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Iain Glen
Birth at
24 June 1961
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Iain Glen was born in Edinburgh, UK, on June 24, 1961. Aylen graduated from the Edinburgh Academy and the University of Aberdeen (University in Scotland, one of the oldest universities in the UK).
He studied acting in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where he was awarded the Bancroft medal. Theatrical career of the actor has developed more than successfully. In 1997, Iain Glen was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actor in Martin Guerre. In 1999, Glen was awarded
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Iain Glen was born in Edinburgh, UK, on June 24, 1961. Aylen graduated from the Edinburgh Academy and the University of Aberdeen (University in Scotland, one of the oldest universities in the UK).
He studied acting in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where he was awarded the Bancroft medal. Theatrical career of the actor has developed more than successfully.
In 1997, Iain Glen was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actor in Martin Guerre. In 1999, Glen was awarded the same award (for the 1998 season) in the category of Best Actor for his role in The Blue Room, in which the famous Nicole Kidman played. He is remembered for his brilliant performances in Macbeth at the Tron Theatre, Henry V of the Royal Shakespeare Company. The success of the actor brought roles in the plays “Silent Scream” and “Gedda Gabler” on the stage of London’s Duke of York’s Theatre.
For his work in the play “The Hard Trial”, he was nominated for the Olivier Award in the category Best Actor.
His film career began in 1985 with a small role in the popular British TV series Taggart. In 1987, Glen appeared on the big screen in a supporting role in Will You Love Me Tomorrow, and the following year on television took part in the filming of the series The Fear.
In 1988, two famous films Gorillas in the Mist and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are released. Criticism was kind to these works of the actor. And in 1990, Glen brought the award from Berlin in the nomination Best Actor, received by him for the role of a convicted killer in the film Silent Scream. In the same year, the actor received several awards for the role of the English explorer John Hanning Speke in the film “Mountains of the Moon”.
Very successful was his participation in the project “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider”. He played there with Angelina Jolie one of the main roles. This was followed by a series of roles in the films “Gabriel & Me”, “Darkness” and very popular.
film "Man to Man" (Man to Man), released in 2005.
Of Glen’s successful films, everyone knows “Kingdom of Heaven”, where he played the role of Richard the Lionheart, “Mrs. Ratcliffe’s Revolution”, “The Last Legion”, “Beautiful Creatures”, “The Young Americans” and in Constantin Film’s projects “Resident Evil: Apocalypse” and “Resident Evil 3” (Resident Evil: Extinction). /
