Iain Glen Biography

Fast Facts

• Awarded the Silver Bear for best actor at the 1990 Berlin International Film Festival for his role in "Silent Scream․"
• Received a Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival for his role in "Resencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead" in 1990
• Trained in acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where he won a Bancroft Gold Medal in 1986
• Attended Edinburgh Academy and the University of Aberdeen before pursuing acting
• Married BAFTA nominated actress Susannah Harker in 1993
• Brother to theatre and artistic director Hamish Glen
• Quote: "[on his "Game of Thrones" role] "I could see from the outline that if I was going to play Jorah, I would be in it for the long haul․ His journey is [a] slow burn ․․․ It felt like a luxury not to have to show too much too quickly․""
• Best known for playing Dr․ Isaacs in the "Resident Evil" series, Jorah Mormont in "Game of Thrones" and Sir Richard Carlisle in "Downton Abbey․"
• Has been playing the guitar since he was a teenager
• Lent his voice to the BBC Radio reading of "The Count of Monte Cristo" in 2012