1955-03-29 Dublin, Ireland
Brendan Gleeson 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 | 2025-08-29 |
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Joker: Folie à Deux | Jackie Sullivan | 2024-10-01 |
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Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's | Self | 2024-02-02 |
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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 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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Lost Lives | 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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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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Suffragette | Arthur Steed | 2015-10-16 |
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In the Heart of the Sea | Old Thomas Nickerson | 2015-12-03 |
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Calvary | Father James Lavelle | 2014-04-11 |
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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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Edge of Tomorrow | General Brigham | 2014-05-27 |
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Song of the Sea | Conor / Mac Lir (voice) | 2014-06-23 |
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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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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 Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! | The Pirate with Gout (voice) | 2012-03-12 |
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The Company You Keep | Henry Osborne | 2012-12-20 |
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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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The Cup | Dermot Weld | 2011-11-13 |
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Noreen | Con Keogh | 2010-06-24 |
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody | 2010-11-17 |
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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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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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Studs | Walter Keegan | 2006-03-16 |
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The Path to Redemption | Self | 2006-05-23 |
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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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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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The Village | August Nicholson | 2004-07-30 |
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In My Country | De Jagar | 2004-05-04 |
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Troy | Menelaos | 2004-05-13 |
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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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28 Days Later | Frank | 2002-10-31 |
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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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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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Wild About Harry | Harry McKee | 2000-12-31 |
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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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Mission: Impossible II | McCloy | 2000-05-24 |
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My Life So Far | Jim Menzies | 1999-08-25 |
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Sweety Barrett | Sweety Barrett | 1999-04-16 |
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This Is My Father | Garda Jim | 1999-05-07 |
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Lake Placid | Sheriff Hank Keough | 1999-07-15 |
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The General | Martin Cahill | 1998-05-01 |
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The Butcher Boy | Father Bubbles | 1998-02-20 |
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I Went Down | Bunny Kelly | 1997-10-03 |
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Turbulence | Stubbs | 1997-01-09 |
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A Further Gesture | Richard | 1997-01-01 |
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Angela Mooney Dies Again | Barney Mooney | 1997-07-09 |
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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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Dear Sarah | Brendan Dowd | 1990-02-07 |
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The Field | Quarryman | 1990-09-21 |
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Sexual Healing | Freddy Cousaert | |
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A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf | Wiglaf | |
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The Honey Wars | (voice) |
