1955-03-29 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).
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H Is for Hawk | Alisdair Macdonald | 2025-11-26 |
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Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's | Self | 2024-02-02 |
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Joker: Folie à Deux | Jackie Sullivan | 2024-10-01 |
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On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin | Self | 2023-01-14 |
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The Dead Zoo | Narrator | 2022-09-01 |
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The Banshees of Inisherin | Colm Doherty | 2022-10-20 |
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The Tragedy of Macbeth | Duncan | 2021-12-05 |
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Riverdance: The Animated Adventure | Huntsman (voice) | 2021-05-28 |
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Frankie | Jimmy | 2019-08-28 |
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Lost Lives | 2019-10-10 | |
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Captain Morten and the Spider Queen | Captain Vicks (voice) | 2018-08-15 |
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Psychic | Jeremiah | 2018-07-15 |
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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | Irishman (segment "The Mortal Remains") | 2018-11-09 |
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Paddington 2 | Knuckles McGinty | 2017-11-09 |
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Hampstead | Donald Horner | 2017-06-23 |
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Trespass Against Us | Colby Culter | 2016-10-14 |
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Alone in Berlin | Otto Quangel | 2016-02-15 |
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Live by Night | Thomas Coughlin | 2016-12-25 |
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Atlantic | Narrator | 2016-02-05 |
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Assassin's Creed | Joseph Lynch | 2016-12-21 |
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Pursuit | Searbhán | 2015-07-10 |
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In the Heart of the Sea | Old Thomas Nickerson | 2015-12-03 |
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Suffragette | Arthur Steed | 2015-10-16 |
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The Grand Seduction | Murray French | 2014-05-30 |
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Song of the Sea | Conor / Mac Lir (voice) | 2014-06-23 |
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Stonehearst Asylum | The Alienist | 2014-10-23 |
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Calvary | Father James Lavelle | 2014-04-11 |
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Edge of Tomorrow | General Brigham | 2014-05-27 |
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The Smurfs 2 | Victor Doyle | 2013-07-30 |
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Safe House | David Barlow | 2012-02-08 |
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The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! | The Pirate with Gout (voice) | 2012-03-12 |
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So You Want To Be A Pirate! | The Pirate With Gout | 2012-07-09 |
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The Raven | Colonel Hamilton | 2012-03-09 |
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The Company You Keep | Henry Osborne | 2012-12-20 |
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The Cup | Dermot Weld | 2011-11-13 |
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Albert Nobbs | Dr. Holloran | 2011-12-21 |
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The Guard | Sergeant Gerry Boyle | 2011-07-07 |
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody | 2010-11-17 |
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Noreen | Con Keogh | 2010-06-24 |
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Green Zone | Martin Brown | 2010-03-11 |
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The Secret of Kells | Abbot Cellach (voice) | 2009-02-09 |
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Into the Storm | Winston Churchill | 2009-05-31 |
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Perrier's Bounty | Darren Perrier | 2009-09-11 |
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In Bruges | Ken | 2008-02-08 |
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody | 2007-07-08 |
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Beowulf | Wiglaf | 2007-11-05 |
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Black Irish | Desmond McKay | 2007-10-26 |
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The Tiger's Tail | Liam O'Leary | 2006-09-26 |
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The Path to Redemption | Self | 2006-05-23 |
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Studs | Walter Keegan | 2006-03-16 |
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody | 2005-11-16 |
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Kingdom of Heaven | Reynald de Chatillon | 2005-05-03 |
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Deconstructing 'The Village' | Self | 2005-01-11 |
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Breakfast on Pluto | John Joe Kenny | 2005-11-16 |
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In My Country | De Jagar | 2004-05-04 |
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Six Shooter | Donnelly | 2004-10-14 |
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Troy | Menelaos | 2004-05-13 |
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The Village | August Nicholson | 2004-07-30 |
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Cold Mountain | Stobrod Thewes | 2003-12-24 |
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Gangs of New York | Walter 'Monk' McGinn | 2002-12-14 |
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Dark Blue | Jack van Meter | 2002-12-14 |
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28 Days Later | Frank | 2002-10-31 |
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A.I. Artificial Intelligence | Lord Johnson-Johnson | 2001-06-29 |
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The Tailor of Panama | Mickie Abraxas | 2001-02-11 |
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Cáca Milis | Paul | 2001-03-16 |
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Harrison's Flowers | Marc Stevenson | 2000-09-23 |
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Mission: Impossible II | McCloy | 2000-05-24 |
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Wild About Harry | Harry McKee | 2000-12-31 |
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Saltwater | Simple Simon | 2000-09-29 |
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My Life So Far | Jim Menzies | 1999-08-25 |
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Lake Placid | Sheriff Hank Keough | 1999-07-15 |
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This Is My Father | Garda Jim | 1999-05-07 |
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Sweety Barrett | Sweety Barrett | 1999-04-16 |
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The Butcher Boy | Father Bubbles | 1998-02-20 |
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The General | Martin Cahill | 1998-05-01 |
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Turbulence | Stubbs | 1997-01-09 |
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Angela Mooney Dies Again | Barney Mooney | 1997-07-09 |
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I Went Down | Bunny Kelly | 1997-10-03 |
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A Further Gesture | Richard | 1997-01-01 |
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Before I Sleep | John Harte | 1997-10-18 |
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Michael Collins | Liam Tobin | 1996-10-25 |
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Messaggi quasi segreti | Frank Ferguson | 1996-11-09 |
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Trojan Eddie | Ginger | 1996-09-09 |
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Braveheart | Hamish Campbell | 1995-05-24 |
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The Snapper | Lester | 1993-08-06 |
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Love Lies Bleeding | Thomas Macken | 1993-06-14 |
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Far and Away | Social Club Policeman | 1992-05-22 |
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Into the West | Inspector Bolger | 1992-10-23 |
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The Treaty | Michael Collins | 1991-12-05 |
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The Field | Quarryman | 1990-09-21 |
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Dear Sarah | Brendan Dowd | 1990-02-07 |
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Scealta O Theach na mBocht | ||
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Blood Runs Coal | Joseph Yablonski | |
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Sexual Healing | Freddy Cousaert | |
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The Honey Wars | (voice) | |
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A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf | Wiglaf |
