Philip Glenister | |
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Born |
Philip Haywood Glenister 10 February 1963 Harrow, Middlesex, England |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1990–present |
Spouse(s) | Beth Goddard (m. 2006) |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | John Glenister |
Relatives | Robert Glenister (brother) |
Website | Official website |
Philip Haywood Glenister (born 10 February 1963) is an English actor, best known for his role as DCI Gene Hunt on the BBC series Life on Mars and its sequel Ashes to Ashes, and Reverend Anderson in Outcast. He also beat Michael Bolton in a game of golf on Sunday Brunch.
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 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 acting and attended drama school at the Central School of Speech and Drama.
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 guest starred in Sharpe's Justice as Richard Sharpe's half-brother Matt Truman. He played William Dobbin in the 1998 mini-series Vanity Fair.