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.I. Artificial Intelligence A.I. Artificial Intelligence

2001

Paddington 2 Paddington 2

2017

In Bruges In Bruges

2008

Trespass Against Us Trespass Against Us

2016

Cáca Milis Cáca Milis

2001

The Secret of Kells The Secret of Kells

2009

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

2012

Love Lies Bleeding Love Lies Bleeding

1993

Saltwater Saltwater

2000

Hampstead Hampstead

2017

Atlantic Atlantic

2016

Assassin's Creed Assassin's Creed

2016

Sexual Healing Sexual Healing

1970

Pursuit Pursuit

2015

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

2015

Suffragette Suffragette

2015

Alone in Berlin Alone in Berlin

2016

A Further Gesture A Further Gesture

1997

The Treaty The Treaty

1991

Sweety Barrett Sweety Barrett

1999

Live by Night Live by Night

2016

Psychic Psychic

2018

Studs Studs

2006

Lost Lives Lost Lives

2019

Angela Mooney Dies Again Angela Mooney Dies Again

1997

The Path to Redemption The Path to Redemption

2006

Riverdance: The Animated Adventure Riverdance: The Animated Adventure

2021

Messaggi quasi segreti Messaggi quasi segreti

1996

Joker: Folie à Deux Joker: Folie à Deux

2024

H Is for Hawk H Is for Hawk

1970

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

2024

A Greyhound of a Girl A Greyhound of a Girl

2023

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

2023

Deconstructing 'The Village' Deconstructing 'The Village'

2005

The Banshees of Inisherin The Banshees of Inisherin

2022

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

2018

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

Frankie Frankie

2019

Far and Away Far and Away

1992

The Tragedy of Macbeth The Tragedy of Macbeth

2021

The Butcher Boy The Butcher Boy

1998

Dear Sarah Dear Sarah

1990

Noreen Noreen

2010

Song of the Sea Song of the Sea

2014

Green Zone Green Zone

2010

Dark Blue Dark Blue

2002

Gangs of New York Gangs of New York

2002

The Tailor of Panama The Tailor of Panama

2001

The Village The Village

2004

The Field The Field

1990

I Went Down I Went Down

1997

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

2010

Six Shooter Six Shooter

2004

Harrison's Flowers Harrison's Flowers

2000

Beowulf Beowulf

2007

Cold Mountain Cold Mountain

2003

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

2007

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

2005

Troy Troy

2004

Braveheart Braveheart

1995

Mission: Impossible II Mission: Impossible II

2000

Kingdom of Heaven Kingdom of Heaven

2005

The Tiger's Tail The Tiger's Tail

2006

Michael Collins Michael Collins

1996

Breakfast on Pluto Breakfast on Pluto

2005

The Snapper The Snapper

1993

Black Irish Black Irish

2007

Trojan Eddie Trojan Eddie

1996

The Company You Keep The Company You Keep

2012

Safe House Safe House

2012

The Smurfs 2 The Smurfs 2

2013

Calvary Calvary

2014

The Grand Seduction The Grand Seduction

2014

This Is My Father This Is My Father

1999

Stonehearst Asylum Stonehearst Asylum

2014

Wild About Harry Wild About Harry

2000

Edge of Tomorrow Edge of Tomorrow

2014

The Cup The Cup

2011

Albert Nobbs Albert Nobbs

2011

Into the Storm Into the Storm

2009

Perrier's Bounty Perrier's Bounty

2009

Turbulence Turbulence

1997

Lake Placid Lake Placid

1999

In My Country In My Country

2004

The General The General

1998

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

2012

The Raven The Raven

2012

The Guard The Guard

2011

28 Days Later 28 Days Later

2002

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