Philip Glennister played the part of DCI Gene Hunt in the series Life on Mars, who played detective sergeant Ray Carling?
"Dean Andrews Dean Andrews (born 6 August 1963 in Rotherham, West Riding of Yorkshire) is a British actor. He is most famous for his role as DS Ray Carling in the BBC Television drama ""Life on Mars"". He continued the role in the show's 2008 sequel series, ""Ashes to Ashes"", until 2010. He played Michael Negal, a homeless character who is taken in by Father Brown (The Star of Jacob, 2016). He also appeared as Steve (Kinchie) Kinchin in BBC two part series of ""The Moorside"" 2017. Born in 1963 in Rotherham, Andrews went to Sitwell Junior School on Grange"
"Ray Carling DC/DS/DI Raymond Milton ""Ray"" Carling is a fictional character in BBC One's science fiction/police procedural drama, ""Life on Mars"" and its spin-off ""Ashes to Ashes"". Ray Carling is shown to be similar in character to his boss, DCI Gene Hunt. During ""Life on Mars"", Carling often prefers Hunt's brutality and corruption over DI Sam Tyler's ideas. Carling has also been described by the BBC's website as Hunt's """"right-hand man when it comes to fighting, shooting, gambling and the ladies"""". Throughout the series, Carling frequently clashes with Sam Tyler regarding his policing methods. It is revealed that Carling had"
"Ray Carling DC/DS/DI Raymond Milton ""Ray"" Carling is a fictional character in BBC One's science fiction/police procedural drama, ""Life on Mars"" and its spin-off ""Ashes to Ashes"". Ray Carling is shown to be similar in character to his boss, DCI Gene Hunt. During ""Life on Mars"", Carling often prefers Hunt's brutality and corruption over DI Sam Tyler's ideas. Carling has also been described by the BBC's website as Hunt's """"right-hand man when it comes to fighting, shooting, gambling and the ladies"""". Throughout the series, Carling frequently clashes with Sam Tyler regarding his policing methods. It is revealed that Carling had"
"Philip Glenister Philip Haywood Glenister (born 10 February 1963) is an English actor, best known for his role as DCI Gene Hunt on the BBC series ""Life on Mars"" and its sequel ""Ashes to Ashes"", Reverend Anderson in ""Outcast"", and Mal Pemberton in ""Living the Dream"". Glenister was born in Harrow, Middlesex, and grew up in Hatch End. He is the son of director John Glenister and Joan Glenister, and the brother of fellow actor Robert Glenister. He is of Welsh ancestry from his maternal side. He attended Hatch End High School, and with the encouragement of his then-sister-in-law Amanda"
"Glenister played social reformer and estate manager Mr. Carter in the 2007 BBC costume drama ""Cranford"", as part of a cast including Judi Dench and Francesca Annis. Glenister is probably best known for his role as DCI Gene Hunt in ""Life on Mars"" (2006–07), co-starring with John Simm as Sam Tyler, and its sequel ""Ashes to Ashes"" with Keeley Hawes as Alex Drake. Glenister also worked with Simm on ""State of Play"" and ""Clocking Off"" and the 2008 crime film ""Tuesday"". Upon announcement of the film, Glenister joked that he and Simm were contractually obliged to work with each other"
"Gene Hunt DCI Gene Hunt is a fictional character in BBC One's science fiction/police procedural drama ""Life on Mars"" and its sequel, ""Ashes to Ashes"". The character is portrayed by Philip Glenister in both ""Life on Mars"" and ""Ashes to Ashes"", whereas in the American version he is portrayed by Harvey Keitel. His younger self, also known as the ghost of Gene Hunt, is portrayed by Mason Kayne. The character is portrayed as politically incorrect, brutal and corrupt - but fundamentally good. Hunt is often displayed to maintain a love–hate relationship with both Sam Tyler (John Simm) and Alex Drake"
"Michael Imperioli Michael Imperioli (born March 26, 1966) is an American actor, writer and director best known for his role as Christopher Moltisanti on ""The Sopranos"", for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2004. He also appeared in the TV drama series ""Law & Order"" as NYPD Detective Nick Falco. Imperioli spent the 2008-2009 television season as Detective Ray Carling in the US version of ""Life on Mars"". He was starring as Detective Louis Fitch in the ABC police drama ""Detroit 1-8-7"" until its cancellation. He wrote and directed his"
"captain Joe Rucker on TNT's ""Southland"". Lumbly has been married twice and has one son. He married to actress Vonetta McGee from 1987 until her death in 2010. Together, they had one son named Brandon Lumbly, born in 1988. Lumbly married author Deborah Santana in 2015. Carl Lumbly Carl Winston Lumbly (born August 14, 1951) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as NYPD Detective Marcus Petrie on the CBS police drama ""Cagney & Lacey"", CIA Agent Marcus Dixon on the ABC espionage drama series ""Alias"", and as the voice of the Martian Manhunter for the"
