Robert Lewis Glenister (born 11 March 1960 in

Watford Watford () is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles northwest of Central London, on the River Colne. Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, a ...

, Hertfordshire) is an English actor. The son of the television director

John Glenister John Glenister (born 12 October 1932) is a retired English television director. His credits included '' The Six Wives of Henry VIII'', '' Emma'', ''Rumpole of the Bailey'', '' Play for Today'', Dennis Potter's 1971 biopic of ''Casanova'', ''A T ...

and the older brother of actor

Philip Glenister Philip Haywood Glenister (born 10 February 1963) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as DCI Gene Hunt in the BBC series ''Life on Mars'' (2006–2007) and its sequel '' Ashes to Ashes'' (2008–2010). He also played DCI William ...

, his roles include

con man A confidence trick is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their trust. Confidence tricks exploit victims using their credulity, naïveté, compassion, vanity, confidence, irresponsibility, and greed. Researchers have def ...

Ash "Three Socks" Morgan in the BBC television series '' Hustle'' (2004–2012) and

Nicholas Blake Cecil Day-Lewis (or Day Lewis; 27 April 1904 – 22 May 1972), often written as C. Day-Lewis, was an Irish-born British poet and Poet Laureate from 1968 until his death in 1972. He also wrote mystery stories under the pseudonym of Nicholas Bla ...

in the spy drama '' Spooks'' (2006–2010).

Career

Glenister had a regular role in the BBC sitcom '' Sink or Swim'', which ran from 1980 until 1982. He has also appeared in shows such as ''

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'', ''

Only Fools and Horses ''Only Fools and Horses....'' is a British television sitcom created and written by John Sullivan (writer), John Sullivan. Seven series were originally broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom from 1981 to 1991, with sixteen sporadic Christmas ...

'' (as Myles the millionaire garden centre owner and chairman of the SWANS committee), ''

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'' and ''

Inspector George Gently ''Inspector George Gently'' (also known as ''George Gently'' for the pilot and first series) is a 2008 British television crime drama series produced by Company Pictures for BBC One, set in the 1960s and loosely based on some of the Inspector G ...

'', as well as several films. He had a starring role in the BBC drama '' Hustle'' as Ash Morgan, a high-level con-man who has to convincingly play various roles or characters to pull off a con and lure a 'mark'. He is the only actor who has appeared in every episode of the series. He has also had regular starring roles in the BBC drama '' Spooks'' and appeared in ''

Spartacus Spartacus ( el, Σπάρτακος '; la, Spartacus; c. 103–71 BC) was a Thracian gladiator who, along with Crixus, Gannicus, Castus, and Oenomaus, was one of the escaped slave leaders in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprisin ...

''. He appeared as an Irish-American mob boss in

Ben Affleck Benjamin Géza Affleck (born August 15, 1972) is an American actor and filmmaker. His accolades include two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and a Volpi Cup. Affleck began his career as a child when he starred in the PBS education ...

's crime drama ''

Live by Night ''Live by Night'' is a crime novel by American writer Dennis Lehane, published in 2012. It won a 2013 Edgar Award for novel of the year. Plot summary By 1926, Prohibition in the United States gives rise to an endless network of underground ...

'', which was released in December 2016. He has been cast twice in ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...

'', playing Salateen in ''

The Caves of Androzani ''The Caves of Androzani'' is the sixth serial of the 21st season of the British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four twice-weekly parts on BBC1 from 8 to 16 March 1984. In the serial, the Doctor ...

'' (1984) (opposite his ''Sink or Swim'' co-star Peter Davison) and

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in "

Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror "Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror" is the fourth episode of the twelfth series of the British science fiction television programme '' Doctor Who'', first broadcast on BBC One on 19 January 2020. It was written by Nina Metivier, and directed by Ni ...

" (2020). In June 2022 he appeared as Detective Inspector Salisbury in ''

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'', a BBC serial written by James Graham.

