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Brendan Gleeson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1955-03-29 (Age: 71)

Place of Birth

Dublin, Ireland

Brendan Gleeson

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).

Filmography (92)

⭐ 7.0 Role: Alisdair Macdonald

H Is for Hawk

2025
⭐ 5.4 Role: Jackie Sullivan

Joker: Folie à Deux

2024
⭐ 0 Role: Self

Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's

2024
⭐ 6.7 Role: Paddy (voice)

A Greyhound of a Girl

2023
⭐ 6.0 Role: Self

On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin

2023
⭐ 7.5 Role: Colm Doherty

The Banshees of Inisherin

2022
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⭐ 0 Role: Narrator

The Dead Zoo

2022
⭐ 6.9 Role: Duncan

The Tragedy of Macbeth

2021
⭐ 6.0 Role: Huntsman (voice)

Riverdance: The Animated Adventure

2021
⭐ 6.0 Role: Self (voice)

Lost Lives

2019
⭐ 4.8 Role: Jimmy

Frankie

2019
⭐ 7.1 Role: Irishman (segment "The Mortal Remains")

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

2018
⭐ 4.4 Role: Captain Vicks (voice)

Captain Morten and the Spider Queen

2018
⭐ 5.0 Role: Jeremiah

Psychic

2018
⭐ 7.5 Role: Knuckles McGinty

Paddington 2

2017