Robert Glenister

Robert Lewis Glenister (born 11th 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. 2Career 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 appeared as an Irish-American mob boss in Ben Affleck's crime drama Live by Night, which was released in December 2016. 2Filmography Journey's End (2017) - The Colonel Live by Night (2016) - Albert White Close to the Enemy (2016) - Brigadier Wainwright Paranoid (2016) (TV) - Bobby Day Code of a Killer (2015) The Great Train Robbery (2013) The Café (2013-second series) (TV) - Phil Porter 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 2Selected theatre Edward Voysey in The Voysey Inheritance by Harley Granville Barke