Glen Berry
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Glen Berry is a former British actor
.
School in London
in 1993, and his first steps in show business included a part as a skinhead
in an ad for voluntary service.
London Bridge
. He got his big break playing Jamie in the 1996 gay coming-of-age film Beautiful Thing
alongside another Anna Scher Theatre School pupil, Scott Neal
. Further acting credits include several BBC
TV films
, such as Blood and Fire and Between the Lines. Other roles have included a cameo in ITV
's The Bill
TV series, (again with Scott Neal) and a role as an office junior in the BBC legal drama Trust in 2003.
Glen Berry retired from acting in 2003 and now works as a car sales manager in Chelmsford, Essex.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
.
Early life
Berry started attending the Anna Scher TheatreAnna Scher Theatre
The Anna Scher Theatre is a community-based theatre school based in Islington, North London. The school turns out some of London's best child and adult actors.-Anna Scher:...
School in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
in 1993, and his first steps in show business included a part as a skinhead
Skinhead
A skinhead is a member of a subculture that originated among working class youths in the United Kingdom in the 1960s, and then spread to other parts of the world. Named for their close-cropped or shaven heads, the first skinheads were greatly influenced by West Indian rude boys and British mods,...
in an ad for voluntary service.
Career
Starting in 1995, he had a recurring role on the soap operaSoap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
London Bridge
London Bridge (tv show)
London Bridge is a British television drama/soap opera made by Carlton for ITV and shown in the London region. It ran from 15 February 1996 to 31 March 1999. It featured many actors who have gone on to star in bigger TV shows, including Bad Girls actresses Simone Lahbib and Mandana Jones and No...
. He got his big break playing Jamie in the 1996 gay coming-of-age film Beautiful Thing
Beautiful Thing
Originally Beautiful Thing is a play written by Jonathan Harvey and first performed in 1993. A screen adaptation of the play was released in 1996 by Channel 4 Films, with a revised screenplay also by Harvey. Initially, the film was only intended for television broadcast but it was so well-received...
alongside another Anna Scher Theatre School pupil, Scott Neal
Scott Neal
- Career :He entered the Anna Scher Theatre School in 1989. He debuted in The Listening on Channel Four. He has participated in other TV shows such as EastEnders, Bramwell, Prime Suspect, and London's Burning. He later became a regular appearance on the British television police drama The Bill,...
. Further acting credits include several BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
TV films
Television movie
A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
, such as Blood and Fire and Between the Lines. Other roles have included a cameo in ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
's The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
TV series, (again with Scott Neal) and a role as an office junior in the BBC legal drama Trust in 2003.
Glen Berry retired from acting in 2003 and now works as a car sales manager in Chelmsford, Essex.
Actor
- 2003: The BillThe BillThe Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
.... Terry Fraser (1 episode, 2003) - 2003: Trust .... Paralegal (1 episode, 2003)
- 2001: From HellFrom HellFrom Hell is a comic book series by writer Alan Moore and artist Eddie Campbell, originally published from 1991 to 1996, speculating upon the identity and motives of Jack the Ripper. The title is taken from the first words of the "From Hell" letter, which some authorities believe was an authentic...
.... Young Labourer - 2001: Midsomer MurdersMidsomer MurdersMidsomer Murders is a British television detective drama that has aired on ITV since 1997. The show is based on the books by Caroline Graham, as originally adapted by Anthony Horowitz. The lead character is DCI Tom Barnaby who works for Causton CID. When Nettles left the show in 2011 he was...
.... Ben (1 episode, 2001) - 2001: My Brother Tom .... Policeman
- 1996: London BridgeLondon BridgeLondon Bridge is a bridge over the River Thames, connecting the City of London and Southwark, in central London. Situated between Cannon Street Railway Bridge and Tower Bridge, it forms the western end of the Pool of London...
.... Jarvis Jones (4 episodes, 1996) - 1996: London's BurningLondon's BurningLondon's Burning was a British television drama programme produced by London Weekend Television for the ITV network that focused on the lives of members of the London Fire Brigade, principally those of the Blue Watch at a fictional fire station called Blackwall.It was broadcast between 1986 and...
.... Steve (1 episode, 1996) - 1996: Beautiful ThingBeautiful ThingOriginally Beautiful Thing is a play written by Jonathan Harvey and first performed in 1993. A screen adaptation of the play was released in 1996 by Channel 4 Films, with a revised screenplay also by Harvey. Initially, the film was only intended for television broadcast but it was so well-received...
.... Jamie Gangel - 1995: CasualtyCasualty (TV series)Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...
.... Russell (1 episode, 1995) - 1995: Prime Suspect: Scent of Darkness (TV) .... Wayne
- 1995: Grange HillGrange HillGrange Hill is a British television drama series originally made by the BBC. The show began in 1978 on BBC1 and was one of the longest running programmes on British television...
.... Harry (2 episodes, 1995) - 1994: Between the Lines .... Max (1 episode, 1994)