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Robert Glenister

Robert Glenister

Actor · Born March 11, 1960 (66) · Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Robert Glenister is a popular British actor probably best known, among other roles, as con man Ash "Three Socks" Morgan in the hit British TV series Hustle (2004) and his appearances in MI-5 (2002). His impressive career has spanned nearly three decades, and he has starred in several hit British television shows and acted in films. He is the son of director John Glenister and the brother of actor Philip Glenister, who plays DCI Gene Hunt in Life on Mars (2006). His ex-wife is actress Amanda Redman, with whom he has a daughter, Emily Glenister, born in 1987. He and his current wife, Celia Glenister, have a son, Thomas Glenister, born in 1996. His sister-in-law is actress Beth Goddard. Glenister appeared regularly in the BBC sitcom Sink or Swim (1980) from 1980 until 1982. He has also appeared in shows such as Soldier Soldier (1991), Doctor Who (1963) (in the serial "The Caves of Androzani," opposite his Sink or Swim (1980) co-star Peter Davison), Only Fools and Horses (1981), and A Touch of Frost (1992), as well as several films. He is probably best known for his starring role in the BBC drama Hustle (2004), which has been exported to audiences across the globe. His character in the drama, Ash Morgan, is a high-level con man who has to convincingly play various roles or characters in order to pull off a con and lure a mark. This perfectly showcases Glenister's versatile acting range and ability. He also had a regular starring role in the BBC drama MI-5 (2002). His renowned on-screen presence and charismatic performances mean that Glenister continues to be a much sought-after actor on British television.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
March 11, 1960 (66)
From
Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
46 on MovieCove · 85 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 10% in 30 days

What are Robert Glenister's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
Morality
33%
Bonds
21%
Self
16%
Ideas
14%
Society
7%
Survival
6%
Power
3%
Justice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 4 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 4

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 9 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 9
Ally
2 of 9
Shadow
2 of 9
Threshold guardian
1 of 9
Herald
1 of 9
Mentor
1 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Melancholic
9
Dread
5
Contemplative
6
Thrilling
3
Other
12

How their films linger

Bittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous5

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 Robert Glenister's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 41 of their 46 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on BritBox (22).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Robert Glenister'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

85 credits, 46 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Death of Bunny Munro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Geoffrey

  • Still Waters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Robert Davies

  • National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warren's Profession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Sir George Crofts

  • The Hack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as DCI Callum Lockhart

  • A Thousand Blows(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Indigo Jeremy

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · as Piers Morgan

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • The Night Caller(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · as Tony Conroy

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • National Theatre Live: The Seagull (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Sorin

  • Sherwood(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as DI Kevin Salisbury

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • The Light in the Hall(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Robert Davies

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Here We Go(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Michael

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Suspicion(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Martin Copeland

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Grace(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Gavin Daly

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Villain(2020)

    as Roy Garrett

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Isolation Stories(2020)

    Show as Ron

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • The Aeronauts(2019)

    as Ned Chambers

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Journey's End(2017)

    as The Colonel · as Colonel

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Live by Night(2016)

    as Albert White

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Close to the Enemy(2016)

    Show 7 episodes · as Brigadier Wainwright

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Paranoid(2016)

    Show 8 episodes · as Bobby Day

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Code of a Killer(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as DCC Chapman

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Cryptic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Robert

  • The Musketeers(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Duke of Lorraine

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • The Great Train Robbery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as DI Frank Williams

  • The Great Train Robbery: A Copper's Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • We'll Take Manhattan(2012)

    as Ted Shrimpton

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Cafe(2011)

    Show 8 episodes · as Phil Porter

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Appropriate Adult(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Detective Superintendent John Bennett

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Vera(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Owen Preece

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Chain Reaction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Creation(2009)

    as Dr. Holland

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Moving On(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Frankie

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: UK(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as D.S. Jimmy Valentine / Narrator · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Inspector George Gently(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Empton

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Heroes and Villains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Get Off My Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Farmer

  • The Ruby in the Smoke(2006)

    as Samuel Selby

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Jane Hall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 6 episodes · as Dave Searle

  • Class of '76 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Frank Thompson

  • Class of '76 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Frank Thompson

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Thomas Edison

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Agatha Christie's Marple(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Father Brophy

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Pilate: The Man Who Killed Christ(2004)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hustle(2004)

    Show 48 episodes · as Ashley Morgan

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Between The Sheets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 6 episodes · as Clive Stevenson

  • Victoria Station (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as The Controller

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

    as Gerhardt

  • Hitler: The Rise of Evil(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Anton Drexler

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Sirens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as DI Clive Wilson

  • Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 4 episodes · as Robert Weldon

  • MI-5(2002)

    Show 14 episodes · as Home Secretary · as Nicholas Blake

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Safe Conduct(2002)

    as Capt. Townsend

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Lover's Prayer(2001)

    as Count Malevsky

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Just Visiting(2001)

    as Earl of Warwick

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • My Fragile Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Stephen 'Squeal' Blake

  • Dirty Work (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 6 episodes · as Tubes

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as John Field

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing(1995)

    as Aristophanes

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Bramwell(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Charles Sheldon

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Persuasion(1995)

    as Captain Harville

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Kavanagh QC(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Clive Pendle

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Pie in the Sky(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as DCI Fields

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • A Landing on the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • The Secret Rapture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Jeremy

  • A Touch of Frost(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · as Det Sgt Terrence Reid · as DS Reid

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Heartbeat(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Oliver Langley

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Soldier Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 7 episodes · as Colour Sergeant Ian Anderson

  • Prime Suspect(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Chris Hughes

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Blood Rights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 3 episodes · as Pete

  • Ending Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Keith

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Duncan

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Me and the Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Harry

  • Long Term Memory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Peter

  • Cover Her Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 4 episodes · as Derek Pullen

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

    Show 1 episode · as Jessel

  • The Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Lonelyhearts Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 6 episodes · as Ken

  • Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Salateen

  • Strike: The Birth of Solidarity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Jurek Borowczak

  • Little Girls Don't (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Billy

  • Sink or Swim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 19 episodes · as Steve Webber

  • Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 1 episode · as Lorenzo

  • Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Student

  • ITV Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Billy

  • Doctor Who(1963)

    Show 4 episodes · as Salateen

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 84 titles from 1963 to 2025; peak year 2020.

Biggest box office

Live by Night (2016)

$23M worldwide

Highest rated

Hustle (2004)

Midcredits 92nd

Film career

19632025

Peak 2020 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 2 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
Acting84 of 84: 84 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score67th

By decade

1960s2 · acting1970s1 · acting1980s13 · acting1990s13 · acting2000s26 · acting2010s15 · acting2020s14 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles
9515

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.

How do Robert Glenister's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 46 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up19
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 46 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser24
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing (1995)

95th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Persuasion (1995)

Midcredits 94th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 42. 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 Robert Glenister's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles34–84 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles9–46 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 55 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 62 · intenseMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 61 · intenseMedian 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 Robert Glenister work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robert Glenister's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Neil McKay shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers