Philip Glenister

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Biography

Recent Role:
Quinn on Mad Dogs
Gender:
Male
Born:
2-10-1963
Birthplace:
Harrow, Middlesex, England
Birth Name:
Philip H. Glenister
Born in London, England in 1963, Philip Glenister is only one of the actors in his family. His brother Robert stars in the BBC drama Hustle. Their father John is a director. Despite this, Philip claims that he wanted to be a milkman when he was a child. This was not to be however.





After training at the Central School of Speech and Drama, which he left in 1990, he had a brief theatre career. He performed in various locations all over the UK, with performances such as Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet.













… More Philip's main talent lies in TV drama and he hasn't been short of jobs. Since 1991 he has been clocking up the credits, most notably in Vanity Fair, Hornblower, cult comedy Drop The Dead Donkey, Life On Mars and spin off series Ashes to Ashes, most recently starring in Demons.





In 2003, Philip appeared in the film Calendar Girls with Helen Mirren. This was followed in 2005 by the Orlando Bloom vehicle Kingdom of Heaven.





In 2006 Philip married British drama and sometime comedy actress Beth Goddard with whom he has two daughters.

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    Thanks for being best TV character since Minder, think you are amazing, Britains best kept secret all this time :) hide show

    Supplying the best TV character since Minder, genius x Missing you already Guv. I think you are amazing, and you have been Britain's best kept secret all this time :) How I missed you before I will never know. Looking forward to seeing your Mad dog 4 x 60 mins programmes on Sky in the summer! Supplying the best TV character since Minder, genius x Missing you already Guv. I think you are amazing, and you have been Britain's best kept secret all this time :) How I missed you before I will never know. Looking forward to seeing your Mad dog 4 x 60 mins programmes on Sky in the summer!

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    BeckyWood Added May 23, 2010 All my reviews
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    10 Perfect
    LOVE HIM hide show

    It's a shame i could only pick one word from the classification box as i think he is : Talented, One of the all time greats, Give him a show, Handsome and Charming.
    Wow what a man.
    I so want to see him in something else he is a comical and acting geneious.
    10/10

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    bossyboots321 Added Apr 22, 2007 All my reviews
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    9.1 Superb
    Absolute genius! hide show

    Personally my favourite on the show as he just so funny and his 'just don't give a f*ck attitude' adds to the characters quality. I love his brother in hustle and he is equally as good if not better in life on mars and really brings something extra to the show. Bring on series 2 I can't wait for the gene charm!

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    City_Girl Added Aug 6, 2006 All my reviews
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    Brilliant! hide show

    What a superb actor! He is so believable as DCI Gene Hunt. I had not really seen anything with him in it before, but he makes Life on Mars unmissable television. He brings so much reality to the character that you forget you are watching an actor playing a part. He is a very tough copper of the old school, but also on the rare occasion you can see that he has a softer side. Unfortunately(!) I can remember 1973 and how the policeman of that era used to be, and he has the characteristics absolutely to a tee. To top all that I also find him extremely attractive! I cannot wait for the second series to begin!

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    muffythecat Added May 21, 2006 All my reviews
 

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