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Brendan Gleeson‌

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1955-03-29

Popularity

star22.3

Brendan Gleeson

Dublin, Ireland

Brendan Gleeson

Dublin, Ireland

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1955-03-29

Popularity

star22.3

Biography

Brendan Gleeson (born 29 March 1955) is an Irish actor and film director. He is the recipient of three IFTA Awards, two BIFA's, and a Primetime Emmy Award and has been nominated twice for a BAFTA Award, five times for a Golden Globe Award and once for an Academy Award. In 2020, he was listed at number 18 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors. He is the father of actors Domhnall Gleeson and Brian Gleeson. He is best known for his performance as Alastor Moody in the Harry Potter films (2005–2010). He is also known for his supporting roles in films such as Braveheart (1995), Michael Collins (1996), 28 Days Later (2002), Gangs of New York (2002), Cold Mountain (2003), Troy (2004), Suffragette (2015), Paddington 2 (2017), The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018), and The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021). He is also known for his leading roles in films such as The General (1998), In Bruges (2008), The Guard (2011), Calvary (2014), Frankie (2019), and The Banshees of Inisherin (2022). He received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the lattermost film. He won an Primetime Emmy Award in 2009 for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in the television film Into the Storm. He also received a Golden Globe Award nomination for his performance as Donald Trump in the Showtime series The Comey Rule (2020). From 2017 to 2019 he starred in the crime series Mr. Mercedes. He received an Emmy Award nomination for Stephen Frears' Sundance TV series State of the Union (2022).

Movie Credits

28 Days Later

28 Days Later‌
star7.2
calendar 2002

Braveheart

Braveheart‌
star7.9
calendar 1995

Mission: Impossible II

Mission: Impossible II‌
star6.1
calendar 2000

Breakfast on Pluto

Breakfast on Pluto‌
star7.2
calendar 2005

Kingdom of Heaven

Kingdom of Heaven‌
star7.0
calendar 2005

Troy

Troy‌
star7.2
calendar 2004

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire‌
star7.8
calendar 2005

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix‌
star7.7
calendar 2007

Michael Collins

Michael Collins‌
star6.9
calendar 1996

Cold Mountain

Cold Mountain‌
star6.9
calendar 2003

Beowulf

Beowulf‌
star5.9
calendar 2007

Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York‌
star7.3
calendar 2002

The Tiger's Tail

The Tiger's Tail‌
star5.8
calendar 2006

The Tailor of Panama

The Tailor of Panama‌
star6.0
calendar 2001

Dark Blue

Dark Blue‌
star6.2
calendar 2002

On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin

On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin‌
star2.0
calendar 2023

Green Zone

Green Zone‌
star6.5
calendar 2010

The Village

The Village‌
star6.5
calendar 2004

The Field

The Field‌
star7.0
calendar 1990

In Bruges

In Bruges‌
star7.5
calendar 2008

Harrison's Flowers

Harrison's Flowers‌
star6.5
calendar 2000

Six Shooter

Six Shooter‌
star7.2
calendar 2004

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1‌
star7.8
calendar 2010

The Secret of Kells

The Secret of Kells‌
star7.4
calendar 2009

I Went Down

I Went Down‌
star6.0
calendar 1997

The Snapper

The Snapper‌
star6.3
calendar 1993

Lake Placid

Lake Placid‌
star5.9
calendar 1999

Black Irish

Black Irish‌
star6.7
calendar 2007

Turbulence

Turbulence‌
star5.3
calendar 1997

Perrier's Bounty

Perrier's Bounty‌
star5.7
calendar 2009

Into the Storm

Into the Storm‌
star6.4
calendar 2009

In My Country

In My Country‌
star6.2
calendar 2004

The General

The General‌
star6.7
calendar 1998

The Guard

The Guard‌
star7.0
calendar 2011

The Raven

The Raven‌
star6.3
calendar 2012

Angela Mooney Dies Again

Angela Mooney Dies Again‌
star0.0
calendar 1997

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!‌
star6.5
calendar 2012

Albert Nobbs

Albert Nobbs‌
star6.3
calendar 2011

Safe House

Safe House‌
star6.5
calendar 2012

The Cup

The Cup‌
star5.8
calendar 2011

The Smurfs 2

The Smurfs 2‌
star5.8
calendar 2013

The Company You Keep

The Company You Keep‌
star6.2
calendar 2012

Trojan Eddie

Trojan Eddie‌
star5.3
calendar 1996

Calvary

Calvary‌
star7.1
calendar 2014

In the Heart of the Sea

In the Heart of the Sea‌
star6.8
calendar 2015

The Grand Seduction

The Grand Seduction‌
star6.6
calendar 2014

Noreen

Noreen‌
star7.8
calendar 2010

Lost Lives

Lost Lives‌
star6.0
calendar 2019

Suffragette

Suffragette‌
star7.3
calendar 2015

Spaghetti Slow

Spaghetti Slow‌
star0.0
calendar 1996

Trespass Against Us

Trespass Against Us‌
star5.8
calendar 2016

Song of the Sea

Song of the Sea‌
star8.0
calendar 2014

Edge of Tomorrow

Edge of Tomorrow‌
star7.6
calendar 2014

Stonehearst Asylum

Stonehearst Asylum‌
star6.8
calendar 2014

Wild About Harry

Wild About Harry‌
star6.1
calendar 2000

Joker: Folie à Deux

Joker: Folie à Deux‌
star5.8
calendar 2024

This Is My Father

This Is My Father‌
star5.4
calendar 1999

H Is for Hawk

H Is for Hawk‌
star0.0
calendar

Alone in Berlin

Alone in Berlin‌
star6.7
calendar 2016

Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's

Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's‌
star0.0
calendar 2024

Pursuit

Pursuit‌
star5.5
calendar 2015

Sexual Healing

Sexual Healing‌
star0.0
calendar

A Further Gesture

A Further Gesture‌
star4.7
calendar 1997

Live by Night

Live by Night‌
star6.3
calendar 2016

Assassin's Creed

Assassin's Creed‌
star5.4
calendar 2016

Saltwater

Saltwater‌
star7.1
calendar 2000

Sweety Barrett

Sweety Barrett‌
star5.8
calendar 1999

The Treaty

The Treaty‌
star8.0
calendar 1991

Atlantic

Atlantic‌
star7.0
calendar 2016

Paddington 2

Paddington 2‌
star7.5
calendar 2017

Cáca Milis

Cáca Milis‌
star5.5
calendar 2001

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

A.I. Artificial Intelligence‌
star7.0
calendar 2001

Hampstead

Hampstead‌
star6.0
calendar 2017

So You Want To Be A Pirate!

So You Want To Be A Pirate!‌
star6.1
calendar 2012

Love Lies Bleeding

Love Lies Bleeding‌
star0.0
calendar 1993

Psychic

Psychic‌
star5.0
calendar 2018

Studs

Studs‌
star4.2
calendar 2006

My Life So Far

My Life So Far‌
star5.7
calendar 1999

Captain Morten and the Spider Queen

Captain Morten and the Spider Queen‌
star4.8
calendar 2018

Into the West

Into the West‌
star6.5
calendar 1992

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs‌
star7.1
calendar 2018

Frankie

Frankie‌
star4.9
calendar 2019

Far and Away

Far and Away‌
star6.8
calendar 1992

The Butcher Boy

The Butcher Boy‌
star6.8
calendar 1998

Dear Sarah

Dear Sarah‌
star0.0
calendar 1990

The Tragedy of Macbeth

The Tragedy of Macbeth‌
star6.9
calendar 2021

The Banshees of Inisherin

The Banshees of Inisherin‌
star7.5
calendar 2022

Deconstructing 'The Village'

Deconstructing 'The Village'‌
star4.7
calendar 2005

Riverdance: The Animated Adventure

Riverdance: The Animated Adventure‌
star6.0
calendar 2021

The Path to Redemption

The Path to Redemption‌
star0.0
calendar 2006

The Dead Zoo

The Dead Zoo‌
star0.0
calendar 2022

The Honey Wars

The Honey Wars‌
star0.0
calendar

Tv Credits

The Burren: Heart of Stone

The Burren: Heart of Stone‌
star0.0
calendar 2021

Frank of Ireland

Frank of Ireland‌
star6.5
calendar 2021

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers‌
star5.4
calendar 2014

The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden‌
star5.4
calendar 2015

State of the Union

State of the Union‌
star7.3
calendar 2019

Mr. Mercedes

Mr. Mercedes‌
star7.1
calendar 2017

Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks

Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks‌
star5.3
calendar 2003

1916 Seachtar Dearmadta

1916 Seachtar Dearmadta‌
star2.0
calendar 2013

1916 Seachtar na Cásca

1916 Seachtar na Cásca‌
star3.7
calendar 2010

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live‌
star6.9
calendar 1975

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert‌
star6.5
calendar 2015

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show‌
star7.2
calendar 2007

The Irish Civil War

The Irish Civil War‌
star10.0
calendar 2022

The Comey Rule

The Comey Rule‌
star6.9
calendar 2020

Spider-Noir

Spider-Noir‌
star0.0
calendar