"focusing on Hunt's various insults and catchphrases as seen during ""Life on Mars"" and ""Ashes to Ashes"", called ""The Wit and Wisdom of Gene Hunt"". An official website was also produced in order to market the third book. During 2007, a television pilot for an American version of ""Life on Mars"" was filmed by 20th Century Fox Television's, David E. Kelley. Actor Colm Meaney was cast as Hunt, the precinct Captain of a Los Angeles Police Department squad. Meaney had not seen the British series but bought the DVD sets at an airport after filming had been completed. The 2007–2008"
"Barbara, California and has three children. He and his family are avid practitioners of Tae Kwon Do. Michael Imperioli Michael Imperioli (born March 26, 1966) is an American actor, writer and director best known for his role as Christopher Moltisanti on ""The Sopranos"", for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2004. He also appeared in the TV drama series ""Law & Order"" as NYPD Detective Nick Falco. Imperioli spent the 2008-2009 television season as Detective Ray Carling in the US version of ""Life on Mars"". He was starring as Detective"
"creations, because Murray destroyed the originals in the 1970s. The original narrator, Brian Cant, auditioned to do the voice over for the commercials, before the job was instead given to Charlie Higson. Episode five of the second series of the BBC's ""Life on Mars"" features a recreation of the opening of ""Camberwick Green"", with a puppet of the show's main character, Sam Tyler (John Simm), emerging from the musical box and despairing over his colleague, Gene Hunt (Philip Glenister), who can be seen in puppet form ""kicking in a nonce"" at the end. This later leads to Sam to threaten"
"Marshall Lancaster Marshall Lancaster (born 5 October 1974 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) is a British actor. He has appeared in television dramas including ""Coronation Street"", ""Holby City"", ""The Lakes"" and ""Family Affairs"". He is best known for playing DC Chris Skelton in the BBC time-travel police dramas, ""Life on Mars"" and ""Ashes to Ashes"", the former set in 1973, and the latter set between 1981 and 1983. Lancaster is a former member of the Macclesfield-based theatre groups SCAMPS Youth Company, Paragon Youth Theatre and Macclesfield Amateur Dramatic Society. Until 23 August 2008 he starred in the York Theatre Royal's production"
"Carl Lumbly Carl Winston Lumbly (born August 14, 1951) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as NYPD Detective Marcus Petrie on the CBS police drama ""Cagney & Lacey"", CIA Agent Marcus Dixon on the ABC espionage drama series ""Alias"", and as the voice of the Martian Manhunter for the animated series ""Justice League"" and ""Justice League Unlimited"", as well as the direct-to-DVD animated film """" and the video game """". Lumbly portrayed Martian Manhunter's father, M'yrnn, on ""Supergirl"" from 2017 until 2018. Born to Jamaican immigrants in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Lumbly graduated from South High School"
"with his father subsequently souring despite his successes in the force. In series 2 in 1982, Carling actually fills out an army application form, but when he asks Alex Drake to write a reference, she takes the form and rips it up into little pieces, convincing him to stay. Ray, along with Shaz and Chris, endures visions of stars and space and hears strange voices, like that of in a pub, and described by Chris as Nelson (Tony Marshall), the publican from ""Life on Mars"", asking him what is he having to drink. Although he initially dismisses it as alcohol-related,"
"shall we say, lack of political correctness can be a potent one - which is why everyone in Britain fell in love with Gene Hunt, the hulking great throwback in the BBC series ""Life on Mars"" and that men wanted to be Hunt; women wanted to be with him."" Bantam Press have published two books written from the in-character perspective of Hunt, being ""The Rules of Modern Policing (1973)"" in 2007 and ""The Future of Modern Policing (1981)"" in 2008. During 2009, a third book was published by Bantam written from the in-character perspective of Chris Skelton and Ray Carling,"
"played Diego in the ""Battlestar Galactica"" prequel series ""Caprica"". He has also guest starred in the TV series ""jPod"" as Alistair Parish and as Wendell on the Canadian series ""The Guard"". In 2011 he played the role of John Grey in the film ""Apollo 18"". He starred as Rand in ""Riese"", Brad Tonkin in ""Seasons 3 and 4 of Continuum"" and Tector in ""Falling Skies"". In 2015 he had a recurring role on ""Arrow"". He has a lead role in the Canadian series ""Pure"". Ryan Robbins Ryan John Currier (born November 26, 1972), better known as Ryan Robbins, is a"
