Glen is one of the nation's best up and coming actors. He was born and raised in Unama'ki'k (a.k.a. Cape Breton Island) and has made Vancouver his home for the last ten (11) years. Glen has recently moved home to his community, Membertou First Nation. He began his acting career back in 1990 with a National Tour of Drew Hayden Taylor's "Toronto at Dreamers Rock" as Rusty. Produced by Manitoulin Island's De-ba-jeh-mu-jig Theatre in Wikwemikong, the production went on to win a Chalmer's Award.

Since then Glen has appeared in several Theatre, Television and Film productions, working with people such as Tom Selleck, Wilfred Brimley, Lorne Cardinal, John Savage, Graham Green, MacKenzie Phillips, Ian Tracey, Donnelly Rhodes, Nicholas Campbell, Gary Farmer, Gordon Tootoosis, Michael Greyeyes, Tia Carrera, Jessica Alba,and many more.

Glen has appeared in Theatre Productions from coast to coast, touring Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia and the Yukon. In addition to Television, Film and Theatre, Glen has also done some voice work for the Discovery Channel, CBC Radio, and the Animated Series' Yvon of the Yukon, Mary-Kate & Ashley, and Stargate Infinity.

In 2007, he has starred in 3 films: The CTV Movie "Elijah" - The Elijah Harper Story, where he starred as Phil Fontaine; Mi'kmaq film maker Jeff Barnaby's "The Colony"; and in the feature film "Older Than America", co-starring with Adam Beach, Wes Studi, Tantoo Cardinal, Gloria Mae & Georgina Lightning, who also Directed the film.

Glen is also active in speaking to Aboriginal Youth, facilitating motivational & Self Confidence Workshops, where he addresses a multitude of issues affecting Aboriginal Youth in today's society (i.e. Self esteem, substance abuse, racism and suicide, respect and identity, just to name a few).

Suicide prevention is one area in which Glen would like to focus his efforts. In 1991, Glen lost his best friend to suicide and many others followed soon after. The mother of his eldest son took her own life on New Years Eve 2002.

"Suicide is a rising epidemic in Aboriginal Communities throughout North America and is something that shouldn't be taken lightly. It shows the dispair and desperation, the feeling of confinement and hopelessness for the future. We need to do something and we need to do something now."

"The first step to healing our pain is to start talking about it."