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Iain Glen

Iain Glen

Actor · Born June 24, 1961 (65) · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Screen Actors Guild Award winner · 1 other major award body

Iain Alan Sutherland Glen (born 24 June 1961) is a Scottish actor. Glen is best known for his roles as Dr. Alexander Isaacs/Tyrant in three films of the Resident Evil film series (2004–2016) and as Ser Jorah Mormont in the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones (2011–2019). Other notable roles include John Hanning Speke in Mountains of the Moon (1990), Larry Winters in Silent Scream (1990) for which he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor from the Berlin International Film Festival, Manfred Powell in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), Brother John in Song for a Raggy Boy (2003), the title role in Jack Taylor (2010–2016), Sir Richard Carlisle in Downton Abbey (2011), James Willett in Eye in the Sky (2015), Bruce Wayne in Titans (2019–2021), Magnus MacMillan in The Rig (2023–present), and Dr. Pete Nichols in Silo (2023–present). Description above from the Wikipedia article about Iain Glen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 24, 1961 (65)
From
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
67 on MovieCove · 115 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 22% in 30 days

What are Iain Glen's films like?

Across their 45 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
26%
Morality
20%
Self
19%
Bonds
16%
Power
8%
Society
7%
Ideas
5%
Survival14 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice10 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 36 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 12 · Dark 20

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 21 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 7

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 16 · Intense 16

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 13 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 5

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 29 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 5

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 24 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 17

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 28 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

38 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 14 of 38 analyzed roles.

Shadow
14 of 38
Mentor
8 of 38
Hero
6 of 38
Ally
5 of 38
Threshold guardian
4 of 38
Herald
1 of 38
Show the 38 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
31
Melancholic
25
Dread
11
Contemplative
10
Hopeful
11
Other
31

How their films linger

Bittersweet20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 12 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet27
  • Tragic7
  • Ambiguous7

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Iain Glen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 48 of their 67 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Iain Glen's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

115 credits, 67 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Drummer Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Major John Ambrose

  • Agatha Christie's Seven Dials(2026)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lord Caterham

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Quezon(2025)

    as Governor-General Leonard Wood

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Tanvi: The Great(2025)

    as Michael Simmons

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Last Days of the Space Age(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Bob Foden

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • What About Love(2024)

    as American Ambassador

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Last Front(2024)

    as Leonard

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Castlevania: Nocturne(2023)

    Show 9 episodes · as Juste Belmont (voice)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Silo(2023)

    Show 12 episodes · as Dr. Pete Nichols

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Operation Napoleon(2023)

    as William Carr

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Rig(2023)

    Show 12 episodes · as Magnus MacMillan

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • The Lost Girls(2022)

    as Hook

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Colony(2021)

    as Gibson

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Reyka(2021)

    Show 16 episodes · as Angus Speelman

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Black Beauty(2020)

    as John Manly

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Racer(2020)

    as ‘Sonny’ McElhone

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Windermere Children(2020)

    as Jock Lawrence

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Windermere Children: In Their Own Words(2020)

    as narrator

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Fabric of You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Isaac (voice)

  • The Flood(2019)

    as Philip

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Isabel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Colin

  • Mrs. Wilson(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · as Alec Wilson

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Titans(2018)

    Show 11 episodes · as Bruce Wayne / Batman

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Dusty and Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Mickey the Bubble

  • The Tigers of Scotland(2017)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • My Cousin Rachel(2017)

    as Kendall

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Resident Evil: The Final Chapter Retaliation Mode (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Dr. Isaacs

  • Beautiful Devils (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Delicious(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · as Leo Vincent

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Resident Evil: The Final Chapter(2016)

    as Dr. Isaacs

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Cleverman(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · as Jarrod Slade

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Eye in the Sky(2015)

    as James Willett

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Bad Education Movie(2015)

    as Pasco Trevelyan

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Red Tent(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jacob

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Russia's Mystery Files (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Breathless(2013)

    Show 6 episodes · as Ronald Mulligan

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Kick-Ass 2(2013)

    as Uncle Ralph

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Ripper Street(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Madoc Faulkner

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The Hollow Crown(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Warwick

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Prisoners' Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 10 episodes · as Paul

  • The Iron Lady(2011)

    as Alfred Roberts

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Borgia(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Game of Thrones(2011)

    Show 70 episodes · as Sir Jorah Mormont

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Downton Abbey(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sir Richard Carlisle

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Jack Taylor(2010)

