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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Mary e lo spirito di mezzanotte | Paddy (voice) | 2023-11-23 |
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On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin | Self | 2023-01-14 |
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The Banshees of Inisherin | Colm Doherty | 2022-10-20 |
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The Dead Zoo | Narrator | 2022-09-01 |
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Riverdance: The Animated Adventure | Huntsman (voice) | 2021-05-28 |
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The Tragedy of Macbeth | Duncan | 2021-12-05 |
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Lost Lives | Self (voice) | 2019-10-10 |
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Frankie | Jimmy | 2019-08-28 |
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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | Irishman (segment "The Mortal Remains") | 2018-11-09 |
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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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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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Atlantic | Narrator | 2016-02-05 |
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Alone in Berlin | Otto Quangel | 2016-02-15 |
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Assassin's Creed | Joseph Lynch | 2016-12-21 |
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Live by Night | Thomas Coughlin | 2016-12-25 |
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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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Song of the Sea | Conor / Mac Lir (voice) | 2014-06-23 |
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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 Grand Seduction | Murray French | 2014-05-30 |
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Stonehearst Asylum | The Alienist | 2014-10-23 |
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The Smurfs 2 | Victor Doyle | 2013-07-30 |
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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 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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Safe House | David Barlow | 2012-02-08 |
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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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Perrier's Bounty | Darren Perrier | 2009-09-11 |
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Into the Storm | Winston Churchill | 2009-05-31 |
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The Secret of Kells | Abbot Cellach (voice) | 2009-02-09 |
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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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Black Irish | Desmond McKay | 2007-10-26 |
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Beowulf | Wiglaf | 2007-11-05 |
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Studs | Walter Keegan | 2006-03-16 |
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The Path to Redemption | Self | 2006-05-23 |
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The Tiger's Tail | Liam O'Leary | 2006-09-26 |
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody | 2005-11-16 |
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Breakfast on Pluto | John Joe Kenny | 2005-11-16 |
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Deconstructing 'The Village' | Self | 2005-01-11 |
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Kingdom of Heaven | Reynald de Chatillon | 2005-05-03 |
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The Village | August Nicholson | 2004-07-30 |
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Troy | Menelaos | 2004-05-13 |
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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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Cold Mountain | Stobrod Thewes | 2003-12-24 |
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Dark Blue | Jack van Meter | 2002-12-14 |
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Gangs of New York | Walter 'Monk' McGinn | 2002-12-14 |
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28 Days Later | Frank | 2002-10-31 |
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The Tailor of Panama | Mickie Abraxas | 2001-02-11 |
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A.I. Artificial Intelligence | Lord Johnson-Johnson | 2001-06-29 |
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Cáca Milis | Paul | 2001-03-16 |
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Mission: Impossible II | McCloy | 2000-05-24 |
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Harrison's Flowers | Marc Stevenson | 2000-09-23 |
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Saltwater | Simple Simon | 2000-09-29 |
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Wild About Harry | Harry McKee | 2000-12-31 |
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Sweety Barrett | Sweety Barrett | 1999-04-16 |
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Lake Placid | Sheriff Hank Keough | 1999-07-15 |
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My Life So Far | Jim Menzies | 1999-08-25 |
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This Is My Father | Garda Jim | 1999-05-07 |
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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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A Further Gesture | Richard | 1997-01-01 |
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Before I Sleep | John Harte | 1997-10-18 |
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I Went Down | Bunny Kelly | 1997-10-03 |
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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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Into the West | Inspector Bolger | 1992-10-23 |
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Far and Away | Social Club Policeman | 1992-05-22 |
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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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Blood Runs Coal | Joseph Yablonski | |
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Scealta O Theach na mBocht | ||
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The Honey Wars | (voice) | |
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A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf | Wiglaf | |
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Sexual Healing | Freddy Cousaert |
