- He is the younger brother of actor Robert Glenister.
- Philip Glenister and John Simm have co-starred in four series together - Clocking Off (2000), State of Play (2003) Life on Mars (2006) and Mad Dogs (2011) and one film, Tu£sday (2008). They both starred in the series Prey (2014) (TV Mini-Series), but in separate seasons.
- A fan of the rock band Genesis, he wrote sleeve notes to accompany the "Genesis - The Movie Box 1981-2007" DVD set, released in 2009.
- He is the son of director John Glenister.
- Trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama 1987-1990.
- He is the former brother-in-law of Amanda Redman.
- Uncle of Emily Glenister.
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