Personal life

Glenister married actor

Amanda Redman Amanda Jacqueline Redman, (born 12 August 1957) is an English actress, known for her roles as Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman in the BBC One series '' New Tricks'' (2003–2013) and as Dr. Lydia Fonseca in ''The Good Karma Hospital'' ...

in 1984; the couple had one child together, daughter Emily, before they divorced in 1992. He later married

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producer and director Celia de Wolff, with whom he has one child, son Tom. In April 2019, it was reported that lawyers acting for a company owned by Glenister – Big Bad Wolff – had lost an appeal in a long-running battle with

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regarding liability for

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contributions. Glenister subsequently said that he would have to sell or remortgage his house as a result of the ruling, since he now faced a bill of £147,000 plus interest.

Filmography

*''

Birth of the Beatles Birth is the act or process of bearing or bringing forth offspring, also referred to in technical contexts as parturition. In mammals, the process is initiated by hormones which cause the muscular walls of the uterus to contract, expelling the f ...

'' (1979) as Replacement Drummer *'' Sink or Swim'' (1980–1982, TV Series) as Steve Webber *''The Campaign'' (1983, TV Movie) as

Jon Lansman Jonathan Lansman (born 9 July 1957) is a British political activist. He is best known for having worked on Jeremy Corbyn's successful 2015 campaign for the leadership of the Labour Party and subsequently founded the pro-Corbyn organisation Mo ...

*''

'' (1984, serial ''

'') as Salateen *'' The Lonelyhearts Kid'' (1984, TV Series) as Ken *''

Cover Her Face ''Cover Her Face'' is the debut 1962 crime novel of P. D. James. It details the investigations by her poetry-writing detective Adam Dalgliesh into the death of a young, ambitious maid, surrounded by a family which has reasons to want her gone � ...

'' (1985, TV Mini-Series) as Derek Pullen *'' Chancer'' (1990, TV Series) as Colin Morris *''

Casualty Casualty may refer to: *Casualty (person), a person who is killed or rendered unfit for service in a war or natural disaster **Civilian casualty, a non-combatant killed or injured in warfare * The emergency department of a hospital, also known as ...

'' (1990–1994, TV Series) as Chris Wilson / Duncan *'' Soldier, Soldier'' (1991, TV Series) as Colour Sergeant/Lieutenant Ian Anderson *''

'' (1992, TV Series) as Myles *'' The Secret Rapture'' (1993) as Jeremy *''

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'' (1993, Video) as Gilburgh (voice: English version) *''

Pie in the Sky Pie in the sky, an idiom meaning an impossible or unlikely idea or plan as well as an empty wish or promise. Pie in the sky may refer to: * ''Pie in the Sky'' (TV series), a UK television series about a police officer turned restaurateur * ''Pie ...

'' (1994, TV Series) as D.C.I. Fields *''

Persuasion Persuasion or persuasion arts is an umbrella term for Social influence, influence. Persuasion can influence a person's Belief, beliefs, Attitude (psychology), attitudes, Intention, intentions, Motivation, motivations, or Behavior, behaviours. ...

'' (1995) as Captain Harville *'' Prime Suspect: The Lost Child'' (1995, TV Movie) as Chris Hughes *''Dirty Work'' (2000, TV Series) as Tubes *'' You Can't Dance'' (2000, Short) *'' Just Visiting'' (2001) as Earl of Warwick *'' Midsomer Murders'' (2001, TV Series) as John Field *'' Lover's Prayer'' (2001) as Count Malevsky *''

'' (2001–2003, TV Series) as Det Sgt Terrence Reid *''Safe Conduct'' (2002) as Capt. Townsend *'' Hitler: The Rise of Evil'' (2003, TV Mini-Series) as

Anton Drexler Anton Drexler (13 June 1884 – 24 February 1942) was a German far-right political agitator for the Völkisch movement in the 1920s. He founded the pan-German and anti-Semitic German Workers' Party (DAP), the antecedent of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) ...

*''

Roger Roger ''Roger Roger'' is a BBC television comedy drama written by John Sullivan. The series was about a mini-cab firm called Cresta Cabs. The pilot aired in 1996 and there were three subsequent series on BBC1 in 1998–2003. Cast and characters Mai ...

