Iain Glen is a Scottish actor, he was born on June 24, 1961 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was educated at the Edinburgh Academy, an independent school for boys (now co-educational), followed by the University of Aberdeen. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where he was the winner of the Bancroft Gold Medal. He has appeared onstage ...
You're spoilt as an actor if you are in that small percentage that works regularly.
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My first priority is to my wife, as hers is to me, and to our child.
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I've been aware of the work I do as an actor being directorial in feel.
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I'm happiest when I can just be a director and watch.
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I don't know anyone who's suffered lung cancer.
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I'm too much of a big kid.
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I'm not sure I'm the sort of actor people are hugely interested in finding out an awful lot about.
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I don't crave Hollywood.
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With a woman of sophistication, class and modesty and refinement, I become a totally tongue-tied buffoon. I can't even look her straight in the face.
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A big budget studio film is slower, they've got so much to create around you. Everything is more complicated.
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A bicycle has transformed my experience of London.
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As an actor, I'm familiar with having bursts of energy, where you're giving things a try, and then you have down time.
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You really are being quite foolish to smoke.
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Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, UK, starring in "Scenes from a Marriage", directed by Trevor Nunn. [January 2008]
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Nominated for Whatsonstage Theatre Goers Choice Award, Best Actor in a Play for "The Crucible" [December 2006]
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Appearing in "Hedda Gabler" at the Duke of York's Theatre, London [July 2005]
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Nominated for Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play for "The Crucible". [January 2007]
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RSC Stratford with West End transfer 1995; "The Broken Heart"
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Playing the title role in the world premier of the play "Wallenstein" at the Chichester Festival, Chichester, UK [June 2009]
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At the Chichester Festival, Chichester; starring in Terence Rattigan's "Separate Tables". [September 2009]
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National Theatre, Lyttelton; "A Streetcar Named Desire" with Glenn Close.
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Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh; Anton Chekhov's "The Seagull". [August 2003]
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Duchess Theatre, West End, London; starring and making his directorial debut in Henrik Ibsen's "Ghosts". [February 2010]
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Starring as John Proctor in Arthur Miller's, "The Crucible", for RSC after completing a limited run in Stratford-upon-Avon and it transferred to the Gielgud Theatre, London for April to June. [June 2006]
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Ex-son-in-law of Richard Owens and Polly Adams.
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Ex-brother-in-law of Caroline Harker and Anthony Calf.
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Son Finlay was born in 1994.
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Has played villains in two movies based on video games: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and Resident Evil.
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2007 Nomination Whatsonstage Theatre Goers Choice Award, Best Actor in a Play, "The Crucible".
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Baby girl named Mary, born September 2007 with longtime partner, Charlotte Emmerson.
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2007 Laurence Olivier nomination for Best Actor in a Play for "The Crucible".
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Has a brother called Hamish who is artistic director of the Belgrade theatre in Coventry, England.
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Partner of Charlotte Emmerson.
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An Associate Member of RADA.
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He was nominated for a 1997 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actor in a Musical of 1996 for his performance in "Martin Guerre".
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He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1999 (1998 season) for Best Actor for his performance in "The Blue Room".
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Trained at RADA, London
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Educated at Edinburgh Academy and University of Aberdeen
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