"Sam Tyler DCI/DI Sam Tyler is a fictional character in BBC One's science fiction/police procedural drama, ""Life on Mars"". In the original British version of ""Life on Mars"", Tyler is played by John Simm and in the American version he is played by Jason O'Mara. The character of Sam Tyler is the main protagonist within the programme. During the , Tyler is hit by a car in 2006 and wakes up in 1973, finding himself working in the same police station and location as he did in 2006, albeit as a DI (Detective Inspector) rather than his 2006 rank of"
"Philip Glenister in the third series of BBC One drama ""Ashes to Ashes"" in 2010. Goddard met her husband, Philip Glenister, best known for his role as Gene Hunt in TV drama ""Life on Mars"", at a birthday party for Jamie Glover in 1997. They married in 2006. The couple have two daughters, Millie and Charlotte, born in 2002 and 2005 respectively. Beth Goddard Elizabeth Jane Goddard (born March 31, 1969) known as Beth Goddard is a British actress. Goddard grew up in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex and attended Clacton County High School and the Rose Bruford College in Sidcup, Greater London,"
"""Life on Mars"", with it also being said that it was because of Hunt that ""Life on Mars""'s spin-off, ""Ashes to Ashes"" was commissioned, quoting executive producer Jane Featherstone as saying: ""When ""Life on Mars"" came to end through natural causes, I think we all thought: 'Hang on, this character, Gene Hunt, is a fairly extraordinary man and we're not quite done with him yet"". Glenda Cooper, from ""The Daily Telegraph"", called it a ""crime"" that John Simm received a BAFTA nomination for his portrayal of Sam Tyler, but that Glenister did not receive similar recognition for his role as"
"wasn't a question of, 'Will we get on with him?' or, 'Is he the right man?' He was a name director, so we signed him up immediately."" Heading the cast of ""Doppelgänger"" is Roy Thinnes in the role of Colonel Glenn Ross of NASA. Anderson, who perceived a likeness to fellow American actor Paul Newman, cast Thinnes as the male lead after viewing his performance in the television series ""The Invaders"" (1967–68). In the Andersons' draft script, Ross's first name is Stewart, and he is said to have been the first man to walk on Mars. In a 2008 interview,"
"the offer from Hunt, there was a brief musical cue of 'Life On Mars' during a close up on a spaced out Granger just after she gives her answer. Along with this, Shaz, Ray and Chris all have visions of stars, as if looking up at the sky and hear strange voices, like that of in a pub, and described by Chris as Nelson (Tony Marshall), the publican from ""Life on Mars"", asking him what he will have to drink. During episode 7 of the first series, Granger attempted to apprehend an armed and dangerous Gil Hollis, who shortly before"
"Kevin Weisman Kevin Glen Weisman (born December 29, 1970) is an American film, television and stage actor. He has played Marshall Flinkman on the ABC television series ""Alias"" (2001–2006), Kives on the HBO television series and movie ""Hello Ladies"" (2013–14), Ray on the CBS television series ""Scorpion"", and Dr. Maynard on the NBC television series ""The Blacklist"". Weisman plays Ned Berring in season one of the David E. Kelley series, ""Goliath"", as well as Dale Yorkes on the Hulu series ""Runaways"". Weisman was born to a Jewish family in Los Angeles, California. He pursued acting at a young age, participating"
"(Each of the book titles is a play on a pop culture phrase or film title that is of, or relevant to, the '70s, those being ""Blood, Bullets and Babes"", ""A Fistful of Dollars"", ""Borstal Boy"" and ""Get Carter""). Life on Mars (UK TV series) Life on Mars is a British television series broadcast on BBC One between 9 January 2006 and 10 April 2007. The series combines elements of speculative fiction and police procedural, featuring a present-day police officer from the Greater Manchester Police (played by John Simm) who wakes up in 1973 after being involved in a road"
"Life on Mars (U.S. TV series) Life on Mars is an American science fiction crime drama television series which originally aired on ABC from October 9, 2008 to April 1, 2009. It is an adaptation of the BAFTA-winning original UK series of the same name produced by the BBC. The series was co-produced by Kudos Film and Television, 20th Century Fox Television, and ABC Studios. The series tells the story of New York City police detective Sam Tyler (played by Jason O'Mara), who, after being struck by a car in 2008, regains consciousness in 1973. Fringing between multiple genres, including"
"By the third series of ""Ashes to Ashes"", Hunt and Alex's relationship becomes strained when DCI Jim Keats begins to plant seeds of doubt in Alex's mind about the nature of Sam Tyler's death, however Alex's faith and love for Gene makes her unwilling to believe that he would murder Tyler. At the end of the third series, Alex and Gene share a kiss. Throughout both ""Life on Mars"" and ""Ashes to Ashes"", Ray Carling and Chris Skelton are described as being ""ever-faithful"" to Hunt. Carling is described as Hunt's ""right-hand man when it comes to fighting, shooting, gambling and"
