 February 1963 in London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Kingdom of Heaven (2005), Life on Mars (2006) and Cranford (2007). He has been married to Beth Goddard since 2006. They have two children.
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He was born in Harrow, Middlesex, England and brought up in Hatch End in the London Borough of Harrow, north-west London attending Blackwell Comprehnsive School (now Hatch End High School). He is the son of TV director John Glenister and the younger brother of actor Robert Glenister (Hustle, Spooks).
