Brendan Gleeson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 29, 1955 (age 71)
- Birthplace
- Dublin, Ireland
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).
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Filmography
Sexual Healing
Movie · as Freddy Cousaert
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf
Movie · as Wiglaf
Tales from the Poorhouse
Movie
Blood Runs Coal
Movie · as Joseph Yablonski
The Weir
Movie · as Jack
Far Cry
TV · 1 ep
Spider-Noir
TV · as Finn 'Silvermane' Byrne · 8 eps
The Good Daughter
TV · as Rusty · 6 eps
H Is for Hawk
Movie · as Dad
Kerry: Tides of Time
TV · as Narrator · 1 ep
Joker: Folie à Deux
Movie · as Jackie Sullivan
Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's
Movie · as Self
On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin
Movie · as Self
A Greyhound of a Girl
Movie · as Paddy (voice)
The Banshees of Inisherin
Movie · as Colm Doherty
The Dead Zoo
Movie · as Narrator
The Irish Civil War
TV · as Narrator · 3 eps
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Movie · as Duncan
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
Movie · as Huntsman (voice)
The Burren: Heart of Stone
TV · as Narrator · 2 eps
Frank of Ireland
TV · as Liam · 1 ep
The Comey Rule
TV · as Donald Trump · 2 eps
Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments
TV · as Self - Guest (archive footage) · 1 ep
Lost Lives
Movie · as Self (voice)
Frankie
Movie · as Jimmy
State of the Union
TV · as Scott · 10 eps
Psychic
Movie · as Jeremiah
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
Movie · as Captain Vicks (voice)
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Movie · as Irishman (segment "The Mortal Remains")
Paddington 2
Movie · as Knuckles McGinty
Hampstead
Movie · as Donald Horner
Mr. Mercedes
TV · as Bill Hodges · 30 eps
Trespass Against Us
Movie · as Colby Culter
Alone in Berlin
Movie · as Otto Quangel
Live by Night
Movie · as Thomas Coughlin
Assassin's Creed
Movie · as Joseph Lynch
Atlantic
Movie · as Narrator
In the Heart of the Sea
Movie · as Old Thomas Nickerson
Suffragette
Movie · as Arthur Steed
Pursuit
Movie · as Searbhán
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Calvary
Movie · as Father James Lavelle
The Grand Seduction
Movie · as Murray French
Song of the Sea
Movie · as Conor / Mac Lir (voice)
Edge of Tomorrow
Movie · as General Brigham
Stonehearst Asylum
Movie · as The Alienist
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Smurfs 2
Movie · as Victor Doyle
1916 Seachtar Dearmadta
TV · as Glór · 7 eps
The Raven
Movie · as Colonel Hamilton
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
Movie · as The Pirate with Gout (voice)
Safe House
Movie · as David Barlow
The Company You Keep
Movie · as Henry Osborne
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
Movie · as The Pirate With Gout
The Guard
Movie · as Sergeant Gerry Boyle
Albert Nobbs
Movie · as Dr. Holloran
The Cup
Movie · as Dermot Weld
Green Zone
Movie · as Martin Brown
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Movie · as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
Perrier's Bounty
Movie · as Darren Perrier
Noreen
Movie · as Con Keogh
1916 Seachtar na Cásca
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 7 eps
The Secret of Kells
Movie · as Abbot Cellach (voice)
Into the Storm
Movie · as Winston Churchill
In Bruges
Movie · as Ken
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Movie · as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
Beowulf
Movie · as Wiglaf (Voice)
Black Irish
Movie · as Desmond McKay
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Tiger's Tail
Movie · as Liam O'Leary
Studs
Movie · as Walter Keegan
The Path to Redemption
Movie · as Self
Breakfast on Pluto
Movie · as John Joe Kenny
Kingdom of Heaven
Movie · as Reynald de Chatillon
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Movie · as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
Deconstructing 'The Village'
Movie · as Self
Troy
Movie · as Menelaus
The Village
Movie · as August Nicholson
Six Shooter
Movie · as Donnelly
In My Country
Movie · as De Jagar
Cold Mountain
Movie · as Stobrod Thewes
Pure Rage: The Making of '28 Days Later'
Movie · as Self
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
TV · as Ferny Toro (voice) · 2 eps
28 Days Later
Movie · as Frank
Gangs of New York
Movie · as Walter 'Monk' McGinn
Dark Blue
Movie · as Jack van Meter
The Tailor of Panama
Movie · as Mickie Abraxas
Cáca Milis
Movie · as Paul
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Movie · as Lord Johnson-Johnson
Mission: Impossible II
Movie · as McCloy
Harrison's Flowers
Movie · as Marc Stevenson
Wild About Harry
Movie · as Harry McKee
Saltwater
Movie · as Simple Simon
Lake Placid
Movie · as Sheriff Hank Keough
This Is My Father
Movie · as Garda Jim
Sweety Barrett
Movie · as Sweety Barrett
My Life So Far
Movie · as Jim Menzies
The General
Movie · as Martin Cahill
The Butcher Boy
Movie · as Father Bubbles
I Went Down
Movie · as Bunny Kelly
Turbulence
Movie · as Stubbs
Angela Mooney Dies Again
Movie · as Barney Mooney
A Further Gesture
Movie · as Richard
Before I Sleep
Movie · as John Harte
Michael Collins
Movie · as Liam Tobin
Trojan Eddie
Movie · as Ginger
Spaghetti Slow
Movie · as Frank Ferguson
Braveheart
Movie · as Hamish Campbell
The Lifeboat
TV · as Leslie Parry · 9 eps
The Snapper
Movie · as Lester
Love Lies Bleeding
Movie · as Thomas Macken
Into the West
Movie · as Inspector Bolger
Far and Away
Movie · as Social Club Policeman
The Treaty
Movie · as Michael Collins
The Field
Movie · as Quarryman
Dear Sarah
Movie · as Brendan Dowd
Hard Shoulder
Movie
The Simpsons
TV · as Joe Quimby Sr. (voice) · 1 ep
4 Play
TV · as Farmer · 1 ep
ScreenPlay
TV · as Thomas Macken · 1 ep
Screen Two
TV · as Lester · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep