Robert Glenister

Robert Lewis Glenister (born 11 March 1960) is an English actor known for his roles as con man Ash "Three Socks" Morgan in the BBC television series Hustle and Nicholas Blake in the BBC spy drama Spooks.

Career

Glenister made his first television appearance in the sitcom Sink or Swim in 1980. He has also appeared in shows such as Soldier Soldier, Doctor Who (in the serial The Caves of Androzani, opposite his Sink or Swim co-star Peter Davison), Only Fools and Horses (as Myles the millionaire garden centre owner and chairman of the SWANS committee), A Touch of Frost and Hustle as Ash Morgan, as well as several films.

He is probably best known for his starring role in the BBC drama Hustle; 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'. He is the only actor who has appeared in every episode of the series.

He has also had regular starring roles in the BBC dramas Spooks, George Gently and Spartacus.

He will appear as a mob boss in Ben Affleck's crime drama Live by Night, scheduled for release in December 2016.

Personal and family life

He is the elder boy born to director John Glenister; his younger brother is Philip Glenister. He attended Harrow Weald Grammar School. His former wife is actress Amanda Redman with whom he has a daughter, Emily. He and his current wife, Celia Glenister, have a son, Thomas. His sister-in-law is also an actress.

Filmography

• Close to the Enemy (2016)- Brigadier Wainwright
• Live by Night (2016)
• Paranoid (2016) (TV) - Bobby Day
• Code of a Killer (2015)
• The Great Train Robbery (2013)
• Cop Squad- Narrator
• Law and Order:UK – DS Jimmy Valentine
  • "Honour Bonds" (2010)
• Creation (2009) – Dr Holland
• George Gently (2008) (TV) – Superintendent Empton
• Heroes and Villains: Spartacus (2008) (TV) – Crassus
• Spooks – Nicholas Blake, Home Secretary (2006–2010)
• Jane Hall – Dave Searle
• The Ruby in the Smoke (2006) (TV)
• Hustle (2004-2012) (TV) – Ash Morgan
• Who Killed Thomas Becket? (2004) (TV) – Narrator
• Between the Sheets (2003) (TV) – Clive Stevenson
• A Touch of Frost (TV)
  • "Held in Trust" (2003) – D.S. Reid
  • "Hidden Truth" (2003) – D.S. Reid
  • "Benefit of the Doubt" (2001) – D.S. Reid
• Eroica (2003) – Gerhardt
• Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003) (TV) – Anton Drexler
• Roger Roger (2003) (TV) – Dr. Geoff
• Just Visiting (2001) – Earl of Warwick
• Midsomer Murders (TV)
  • "Dark Autumn" (2001) – John Field
• Dirty Work (2000) (TV) – Tubes
• You Can't Dance (2000)
• Persuasion (1995) – Captain Harvile
• Prime Suspect 4 (TV)
  • "The Lost Child" (1995) (TV) – Chris Hughes
• Pie in the Sky (TV)
  • "An Innocent Man" (1994) – D.C.I. Rick Fields
• Casualty (TV)
• Dangaioh (1993 video) – Gilburgh (voice: English version)
• Only Fools and Horses – Mother Natures Son (25 December 1992) – Myles
• Soldier, Soldier – Colour Sgt Ian Anderson
• Chancer (1990) (TV) – Colin Morris
• Cover Her Face (1985) (TV) – Derek Pullen
• Doctor Who (TV)
  • The Caves of Androzani (1984) – Salateen
• Sink or Swim (TV) – Steve Webber
• Coming Home (2012) (TV) - Researching his Welsh roots

Selected theatre

• Edward Voysey in The Voysey Inheritance by Harley Granville Barker. Directed by Greg Hersov at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (1989)
• Prince Muishkin in The Idiot by Gerard McLarnon. World premiere directed by Greg Hersov at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (1991)
• Lord Gorin in An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde. Directed by James Maxwell at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (1992)
• Astrov in Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov. Directed by Greg Hersov at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (2001)

Radio

• The Party Party 1987
• Paradise Lost – Christ (1992, 41 episodes, BBC Radio 4)
• Paradise Regained – Christ (1992, 9 episodes, BBC Radio 4)
• The Wench is Dead -Sgt. Lewis (1992, BBC Radio 4) opposite John Shrapnel as Inspector Morse
• Last Seen Wearing – Sgt. Lewis (1994, BBC Radio 4) opposite John Shrapnel as Inspector Morse
• The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn - Sgt. Lewis (1996, BBC Radio 4) opposite John Shrapnel as Inspector Morse
• Barrymore Plus Four (1995)
• Mansfield Park - Edmund Bertram (1997, Classic Serial, BBC Radio 4)
• Ghost On The Moor – Graham (2001, Afternoon Play, BBC Radio 4)
• A Game Of Marbles – Lord Elgin (2004, Afternoon Play, BBC Radio 4) opposite Paul Scofield
• The Woman in Black - Arthur Kipps (2004, 4 episodes, BBC Radio 5)
• Henry's Girls – Henry Purcell (2007, Afternoon Play, BBC Radio 4)
• The Fiery World – William Blake (2007, Drama on 3, BBC Radio 3)
• The Gibson - Saul Judd (2008, 6-part Drama, BBC Radio 4)
• The Time Machine – Time traveller (2009, Drama on 3, BBC Radio 3)
• The Journey – Stephen (2010, Afternoon Play, BBC Radio 4)
• The Exorcist - Father Damien Karras (2014, 2 episodes, BBC Radio 4) opposite Ian McDiarmid as Father Merrin

Audio drama

• Doctor Who: Absolution (2007) – Aboresh

Audiobook

• The Death of Kings (2008)
• The Gates of Rome (2010)
• The Cuckoo's Calling (2013)
• The Silkworm (2014)
• Career of Evil (2015)

External links

• Robert Glenister at the Internet Movie Database