Glen Stanway
Biography
Glen Stanway is an Actor, Author and Martial Artist known for Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), The Fades (2011) and Ibiza Dark (2022). Glen took up training in martial arts and gymnastics in 1995, in order to recover from a debilitating car accident, something doctors had failed to achieve. He began coaching gymnastics, martial arts and kickboxing, full time in London schools and gyms in 1997 to pass on the benefits of his training to others. He made his first of many visits to Malaysia and Singapore in 1998 to learn Chin Woo kung fu under the supervision of Master Teng Wie Yoo. Calling on his wealth of knowledge of physical preparation, Glen has coached athletes of disciplines as diverse as gymnastics, martial arts, tennis and dancing, at regional, national and international level. He has also officiated as a judge and referee at national martial arts championships. In competition, Glen himself has won medals in the Combat Magazine International Open, IMAF World Forms Championships, Combat Magazine European Open, BCCMA Open Wushu Festival, and BCCMA SE England Kung Fu Championships.
Known For & Full Filmography9 Titles
Drama Series - 2001, 16 episodes • as Hijacked Driver (uncredited)
A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.
Drama Series - 2010, 16 episodes • as Police Constable (uncredited)
A dark psychological crime drama starring Idris Elba as Luther, a man struggling with his own terrible demons, who might be as dangerous as the depraved murderers he hunts.
Movie - 2017, 2h 15m • as Hennessy Guard (uncredited)
Quan is a humble London businessman whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love – his teenage daughter – dies in an Irish Republican Army car bombing. His relentless search to find the terrorists leads to a cat-and-mouse conflict with a British government official whose own past may hold the clues to the identities of the elusive killers.
Drama Series - 2009, 16 episodes • as Police Constable
Above Suspicion is a British crime drama programme starring Kelly Reilly as Anna Travis, a rookie detective determined to prove herself in the male-dominated police department by solving a trail of gruesome murders left by an unknown serial killer. Each series is based on a novel by Lynda La Plante: Above Suspicion (2009), The Red Dahlia (2010), Deadly Intent (2011), and Silent Scream (2012).
Movie - 2013, 2h 15m • as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
After a quick courtship, two lovers hastily decide to tie the knot. As their first year of marriage unfolds, temptation and incompatibility put their relationship in jeopardy.
Drama Series - 2011, 16 episodes • as Fade Stalker
Seventeen-year old Paul can see the spirits of the dead. When one of these restless spirits crosses back into the living world, he is forced into a fight to prevent the apocalypse.
Drama Series - 2009, 16 episodes • as Police Constable
The story begins when a wave of violence hits London following the discovery of the bizarrely mutilated body of a man in the Thames. First appearances suggest a witchcraft killing. But the dark reality is more complicated – and even more frightening. Assigned to the case is young, hopeful DS Dan Twentyman and his senior partner DI Moses Jones, seconded from Scotland Yard due to cultural links with the local community.
Movie - 2013, 2h 15m • as Interpol Agent (uncredited)
Hobbs has Dominic and Brian reassemble their crew to take down a team of mercenaries; Dominic unexpectedly gets sidetracked with facing his presumed deceased girlfriend, Letty.
Movie - 2015, 2h 15m • as Police Constable
An old Jewish baker struggles to keep his business afloat until his young Muslim apprentice accidentally drops cannabis in the dough and sends sales sky high.