In 2007, Glen Wallace made his debut appearance in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as Malachy Fisher. After a three-episode appearance, he was contracted as a series regular. In 2010, Wallace was nominated for Best Actor and Best Dramatic Performance at the British Soap Awards. Wallace quit Hollyoaks later in 2010, and made his final appearance on 18 November 2010, where his character Malachy died from serious injuries after an explosion from the local restaurant. Wallace appeared in two episodes of Holby City as Andy Bryan in August 2011. From 2014 to 2016, he appeared in the BBC soap opera EastEnders asDS Cameron Bryant.[ In December 2016, Wallace joined the Scottish soap opera River City as series regular Grieg Roth, a role he played until 2018. In 2021, he joined the cast of the ITV soap opera Coronation Street as Lucas.