'' (2003, TV Series) as Dr. Geoff *'' Eroica'' (2003, TV Movie) as Gerhardt *'' Between the Sheets'' (2003, TV Mini-Series) as Clive Stevenson *'' Who Killed Thomas Becket?'' (2004, TV Movie) as Narrator (voice) *'' Hustle'' (2004–2012, TV Series) as Ash Morgan *'' Jane Hall'' (2006, TV Mini-Series) as Dave Searle *''

The Ruby in the Smoke ''The Ruby in the Smoke'' (1985) is a novel by the English author Philip Pullman. This book went on to win the 1987 Lancashire Children's Book of the Year Award. It was also adapted for television in 2006. It is the first of the Sally Lockhart Q ...

'' (2006, TV Movie) as Samuel Selby *'' Spooks'' (2006–2010, TV Series) as

, Home Secretary *'' Heroes and Villains: Spartacus'' (2008, TV Series documentary) as Crassus *''

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'' (2008, TV Series) as Empton *''

Creation Creation may refer to: Religion *''Creatio ex nihilo'', the concept that matter was created by God out of nothing * Creation myth, a religious story of the origin of the world and how people first came to inhabit it * Creationism, the belief tha ...

'' (2009) as Dr Holland *'' Law & Order: UK'' (2009–2014, TV Series) as Narrator / DS Jimmy Valentine (voice, uncredited) *''Honour Bonds'' (2010) *'' Coming Home'' (2012, TV Series) as himself *'' The Café'' (2013, TV Series) as Phil Porter *'' The Great Train Robbery'' (2013, TV Mini-Series) as DI Frank Williams *''Cash Cow'' (2013) as Nick *''Cryptic'' (2014) as Robert *'' Code of a Killer'' (2015, TV Mini-Series) as DCC Chapman *''

The Musketeers ''The Musketeers'' is a British period action drama programme based on the characters from Alexandre Dumas's 1844 novel ''The Three Musketeers'' and co-produced by BBC America and BBC Worldwide. The series follows the musketeers Athos, Aramis ...

'' (2016, TV Series) as Lorraine *''

Paranoid Paranoia is an instinct or thought process that is believed to be heavily influenced by anxiety or fear, often to the point of delusion and irrationality. Paranoid thinking typically includes persecutory beliefs, or beliefs of conspiracy c ...

'' (2016, TV Mini-Series) as Bobby Day *''

'' (2016) as Albert White *'' Close to the Enemy'' (2016, TV Series) as Brigadier Wainwright *''

Journey's End ''Journey's End'' is a 1928 dramatic play by English playwright R. C. Sherriff, set in the trenches near Saint-Quentin, Aisne, towards the end of the First World War. The story plays out in the officers' dugout of a British Army infantry c ...

'' (2017) as The Colonel *''Double Date'' (2017) as Peter *'' Strike: Lethal White'' (2020, TV Series) as Jasper Chiswell *'' The Aeronauts'' (2019) as Ned Chambers *''

'' (2020, Episode: "

") as

*''

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'' (2020) as Roy Garrett *''

'' (2022) as DI Kevin Salisbury

Selected theatre

* Edward Voysey in ''

The Voysey Inheritance ''The Voysey Inheritance'' is a play in five acts by the English dramatist Harley Granville-Barker. Written in 1903–1905, it was originally staged at the Royal Court Theatre in 1905 featuring Mabel Hackney, and revived at the same venue in 196 ...

'' by

Harley Granville Barker Harley Granville-Barker (25 November 1877 – 31 August 1946) was an English actor, director, playwright, manager, critic, and theorist. After early success as an actor in the plays of George Bernard Shaw, he increasingly turned to directi ...

. Directed by

Greg Hersov Gregory A. "Greg" Hersov (born 1956) is a British theatre director. Hersov was educated at Bryanston School and Mansfield College, Oxford. Overview Hersov has been associated with the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester since 1979. He became a ...

at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (1989) * Prince Muishkin in ''

The Idiot ''The Idiot'' ( pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform rus, Идиот, Idiót) is a novel by the 19th-century Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. It was first published serially in the journal ''The Russian Messenger'' in 1868–69. The title is an ...

