Gene Hunt himself from Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes joined us for the Cult TV Festival Weekender 2007, and is back with us for our new event, CINEOLOGY 2010 ...

Philip has been a regular face on British television for many years. He was Phil in Roger Roger, Gunner Hobbs in Hornblower, James 'Mack' Mackintosh in Clocking Off, DCI William Bell in State of Play and DCI David Driscoll in Vincent.

Other guest roles on television series include Drop The Dead Donkey, Bergerac, The Detectives, Heartbeat, Blue Heaven, Love Hurts, Soldier Soldier, Silent Witness, Wycliffe, The Vice, and Sharpe’s Justice.

TV movies have included “Murder Being Done Once”, “Last Rights”, “The Stepfather”, “Byron”, “Lloyd and Hill”, “The Hunt”, “The Walk”, “True Love”, “The Other Boleyn Girl”, “Frontiers”, “Loved Up”, “Have Your Cake And Eat It”, the mini-series Island at War and 1998’s Vanity Fair. He was also the narrator of the Jamie Oliver Jamie’s Chef series.

Then came Life on Mars. As Gene Hunt, he created the ultimate cult anti-hero. In between times he has courted the big screen, too. In “Calendar Girls” he had one of only two decent male roles. “ID” was a police drama made in 1995, and “Tuesday” saw him again star alongside John Simm, which is a study of the battle between law and anarchy. Other films have included “The Perfect Blue”, “Kingdom of Heaven” and “London Kills Me”.

Philip was seen in Cranford, the BBC costume drama, plus ITV's short-run vampire series Demons, but of most note was the return of DCI Gene Hunt, this time coping with the world of the 1980s in Ashes to Ashes, this time set in London and now on its third and final season.

Philip is married to the actress Beth Goddard, living in London with their two daughters.

You can find out more about Philip's career at his official website, www.philip-glenister.com.

We were delighted that Philip agreed to come and join us for the 2007 Cult TV Festival Weekender in his first ever convention appearance, and even more thrilled that, subject to work commitments, he will be back with us for our new live venture, CINEOLOGY 2010, happening in September at the Pontin's Pakefield Resort near Lowestoft on the east coast of England.