Iain Glen

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Biography

Iain Glen is a Scottish actor, who was born on June 24, 1961 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was educated at the Edinburgh Academy, an independent school for boys have a son, Finlay.

  • Primary profession
  • Actor·soundtrack·producer
  • Country
  • Scotland
  • Nationality
  • Scottish
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 24 June 1961
  • Place of birth
  • Edinburgh
  • Spouses
  • Susannah Harker
  • Education
  • University of Aberdeen·Royal Academy of Dramatic Art·Edinburgh Academy

Movies

TV

Trivia

Educated at Edinburgh Academy and University of Aberdeen

Trained at RADA, London

He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1999 (1998 season) for Best Actor for his performance in "The Blue Room".

He was nominated for a 1997 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actor in a Musical of 1996 for his performance in "Martin Guerre".

An Associate Member of RADA.

Partner of Charlotte Emmerson.

Has a brother called Hamish who is artistic director of the Belgrade theatre in Coventry, England.

2007 Laurence Olivier nomination for Best Actor in a Play for "The Crucible".

Baby girl named Mary, born September 2007 with longtime partner, Charlotte Emmerson.

2007 Nomination Whatsonstage Theatre Goers Choice Award, Best Actor in a Play, "The Crucible".

Has played villains in two movies based on video games: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and Resident Evil.

Son Finlay was born in 1994.

Ex-brother-in-law of Caroline Harker and Anthony Calf.

Ex-son-in-law of Richard Owens and Polly Adams.

(June 2006) Starring as John Proctor in Arthur Miller s "The Crucible" for RSC, after completing a limited run in Stratford-upon-Avon. The play transferred to the Gielgud Theatre, London from April to June.

(February 2010) Duchess Theatre, West End, London; starring and making his directorial debut in Henrik Ibsen s "Ghosts".

(August 2003) Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh; Anton Chekhov s "The Seagull".

National Theatre, Lyttelton; "A Streetcar Named Desire" with Glenn Close.

(September 2009) At the Chichester Festival, Chichester; starring in Terence Rattigan s "Separate Tables".

(June 2009) Playing the title role in the world premier of the play "Wallenstein" at the Chichester Festival, Chichester, UK

RSC Stratford with West End transfer 1995; "The Broken Heart"

(January 2007) Nominated for Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play for "The Crucible".

(July 2005) Appearing in "Hedda Gabler" at the Duke of Yorks Theatre, London

Nominated for Whatsonstage Theatre Goers Choice Award, Best Actor in a Play for "The Crucible"

(January 2008) Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, UK, starring in "Scenes from a Marriage", directed by Trevor Nunn.

Quotes

You really are being quite foolish to smoke.

A bicycle has transformed my experience of London.

My first priority is to my wife, as hers is to me, and to our child.

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