Portrait of Iain Glen

Acting

Iain Glen

Career

Active from 1986 to 2026, busiest in 2009 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
61
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Windermere Children
The Windermere Children
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 74 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Iain Glen Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.2, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.0, average 2.4
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.1, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.1, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 7
  • Social Commentary 7
  • Coming-of-Age 6
  • Psychological Thriller 5
  • Complex Characters 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Gritty Realism 3
  • Historical Adventure 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Slow Burn 3
  • Character Study 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

110
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Vagabond Shoes
Vagabond Shoes

as Alec Murray

2020s

19 titles · average score 59
Quezon
Quezon (2025)
GoodWatch score 75

as Governor-General Leonard Wood

Tanvi the Great
Tanvi the Great (2025)
GoodWatch score 65

as Michael Simmons

The Last Front
The Last Front (2024)
GoodWatch score 51

as Leonard

Last Days of the Space Age
Last Days of the Space Age (2024)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show · as Bob Foden

The Rig
The Rig (2023)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as Magnus MacMillan

Operation Napoleon
Operation Napoleon (2023)
GoodWatch score 32

as William Carr

Silo
Silo (2023)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Dr. Pete Nichols

The Lost Girls
The Lost Girls (2022)
GoodWatch score 30

as Hook

Reyka
Reyka (2021)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Angus Speelman

The Colony
The Colony (2021)
GoodWatch score 50

as Gibson

Black Beauty
Black Beauty (2020)
GoodWatch score 56

as John Manly

The Windermere Children
The Windermere Children (2020)
GoodWatch score 90

as Jock Lawrence

2010s

27 titles · average score 68
The Flood
The Flood (2019)
GoodWatch score 51

as Philip

Mrs Wilson
Mrs Wilson (2018)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Alec Wilson

My Cousin Rachel
My Cousin Rachel (2017)
GoodWatch score 62

as Kendall

The Tigers of Scotland
The Tigers of Scotland (2017)
GoodWatch score 63

as Narrator

Cleverman
Cleverman (2016)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Jarrod Slade

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016)
GoodWatch score 48

as Dr. Isaacs

The Red Tent
The Red Tent (2014)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Jacob

Breathless
Breathless (2013)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Ronald Mulligan

Kick-Ass 2
Kick-Ass 2 (2013)
GoodWatch score 49

as Uncle Ralph

Prisoners' Wives
Prisoners' Wives (2012)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Paul

Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones (2011)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Ser Jorah Mormont

Jack Taylor
Jack Taylor (2010)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Jack Taylor

2000s

36 titles · average score 57
Harry Brown
Harry Brown (2009)
GoodWatch score 64

as SI Childs

The Diary of Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank (2009)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Otto Frank

Into the Storm
Into the Storm (2009)
GoodWatch score 65

as King George VI

City of Vice
City of Vice (2008)
GoodWatch score 33

TV show · as John Fielding

The Last Legion
The Last Legion (2007)
GoodWatch score 36

as Orestes

Resident Evil: Extinction
Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)
GoodWatch score 45

as Dr. Isaacs

Song for a Raggy Boy
Song for a Raggy Boy (2003)
GoodWatch score 73

as Brother John

The Soul Keeper
The Soul Keeper (2003)
GoodWatch score 66

as Carl Jung

Darkness
Darkness (2002)
GoodWatch score 28

as Mark

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
GoodWatch score 41

as Manfred Powell

Beautiful Creatures
Beautiful Creatures (2000)
GoodWatch score 37

as Tony

Glasgow Kiss
Glasgow Kiss (2000)

TV show · as Stuart Morrison

1990s

16 titles · average score 63
Mararía
Mararía (1998)
GoodWatch score 53

as Bertrand

Painted Lady
Painted Lady (1997)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Sebastian Stafford

Missus
Missus (1994)

TV show · as Father Pietro Salviati, Missus

Missus
Missus (1994)

as Father Pietro Salviati, Missus

The Young Americans
The Young Americans (1993)
GoodWatch score 42

as Edward Foster

Frankie's House
Frankie's House (1992)

TV show · as Tim Page

Adam Bede
Adam Bede (1992)
GoodWatch score 58

as Adam Bede

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1991)
GoodWatch score 68

as Hamlet

30 Door Key
30 Door Key (1991)
GoodWatch score 58

as Józio

Mountains of the Moon
Mountains of the Moon (1990)
GoodWatch score 69

as John Hanning Speke

Silent Scream
Silent Scream (1990)

as Larry Winters

Fools of Fortune
Fools of Fortune (1990)
GoodWatch score 59

as Willie Quinton

1980s

11 titles · average score 72
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Doctor Willoughby

The Picnic
The Picnic (1989)

as Ray

Paris by Night
Paris by Night (1989)
GoodWatch score 54

as Wallace Sharp

Screen One
Screen One (1989)

TV show · as Commander Powell / Adam Bede

The Fear
The Fear (1988)

TV show · as Carl Galton

Gorillas in the Mist
Gorillas in the Mist (1988)
GoodWatch score 77

as Brendan

Will You Love Me Tomorrow
Will You Love Me Tomorrow (1987)

as Sailor

Blood Hunt
Blood Hunt (1986)

as Allan Innes

Screen Two
Screen Two (1985)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Sailor / Ray

Taggart
Taggart (1983)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show

Natural World
Natural World (1983)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Narrator