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Acting

Philip Glenister

Titles: 30movies68TV shows

Career: Active from 1995 to 2026, busiest in 2003 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles: 28
top three billing

Average score: 68/100

Highest rated: Life on Mars
87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 48 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Philip Glenister Catalog average

Historical
4.7average 2.6
Politics
4.3average 2.6
Wit & Wordplay
5.3average 3.7
Crime
5.2average 3.7
Class & Capitalism
4.6average 3.3
Mystery
5.3average 4.1
Family Dynamics
5.7average 4.8
Tension
6.8average 6.0

Rarely in their work

Absurdist Humor
1.2, average 2.0
Pop Culture
1.4, average 2.2
Fantasy
1.0, average 1.7
Physical Comedy
1.7, average 2.4

Main genres

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Drama 31
Crime 13
Mystery 8
Comedy 8
Documentary 7
TV Movie 6
Romance 5
Adventure 4

Recurring tags

Character-Driven 7
Psychological Thriller 7
Police Procedural 4
Gritty Realism 4
Period Drama 3
Ensemble Cast 3
Character Study 3
Social Commentary 3
Crime Investigation 3
Family Secrets 2
Victorian Era 2
Everyday Life 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

79

Group by

Newest first Oldest first

2020s

9 titles · average score 64

The Lady

TV show · as DCI Jim Dickie

Bergerac

TV show · as Arthur Wakefield

After the Flood

TV show · as Jack Radcliffe

Steeltown Murders

TV show · as DCI Paul Bethell

Sheene

as Narrator (voice)

Carthago

TV show · as Lord James Davidson

Foundation

TV show · as Commdor Argo

Just in Case

as Mark

Belgravia

TV show · as James Trenchard

2010s

22 titles · average score 67

The Rubbish World of Dave Spud

TV show · as Betty Spud

Living the Dream

TV show · as Mal Pemberton

Outcast

TV show · as Reverend Anderson

The Level

TV show · as Frank Le Saux

Prey

TV show · as David Murdoch

From There to Here

TV show · as Daniel

Big School

TV show · as Mr Gunn

Treasure Island

TV show · as Captain Smollett

Bel Ami

as Charles Forestier

Treasure Island

as Smollett

Hidden

TV show · as Harry Venn

Mad Dogs

TV show · as Quinn

All 22 titles from the 2010s

2000s

22 titles · average score 70

Demons

TV show · as Rupert Galvin

Ashes to Ashes

TV show · as Gene Hunt

Tu£sday

as Earp

Cranford

TV show · as Mr Carter

Life on Mars

TV show · as Gene Hunt

The Stepfather

TV show · as Dougie Molloy

as Eddie

Island at War

TV show · as Oberst Heinrich Baron Von Rheingarten

State of Play

TV show · as DCI William Bell

Calendar Girls

as Lawrence Sertain

Hornblower: Retribution

as Gunner Hobbs

Clocking Off

TV show · as James 'Mack' Mackintosh

All 22 titles from the 2000s

1990s

23 titles · average score 69

The Vice

TV show · as Jason Grant

Vanity Fair

TV show · as William Dobbin

The Perfect Blue

as Tom

Roger Roger

TV show · as Phil

Hornblower

TV show · as Gunner Hobbs

Sharpe's Justice

as Matt Truman

Have Your Cake and Eat It

TV show · as Joe Martin

Silent Witness

TV show

I.D.

as Charlie

The Detectives

TV show · as Uniformed Officer

Heartbeat

TV show · as Julian Cantley

Drop the Dead Donkey

TV show · as Harrison

All 23 titles from the 1990s

1980s

2 titles · average score 64

Agatha Christie's Poirot

TV show · as Sir William Boyd Carrington

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

TV show · as Brian Gregson

1970s

1 title · average score 74

Minder

TV show · as Greg Hunter