Who is Sherwood star Robert Glenister?

ROBERT Glenister is back on our screens with the new BBC crime drama Sherwood.

The actor is best known for his starring role in the BBC drama Hustle, where he played Ash Morgan between 2004 and 2011.

Who is Robert Glenister?

Robert Glenister was born on 11 March 1960 and is best known for roles in BBC crime drama series Hustle and in the spy drama Spooks.

He is the son of the television director John Glenister, who worked on ITV's A Touch of Frost, in which Robert also appeared on.

He is also the older brother of actor Philip Glenister, who is perhaps best known for his role as DCI William Bell on BBC's State of Play.

He had a starring role in Hustle as Ash Morgan, a high-level con-man who has to convincingly play various roles or characters to pull off a con and lure a 'mark'.

He was the only actor to star in every episode of the series.

What has Robert Glenister starred in?

Robert has had regular starring roles in the BBC drama Spooks as Nicholas Blake, the Secretary of State for the Home Department.

As well as a regular role in the BBC sitcom Sink or Swim, which ran from 1980 until 1982. 

Robert has also appeared in Spartacus and also featured as an Irish-American mob boss in Ben Affleck's crime drama film Live by Night, which hit screens in December 2016.

The actor has twice been seen on Doctor Who, with his first appearance coming back in 1984, and featured again in January 2020, a 36-year gap.

In 2022, Robert returned to TV to star in BBC One drama Sherwood.

Who is Robert Glenister's wife?

Robert is married to BBC Radio producer and director Celia de Wolff.

He was previously married to actor Amanda Redman from 1984-1992.

The 64-year-old is known for her role as Sandra Pullman in the BBC One series New Tricks (2003–13) and as Dr. Lydia Fonseca in The Good Karma Hospital (2017–20).

She even gained Bafta nominations for her role in At Home with the Braithwaites as Alison Braithwaite and for playing Gwen 'Dove' Cooper in Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This.

Does Robert Glenister have children?

Robert has two children, the first being Emily, who he had with his previous wife Amanda in 1987.

He had his second child Tom, who was born in 1996 with his current wife Celia.

Tom, who is also an actor and had roles in ITV dramas Doc Martin and Vera, starred alongside his dad in ITV's isolation stories, who is caring for his dad after he falls ill with coronavirus.

He is also set to appear alongside Robert in the new crime drama Sherwood.