'' by

Gerard McLarnon Gerard McLarnon (16 April 1915 – 16 August 1997) was an English-Irish actor and playwright. Born in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England, he was raised in Northern Ireland. His plays have been performed throughout the world, including Ireland, the U ...

. World premiere directed by

at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (1991) * Lord Gorin in '' An Ideal Husband'' by

Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 185430 November 1900) was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s. He is ...

. Directed by James Maxwell at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (1992) * Astrov in ''

Uncle Vanya ''Uncle Vanya'' ( rus, Дя́дя Ва́ня, r=Dyádya Ványa, p=ˈdʲædʲə ˈvanʲə) is a play by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. It was first published in 1898, and was first produced in 1899 by the Moscow Art Theatre under the dir ...

'' by Anton Chekhov. Directed by

at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (2001) * Wilson Tikkel in ''

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'' by

Richard Bean Richard Anthony Bean (born 11 June 1956) is an English playwright. Early years Born in East Hull, Bean was educated at Hull Grammar School, and then studied social psychology at Loughborough University, graduating with a 2:1 BSc Hons. He then ...

at the National Theatre/

Theatre Royal Haymarket The Theatre Royal Haymarket (also known as Haymarket Theatre or the Little Theatre) is a West End theatre on Haymarket in the City of Westminster which dates back to 1720, making it the third-oldest London playhouse still in use. Samuel Foot ...

, 2014–15. * Dave Moss in '' Glengarry Glen Ross'' by

David Mamet David Alan Mamet (; born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, filmmaker, and author. He won a Pulitzer Prize and received Tony nominations for his plays ''Glengarry Glen Ross'' (1984) and '' Speed-the-Plow'' (1988). He first gained cri ...

at The

Playhouse Theatre The Playhouse Theatre is a West End theatre in the City of Westminster, located in Northumberland Avenue, near Trafalgar Square, central London. The Theatre was built by F. H. Fowler and Hill with a seating capacity of 1,200. It was rebuilt i ...

2017–2018.

Radio

*'' The Party Party'' 1987 *''Paradise Lost'' – Christ (1992, 41 episodes, BBC Radio 4) *''Paradise Regained'' – Christ (1992, 9 episodes, BBC Radio 4) *''

The Wench is Dead ''The Wench Is Dead'' is a historical crime novel by Colin Dexter, the eighth novel in the Inspector Morse series. The novel received the Gold Dagger Award in 1989. Plot summary In 1859, the body of a young woman was found floating in the Oxf ...

'' – Sgt. Lewis (1992, BBC Radio 4) opposite

John Shrapnel John Morley Shrapnel (27 April 1942 – 14 February 2020) was an English actor. He is known mainly for his stage work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre in the United Kingdom and for his many television appearances. ...

Inspector Morse Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse, GM, is the eponymous fictional character in the series of detective novels by British author Colin Dexter. On television, he appears in the 33-episode drama series '' Inspector Morse'' (1987–2000), ...

*'' Last Seen Wearing'' – Sgt. Lewis (1994, BBC Radio 4) opposite

*'' The Sound of Fury (Mike Warner)'' – Stuart Colman (1994, BBC Radio 4) opposite

Anton Lesser Anton Lesser (born 14 February 1952) is an English actor. He is well known for his roles as Qyburn in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'', as Thomas More in ''Wolf Hall'', as Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in ''The Crown'', as Prime Minister ...

Billy Fury Ronald Wycherley (17 April 1940 – 28 January 1983), better known as Billy Fury, was an English singer, musician, songwriter, and actor. An early star of rock and roll, he equalled the Beatles' record of 24 hits in the 1960s and spent 332 we ...

*''

The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn ''The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn'' is a crime novel by Colin Dexter, the third novel in Inspector Morse series. Synopsis The Oxford Foreign Examinations Syndicate runs school exams in the Persian Gulf and other places with a British conne ...