"fanatic"". John Simm John Ronald Simm (born 10 July 1970) is an English stage and screen actor. He has been nominated twice for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor, and is a Laurence Olivier Award nominee for best actor. He is best known for ""Life on Mars"" as Sam Tyler and ""Doctor Who"" as the Master. His other television credits include: ""State of Play"", ""The Lakes"", ""Crime and Punishment"", ""Exile"", ""Prey"" and ""Cracker"". His films include ""Wonderland"", Everyday, ""Boston Kickout"", ""Human Traffic"", and ""24 Hour Party People"". The eldest of three children, Simm grew up in a series of places"
"Ray Wise Raymond Herbert Wise (born August 20, 1947) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Alec Holland in ""Swamp Thing"" (1982), Leon C. Nash in ""RoboCop"" (1987), Leland Palmer in ""Twin Peaks"" (1990–1991, 2017) and its prequel film """" (1992), Jack Taggart Sr. in ""Jeepers Creepers 2"" (2003), Don Hollenbeck in ""Good Night, and Good Luck"" (2005), Vice President Hal Gardner in ""24"" (2006), and The Devil in ""Reaper"" (2007–2009). He currently stars as Marvin on ""Fresh Off the Boat"" (2015–present). Wise was born in Akron, Ohio, graduated from Garfield High School in 1965"
"Ray Wise Raymond Herbert Wise (born August 20, 1947) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Alec Holland in ""Swamp Thing"" (1982), Leon C. Nash in ""RoboCop"" (1987), Leland Palmer in ""Twin Peaks"" (1990–1991, 2017) and its prequel film """" (1992), Jack Taggart Sr. in ""Jeepers Creepers 2"" (2003), Don Hollenbeck in ""Good Night, and Good Luck"" (2005), Vice President Hal Gardner in ""24"" (2006), and The Devil in ""Reaper"" (2007–2009). He currently stars as Marvin on ""Fresh Off the Boat"" (2015–present). Wise was born in Akron, Ohio, graduated from Garfield High School in 1965"
"Chris Skelton PC/DC Christopher ""Chris"" Skelton is a fictional character in BBC One's science fiction/police procedural drama, ""Life on Mars"" and its spin-off ""Ashes to Ashes"". The character of Chris Skelton has been described as a ""dogsbody"" who is a ""cheeky but likeable character"" by the BBC's ""Life on Mars"" website. Throughout both series of ""Life on Mars"", Skelton finds himself torn between the ""old and the new ways policing"" of Gene Hunt (Philip Glenister) and Sam Tyler (John Simm). He is generally regarded as a waste of space by Hunt throughout both series and plays only minor roles in"
"subsequently arrested on suspicion of murder and was questioned by police. John Michie John Michie (born 25 October 1956) is a Scottish television and film actor, known for his roles as DI Robbie Ross in the STV detective drama series ""Taggart"", as Karl Munro in ""Coronation Street"" from 2011-13 and his role as CEO Guy Self in ""Casualty"" and ""Holby City"". Born in Burma, Michie was brought up in Kenya until he was twelve years old, when his family settled in Edinburgh, later sending him to study at college. At the age of nineteen, he worked his passage to Australia"
"Ray Walston Herman Raymond Walston (November 2, 1914 – January 1, 2001) was an American actor and comedian, best known as the title character on ""My Favorite Martian"". His major film, television, and stage roles included Luther Billis (""South Pacific""), Mr. Applegate (""Damn Yankees""), J. J. Singleton (""The Sting""), Mr. Hand (""Fast Times at Ridgemont High""), Candy (""Of Mice and Men""), and Judge Henry Bone (""Picket Fences""). Walston was born on November 2, 1914, in Laurel, Mississippi, the second son and youngest of three children born to lumberjack Harry Norman Walston (1881–1946) and Mittie (née Kimball) Walston (December 25, 1883–August"
"Kyle Gallner Kyle Steven Gallner (born October 22, 1986) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Cassidy ""Beaver"" Casablancas in the television series ""Veronica Mars"", superhero Bart Allen in the drama series ""Smallville"" and Reed Garrett in the police series """", and a lead role as Hasil Farrell in the drama series ""Outsiders"". He is also known for his roles in the horror films ""The Haunting in Connecticut"", ""Jennifer's Body"", and the remake of ""A Nightmare on Elm Street"". Gallner was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, to Larry and Mary Jane Gallner. He has three siblings:"
"took out his frustrations on a drunk young man outside a pub and ended up killing him, something which his DCI covered up. Ridden with guilt, he committed suicide by hanging himself in a bout of severe depression and alcohol abuse. The character displays homophobic, racist and sexist attitudes throughout ""Life on Mars"". During ""Life on Mars"", Carling has little respect for Sam Tyler, due to their disagreements over policing methods and Tyler's getting the job to which Carling hoped to be promoted. In Episode 5 of series 1, Carling is shown to be a big Manchester United fan, even"