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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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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On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin | Self | 2023-01-14 |
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Mary e lo spirito di mezzanotte | Paddy (voice) | 2023-11-23 |
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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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Captain Morten and the Spider Queen | Captain Vicks (voice) | 2018-08-15 |
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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | Irishman (segment "The Mortal Remains") | 2018-11-09 |
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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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Assassin's Creed | Joseph Lynch | 2016-12-21 |
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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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In the Heart of the Sea | Old Thomas Nickerson | 2015-12-03 |
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Pursuit | Searbhán | 2015-07-10 |
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Suffragette | Arthur Steed | 2015-10-16 |
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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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Song of the Sea | Conor / Mac Lir (voice) | 2014-06-23 |
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The Grand Seduction | Murray French | 2014-05-30 |
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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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The Raven | Colonel Hamilton | 2012-03-09 |
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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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So You Want To Be A Pirate! | The Pirate With Gout | 2012-07-09 |
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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 Cup | Dermot Weld | 2011-11-13 |
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The Guard | Sergeant Gerry Boyle | 2011-07-07 |
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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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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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In Bruges | Ken | 2008-02-08 |
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Beowulf | Wiglaf | 2007-11-05 |
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Black Irish | Desmond McKay | 2007-10-26 |
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody | 2007-07-08 |
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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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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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Six Shooter | Donnelly | 2004-10-14 |
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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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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 | 2001-03-30 |
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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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Saltwater | Simple Simon | 2000-09-29 |
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Harrison's Flowers | Marc Stevenson | 2000-09-23 |
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Wild About Harry | Harry McKee | 2000-12-31 |
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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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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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The Butcher Boy | Father Bubbles | 1998-02-20 |
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The General | Martin Cahill | 1998-05-01 |
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Angela Mooney Dies Again | Barney Mooney | 1997-07-09 |
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Turbulence | Stubbs | 1997-01-09 |
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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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Trojan Eddie | Ginger | 1996-09-09 |
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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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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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H Is for Hawk | Alisdair Macdonald | |
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A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf | Wiglaf | |
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The Honey Wars | (voice) | |
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Sexual Healing | Freddy Cousaert |