'' – Sgt. Lewis (1996, BBC Radio 4) opposite

* '' Barrymore Plus Four'' (1995) *''Mansfield Park'' – Edmund Bertram (1997, Classic Serial, BBC Radio 4) *''Ghost on the Moor'' – Graham (2001, Afternoon Play, BBC Radio

* ''A Game of Marbles'' – Lord Elgin (2004, Afternoon Play, BBC Radio

opposite

Paul Scofield David Paul Scofield (21 January 1922 – 19 March 2008) was a British actor. During a six-decade career, Scofield achieved the US Triple Crown of Acting, winning an Academy Award, Emmy, and Tony for his work. He won the three awards in a seve ...

*''The Woman in Black'' – Arthur Kipps (2004, 4 episodes, BBC Radio 5) *''Henry's Girls'' – Henry Purcell (2007, Afternoon Play, BBC Radio 4) *''The Fiery World'' – William Blake (2007, Drama on 3, BBC Radio 3) *''The Gibson'' – Saul Judd (2008, 6-part Drama, BBC Radio 4) *''

The Time Machine ''The Time Machine'' is a science fiction novella by H. G. Wells, published in 1895. The work is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel by using a vehicle or device to travel purposely and selectively for ...

'' – Time traveller (2009, Drama on 3, BBC Radio 3) *''The Journey'' – Stephen (2010, Afternoon Play, BBC Radio 4) *''

The Exorcist ''The Exorcist'' is a 1973 American supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin and written for the screen by William Peter Blatty, based on his 1971 novel of the same name. It stars Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb, Kitty ...

'' – Father Damien Karras (2014, 2 episodes, BBC Radio 4) opposite

Ian McDiarmid Ian McDiarmid (; born 11 August 1944) is a Scottish actor and director of stage and screen, best known for portraying the Sith Lord Emperor Sheev Palpatine / Darth Sidious in the ''Star Wars'' multimedia franchise. Making his stage debut in '' ...

as Father Merrin

Audio drama

*'' Doctor Who: Absolution'' (2007) – Aboresh

Audiobook

*'' The Death of Kings'' (2008) *''

The Gates of Rome Connor Iggulden (; born ) is a British author who writes historical fiction, most notably the ''Emperor'' series and ''Conqueror'' series. He also co-authored '' The Dangerous Book for Boys'' along with his brother Hal Iggulden. In 2007, Iggul ...

'' (2010) *''

The Cuckoo's Calling ''The Cuckoo's Calling'' is a 2013 crime fiction novel by J. K. Rowling, published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. It is the first novel in the '' Cormoran Strike'' series of detective novels and was followed by ''The Silkworm'' in 2014, ...

'' (2013) *''

The Silkworm ''The Silkworm'' is a 2014 crime fiction novel by J. K. Rowling, published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. It is the second novel in the ''Cormoran Strike'' series of detective novels and was followed by ''Career of Evil'' in 2015, ''Let ...

'' (2014) *''

Career of Evil ''Career of Evil'' is a 2015 crime fiction novel by J. K. Rowling, published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. It is the third novel in the ''Cormoran Strike'' series of detective novels and is followed by ''Lethal White'' in 2018 and '' ...

'' (2015) *''

Lethal White ''Lethal White'' is the fourth novel in the ''Cormoran Strike'' series, written by J. K. Rowling and published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. The novel was released on 18 September 2018. Background ''Lethal White'' is preceded by ...

'' (2018) *''

Troubled Blood ''Troubled Blood'' is the fifth novel in the ''Cormoran Strike'' series, written by J. K. Rowling and published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. The novel was released on 15 September 2020. Plot ''Troubled Blood'' begins in August 2013 a ...

'' (2020) * ''

The Ink Black Heart ''The Ink Black Heart'' is a crime fiction novel by the English author J. K. Rowling, written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. It is the sixth and the longest novel in the ''Cormoran Strike'' series. Plot After Strike and Robin visit the ...

'' (2022)

References

External links

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