    Show 9 episodes · as Jack Taylor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Haven(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Roland Holloway

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Strike Back(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Gerald Crawford

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Harry Brown(2009)

    as SI Childs

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Pope Joan(2009)

    as Village Priest

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Into the Storm(2009)

    as King George VI

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Case of Unfaithful Klara(2009)

    as Denis

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: UK(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Snow Monkeys of Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Narrator

  • The Diary of Anne Frank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 5 episodes · as Otto Frank

  • The Diary of Anne Frank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Otto Frank

  • Slapper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Red / Michael Simmons

  • City of Vice(2008)

    Show 5 episodes · as John Fielding

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Starting Over (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Gregor Dewhurst

  • The Relief of Belsen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as James Johnston

  • Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution(2007)

    as Frank Ratcliffe

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Resident Evil: Extinction(2007)

    as Dr. Isaacs

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Last Legion(2007)

    as Orestes

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Small Engine Repair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Doug

  • Tara Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Danny

  • Kingdom of Heaven(2005)

    as Richard Coeur de Lion

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Man to Man(2005)

    as Alexander Auchinleck

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Octavian

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Kidnapped (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Alan Breck

  • Kidnapped (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · as Breck

  • Resident Evil: Apocalypse(2004)

    as Dr. Isaacs

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Impact (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Marcus Hodge

  • Carla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Daniel

  • Spy Sorge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Richard Sorge

  • Song for a Raggy Boy(2003)

    as Brother John

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Soul Keeper(2002)

    as Carl Jung

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Darkness(2002)

    as Mark

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • MI-5(2002)

    Show 7 episodes · as Vaughan Edwards

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Gabriel & Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Dad

  • Lara Croft: Tomb Raider(2001)

    as Manfred Powell

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Paranoid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Stan

  • The Wyvern Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Charles Fairfield

  • Beautiful Creatures(2000)

    as Tony

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Glasgow Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 6 episodes · as Stuart Morrison

  • Wives and Daughters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 4 episodes · as Mr Preston

  • Mararía (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Bertrand

  • Painted Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sebastian Stafford

  • Trial & Retribution(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Damon Morton

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Death of a Salesman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Biff

  • Missus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Father Pietro Salviati, Missus

  • The Young Americans(1993)

    as Edward Foster

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Black and Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Commander Powell

  • Frankie's House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Frankie's House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 4 episodes · as Tim Page

  • Adam Bede (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Adam Bede

  • 30 Door Key (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Józio

  • Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead(1990)

    as Hamlet

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Fools of Fortune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Willie Quinton

  • Mountains of the Moon(1990)

    as John Hanning Speke

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Silent Scream(1990)

    as Larry Winters

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Screen One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Adam Bede · as Commander Powell

  • Paris by Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Wallace Sharp

  • The Picnic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Ray

  • Poirot(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Doctor Willoughby

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Gorillas in the Mist(1988)

    as Brendan

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 5 episodes · as Carl Galton

  • Will You Love Me Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Sailor

  • Blood Hunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Allan Innes

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Allan Innes · as Ray · as Sailor

  • Natural World(1983)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Taggart(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • 1971 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • A Rare Breed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Ray

  • Anchor Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Nathan Carter

  • Corleone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Vagabond Shoes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Alec Murray

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 115 titles, 109 of them dated from 1983 to 2026; peak year 2008.

Biggest box office

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016)

$312M worldwide

Highest rated

Game of Thrones (2011)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutNomination
19832026

Peak 2008 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 18 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting115 of 115: 115 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score64th

By decade

1980s11 · acting1990s16 · acting2000s36 · acting2010s29 · acting2020s17 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 6% of 34 roles
8803081318

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Screen Actors Guild Award and 1 other major award from 8 major nominations, 1990–2020.

WinNomination
  1. 2020
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  2. 2018
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  3. 2016
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  4. 2015
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  5. 2014
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  6. 2013
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  7. 2012
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  8. 1990
    • Berlinale award, won · Best Acting Performance

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Iain Glen's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 39; across their 36 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 36

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 36

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 36

Midcredits score across 67 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up26
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th19
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

29 of their 67 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved13
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser29
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor

What About Love (2024)

97th percentile spread · 47% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Game of Thrones (2011)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 31 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Iain Glen's work okay for kids?

Across up to 23 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore13 titles30–94 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity23 titles13–64 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles31–92 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs13 titles20–65 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense12 titles31–89 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Iain Glen work with?

People who share at least 2 of Iain Glen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Martin Moszkowicz shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles