Brendan Gleeson

Brendan Gleeson

Date of Birth:

Mar 29, 1955

Place of Birth:

Dublin, Ireland

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).

filmography:

A Further Gesture A Further Gesture

1997

Sexual Healing Sexual Healing

1970

Pursuit Pursuit

2015

Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's

2024

Live by Night Live by Night

2016

Assassin's Creed Assassin's Creed

2016

Atlantic Atlantic

2016

The Treaty The Treaty

1991

Sweety Barrett Sweety Barrett

1999

Saltwater Saltwater

2000

Alone in Berlin Alone in Berlin

2016

H Is for Hawk H Is for Hawk

1970

Trespass Against Us Trespass Against Us

2016

Spaghetti Slow Spaghetti Slow

1996

Suffragette Suffragette

2015

Lost Lives Lost Lives

2019

Song of the Sea Song of the Sea

2014

Edge of Tomorrow Edge of Tomorrow

2014

This Is My Father This Is My Father

1999

Joker: Folie à Deux Joker: Folie à Deux

2024

Wild About Harry Wild About Harry

2000

Stonehearst Asylum Stonehearst Asylum

2014

Paddington 2 Paddington 2

2017

Cáca Milis Cáca Milis

2001

The Tragedy of Macbeth The Tragedy of Macbeth

2021

Dear Sarah Dear Sarah

1990

The Butcher Boy The Butcher Boy

1998

Far and Away Far and Away

1992

The Banshees of Inisherin The Banshees of Inisherin

2022

Deconstructing 'The Village' Deconstructing 'The Village'

2005

The Honey Wars The Honey Wars

1970

The Dead Zoo The Dead Zoo

2022

The Path to Redemption The Path to Redemption

2006

Riverdance: The Animated Adventure Riverdance: The Animated Adventure

2021

Frankie Frankie

2019

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

2018

Love Lies Bleeding Love Lies Bleeding

1993

So You Want To Be A Pirate! So You Want To Be A Pirate!

2012

Hampstead Hampstead

2017

A.I. Artificial Intelligence A.I. Artificial Intelligence

2001

Psychic Psychic

2018

Studs Studs

2006

Into the West Into the West

1992

Captain Morten and the Spider Queen Captain Morten and the Spider Queen

2018

My Life So Far My Life So Far

1999

Noreen Noreen

2010

The Grand Seduction The Grand Seduction

2014

On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin

2023

Dark Blue Dark Blue

2002

The Tailor of Panama The Tailor of Panama

2001

The Tiger's Tail The Tiger's Tail

2006

Green Zone Green Zone

2010

The Village The Village

2004

Six Shooter Six Shooter

2004

Harrison's Flowers Harrison's Flowers

2000

In Bruges In Bruges

2008

The Field The Field

1990

Gangs of New York Gangs of New York

2002

Beowulf Beowulf

2007

Kingdom of Heaven Kingdom of Heaven

2005

Breakfast on Pluto Breakfast on Pluto

2005

Mission: Impossible II Mission: Impossible II

2000

Braveheart Braveheart

1995

Troy Troy

2004

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

2005

Cold Mountain Cold Mountain

2003

Michael Collins Michael Collins

1996

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

2007

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

2010

The Secret of Kells The Secret of Kells

2009

The Cup The Cup

2011

Albert Nobbs Albert Nobbs

2011

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

2012

Angela Mooney Dies Again Angela Mooney Dies Again

1997

Safe House Safe House

2012

The Smurfs 2 The Smurfs 2

2013

In the Heart of the Sea In the Heart of the Sea

2015

Calvary Calvary

2014

Trojan Eddie Trojan Eddie

1996

The Company You Keep The Company You Keep

2012

The Raven The Raven

2012

The Guard The Guard

2011

Black Irish Black Irish

2007

Lake Placid Lake Placid

1999

The Snapper The Snapper

1993

I Went Down I Went Down

1997

Turbulence Turbulence

1997

Perrier's Bounty Perrier's Bounty

2009

The General The General

1998

In My Country In My Country

2004

Into the Storm Into the Storm

2009

28 Days Later 28 Days Later

2002

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