Personal info

Known for

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1 / Feb / 1963 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

Harrow, Middlesex, England, UK

Also Known As

Philip Haywood Glenister

Philip Glenister

Philip Haywood Glenister (born 10 February 1963) is an English actor, known for his role as DCI Gene Hunt in British television series Life On Mars and its sequel Ashes To Ashes.

Known For

9.5

Spying on Hitler’s Army: The Secret Recordings

1 / Jun / 2013

9.0

For the Love of Cars

7 / Apr / 2014

8.1

Cranford

1 / Nov / 2007

8.1

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1 / Jan / 1989

8.0

Tales of Television Centre

5 / May / 2012

8.0

My Wonderful Life

1 / Feb / 1996

8.0

Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule

5 / Mar / 2017

8.0

Inside No. 9

4 / Feb / 2014

7.9

Living the Dream

5 / Nov / 2017

7.8

Life on Mars

2 / Jan / 2006

Credits

Acting

2025

•

Bergerac

(6 episodes) as Arthur Wakefield

2024

•

After the Flood

(6 episodes) as Jack Radcliffe

2023

•

Sheene

as Narrator (voice)

2023

•

Steeltown Murders

(4 episodes) as DCI Paul Bethell

2022

•

Carthago

(11 episodes) as Lord James Davidson

2021

•

Just in Case

as Mark

2021

•

Foundation

(1 episode) as Commdor Argo

2020

•

Belgravia

(6 episodes) as James Trenchard

2019

•

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again

as Pierce Brosnan

2019

•

The Rubbish World of Dave Spud

(10 episodes) as Betty Spud

2019

•

DNA Journey

(1 episode) as Self

2019

•

What The Killer Did Next

(16 episodes) as Self - Host

2017

•

Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule

(1 episode) as Self

2017

•

Living the Dream

(12 episodes) as Mal Pemberton

2017

•

Urban Myths

(1 episode) as Kev Wells

2017

•

Richard Osman's House of Games

(5 episodes) as Self - Contestant

2016

•

Outcast

(20 episodes) as Reverend Anderson

2016

•

The Level

(6 episodes) as Frank Le Saux

2014

•

For the Love of Cars

(15 episodes) as Himself

2014

•

From There to Here

(3 episodes) as Daniel

2014

•

Prey

(3 episodes) as David Murdoch

2014

•

Duck Quacks Don't Echo

(1 episode)

2014

•

Inside No. 9

(1 episode) as Craig

2013

•

Spying on Hitler’s Army: The Secret Recordings

as Narrator

2013

•

Big School

(12 episodes) as Mr Gunn

2012

•

Bel Ami

as Charles Forestier

2012

•

Tales of Television Centre

as Self

2012

•

Treasure Island

(2 episodes) as Captain Smollett

2012

•

The Hollow Crown

(1 episode) as Talbot

2011

•

Pavlopetri: The City Beneath the Waves

as Narrator

2011

•

Mad Dogs

(14 episodes) as Quinn

2011

•

Hidden

(4 episodes) as Harry Venn

2010

•

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

as Poker Friend

2010

•

Eyewitness

(3 episodes)

2010

•

The Secret Life of the National Grid

(3 episodes) as Narrator (Voice)

2009

•

The Making of... Ashes to Ashes

as Himself

2009

•

Lost Land of the Volcano

(3 episodes) as Self - Narrator

2009

•

Demons

(6 episodes) as Rupert Galvin

2009

•

Chris Moyles' Quiz Night

(1 episode) as Self

2009

•

The Secret Life of the Airport

(3 episodes) as Narrator

2008

•

Tu£sday

as Earp

2008

•

Ashes to Ashes

(24 episodes) as Gene Hunt

2007

•

The End of 'Life on Mars'

as Self

2007

•

Cranford

(7 episodes) as Mr Carter

2007

•

The Secret Life of the motorway

(3 episodes) as Narrator (Voice)

2006

•

The One Show

(1 episode) as Self - Guest

2006

•

Life on Mars

(16 episodes) as Gene Hunt

2006

•

New Street Law

(1 episode)

2006

•

The One Show

(1 episode) as Self

2006

•

Legends

(1 episode) as Self - Narrator (voice)

2005

•

The Walk

as Eddie

2005

•

Kingdom of Heaven

as Squire

2005

•

The Stepfather

(2 episodes) as Dougie Molloy

2005

•

Vincent

(3 episodes)

2004

•

Island at War

(6 episodes) as Oberst Heinrich Baron Von Rheingarten

2003

•

Calendar Girls

as Lawrence Sertain

2003

•

The Other Boleyn Girl

as William Strafford

2003

•

Byron

as William Fletcher

2003

•

Lloyd & Hill

as Daniel Lloyd

2003

•

State of Play

(6 episodes) as DCI William Bell

2002

•

Top Gear

(1 episode) as Self

2001

•

Hornblower: Mutiny

as Hobbs

2001

•

Hornblower: Retribution

as Gunner Hobbs

2000

•

Clocking Off

(27 episodes) as James 'Mack' Mackintosh

1999

•

The Vice

(1 episode)

1998

•

The Perfect Blue

as Tom

1998

•

Roger Roger

(18 episodes) as Phil

1998

•

Hornblower

(2 episodes) as Gunner Hobbs

1998

•

Vanity Fair

(6 episodes) as William Dobbin

1997

•

Sharpe's Justice

as Matt Truman

1997

•

Sharpe: The Legend

as Truman

1996

•

True Love

as Phil

1996

•

Silent Witness

(2 episodes)

1996

•

My Wonderful Life

(24 episodes)

1995

•

I.D.

as Charlie

1995

•

Loved Up

as Ray

1995

•

Soccer AM

(1 episode) as Self

1994

•

Law and Disorder

(1 episode)

1993

•

GMTV

(1 episode) as Self

1993

•

The Detectives

(1 episode) as Uniformed Officer

1992

•

A Fatal Inversion

as Young Detective

1992

•

Heartbeat

(1 episode) as Julian Cantley

1992

•

Blue Heaven

(1 episode) as Paul Twice

1991

•

London Kills Me

as Suited Man

1990

•

Drop the Dead Donkey

(1 episode)

1989

•

Agatha Christie's Poirot

(1 episode) as Sir William Boyd Carrington

1988

•

This Morning

(2 episodes) as Self

1987

•

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

(3 episodes) as Brian Gregson

1981

•

Bergerac

(1 episode) as Philip

1979

•

Minder

(1 episode) as Greg Hunter

Production

2011

•

Pavlopetri: The City Beneath the Waves

Executive Producer

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