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Philip Glenister mini-bio: Trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama 1987-1990. He is the brother of actor Robert Glenister Son of director John Glenister. Ex-brother-in-law of Amanda Redman.
Glenister married actress Beth Goddard in 2006 after a nine-year relationship. They met at a birthday party of Jamie Glover in July 1997. They have two children, Millie (born March 2002) and Charlotte (born April 2005), and live in East Sheen, near Richmond. He supports Arsenal F.C. and is a keen golfer.
Glenister has appeared in the television drama series, The Stepfather (2005 playing Dougie Molloy), Clocking Off (playing the factory boss), Island at War (playing Baron Heinrich von Rheingarten), State of Play, Hornblower, Sharpe, Roger Roger and Vincent, and the film Calendar Girls (playing the photographer).
He is probably best known for his role as DCI Gene Hunt in Life On Mars, alongside John Simm's Sam Tyler. Glenister also worked with Simm on State of Play and Clocking Off. He reprised the role of Gene Hunt in the spin-off series Ashes To Ashes, which began on February 7, 2008, and once more worked with Simm on the 1980s-set crime film Tuesday.[1] Upon announcement of the film, Glenister joked that he and Simm were contractually obliged to work with each other once a year.[1] Tuesday premièred in the UK on 10 October 2008.
In the Autumn of 2007 he starred as Mr Carter in the BBC1 costume drama Cranford, playing a farmer's son and social reforming estate manager for Lady Ludlow (Francesca Annis). In 2009, Glenister played Rupert Galvin, an ex-CIA operative, in a six part prime time ITV1 drama - Demons. Just before the series Demons finished he announced in the papers that he wouldn’t be starring in the next series,several weeks later ITV revealed that there were cancelling Demons because of poor ratings & cost
On 28 October 2008 on the Paul O'Grady TV show he claimed to be a fan of non-league football team Wealdstone FC.

| VITAL STATS | Philip Glenister Information:
| | Eye color:grey/blue | | Height: 6' (1.83 m) | | Nickname(s): | | Notable feature(s): | Education: Hatch End Comprehensive School Trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama 1987-1990. | Family:actor brother Robert son of director John Glenister
| | Resides in:london | | Religious affiliations: | | Political affiliation: | | Personal interests/hobbies:golf,watching football | | Charities/Causes: | Other:Glenister has also appeared on Top Gear as the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car, as well as a Mamma Mia! spoof sketch for Comic Relief in 2009.
He also shared a flat with the actor Jamie Glover.
He studied at Central School of Speech and Drama, ane his fellow students were Graham Norton & Rufus Sewell | | |