Iain Glen is an award-winning Scottish actor. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, he was educated at the Edinburgh Academy, an independent school for boys (now co-educational), followed by the University of Aberdeen. He then trained in acting at the RADA in London, due to it being the only one holding auditions at that moment. He graduated in 1985 with an Acting (RADA) Diploma, having won the Bancroft Gold Medal. His older brother is Hamish Glen, artistic director of the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry and former artistic director of the Dundee Repertory Theatre.

Glen's big screen debut came in the 1988 film "Paris by Night." 1990, Glen won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival for his role in "Silent Scream."

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